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14th December 2007 Archive

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  • IBM digs in with Eclipse for weapons

    It's... 'complex'

    IBM Rational has released an Eclipse-based tools package taking the unit back to its roots serving embedded software in an area it's calling “complex” systems – otherwise known as weapons systems. Launching the clumsily titled Rational System Development Solution (SDS) IBM put it more euphemistically, of course. "In the …

    Software & Security 14 Dec 09:10

  • AMD confirms short-term GPU roadmap

    Dual-GPU 3950 X2 monster planned

    AMD has confirmed its graphics chip release plans, including the launch of the mainstream-oriented 'RV620' and 'RV635' GPUs, and the high-end 'R680'. The RV620 and RV635 are "planned" to appear in January, AMD said yesterday, which is what industry moles have been saying for some time. The company confirmer they are DirectX 10 …

    PC Builder 14 Dec 10:52

  • Microsoft surprises itself with six-month late Hyper-V beta

    Easy to impress

    Microsoft surprised itself this week by delivering a delayed beta of its Hyper-V virtualization software, less late than once expected. Confused? Don't feel bad - even Microsoft is struggling to get to grips with what's going on. In a press release earlier this week, Microsoft bragged: Microsoft Corp. this morning delivered …

    Enterprise 14 Dec 11:13

  • Close the gap between analysis and design

    Book extract, part 3 Get robust

    To get from use cases to detailed design (and then to code), you need to link your use cases to objects. The technique we describe in this chapter, robustness analysis, helps you to bridge the gap from analysis to design by doing exactly that. As in our first two extracts (here and here), let's start by mapping where we are in …

    Software & Security 14 Dec 11:14

  • Nvidia rolls out 'tri-SLI'

    Not quite 3x performance

    Nvidia has launched its anticipated 'Tri-SLI' technology as "3-way SLI", allowing gamers to connect not one, not two but three graphics cards in co-operative rendering harmony. They have to be Nvidia GeForce cards, natch, but when connected deliver up to 2.8 times the performance of a single GPU. That, the company claimed, is …

    PC Builder 14 Dec 11:31

  • BBC pinches hot new columnist from Microsoft

    Sizzling secrets with Billy G

    Bill Gates has used his own column at the BBC to unlock the secrets of how you too can become an unimaginably wealthy nerd whose sperm is craved by Chinese women. You can read the full recipe here. It's insightful stuff, as the Microsoft chairman - who's being put out to stud next year - spreads his nuggets of wisdom before us …

    Software & Security 14 Dec 11:58

  • Sun's Rock chip waves goodbye to 2008 ship date

    Shaky silicon eyes 2009

    You'll all be shocked to learn that Sun Microsystems appears set to delay the release of the Rock processor. Word reached Vulture Central this week of troubles in the land of Rock. Sun hoped to ship the 16-core SPARC dynamo by the end of next year. Now, however, we're hearing that early versions of Rock have struggled to …

    Enterprise 14 Dec 12:02

  • Update glitch derails Kaspersky

    Update 2 Lock-up issues

    Problems in updating Kaspersky Lab anti-virus software led to some machines locking up.The Russian anti-virus firm said the problem was due to an error in a threat signature update issued on Thursday, which are now resolved. It apologised for problems caused by the SNAFU, which were severe for those affected. "This error led …

    Software & Security 14 Dec 12:05

  • Traffic snags on Juniper router glitch

    'Interface flapping'

    Juniper has published a security update designed to fix a bug involving its router software. The glitch in JUNOS creates problems for networking kit from Juniper in processing Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) traffic. BGP is a core routing protocol of the internet that's widely used by ISPs and others to (put simply) map the best …

    Software & Security 14 Dec 13:01

  • Botnets linked to political hacking in Russia

    Traceroute

    Security researcher Jose Nazario has uncovered circumstantial evidence of the use of botnets in politically-motivated denial of service attacks. Political events in the wider world are sometimes accompanied by hacking incidents in cyberspace, such as defacements and the like. Nobody paid much attention to the issue until the …

    Software & Security 14 Dec 16:00

  • Google kicks Wikipedia in the googlies

    Move over, Jimbo - we're in the content biz now

    Whatever you think about the kooks at Wikipedia - the crazed Goths banning chunks of Utah, a COO prone to drunken rampages and embezzlement, and a Roi Soleil answering to himself - one thing is in no doubt. The project has saved Google's original business. Two years ago, the advertising giant's search engine was fighting a …

    Software & Security 14 Dec 16:31

  • Groovy: XML without the bloat

    Hands on, part 1 Flexible strings

    You may find this hard to believe, but there was a time before XML hell, when the idea was that XML was going to solve just about every tricky problem in software development. From swapping data between applications or platforms, to storing complex data structures in a portable format - XML was the answer. Growing up around …

    Software & Security 14 Dec 16:44

  • Skills shortage: it's mind over matter

    Aptitude beats experience

    The IT skills shortage is like global warming - you either believe it exists or you don't. Either way, one thing's for certain - the debate refuses to lay down and die. For those who believe there is a shortage, there is plenty of evidence to support their argument. And for those who believe the shortage is a myth that's …

    Software & Security 14 Dec 21:15