HIGHLIGHTS
News: YouTube deletes 30,000 files on request by Japan
News: Court blocks request to shut Spamhaus domain
News: Vista security discussions off to bad start
News: Samsung quietly launches new ultramobile PCs
Windows Tip: IPsec and Windows Vista
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Top 10 best presentations ever
NEWS UPDATES
YouTube deletes 30,000 files on request by Japan
The online video site YouTube has deleted close to 30,000 files after complaints from an organization representing Japanese copyright holders, the organization said Friday.
Court blocks request to shut Spamhaus domain
A U.S. judge has denied an order that would have suspended the domain name for The Spamhaus Project Ltd., averting a potential quagmire over how U.S. legal rulings apply across the global Internet.
Vista security discussions off to bad start
Security vendors looking to gain insight into Microsoft's plans for opening up the Vista operating system kernel were frustrated Thursday morning when a technical glitch kept many from joining the first online discussion of this issue.
Samsung quietly launches new ultramobile PCs
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has quietly two new versions of its Q1 ultramobile PC. Samsung didn't make a formal announcement about the machines' availability but they were noted in its third-quarter earnings report released earlier this week.
Microsoft says reported IE 7 bug not in browser
A flaw that research firm Secunia ApS claimed to have discovered in Internet Explorer 7 just hours after its unveiling is not a browser bug after all, Microsoft Corp. said Thursday. Instead, the problem lies in a component of Microsoft's Outlook Express e-mail client, which can be triggered by the browser.
Storage budgets may not keep up with demand in 2007
Although demand for more storage capacity is a continuing problem for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), only about 37 percent of companies surveyed plan to increase spending on the technology in 2007 according to a forecast released Thursday by industry research firm Gartner Inc.
Rambus expects $200 million hit from stock-options charges
Memory chip technology vendor Rambus Inc. expects to take a $200 million charge to earnings for stock-option backdating.
3Com releases enterprise VOIP phone
3Com Corp. has released a new cordless VOIP (voice over IP) phone, targeted at business customers who tend to move around the office a lot in their jobs.
AMD to ship 65-nanometer chips in Q4
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is on schedule to deliver its first processors based on its advanced 65-nanometer manufacturing process in the fourth quarter this year.
Wall Street Beat: Earnings cloud hopes
Though some technology bellwethers such as Google Inc., Apple Computer Inc. and IBM Corp. provided bright spots this week, financial reports from heavyweights such as Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Inc. and EMC Corp. clouded prospects for the tech sector for the rest of the year.
WINDOWS TIP
IPsec and Windows Vista
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises
The biggest improvement with IPsec in Vista is that it's now easy to work with! Think about trying to use IPsec to secure traffic between your client computers and domain controllers. Have you ever tried that with an existing Windows network? It takes dozens (more likely hundreds) of IPsec filters and rules just to make it work -- if you can ever get it working. Domain and server isolation are great in theory but they're still difficult to implement and maintain on today's Windows networks.
Read the full article here
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Reported IE7 bug actually an Outlook Express problem ... Vista security talks off to shaky start ... Google sees Q3 revenue soar higher
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
10 Tips for moving fom programmer to entrepreneur ... 10 Best racing games ... Top 10 best presentations ever ... Top 10 dusting tools ... Top 10 Buddhist websites
Friday, October 20, 2006
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Sony cuts profit forecast on battery, PS3 woes ... HP jostles Dell for PC market leadership
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Sony cuts profit forecast on battery, PS3 woes
News: Sales up at Nokia, but lower prices hurt profit
News: HP overtakes Dell in worldwide PC market
News: SAP remains on growth path in Q3
Unix Tip: Installing Solaris 10 with self-prepared CDs
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Dirty dozen IT embarassments
NEWS UPDATES
Sony cuts profit forecast on battery, PS3 woes
A large recall of Sony Corp.-made batteries by PC makers and problems that have hit the launch of the PlayStation 3 console caused Sony to cut its full year profit forecast by more than a third on Thursday.
Sales up at Nokia, but lower prices hurt profit
Nokia Corp. reported a 20 percent jump in net sales for its third quarter, but increased sales of entry-level phones caused a sharp drop in average selling prices and reduced the company's profit.
HP overtakes Dell in worldwide PC market
Hewlett-Packard Co. snatched the top position in global PC shipments from rival Dell Inc. by a slight margin in the third quarter.
SAP remains on growth path in Q3
Demand for business application software from SAP AG appears stronger than ever, with the German company reporting yet another quarter of significant sales growth.
First security flaw signalled in IE7
Less than 24 hours after the launch of Internet Explorer 7, security researchers are poking holes in the new browser.
Apple has strong Q4 but may have to restate
Strong sales of its iPod music players and Macintosh computers helped Apple Computer Inc. earn net income of $546 million in its fiscal 2006 fourth quarter, but the company warned it could restate its financial results at a later time as it continues an investigation of stock-option practices.
Red Hat vows better instructions for beta OS
The beta release of Red hat Enterprise Linux 5 has some "warts," a Red Hat executive said Thursday, adding that the company will improve its documentation for the second beta release, particularly concerning virtualization.
Samsung shrinks DRAM features to 50nm as Vista looms
Samsung Electronics has developed the first DDR2 (Double Data Rate, second generation) DRAM (dynamic RAM) chips in the world using 50-nanometer manufacturing technology, an important improvement as PC manufacturers gear up for adoption of Microsoft Corp.'s Vista OS.
Google's blogging woes continue
A Google Inc. employee mistakenly posted information to an official Google blog that she had intended to publish in her personal blog, the latest blogging faux pas for the search engine giant.
Adobe buys video software company Serious Magic
Adobe Systems Inc. has snapped up video software company Serious Magic Inc. in a bid to capitalize on the increased prevalence of video on the Web.
UNIX TIP
Installing Solaris 10 with self-prepared CDs
By Sandra Henry-Stocker
Installing Solaris 10 from a set of CDs that I burned myself turned outto take four times as long as I had expected it would and to be asurprisingly annoying process. The first and most time-wasting problem turned out to be how troublesome it was to feed the CDs into the system at the right time.
Read the full article here
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
HP jostles Dell for PC market leadership ... IE 7 ships, flaw found ... Adobe buys Serious Magic
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Geek Comic of the Week: Dirty dozen IT embarassments
Here's a little change of pace. They say a picture's worth a thousand words, so maybe this cartoon representation of some of IT history's most egregious screw-ups will help guide you away from repeating the mistakes of the past.
News: Sony cuts profit forecast on battery, PS3 woes
News: Sales up at Nokia, but lower prices hurt profit
News: HP overtakes Dell in worldwide PC market
News: SAP remains on growth path in Q3
Unix Tip: Installing Solaris 10 with self-prepared CDs
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Dirty dozen IT embarassments
NEWS UPDATES
Sony cuts profit forecast on battery, PS3 woes
A large recall of Sony Corp.-made batteries by PC makers and problems that have hit the launch of the PlayStation 3 console caused Sony to cut its full year profit forecast by more than a third on Thursday.
Sales up at Nokia, but lower prices hurt profit
Nokia Corp. reported a 20 percent jump in net sales for its third quarter, but increased sales of entry-level phones caused a sharp drop in average selling prices and reduced the company's profit.
HP overtakes Dell in worldwide PC market
Hewlett-Packard Co. snatched the top position in global PC shipments from rival Dell Inc. by a slight margin in the third quarter.
SAP remains on growth path in Q3
Demand for business application software from SAP AG appears stronger than ever, with the German company reporting yet another quarter of significant sales growth.
First security flaw signalled in IE7
Less than 24 hours after the launch of Internet Explorer 7, security researchers are poking holes in the new browser.
Apple has strong Q4 but may have to restate
Strong sales of its iPod music players and Macintosh computers helped Apple Computer Inc. earn net income of $546 million in its fiscal 2006 fourth quarter, but the company warned it could restate its financial results at a later time as it continues an investigation of stock-option practices.
Red Hat vows better instructions for beta OS
The beta release of Red hat Enterprise Linux 5 has some "warts," a Red Hat executive said Thursday, adding that the company will improve its documentation for the second beta release, particularly concerning virtualization.
Samsung shrinks DRAM features to 50nm as Vista looms
Samsung Electronics has developed the first DDR2 (Double Data Rate, second generation) DRAM (dynamic RAM) chips in the world using 50-nanometer manufacturing technology, an important improvement as PC manufacturers gear up for adoption of Microsoft Corp.'s Vista OS.
Google's blogging woes continue
A Google Inc. employee mistakenly posted information to an official Google blog that she had intended to publish in her personal blog, the latest blogging faux pas for the search engine giant.
Adobe buys video software company Serious Magic
Adobe Systems Inc. has snapped up video software company Serious Magic Inc. in a bid to capitalize on the increased prevalence of video on the Web.
UNIX TIP
Installing Solaris 10 with self-prepared CDs
By Sandra Henry-Stocker
Installing Solaris 10 from a set of CDs that I burned myself turned outto take four times as long as I had expected it would and to be asurprisingly annoying process. The first and most time-wasting problem turned out to be how troublesome it was to feed the CDs into the system at the right time.
Read the full article here
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
HP jostles Dell for PC market leadership ... IE 7 ships, flaw found ... Adobe buys Serious Magic
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Geek Comic of the Week: Dirty dozen IT embarassments
Here's a little change of pace. They say a picture's worth a thousand words, so maybe this cartoon representation of some of IT history's most egregious screw-ups will help guide you away from repeating the mistakes of the past.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Microsoft, Orange to link messaging networks ... SAP mum on NetWeaver developer price
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft, Orange to link messaging networks
News: India's staff shortage no big problem, Wipro chief says
News: SAP quiet on NetWeaver developer subscription price
News: New tools could jazz up mobile phone displays
Storage Tip: Data protection management products help reduce complexity
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: IgNobel prizes awarded
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft, Orange to link messaging networks
Microsoft Corp. and Orange SA will link their instant messaging systems later this year, allowing up to 375 million people to chat with each other using their PC or mobile phone.
India's staff shortage no big problem, Wipro chief says
Wipro Ltd.'s chairman downplayed the impact of staff shortages in India, saying they won't hold back the continued growth of the country's outsourcing industry.
SAP quiet on NetWeaver developer subscription price
SAP AG hopes to attract new blood to its software development community by launching an online subscription service for individual developers to create new applications on its NetWeaver integration platform. But the company is mum on what the subscription will cost.
New tools could jazz up mobile phone displays
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and Nokia Corp. have each announced new developer tools to encourage innovation on their respective mobile phone software platforms.
Apple warns of Windows virus in latest iPods
Apple Computer Inc. has warned Windows users that a small number of its latest iPod models are affected by a virus. Apple's technical support website warns: "We recently discovered that a small number -- less than 1 per cent -- of the video iPods available for purchase after September 12 left our contract manufacturer carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus."
Microsoft releases guidelines for customer privacy
Criticized in the past for an initiative that would require the company to collect and catalog personal information about its customers, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released an internal document about how it protects customers' privacy in the hopes that other companies will adopt similar practices.
Hackers' project hides browser-busting code
Hackers are developing new software that will help hide browser attack code from some types of security software. The software, called VoMM (eVade o’ Matic Module), uses a variety of techniques to mix up known exploit code so as to make it unrecognizable to some types of antivirus software.
STORAGE TIP
Data protection management products help reduce complexity
By David Hill, Mesabi Group
The problem: Many organizations report significant problems with data protection processes, specifically their backup and restore processes. Data protection is a must task for enterprises not only for business continuity, but also for compliance where complete and accurate recovery of data, such as financial-oriented records, is mandatory. Although the problem of improving the data protection processes may not be an intractable one, it is not necessarily an easy one to solve. Here's what you need to know.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
EFF sues for information on FBI database ... GSMA and Ericsson to expand biofuel program ... Intel sees profits dip
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ITWHIRLED
IgNobel prizes awarded
Did you know that hiccups can be stopped by putting a finger up the rectum? Why woodpeckers don't get headaches? That misquitos can't distinguish between the smells of cheese and feet? Brave scientists who worked on these topics and more were honored at this year's celebration of research oddities.
News: Microsoft, Orange to link messaging networks
News: India's staff shortage no big problem, Wipro chief says
News: SAP quiet on NetWeaver developer subscription price
News: New tools could jazz up mobile phone displays
Storage Tip: Data protection management products help reduce complexity
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: IgNobel prizes awarded
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft, Orange to link messaging networks
Microsoft Corp. and Orange SA will link their instant messaging systems later this year, allowing up to 375 million people to chat with each other using their PC or mobile phone.
India's staff shortage no big problem, Wipro chief says
Wipro Ltd.'s chairman downplayed the impact of staff shortages in India, saying they won't hold back the continued growth of the country's outsourcing industry.
SAP quiet on NetWeaver developer subscription price
SAP AG hopes to attract new blood to its software development community by launching an online subscription service for individual developers to create new applications on its NetWeaver integration platform. But the company is mum on what the subscription will cost.
New tools could jazz up mobile phone displays
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB and Nokia Corp. have each announced new developer tools to encourage innovation on their respective mobile phone software platforms.
Apple warns of Windows virus in latest iPods
Apple Computer Inc. has warned Windows users that a small number of its latest iPod models are affected by a virus. Apple's technical support website warns: "We recently discovered that a small number -- less than 1 per cent -- of the video iPods available for purchase after September 12 left our contract manufacturer carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus."
Microsoft releases guidelines for customer privacy
Criticized in the past for an initiative that would require the company to collect and catalog personal information about its customers, Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday released an internal document about how it protects customers' privacy in the hopes that other companies will adopt similar practices.
Hackers' project hides browser-busting code
Hackers are developing new software that will help hide browser attack code from some types of security software. The software, called VoMM (eVade o’ Matic Module), uses a variety of techniques to mix up known exploit code so as to make it unrecognizable to some types of antivirus software.
STORAGE TIP
Data protection management products help reduce complexity
By David Hill, Mesabi Group
The problem: Many organizations report significant problems with data protection processes, specifically their backup and restore processes. Data protection is a must task for enterprises not only for business continuity, but also for compliance where complete and accurate recovery of data, such as financial-oriented records, is mandatory. Although the problem of improving the data protection processes may not be an intractable one, it is not necessarily an easy one to solve. Here's what you need to know.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
EFF sues for information on FBI database ... GSMA and Ericsson to expand biofuel program ... Intel sees profits dip
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
IgNobel prizes awarded
Did you know that hiccups can be stopped by putting a finger up the rectum? Why woodpeckers don't get headaches? That misquitos can't distinguish between the smells of cheese and feet? Brave scientists who worked on these topics and more were honored at this year's celebration of research oddities.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
EMC layoffs loom ... Level 3 buying Broadwing for $1.4 billion
HIGHLIGHTS
News: EMC layoffs loom
News: Level 3 buying Broadwing for $1.4 billion
News: Intel shows off new low-cost laptops
News: Sony to recall Vaio laptop batteries
Opinion: Innovation thru constraint
Interview: Beyond skill: Building a career in IT
ITwhirled: Brits baffled by geekspeak
NEWS UPDATES
EMC layoffs loom
Even as EMC Corp. expands beyond network storage technology into security, virtualization and content management, it is preparing to cut as many as 1,250 jobs.
Level 3 buying Broadwing for $1.4 billion
Internet backbone provider Level 3 Communications Inc. will acquire Broadwing Corp., a provider of voice, data and media services, in a cash and stock deal worth about $1.4 billion.
Intel shows off new low-cost laptops
Intel Corp. showed off two notebooks based on its low-cost reference design on Tuesday at its Developer Forum in Taipei. The PCs are aimed at poor countries as part of a five-year $1 billion global program meant to ensure nobody is left behind in the digital age.
Sony to recall Vaio laptop batteries
Sony Corp. has added its name to a growing list of computer makers recalling laptop PC batteries made by one of its own subsidiaries.
Microsoft frees virtualization tech from licensing
In a move aimed at allowing more computers to run different software systems simultaneously alongside Windows, Microsoft said Tuesday it is making the specification for its virtualization format software freely available to all software developers and customers.
SRAM industry probe hits Toshiba
Toshiba Corp. has been contacted by investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) who are looking into the SRAM (static RAM) chip market, the company said Tuesday, bringing to four the number of SRAM-makers that have received subpoenas or requests for assistance from the DOJ.
MySQL automates database tasks
MySQL has introduced a new automation service that could help enterprises cut administration costs. The service, called MySQL Enterprise will assist with the typical daily tasks of a database administrator, such as performance and tuning, troubleshooting, security planning, upgrades, patch installation, migration and scripting.
Study: Intel processors help Macs gain marketshare
A new study from ChangeWave Research finds that 37% of people are more likely to buy a Mac now they are powered by Intel processors. Since the initial rollout of the Intel Macs, Apple's share has climbed steadily -- from 4 percent in January 2006 to the current 12 percent.
Spamhaus appeals possible shutdown ruling
The Spamhaus Project Ltd. has told a U.S. court that it plans to appeal a recent ruling that threatened the volunteer organization with millions of dollars in legal fines and a possible shutdown of its database of known spammers.
Sun thinks inside the box for data center system
To help enterprises with expanding data center needs, Sun Microsystems Inc. decided to think inside the box. Sun's Project Blackbox crams multiple servers and storage hardware into a box the size of a semi-trailer truck that can be literally driven up to a company, plugged in and turned on.
OPINION
Innovation thru constraint
By Sean McGrath
This morning I had a thought which was roughly speaking, fifty percent interesting and fifty percent horrifying. Actually no. That latter fifty percent should be split into twenty five percent for horror and twenty five percent for depression. Actually no, that twenty five percent for depression should be split...Maybe this would be easier if I just explained what the thought was? I think so. Then the complex mix of emotions I experienced should hopefully be self explanatory.
Read the full article here
INTERVIEW
Beyond skill: Building a career in IT
The IT market and IT technology are constantly evolving, a characteristic that Steve Bjorg, Co-founder, President and CTO of MindTouch believes keeps a career in IT exciting. In this interview, Bjorg discusses the essential elements of a great career in IT.
ITWHIRLED
Brits baffled by geekspeak
A recent survey in the United Kingdom revealed that while the British public love gadgets and computers, they can't recognize the terms used to identify many technology concepts. Which leads to the obvious question: if they don't know what they're called, how do they buy them?
News: EMC layoffs loom
News: Level 3 buying Broadwing for $1.4 billion
News: Intel shows off new low-cost laptops
News: Sony to recall Vaio laptop batteries
Opinion: Innovation thru constraint
Interview: Beyond skill: Building a career in IT
ITwhirled: Brits baffled by geekspeak
NEWS UPDATES
EMC layoffs loom
Even as EMC Corp. expands beyond network storage technology into security, virtualization and content management, it is preparing to cut as many as 1,250 jobs.
Level 3 buying Broadwing for $1.4 billion
Internet backbone provider Level 3 Communications Inc. will acquire Broadwing Corp., a provider of voice, data and media services, in a cash and stock deal worth about $1.4 billion.
Intel shows off new low-cost laptops
Intel Corp. showed off two notebooks based on its low-cost reference design on Tuesday at its Developer Forum in Taipei. The PCs are aimed at poor countries as part of a five-year $1 billion global program meant to ensure nobody is left behind in the digital age.
Sony to recall Vaio laptop batteries
Sony Corp. has added its name to a growing list of computer makers recalling laptop PC batteries made by one of its own subsidiaries.
Microsoft frees virtualization tech from licensing
In a move aimed at allowing more computers to run different software systems simultaneously alongside Windows, Microsoft said Tuesday it is making the specification for its virtualization format software freely available to all software developers and customers.
SRAM industry probe hits Toshiba
Toshiba Corp. has been contacted by investigators from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) who are looking into the SRAM (static RAM) chip market, the company said Tuesday, bringing to four the number of SRAM-makers that have received subpoenas or requests for assistance from the DOJ.
MySQL automates database tasks
MySQL has introduced a new automation service that could help enterprises cut administration costs. The service, called MySQL Enterprise will assist with the typical daily tasks of a database administrator, such as performance and tuning, troubleshooting, security planning, upgrades, patch installation, migration and scripting.
Study: Intel processors help Macs gain marketshare
A new study from ChangeWave Research finds that 37% of people are more likely to buy a Mac now they are powered by Intel processors. Since the initial rollout of the Intel Macs, Apple's share has climbed steadily -- from 4 percent in January 2006 to the current 12 percent.
Spamhaus appeals possible shutdown ruling
The Spamhaus Project Ltd. has told a U.S. court that it plans to appeal a recent ruling that threatened the volunteer organization with millions of dollars in legal fines and a possible shutdown of its database of known spammers.
Sun thinks inside the box for data center system
To help enterprises with expanding data center needs, Sun Microsystems Inc. decided to think inside the box. Sun's Project Blackbox crams multiple servers and storage hardware into a box the size of a semi-trailer truck that can be literally driven up to a company, plugged in and turned on.
OPINION
Innovation thru constraint
By Sean McGrath
This morning I had a thought which was roughly speaking, fifty percent interesting and fifty percent horrifying. Actually no. That latter fifty percent should be split into twenty five percent for horror and twenty five percent for depression. Actually no, that twenty five percent for depression should be split...Maybe this would be easier if I just explained what the thought was? I think so. Then the complex mix of emotions I experienced should hopefully be self explanatory.
Read the full article here
INTERVIEW
Beyond skill: Building a career in IT
The IT market and IT technology are constantly evolving, a characteristic that Steve Bjorg, Co-founder, President and CTO of MindTouch believes keeps a career in IT exciting. In this interview, Bjorg discusses the essential elements of a great career in IT.
ITWHIRLED
Brits baffled by geekspeak
A recent survey in the United Kingdom revealed that while the British public love gadgets and computers, they can't recognize the terms used to identify many technology concepts. Which leads to the obvious question: if they don't know what they're called, how do they buy them?
Monday, October 16, 2006
DOJ probes Mitsubishi SRAM sales ... Intel to ship 45nm processors in late 2007
HIGHLIGHTS
News: U.S. DOJ probing Mitsubishi SRAM sales
News: Intel to ship 45nm processors in late 2007
News: Yahoo to simplify e-biz for small companies
News: GSMA gets 10 bids for low-cost 3G handset
Windows Tip: IPsec and Windows Vista
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: File sharing gets divine approval
NEWS UPDATES
U.S. DOJ probing Mitsubishi SRAM sales
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked Mitsubishi Electric Corp.'s U.S. unit for information regarding sales of SRAM (static RAM) chips in the U.S., the Japanese company said Monday. DIGG it!
Intel to ship 45nm processors in late 2007
Intel Corp. will start shipping 45-nanometer versions of its latest microprocessors for servers, laptops and desktop PCs in the second half of next year, company executives said Monday. DIGG it!
Yahoo to simplify e-biz for small companies
Yahoo Inc. is revamping its e-commerce hosting platform to make it easier for small businesses to open and manage online stores. On Monday, Yahoo plans to unveil the first stage of the project by introducing two new "wizards" for designing stores and adding inventory information. DIGG it!
GSMA gets 10 bids for low-cost 3G handset
Ten vendors have submitted bids to the GSM Association (GSMA) to produce a low-cost 3G (third-generation) mobile handset, the group's chairman said Monday. DIGG it!
Philips Q3 profit soars on sale of semiconductor unit
Third-quarter earnings nearly tripled at Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, boosted by the sale of its chip business, but revenue remained flat. The Dutch manufacturer is refocusing on less volatile areas such as medical systems, lighting and consumer electronics products, after last week completing the sale of its mobile phone business. DIGG it!
SAP to give developers easier access to NetWeaver
SAP AG plans to make it simpler for developers to work with NetWeaver in a bid to expand the appeal of the integration platform which is central to recent versions of the vendor's enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. DIGG it!
McAfee buys compliance vendor Onigma
McAfee Inc. has acquired Onigma Ltd., an Israeli vendor of data-leak prevention software. Onigma's FlowControl software prevents unauthorized data from being transmitted over the network by e-mail or malicious software and can prevent it from being copied to devices attached to the PC, such as USB drives or printers.
Black Duck debuts U.S. encryption compliance
Black Duck Software Inc. is extending the scope of its compliance management offerings with a new product to handle U.S. export encryption requirements. DIGG it!
WINDOWS TIP
IPsec and Windows Vista
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises
The biggest improvement with IPsec in Vista is that it's now easy to work with! Think about trying to use IPsec to secure traffic between your client computers and domain controllers. Have you ever tried that with an existing Windows network? It takes dozens (more likely hundreds) of IPsec filters and rules just to make it work -- if you can ever get it working. Domain and server isolation are great in theory but they're still difficult to implement and maintain on today's Windows networks.
Read the full article here :: DIGG it!
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Intel to launch quad-core chips on Nov. 13 ... Samsung sees Q3 operating profits fall ... Microsoft promises to ship Vista in Europe on schedule
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Divine approval for file sharing?
When Sweden outlawed the downloading of copyrighted files last July, the head of one Swedish municipality's culture department publicly admitted that he's a downloader in an attempt to start a conversation on the practice's prevalence in society. But he was saved from potential jail time when the main evidence in the case -- his computer -- was struck by lightning and rendered inoperable.
News: U.S. DOJ probing Mitsubishi SRAM sales
News: Intel to ship 45nm processors in late 2007
News: Yahoo to simplify e-biz for small companies
News: GSMA gets 10 bids for low-cost 3G handset
Windows Tip: IPsec and Windows Vista
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: File sharing gets divine approval
NEWS UPDATES
U.S. DOJ probing Mitsubishi SRAM sales
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked Mitsubishi Electric Corp.'s U.S. unit for information regarding sales of SRAM (static RAM) chips in the U.S., the Japanese company said Monday. DIGG it!
Intel to ship 45nm processors in late 2007
Intel Corp. will start shipping 45-nanometer versions of its latest microprocessors for servers, laptops and desktop PCs in the second half of next year, company executives said Monday. DIGG it!
Yahoo to simplify e-biz for small companies
Yahoo Inc. is revamping its e-commerce hosting platform to make it easier for small businesses to open and manage online stores. On Monday, Yahoo plans to unveil the first stage of the project by introducing two new "wizards" for designing stores and adding inventory information. DIGG it!
GSMA gets 10 bids for low-cost 3G handset
Ten vendors have submitted bids to the GSM Association (GSMA) to produce a low-cost 3G (third-generation) mobile handset, the group's chairman said Monday. DIGG it!
Philips Q3 profit soars on sale of semiconductor unit
Third-quarter earnings nearly tripled at Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, boosted by the sale of its chip business, but revenue remained flat. The Dutch manufacturer is refocusing on less volatile areas such as medical systems, lighting and consumer electronics products, after last week completing the sale of its mobile phone business. DIGG it!
SAP to give developers easier access to NetWeaver
SAP AG plans to make it simpler for developers to work with NetWeaver in a bid to expand the appeal of the integration platform which is central to recent versions of the vendor's enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. DIGG it!
McAfee buys compliance vendor Onigma
McAfee Inc. has acquired Onigma Ltd., an Israeli vendor of data-leak prevention software. Onigma's FlowControl software prevents unauthorized data from being transmitted over the network by e-mail or malicious software and can prevent it from being copied to devices attached to the PC, such as USB drives or printers.
Black Duck debuts U.S. encryption compliance
Black Duck Software Inc. is extending the scope of its compliance management offerings with a new product to handle U.S. export encryption requirements. DIGG it!
WINDOWS TIP
IPsec and Windows Vista
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises
The biggest improvement with IPsec in Vista is that it's now easy to work with! Think about trying to use IPsec to secure traffic between your client computers and domain controllers. Have you ever tried that with an existing Windows network? It takes dozens (more likely hundreds) of IPsec filters and rules just to make it work -- if you can ever get it working. Domain and server isolation are great in theory but they're still difficult to implement and maintain on today's Windows networks.
Read the full article here :: DIGG it!
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Intel to launch quad-core chips on Nov. 13 ... Samsung sees Q3 operating profits fall ... Microsoft promises to ship Vista in Europe on schedule
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Divine approval for file sharing?
When Sweden outlawed the downloading of copyrighted files last July, the head of one Swedish municipality's culture department publicly admitted that he's a downloader in an attempt to start a conversation on the practice's prevalence in society. But he was saved from potential jail time when the main evidence in the case -- his computer -- was struck by lightning and rendered inoperable.
Friday, October 13, 2006
Intel to launch quad-core chips Nov. 13 ... After Google win, Belgian publishers pursue MSN
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Intel to launch quad-core chips on Nov. 13
News: After Google win, Belgian publishers pursue MSN
News: Microsoft says regulations won't delay Vista in Europe
News: Adobe plans to give more details of Apollo this month
Security Tip: Three things you must know about risk assessment
Opinion: Does work actually flow?
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Geek comic of the week: Pixel
NEWS UPDATES
Intel to launch quad-core chips on Nov. 13
In a race with rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp. will bring its quad-core chips to market in a new line of Hewlett-Packard Co. workstations due to be introduced on Nov. 13.
After Google win, Belgian publishers pursue MSN
Looking to avoid the kind of legal tangle that Google Inc. has found itself in, Microsoft Corp.'s MSN division in Belgium is in talks with a group newspaper publishers over the rights to publish their content on its Web site.
Microsoft says regulations won't delay Vista in Europe
Microsoft Corp. has agreed to make changes to its upcoming Windows Vista operating system to satisfy regulators in the European Union. Despite the changes, it will still deliver Vista on schedule, it said Friday.
Adobe plans to give more details of Apollo this month
Adobe Systems Inc. is planning to offer more details later this month on its Apollo project, designed to run rich Internet applications offline on PCs, its president said in an interview on Thursday.
Office Live to complement Office 2007 in SMBs
Office Live, a set of web-hosted services from Microsoft Corp., will play a key role in the delivery of collaboration functions to users of its Office 2007 suite in small businesses.
HP hires Ethics and Compliance Officer
Hewlett-Packard Co. is hiring a chief ethics and compliance officer to make sure its businesses practices, sullied by a boardroom spying scandal, remain on the straight and narrow.
Wall Street Beat: McAfee, YouTube point to trends
Google Inc.'s acquisition of YouTube Inc. and a shakeup at security vendor McAfee Inc. are giving IT investors something to mull over as they brace for the wave of technology-vendor financial reports due next week.
Oracle turns attention to applications management
Oracle Corp. is to broaden its Enterprise Manager 10g software to include comprehensive applications management. The vendor will make the new capabilities available with the upcoming release of three new management packs for three of its different enterprise applications families.
SECURITY TIP
Three things you must know about risk assessment
By Brent Huston, MicroSolved, Inc.
Risk assessments are in at the moment, but they're not for the meek or the ambitious. Politics and control sensitivities are abundant. That said, a good risk assessment should provide an organization with a road map for security issues that need immediate attention, interim goals and long-term security planning. Here are three key things to consider before undertaking a full assessment project.
Read the full article here:
OPINION
Does work actually flow?
By Sean McGrath
In businesses, things happen that cause employees to do stuff. This 'stuff' is called 'work'. Work generally does not start and end in an instant. Like everything else in life, it happens with respect to time. This stuff called work flows and therefore we naturally call the phenomenon workflow.
Read the full article here:
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
HP hires ethics officer ... DOJ begins antitrust investigation of SRAM market ... Google's Blogger service suffers outage
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Geek comic of the week: Pixel
Can humor be derived from the interaction between a two lonely pixels -- the basic unit from which all computer graphics are derived? Well, not really. But if you place those pixels in an odd but fully imagined world where pixels have spouses, babies, jobs, and trips to the beach or the movies, as 'Pixel' does, then you're in for a good time.
News: Intel to launch quad-core chips on Nov. 13
News: After Google win, Belgian publishers pursue MSN
News: Microsoft says regulations won't delay Vista in Europe
News: Adobe plans to give more details of Apollo this month
Security Tip: Three things you must know about risk assessment
Opinion: Does work actually flow?
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Geek comic of the week: Pixel
NEWS UPDATES
Intel to launch quad-core chips on Nov. 13
In a race with rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp. will bring its quad-core chips to market in a new line of Hewlett-Packard Co. workstations due to be introduced on Nov. 13.
After Google win, Belgian publishers pursue MSN
Looking to avoid the kind of legal tangle that Google Inc. has found itself in, Microsoft Corp.'s MSN division in Belgium is in talks with a group newspaper publishers over the rights to publish their content on its Web site.
Microsoft says regulations won't delay Vista in Europe
Microsoft Corp. has agreed to make changes to its upcoming Windows Vista operating system to satisfy regulators in the European Union. Despite the changes, it will still deliver Vista on schedule, it said Friday.
Adobe plans to give more details of Apollo this month
Adobe Systems Inc. is planning to offer more details later this month on its Apollo project, designed to run rich Internet applications offline on PCs, its president said in an interview on Thursday.
Office Live to complement Office 2007 in SMBs
Office Live, a set of web-hosted services from Microsoft Corp., will play a key role in the delivery of collaboration functions to users of its Office 2007 suite in small businesses.
HP hires Ethics and Compliance Officer
Hewlett-Packard Co. is hiring a chief ethics and compliance officer to make sure its businesses practices, sullied by a boardroom spying scandal, remain on the straight and narrow.
Wall Street Beat: McAfee, YouTube point to trends
Google Inc.'s acquisition of YouTube Inc. and a shakeup at security vendor McAfee Inc. are giving IT investors something to mull over as they brace for the wave of technology-vendor financial reports due next week.
Oracle turns attention to applications management
Oracle Corp. is to broaden its Enterprise Manager 10g software to include comprehensive applications management. The vendor will make the new capabilities available with the upcoming release of three new management packs for three of its different enterprise applications families.
SECURITY TIP
Three things you must know about risk assessment
By Brent Huston, MicroSolved, Inc.
Risk assessments are in at the moment, but they're not for the meek or the ambitious. Politics and control sensitivities are abundant. That said, a good risk assessment should provide an organization with a road map for security issues that need immediate attention, interim goals and long-term security planning. Here are three key things to consider before undertaking a full assessment project.
Read the full article here:
OPINION
Does work actually flow?
By Sean McGrath
In businesses, things happen that cause employees to do stuff. This 'stuff' is called 'work'. Work generally does not start and end in an instant. Like everything else in life, it happens with respect to time. This stuff called work flows and therefore we naturally call the phenomenon workflow.
Read the full article here:
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
HP hires ethics officer ... DOJ begins antitrust investigation of SRAM market ... Google's Blogger service suffers outage
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Geek comic of the week: Pixel
Can humor be derived from the interaction between a two lonely pixels -- the basic unit from which all computer graphics are derived? Well, not really. But if you place those pixels in an odd but fully imagined world where pixels have spouses, babies, jobs, and trips to the beach or the movies, as 'Pixel' does, then you're in for a good time.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
European Parliament bucks patent agreement ... U.S. military to test IBM's translation in Iraq
HIGHLIGHTS
News: European Parliament wants changes to patent agreement
News: Siemens to keep but overhaul IT service unit
News: U.S. military to test IBM's translation in Iraq
News: Sony's new Walkman players pack noise cancelling
Opinion: Open Source Enterprise IM
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: When cell phone video messaging goes horribly awry
NEWS UPDATES
European Parliament wants changes to patent agreement
The European Parliament demanded several improvements to a proposal by the European Commission to sign up to an agreement on patent litigation in Europe, a spokesman said Thursday.
Siemens to keep but overhaul IT service unit
Although on a spree to unload unprofitable units, including its traditional telecommunications manufacturing business, Siemens AG has decided to keep -- but completely overhaul -- its money-losing IT services and software operations.
U.S. military to test IBM's translation in Iraq
The U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) will deploy IBM Corp.'s speech-to-speech translation software to help U.S. forces serving in Iraq better communicate with local security forces and Iraqi citizens.
Sony's new Walkman players pack noise cancelling
Sony Corp. is packing its new Walkman digital music players with noise cancelling and other audio enhancing technology in its latest attempt to challenge the dominance of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod.
Microsoft: Vista-ready products to ship by holidays
At the Digital Life 2006 Conference in New York today, Microsoft announced that more than 250 hardware and software products have received either the "Certified for Windows Vista" or "Works with Windows Vista" logos, and will be available in time for the holiday shopping season in November and December.
IBM pitches System i for small business SAP
IBM Corp. raised the stakes in its competition with Dell Inc. for small-business users on Thursday by launching a System i server configured for customers with 100 seats or fewer of SAP AG's business management software.
Some integration issues linger at Sun StorageTek
Sun Microsystems Inc.'s acquisition of StorageTek will be finalized Oct. 17 when the price lists of the two technology companies become one. But some observers say integration issues remain for Sun StorageTek.
Nokia completes navigation software company buy
Nokia Corp. completed its acquisition of navigation software company Gate5 AG on Thursday, just a week after licensing hundreds of navigation patents from Trimble Navigation Ltd.
Exploit code hiding in cache servers
Malicious code is living on weeks after it has been removed from websites thanks to an unexpected culprit: cache servers.
OPINION
Open Source Enterprise IM
By James Gaskin
Corporate policies notwithstanding, some users in over 90 percent of all large companies still use public Instant Message clients when they shouldn't. AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and the new GoogleTalk tempt users to ignore corporate security rules, as if they needed more encouragement. Jive Software (.com) approached this problem from an interesting angle: free Open Source software for corporate IM use.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
McAfee fires president, CEO resigns over backdating scandal ... Ericsson to test biofuel-powered mobile network in Nigeria ... ICANN refuses to shut down Spamhaus.org
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Cell phone video messaging goes horribly awry
Kim Admire sent pictures of her daughter's new braces from her camera cell phone to a number of her friends and family members, and they all got them without incident -- except her brother, who got hardcore pornography instead. Cingular, her mobile phone service provider, called the incident "bizarre and isolated."
News: European Parliament wants changes to patent agreement
News: Siemens to keep but overhaul IT service unit
News: U.S. military to test IBM's translation in Iraq
News: Sony's new Walkman players pack noise cancelling
Opinion: Open Source Enterprise IM
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: When cell phone video messaging goes horribly awry
NEWS UPDATES
European Parliament wants changes to patent agreement
The European Parliament demanded several improvements to a proposal by the European Commission to sign up to an agreement on patent litigation in Europe, a spokesman said Thursday.
Siemens to keep but overhaul IT service unit
Although on a spree to unload unprofitable units, including its traditional telecommunications manufacturing business, Siemens AG has decided to keep -- but completely overhaul -- its money-losing IT services and software operations.
U.S. military to test IBM's translation in Iraq
The U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) will deploy IBM Corp.'s speech-to-speech translation software to help U.S. forces serving in Iraq better communicate with local security forces and Iraqi citizens.
Sony's new Walkman players pack noise cancelling
Sony Corp. is packing its new Walkman digital music players with noise cancelling and other audio enhancing technology in its latest attempt to challenge the dominance of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod.
Microsoft: Vista-ready products to ship by holidays
At the Digital Life 2006 Conference in New York today, Microsoft announced that more than 250 hardware and software products have received either the "Certified for Windows Vista" or "Works with Windows Vista" logos, and will be available in time for the holiday shopping season in November and December.
IBM pitches System i for small business SAP
IBM Corp. raised the stakes in its competition with Dell Inc. for small-business users on Thursday by launching a System i server configured for customers with 100 seats or fewer of SAP AG's business management software.
Some integration issues linger at Sun StorageTek
Sun Microsystems Inc.'s acquisition of StorageTek will be finalized Oct. 17 when the price lists of the two technology companies become one. But some observers say integration issues remain for Sun StorageTek.
Nokia completes navigation software company buy
Nokia Corp. completed its acquisition of navigation software company Gate5 AG on Thursday, just a week after licensing hundreds of navigation patents from Trimble Navigation Ltd.
Exploit code hiding in cache servers
Malicious code is living on weeks after it has been removed from websites thanks to an unexpected culprit: cache servers.
OPINION
Open Source Enterprise IM
By James Gaskin
Corporate policies notwithstanding, some users in over 90 percent of all large companies still use public Instant Message clients when they shouldn't. AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and the new GoogleTalk tempt users to ignore corporate security rules, as if they needed more encouragement. Jive Software (.com) approached this problem from an interesting angle: free Open Source software for corporate IM use.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
McAfee fires president, CEO resigns over backdating scandal ... Ericsson to test biofuel-powered mobile network in Nigeria ... ICANN refuses to shut down Spamhaus.org
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Cell phone video messaging goes horribly awry
Kim Admire sent pictures of her daughter's new braces from her camera cell phone to a number of her friends and family members, and they all got them without incident -- except her brother, who got hardcore pornography instead. Cingular, her mobile phone service provider, called the incident "bizarre and isolated."
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Stock options scandal rocks McAfee ... IBM adds enterprise blogging to Lotus Notes
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Stock options scandal leads to big changes at McAfee
News: IBM adds enterprise blogging to Lotus Notes
News: Ericsson trials biodiesel to power mobile networks
News: Oracle pays $98.5 million for PeopleSoft overcharging
Storage Tip: SAS makes its way into your storage future
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: IT worker "too busy" to serve as city council member
NEWS UPDATES
Stock options scandal leads to big changes at McAfee
A major, executive shake-up is under way at security software vendor McAfee Inc., including the firing of the company's president in the wake of a stock-options investigation.
IBM adds enterprise blogging to Lotus Notes
IBM Corp. has added enterprise blogging capability to its venerable Lotus Notes/Domino e-mail and collaboration software in an incremental update available now.
Ericsson trials biodiesel to power mobile networks
Ericsson, the GSM Association (GSMA) and telecommunications operator The MTN Group are experimenting with using biodiesel to power mobile network equipment in Nigeria. The organizations are setting up a supply chain that includes buying locally-produced crops and processing them into biofuel to be used in the project. The fuel will be made from groundnuts, pumpkin seeds and palm oil and will replace diesel which is commonly used to power mobile base stations in remote areas where electricity isn't available.
Oracle pays $98.5 million for PeopleSoft overcharging
Oracle Corp. will pay the U.S. government $98.5 million to compensate for allegations that PeopleSoft, the software company Oracle acquired last year, overcharged government customers for years.
Coghead to engage more users in Web app development
Startup Coghead Inc. is opening up the beta version of its hosted Web development environment to technically savvy users in small to midsized businesses (SMBs) who are keen to create their own applications.
Sun strengthens storage partnerships
Sun Microsystems Inc. is strengthening ties to its top 10 industry partners in a new program being presented to customers Wednesday at a Las Vegas conference. The Sun StorageTek Ready program includes makers of networking equipment, software, disk drives and other technology that works with Sun storage technology.
Networking problems gum up Microsoft security patches
Networking problems have kept Microsoft Corp. from distributing its latest security patches to users of its automatic update services. The updates, released at about 11 a.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, fix a whopping 26 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and the .Net framework. Many of these flaws are considered critical, but as of 2 p.m. they were still unavailable via many of Microsoft's most popular update services.
HP snoops plead not guilty in pretexting case
The three private investigators charged in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s spying scandal were arraigned Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court in California. All were released without bail after entering not guilty pleas.
STORAGE TIP
SAS makes its way into your storage future
By David Hill, Mesabi Group
What seems to be the problem? At the high end of disk storage requirements, the use of Fibre Channel (FC) disk drives has been commonplace in a storage area network (SAN). However, the use of FC may not be cost effective for some requirements, especially for smaller configurations. At the low end of the disk storage requirements spectrum, the use of small computer system interface (SCSI) drives has had a long and proud history for direct-attached storage (DAS), but SCSI has not been able to keep up with the flexibility and manageability that is needed even for smaller storage configurations. Thus, a need exists for a storage approach that meets the need for both mid-size SANs and for DAS configurations. Serial SCSI (SAS) offers a storage approach to meet those needs.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
McAfee stock options scandal claims president, CEO ... Adobe buys Actimage for mobile video ... HP detectives plead not guilty
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
IT worker "too busy" to serve as city council member
Paul Herold thought that being a member of the Blaine, Minnesota city council would be a pretty good gig, so he decided to run -- until he got a new job that left him too busy to serve his potential constituents well. Unfortunately, despite his pleas, he won the primary election anyway. Now, to avoid the city having to pay $30,000 to hold a special election after his resignation, he is urging voters to choose his opponent come November.
News: Stock options scandal leads to big changes at McAfee
News: IBM adds enterprise blogging to Lotus Notes
News: Ericsson trials biodiesel to power mobile networks
News: Oracle pays $98.5 million for PeopleSoft overcharging
Storage Tip: SAS makes its way into your storage future
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: IT worker "too busy" to serve as city council member
NEWS UPDATES
Stock options scandal leads to big changes at McAfee
A major, executive shake-up is under way at security software vendor McAfee Inc., including the firing of the company's president in the wake of a stock-options investigation.
IBM adds enterprise blogging to Lotus Notes
IBM Corp. has added enterprise blogging capability to its venerable Lotus Notes/Domino e-mail and collaboration software in an incremental update available now.
Ericsson trials biodiesel to power mobile networks
Ericsson, the GSM Association (GSMA) and telecommunications operator The MTN Group are experimenting with using biodiesel to power mobile network equipment in Nigeria. The organizations are setting up a supply chain that includes buying locally-produced crops and processing them into biofuel to be used in the project. The fuel will be made from groundnuts, pumpkin seeds and palm oil and will replace diesel which is commonly used to power mobile base stations in remote areas where electricity isn't available.
Oracle pays $98.5 million for PeopleSoft overcharging
Oracle Corp. will pay the U.S. government $98.5 million to compensate for allegations that PeopleSoft, the software company Oracle acquired last year, overcharged government customers for years.
Coghead to engage more users in Web app development
Startup Coghead Inc. is opening up the beta version of its hosted Web development environment to technically savvy users in small to midsized businesses (SMBs) who are keen to create their own applications.
Sun strengthens storage partnerships
Sun Microsystems Inc. is strengthening ties to its top 10 industry partners in a new program being presented to customers Wednesday at a Las Vegas conference. The Sun StorageTek Ready program includes makers of networking equipment, software, disk drives and other technology that works with Sun storage technology.
Networking problems gum up Microsoft security patches
Networking problems have kept Microsoft Corp. from distributing its latest security patches to users of its automatic update services. The updates, released at about 11 a.m. Pacific time on Tuesday, fix a whopping 26 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office and the .Net framework. Many of these flaws are considered critical, but as of 2 p.m. they were still unavailable via many of Microsoft's most popular update services.
HP snoops plead not guilty in pretexting case
The three private investigators charged in Hewlett-Packard Co.'s spying scandal were arraigned Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court in California. All were released without bail after entering not guilty pleas.
STORAGE TIP
SAS makes its way into your storage future
By David Hill, Mesabi Group
What seems to be the problem? At the high end of disk storage requirements, the use of Fibre Channel (FC) disk drives has been commonplace in a storage area network (SAN). However, the use of FC may not be cost effective for some requirements, especially for smaller configurations. At the low end of the disk storage requirements spectrum, the use of small computer system interface (SCSI) drives has had a long and proud history for direct-attached storage (DAS), but SCSI has not been able to keep up with the flexibility and manageability that is needed even for smaller storage configurations. Thus, a need exists for a storage approach that meets the need for both mid-size SANs and for DAS configurations. Serial SCSI (SAS) offers a storage approach to meet those needs.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
McAfee stock options scandal claims president, CEO ... Adobe buys Actimage for mobile video ... HP detectives plead not guilty
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
IT worker "too busy" to serve as city council member
Paul Herold thought that being a member of the Blaine, Minnesota city council would be a pretty good gig, so he decided to run -- until he got a new job that left him too busy to serve his potential constituents well. Unfortunately, despite his pleas, he won the primary election anyway. Now, to avoid the city having to pay $30,000 to hold a special election after his resignation, he is urging voters to choose his opponent come November.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Microsoft denies BayStar connection ... Toshiba ties with LG.Philips for LCD panels
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft denies BayStar connection
News: Toshiba ties with LG.Philips for LCD panels
News: Google to buy YouTube in $1.65 billion stock deal
News: IBM will run Power6 server chip at 5.0GHz
Analysis: HP's e-mail tracer in widespread use
Windows Tip: Smart cards and duct tape
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: The 10 coolest things seen on Google Earth
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft denies BayStar connection
Microsoft Corp. has denied allegations that it offered to guarantee an investment made in The SCO Group Inc., a software company embroiled in a long-standing intellectual property dispute with IBM Corp.
Toshiba ties with LG.Philips for LCD panels
Toshiba Corp. is planning to buy a one fifth stake LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd.'s Polish subsidiary in order to ensure a steady supply of LCD (liquid crystal display) panels for European televisions, it said Tuesday.
Google to buy YouTube in $1.65 billion stock deal
Google Inc. has laid speculation to rest -- it is buying YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in a stock transaction.
IBM will run Power6 server chip at 5.0GHz
IBM Corp. plans to crank up the speed on its Power6 server chip to 5.0GHz, far higher than competing processors from Intel Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc.
U.S. court threatens Spamhaus with shut down
A U.S. court has threatened to shut down the Spamhaus Project Ltd., a volunteer-run antispam service, for ignoring a $11.7 million judgement against it.
ANALYSIS
HP's e-mail tracer in widespread use
By Stephen Lawson
The tracer software that Hewlett-Packard Co. investigators used to try to sniff out boardroom leaks sounded like it had been ripped from the pages of a bad science-fiction novel. That is, until the company began talking about it in detail at a congressional probe into the spying scandal.
The technology tool the company used, called a Web bug, is designed to allow e-mail senders to track the path a message takes, including whether a recipient opens the message and forwards it to another party. And it turns out the technology is widely used in e-mail newsletters to track readers and also by law enforcement in investigations, security experts say.
Read the full article here
WINDOWS TIP
Smart cards and duct tape
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises
Although troubleshooting system and network problems are usually work, not fun, I had a good laugh at myself recently over one situation that initially left me stumped.
To gain remote access to a secure corporate network, I had to install a smart card reader on a machine so I could authenticate using the smart card the company issued me. The smart card reader was a USB type, and when I plugged it into the system Windows XP recognized the reader and installed drivers for it. Unfortunately the smart card reader I obtained didn't include a stand accessory, so rather than having it sitting on the desk I decided to use duct tape to fix the reader to the side of the PC beneath the desk. After all, Canadians like myself can use duct tape for almost anything, eh?
Read the full article here
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Google buys YouTube for $1.65 billion .. Former Novell CEO Noorda dies ... Google and YouTube sign video deals with music studios
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
Coolest things seen on Google Earth ... Top 10 Swedish metal bands ... Top 10 scenic drives in the U.S. ... Science's best and brightest: The 'brilliant 10' ... 10 Significant all-new 2007 cars
News: Microsoft denies BayStar connection
News: Toshiba ties with LG.Philips for LCD panels
News: Google to buy YouTube in $1.65 billion stock deal
News: IBM will run Power6 server chip at 5.0GHz
Analysis: HP's e-mail tracer in widespread use
Windows Tip: Smart cards and duct tape
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: The 10 coolest things seen on Google Earth
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft denies BayStar connection
Microsoft Corp. has denied allegations that it offered to guarantee an investment made in The SCO Group Inc., a software company embroiled in a long-standing intellectual property dispute with IBM Corp.
Toshiba ties with LG.Philips for LCD panels
Toshiba Corp. is planning to buy a one fifth stake LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd.'s Polish subsidiary in order to ensure a steady supply of LCD (liquid crystal display) panels for European televisions, it said Tuesday.
Google to buy YouTube in $1.65 billion stock deal
Google Inc. has laid speculation to rest -- it is buying YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in a stock transaction.
IBM will run Power6 server chip at 5.0GHz
IBM Corp. plans to crank up the speed on its Power6 server chip to 5.0GHz, far higher than competing processors from Intel Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc.
U.S. court threatens Spamhaus with shut down
A U.S. court has threatened to shut down the Spamhaus Project Ltd., a volunteer-run antispam service, for ignoring a $11.7 million judgement against it.
ANALYSIS
HP's e-mail tracer in widespread use
By Stephen Lawson
The tracer software that Hewlett-Packard Co. investigators used to try to sniff out boardroom leaks sounded like it had been ripped from the pages of a bad science-fiction novel. That is, until the company began talking about it in detail at a congressional probe into the spying scandal.
The technology tool the company used, called a Web bug, is designed to allow e-mail senders to track the path a message takes, including whether a recipient opens the message and forwards it to another party. And it turns out the technology is widely used in e-mail newsletters to track readers and also by law enforcement in investigations, security experts say.
Read the full article here
WINDOWS TIP
Smart cards and duct tape
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises
Although troubleshooting system and network problems are usually work, not fun, I had a good laugh at myself recently over one situation that initially left me stumped.
To gain remote access to a secure corporate network, I had to install a smart card reader on a machine so I could authenticate using the smart card the company issued me. The smart card reader was a USB type, and when I plugged it into the system Windows XP recognized the reader and installed drivers for it. Unfortunately the smart card reader I obtained didn't include a stand accessory, so rather than having it sitting on the desk I decided to use duct tape to fix the reader to the side of the PC beneath the desk. After all, Canadians like myself can use duct tape for almost anything, eh?
Read the full article here
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Google buys YouTube for $1.65 billion .. Former Novell CEO Noorda dies ... Google and YouTube sign video deals with music studios
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
Coolest things seen on Google Earth ... Top 10 Swedish metal bands ... Top 10 scenic drives in the U.S. ... Science's best and brightest: The 'brilliant 10' ... 10 Significant all-new 2007 cars
Monday, October 09, 2006
BayStar exec says Microsoft 'guaranteed' SCO investment ... HP's Dunn, Fiorina blame Perkins for downfall
HIGHLIGHTS
News: BayStar exec says Microsoft 'guaranteed' SCO investment
News: Oracle buys data integration company Sunopsis
News: HP's Dunn, Fiorina blame Perkins for downfall
News: Microsoft revokes MVP status of adware distributor
Opinion: Web Application Security Audits
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Experts: Future to be riddled with sci-fi cliches
NEWS UPDATES
BayStar exec says Microsoft 'guaranteed' SCO investment
The long-running Linux patent dispute between The SCO Group Inc. and IBM Corp. took another twist last week when IBM filed court documents that suggest Microsoft Corp. agreed to back up BayStar Capital's investment in SCO.
Oracle buys data integration company Sunopsis
Oracle Corp. has acquired French data integration software company Sunopsis SA for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced on Monday.
HP's Dunn, Fiorina blame Perkins for downfall
Former Hewlett-Packard Co. chairmen Patricia Dunn and Carly Fiorina each cited board member Thomas Perkins as an instigator behind their ousters from the technology company, according to interviews the two gave on a U.S. TV news program Sunday night.
Microsoft revokes MVP status of adware distributor
One week after it named the creator of a Windows Messenger add-on to its list of Most Valued Professionals (MVPs), Microsoft Corp. has revoked the award after critics pointed out that the program is used to distribute adware.
Salesforce.com opens up development tools to customers
In hopes of creating a third major revenue-generating business, Salesforce.com Inc. plans to make its Apex programming language and development platform available to users of its on-demand applications.
OPINION
Web Application Security Audits
By James Gaskin
There are four Web vulnerability tool companies, and one, Acunetix(.com) now offers a free audit through a download on their Web site.Through this service, they have gathered plenty of information about the state of Web development security even though they've been a commercial product for less than a year.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Google in talks to buy YouTube ... Microsoft releases final Vista beta ... Google inadvertently lends a hand to hackers
ITWHIRLED
Experts: Future to be riddled with sci-fi cliches
Killer robots and evil artificial intelligences? A huge portion of the population so involved in virtual reality that they ignore real life? According to an array of tech visionaries, these scenarios and others that every studio in Hollywood would reject as too hackneyed lie in wait for us ... in the MYSTERIOUS FUTURE!
News: BayStar exec says Microsoft 'guaranteed' SCO investment
News: Oracle buys data integration company Sunopsis
News: HP's Dunn, Fiorina blame Perkins for downfall
News: Microsoft revokes MVP status of adware distributor
Opinion: Web Application Security Audits
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Experts: Future to be riddled with sci-fi cliches
NEWS UPDATES
BayStar exec says Microsoft 'guaranteed' SCO investment
The long-running Linux patent dispute between The SCO Group Inc. and IBM Corp. took another twist last week when IBM filed court documents that suggest Microsoft Corp. agreed to back up BayStar Capital's investment in SCO.
Oracle buys data integration company Sunopsis
Oracle Corp. has acquired French data integration software company Sunopsis SA for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced on Monday.
HP's Dunn, Fiorina blame Perkins for downfall
Former Hewlett-Packard Co. chairmen Patricia Dunn and Carly Fiorina each cited board member Thomas Perkins as an instigator behind their ousters from the technology company, according to interviews the two gave on a U.S. TV news program Sunday night.
Microsoft revokes MVP status of adware distributor
One week after it named the creator of a Windows Messenger add-on to its list of Most Valued Professionals (MVPs), Microsoft Corp. has revoked the award after critics pointed out that the program is used to distribute adware.
Salesforce.com opens up development tools to customers
In hopes of creating a third major revenue-generating business, Salesforce.com Inc. plans to make its Apex programming language and development platform available to users of its on-demand applications.
OPINION
Web Application Security Audits
By James Gaskin
There are four Web vulnerability tool companies, and one, Acunetix(.com) now offers a free audit through a download on their Web site.Through this service, they have gathered plenty of information about the state of Web development security even though they've been a commercial product for less than a year.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Google in talks to buy YouTube ... Microsoft releases final Vista beta ... Google inadvertently lends a hand to hackers
ITWHIRLED
Experts: Future to be riddled with sci-fi cliches
Killer robots and evil artificial intelligences? A huge portion of the population so involved in virtual reality that they ignore real life? According to an array of tech visionaries, these scenarios and others that every studio in Hollywood would reject as too hackneyed lie in wait for us ... in the MYSTERIOUS FUTURE!
Friday, October 06, 2006
Dunn, Hunsacker in court ... Microsoft plans 10 critical patches
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Nokia's GPS patents may help resolve Qualcomm dispute
News: Hitachi joins Sony battery recall
News: IBM announces new service management offerings
News: E.U. and U.S. agree to share air passenger data
Opinion: Interference Cancellation
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Starting young with the eBay buying
NEWS UPDATES
Nokia's GPS patents may help resolve Qualcomm dispute
Nokia Corp.'s patent licensing deal with Trimble Navigation Ltd. this week could give the phone maker an important boost in an ongoing dispute with CDMA developer Qualcomm Inc.
Hitachi joins Sony battery recall
Hitachi Ltd. joins most of the leading notebook computer makers in recalling batteries from Sony Corp. that are known to overheat and potentially cause fires.
IBM announces new service management offerings
IBM Corp. is introducing a range of new products and services, many based on technologies coming from recently acquired companies, aimed at helping businesses better manage and take advantage of their various software and hardware systems.
E.U. and U.S. agree to share air passenger data
European Union and U.S. negotiators have reached agreement on how to share information about passengers flying to the U.S. from Europe, a Finnish government spokesman said Friday. The new deal allows many more U.S. government agencies to access the data, which includes details such as a passenger's name, address and credit card details.
Toshiba lays out plans for mobile Cell chip
The Cell processor sits at the heart of the PlayStation 3, the most powerful game console yet developed, and a high-performance computer from IBM Corp. and now Toshiba Corp. wants to put that power into mobile devices and cell phones.
Dunn, Hunsaker face HP charges in court
Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn made a brief court appearance Thursday in Santa Clara County, California, to face four state felony charges in the HP boardroom scandal. Superior Court Judge Alfonso Fernandez scheduled her arraignment for Nov. 17, at which she will enter a plea to charges in the case.
Microsoft to fix Windows, Office security flaws
With hackers exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities in its Windows and Office software, Microsoft Corp. plans to issue 11 security updates next Tuesday -- six for Windows, 4 for Office, and 1 for .Net.
Survey: Regulations take back seat in managing storage
The second annual Bridgehead Software information lifecycle management audit showed that data growth and disaster recovery/business continuity (DR/BC) are driving archive planning much more than regulatory compliance.
OPINION
Interference Cancellation
By James Gaskin
When I visited a company in the technical district of San Francisco, they joked there were so many wireless signals in the area they didn't need a microwave for their popcorn - they just put the bag in the window. Needless to say, wireless connections for their internal computers didn't work because they couldn't find a clear channel. If you struggle with interference for data and cell phone signals, help is on the way.
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Daily IT News Audio Update
Dunn, Hunsacker in court ... Toshiba to use Cell in mobile devices ... Microsoft plans 10 critical patches
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Starting young with the eBay buying
Jack Neal recently made his first eBay purchase: a bright pink $17,000 Nissan Figaro. Problem: Jack Neal is three years old. "Jack's a whizz on the PC and just pressed all the right buttons," says his mom.
News: Nokia's GPS patents may help resolve Qualcomm dispute
News: Hitachi joins Sony battery recall
News: IBM announces new service management offerings
News: E.U. and U.S. agree to share air passenger data
Opinion: Interference Cancellation
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Starting young with the eBay buying
NEWS UPDATES
Nokia's GPS patents may help resolve Qualcomm dispute
Nokia Corp.'s patent licensing deal with Trimble Navigation Ltd. this week could give the phone maker an important boost in an ongoing dispute with CDMA developer Qualcomm Inc.
Hitachi joins Sony battery recall
Hitachi Ltd. joins most of the leading notebook computer makers in recalling batteries from Sony Corp. that are known to overheat and potentially cause fires.
IBM announces new service management offerings
IBM Corp. is introducing a range of new products and services, many based on technologies coming from recently acquired companies, aimed at helping businesses better manage and take advantage of their various software and hardware systems.
E.U. and U.S. agree to share air passenger data
European Union and U.S. negotiators have reached agreement on how to share information about passengers flying to the U.S. from Europe, a Finnish government spokesman said Friday. The new deal allows many more U.S. government agencies to access the data, which includes details such as a passenger's name, address and credit card details.
Toshiba lays out plans for mobile Cell chip
The Cell processor sits at the heart of the PlayStation 3, the most powerful game console yet developed, and a high-performance computer from IBM Corp. and now Toshiba Corp. wants to put that power into mobile devices and cell phones.
Dunn, Hunsaker face HP charges in court
Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn made a brief court appearance Thursday in Santa Clara County, California, to face four state felony charges in the HP boardroom scandal. Superior Court Judge Alfonso Fernandez scheduled her arraignment for Nov. 17, at which she will enter a plea to charges in the case.
Microsoft to fix Windows, Office security flaws
With hackers exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities in its Windows and Office software, Microsoft Corp. plans to issue 11 security updates next Tuesday -- six for Windows, 4 for Office, and 1 for .Net.
Survey: Regulations take back seat in managing storage
The second annual Bridgehead Software information lifecycle management audit showed that data growth and disaster recovery/business continuity (DR/BC) are driving archive planning much more than regulatory compliance.
OPINION
Interference Cancellation
By James Gaskin
When I visited a company in the technical district of San Francisco, they joked there were so many wireless signals in the area they didn't need a microwave for their popcorn - they just put the bag in the window. Needless to say, wireless connections for their internal computers didn't work because they couldn't find a clear channel. If you struggle with interference for data and cell phone signals, help is on the way.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Dunn, Hunsacker in court ... Toshiba to use Cell in mobile devices ... Microsoft plans 10 critical patches
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Starting young with the eBay buying
Jack Neal recently made his first eBay purchase: a bright pink $17,000 Nissan Figaro. Problem: Jack Neal is three years old. "Jack's a whizz on the PC and just pressed all the right buttons," says his mom.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Dunn, four others, charged in HP scandal ... Apple: Jobs knew of backdating
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Dunn, four others, charged in HP scandal
News: Apple: Jobs knew of backdating
News: Google helps programmers find code online
Unix Tip: Making a device alias for your root mirror
Opinion: System migration may be the most dangerous thing you ever do
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Geek comic of the week: Geek and Poke
NEWS UPDATES
Dunn, four others, charged in HP scandal
Ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn, a former company lawyer, and three outside investigators were charged Wednesday in California on felony charges related to the conduct of an investigation to track down news leaks from the HP board that allegedly broke state law.
Apple: Jobs knew of backdating
Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs apologized to shareholders Wednesday after an internal investigation found that he had been aware of the company's practice of "backdating" employee stock options.
Google helps programmers find code online
Google Inc. has created a specialized search engine designed to find software source code publicly available on the Web.
Wyse ships thin clients with embedded Wi-Fi
Wyse Technology Inc. is selling a line of thin-client computers with built-in Wi-Fi capabilities, making them easier to deploy in public places like airports and hotel lobbies.
UNIX TIP
Making a device alias for your root mirror
By Sandra Hentry-Stocker
Once you have mirrored your root partition, you may still need to create a device alias for the mirror so that you can boot from it if the primary mirror ever fails. To prepare for this, you should firstgenerate a long listing of the partition on which the mirror resides. It will look something like this:
OPINION
System migration may be the most dangerous thing you ever do
By Joel Shore
Pity the poor IT department that is about to migrate a key application from one platform to another. Or perform a major upgrade. Or worse, merge into another company’s systems after being acquired. It’s a recipe for disaster.
Consider the plight of Mailbank.com, the Boulder, Colo.-based provider of e-mail and Web services under the name NetIdentity. Acquired recently by Toronto-based Tucows, the companies are moving, migrating, and otherwise homogenizing millions of e-mail accounts, including one of mine.
PODCAST
Today's IT News Audio Update
The California attorney general has filed charges against Patricia Dunn ... Google has created a specialized search engine for finding software source code ... IBM is embarking on a five-year campaign to promote wider use of its mainframes
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ITWHIRLED
Geek comic of the week: Geek and Poke
The fabulous new Web 2.0 world may not be so easily caricatured as the last boom -- no foosball tables or incomprehensible IPOs -- but there are lots of silly company names ending in "r" and dumb Wikipedia jokes. And Geek and Poke is there to chronicle all of it.
News: Dunn, four others, charged in HP scandal
News: Apple: Jobs knew of backdating
News: Google helps programmers find code online
Unix Tip: Making a device alias for your root mirror
Opinion: System migration may be the most dangerous thing you ever do
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Geek comic of the week: Geek and Poke
NEWS UPDATES
Dunn, four others, charged in HP scandal
Ousted Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn, a former company lawyer, and three outside investigators were charged Wednesday in California on felony charges related to the conduct of an investigation to track down news leaks from the HP board that allegedly broke state law.
Apple: Jobs knew of backdating
Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs apologized to shareholders Wednesday after an internal investigation found that he had been aware of the company's practice of "backdating" employee stock options.
Google helps programmers find code online
Google Inc. has created a specialized search engine designed to find software source code publicly available on the Web.
Wyse ships thin clients with embedded Wi-Fi
Wyse Technology Inc. is selling a line of thin-client computers with built-in Wi-Fi capabilities, making them easier to deploy in public places like airports and hotel lobbies.
UNIX TIP
Making a device alias for your root mirror
By Sandra Hentry-Stocker
Once you have mirrored your root partition, you may still need to create a device alias for the mirror so that you can boot from it if the primary mirror ever fails. To prepare for this, you should firstgenerate a long listing of the partition on which the mirror resides. It will look something like this:
OPINION
System migration may be the most dangerous thing you ever do
By Joel Shore
Pity the poor IT department that is about to migrate a key application from one platform to another. Or perform a major upgrade. Or worse, merge into another company’s systems after being acquired. It’s a recipe for disaster.
Consider the plight of Mailbank.com, the Boulder, Colo.-based provider of e-mail and Web services under the name NetIdentity. Acquired recently by Toronto-based Tucows, the companies are moving, migrating, and otherwise homogenizing millions of e-mail accounts, including one of mine.
PODCAST
Today's IT News Audio Update
The California attorney general has filed charges against Patricia Dunn ... Google has created a specialized search engine for finding software source code ... IBM is embarking on a five-year campaign to promote wider use of its mainframes
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Geek comic of the week: Geek and Poke
The fabulous new Web 2.0 world may not be so easily caricatured as the last boom -- no foosball tables or incomprehensible IPOs -- but there are lots of silly company names ending in "r" and dumb Wikipedia jokes. And Geek and Poke is there to chronicle all of it.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Vista, Longhorn to get new antipiracy measures ... Hitachi Maxell develops wafer-thin storage disc
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Windows Vista, Longhorn to get new antipiracy measures
News: Swift CFO quizzed by Euro Parliament about data privacy
News: Hitachi Maxell develops wafer-thin storage disc
News: E.U. prepares possible legal action against Intel
Opinion: Security needs independence
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: "The only user contribution is your ignorance"
NEWS UPDATES
Windows Vista, Longhorn to get new antipiracy measures
With the upcoming Windows Vista and Windows Longhorn Server operating systems, Microsoft will introduce the Microsoft Software Protection Platform, a collection of technologies that aims to do better at detecting pirated versions of Windows, and will also force unauthorized versions of its software into a limited-functionality mode, encouraging users to obtain a legal copy.
Swift CFO quizzed by Euro Parliament about data privacy
Executives from the financial data transfer company Swift and the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) faced tough questions in a European Parliament committee meeting Wednesday, about the illegal sharing of private data with U.S. authorities.
Hitachi Maxell develops wafer-thin storage disc
Hitachi Maxell Ltd. has developed a thin optical disc that could lead to data cartridges capable of storing terabytes of information.
E.U. prepares possible legal action against Intel
European Commission antitrust officials investigating computer chip maker Intel Corp. presented what they believe is a watertight argument for prosecuting the firm to an internal panel of so-called devil's advocates on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the investigation.
NEC to sell water-cooled PC with Blu-ray drive
Japanese users won't have to worry about a noisy cooling fan disturbing them while they watch high-definition movies on NEC Corp.'s newest computer -- the PC, equipped with a Blu-ray drive, uses water-cooling instead.
Multicore chips roil software pricing waters
The growing popularity of server chips with multiple microprocessor cores continues to muddy the waters of software pricing: CIOs should start planning now for changes and perhaps some uncertainty in their software budgets.
McAfee cries foul over Vista security features
McAfee Inc. top executives went on the offensive Monday against Microsoft Corp., saying Vista will be even less secure for customers than previous versions of Windows.
Hitachi updates WLAN tags for goods, employees
Hitachi Ltd. this week updated its AirLocation II system, which uses WLAN (wireless LAN) technology to track goods and employees, with the introduction of a smaller tag.
OPINION
Does security need independence?
By James Gaskin
IBM's deal to purchase Internet Security Systems brings some real conflict of interest questions to mind. Essentially, can you trust a security company that can't control its own destiny?
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Microsoft will introduce a new system for fighting software piracy ... Antitrust officials at the European Commission have stepped up their investigation of Intel ... Hitachi Maxell has developed a paper-thin optical disc
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
"The only user contribution is your ignorance"
Ask Haddad, which bills itself as "information monarchy," is a defiant response to the interactive, multivalent, user-generated Web 2.0: you ask the questions, he answers them, and you sit there and like it.
News: Windows Vista, Longhorn to get new antipiracy measures
News: Swift CFO quizzed by Euro Parliament about data privacy
News: Hitachi Maxell develops wafer-thin storage disc
News: E.U. prepares possible legal action against Intel
Opinion: Security needs independence
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: "The only user contribution is your ignorance"
NEWS UPDATES
Windows Vista, Longhorn to get new antipiracy measures
With the upcoming Windows Vista and Windows Longhorn Server operating systems, Microsoft will introduce the Microsoft Software Protection Platform, a collection of technologies that aims to do better at detecting pirated versions of Windows, and will also force unauthorized versions of its software into a limited-functionality mode, encouraging users to obtain a legal copy.
Swift CFO quizzed by Euro Parliament about data privacy
Executives from the financial data transfer company Swift and the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) faced tough questions in a European Parliament committee meeting Wednesday, about the illegal sharing of private data with U.S. authorities.
Hitachi Maxell develops wafer-thin storage disc
Hitachi Maxell Ltd. has developed a thin optical disc that could lead to data cartridges capable of storing terabytes of information.
E.U. prepares possible legal action against Intel
European Commission antitrust officials investigating computer chip maker Intel Corp. presented what they believe is a watertight argument for prosecuting the firm to an internal panel of so-called devil's advocates on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the investigation.
NEC to sell water-cooled PC with Blu-ray drive
Japanese users won't have to worry about a noisy cooling fan disturbing them while they watch high-definition movies on NEC Corp.'s newest computer -- the PC, equipped with a Blu-ray drive, uses water-cooling instead.
Multicore chips roil software pricing waters
The growing popularity of server chips with multiple microprocessor cores continues to muddy the waters of software pricing: CIOs should start planning now for changes and perhaps some uncertainty in their software budgets.
McAfee cries foul over Vista security features
McAfee Inc. top executives went on the offensive Monday against Microsoft Corp., saying Vista will be even less secure for customers than previous versions of Windows.
Hitachi updates WLAN tags for goods, employees
Hitachi Ltd. this week updated its AirLocation II system, which uses WLAN (wireless LAN) technology to track goods and employees, with the introduction of a smaller tag.
OPINION
Does security need independence?
By James Gaskin
IBM's deal to purchase Internet Security Systems brings some real conflict of interest questions to mind. Essentially, can you trust a security company that can't control its own destiny?
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Microsoft will introduce a new system for fighting software piracy ... Antitrust officials at the European Commission have stepped up their investigation of Intel ... Hitachi Maxell has developed a paper-thin optical disc
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
"The only user contribution is your ignorance"
Ask Haddad, which bills itself as "information monarchy," is a defiant response to the interactive, multivalent, user-generated Web 2.0: you ask the questions, he answers them, and you sit there and like it.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
EMC, Microsoft expand alliance for ECM ... Nokia develops new short-range wireless technology
HIGHLIGHTS
News: EMC, Microsoft expand alliance to a 'Duet' for ECM
News: Nokia develops a new, short-range wireless technology
News: Microsoft appeals E.U. fine for noncompliance
News: Intel praises Apple, but calls for open standards
Tip: 5 tips for better browser security
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: The 10 best Firefox extensions for Web development
NEWS UPDATES
EMC, Microsoft expand alliance to a 'Duet' for ECM
EMC Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are substantially stepping up their existing enterprise content management (ECM) relationship to provide tighter integration between EMC's Documentum ECM software and Microsoft's Office, Outlook and SharePoint products.
Nokia develops a new, short-range wireless technology
Nokia Corp. has developed a new, short-range wireless technology that it says could improve on some of the shortcomings of Bluetooth.
Microsoft appeals E.U. fine for noncompliance
Microsoft Corp. has filed an appeal against the latest antitrust fine imposed on it by the European Commission, a Microsoft spokesman said on Tuesday.
Intel praises Apple, but calls for open standards
Intel Corp. looks set to find itself in the midst of an industry battle over how the power and complexity of computers should be combined with the convenience and simplicity of consumer electronics -- and the company couldn't be happier.
Corporate leak probes walk a fine line
In one telling moment during the recent Congressional hearings on the Hewlett-Packard Co. board scandal, ousted chairman Patricia Dunn offered the "everybody does it" defense.
IBM improves efficiency of PowerPC chips
IBM Corp. has improved the power efficiency of two models of PowerPC processors, making an effort to strengthen its position in markets from cars and printers to networking and communications equipment.
Siemens sets up fund to retrain BenQ Mobile workers
Under mounting pressure from German government officials and former employees of the mobile phone division it paid BenQ Corp. to take off its hands, Siemens AG has set up a €35 million (US$44.4 million) fund to aid workers at risk of losing their jobs.
Amazon's A9 loses snazzy features
Amazon.com Inc. is stripping its A9 search engine of the features that won it praise from experts but earned it little attention from users.
Sony unveils Blu-ray Disc recorders, PCs
Sony Corp. will launch a pair of Blu-ray Disc video recorders in Japan this December, the company said Tuesday. The machines both feature hard-disk drives for day-to-day recording and a Blu-ray Disc drive for longer term storage.
TIP
5 tips for better browser security
By Brent Huston
My intent in this week's column is to review the top ways to harden a web-browsing environment, and not cover the entire breadth of browser security. Moreover, I'm sidestepping the argument about what browser is more secure by suggesting that you look more programmatically at what we can do to protect users regardless of browser choice. So here goes ...
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Nokia has developed a new, short-range wireless technology ... Nasscom has asked Channel 4 to hand over information from a news documentary ... Worldwide sales of semiconductor chips surged to a record 20.5 billion dollars
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
Top 10 concert halls ... The top 10 dark nebulae ... The 10 best Firefox extensions for Web development ... Ten 'best damn' all-time baseball plays ... The top 10 Hawaiian beaches
News: EMC, Microsoft expand alliance to a 'Duet' for ECM
News: Nokia develops a new, short-range wireless technology
News: Microsoft appeals E.U. fine for noncompliance
News: Intel praises Apple, but calls for open standards
Tip: 5 tips for better browser security
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: The 10 best Firefox extensions for Web development
NEWS UPDATES
EMC, Microsoft expand alliance to a 'Duet' for ECM
EMC Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are substantially stepping up their existing enterprise content management (ECM) relationship to provide tighter integration between EMC's Documentum ECM software and Microsoft's Office, Outlook and SharePoint products.
Nokia develops a new, short-range wireless technology
Nokia Corp. has developed a new, short-range wireless technology that it says could improve on some of the shortcomings of Bluetooth.
Microsoft appeals E.U. fine for noncompliance
Microsoft Corp. has filed an appeal against the latest antitrust fine imposed on it by the European Commission, a Microsoft spokesman said on Tuesday.
Intel praises Apple, but calls for open standards
Intel Corp. looks set to find itself in the midst of an industry battle over how the power and complexity of computers should be combined with the convenience and simplicity of consumer electronics -- and the company couldn't be happier.
Corporate leak probes walk a fine line
In one telling moment during the recent Congressional hearings on the Hewlett-Packard Co. board scandal, ousted chairman Patricia Dunn offered the "everybody does it" defense.
IBM improves efficiency of PowerPC chips
IBM Corp. has improved the power efficiency of two models of PowerPC processors, making an effort to strengthen its position in markets from cars and printers to networking and communications equipment.
Siemens sets up fund to retrain BenQ Mobile workers
Under mounting pressure from German government officials and former employees of the mobile phone division it paid BenQ Corp. to take off its hands, Siemens AG has set up a €35 million (US$44.4 million) fund to aid workers at risk of losing their jobs.
Amazon's A9 loses snazzy features
Amazon.com Inc. is stripping its A9 search engine of the features that won it praise from experts but earned it little attention from users.
Sony unveils Blu-ray Disc recorders, PCs
Sony Corp. will launch a pair of Blu-ray Disc video recorders in Japan this December, the company said Tuesday. The machines both feature hard-disk drives for day-to-day recording and a Blu-ray Disc drive for longer term storage.
TIP
5 tips for better browser security
By Brent Huston
My intent in this week's column is to review the top ways to harden a web-browsing environment, and not cover the entire breadth of browser security. Moreover, I'm sidestepping the argument about what browser is more secure by suggesting that you look more programmatically at what we can do to protect users regardless of browser choice. So here goes ...
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Nokia has developed a new, short-range wireless technology ... Nasscom has asked Channel 4 to hand over information from a news documentary ... Worldwide sales of semiconductor chips surged to a record 20.5 billion dollars
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
Top 10 concert halls ... The top 10 dark nebulae ... The 10 best Firefox extensions for Web development ... Ten 'best damn' all-time baseball plays ... The top 10 Hawaiian beaches
Monday, October 02, 2006
European airlines in legal limbo as data talks collapse ... Fujitsu details battery exchange plans
Today's IT News Audio Update
Japan's largest electronics show opens its doors on Tuesday ... Sun says its new UltraSparc T1 microprocessor is creating a big splash ... Taiwan's AU Optronics has completed its two billion dollar acquisition of Quanta Display
HIGHLIGHTS
News: European airlines in legal limbo as data talks collapse
News: Fujitsu details Sony battery exchange plans
News: Acer in talks with Sony about battery recall
News: Sun says OpenSparc is gaining traction
Windows Tip: Locking a desktop at logon
ITwhirled: German director boxes online critics
NEWS UPDATES
European airlines in legal limbo as data talks collapse
An agreement sheltering airlines from European privacy laws, allowing them to hand over passenger data required by U.S. authorities, expired Saturday, leaving most European airlines in legal limbo.
Fujitsu details Sony battery exchange plans
Fujitsu Ltd. will offer owners of some of its laptop computers replacement batteries as part of Sony Corp.'s global battery exchange program, it said Saturday.
Acer in talks with Sony about battery recall
Acer Inc., the world's fourth-largest PC vendor, is in talks with Sony Corp. over joining its voluntary laptop PC battery recall, but said Acer users haven't reported any problems so far.
Sun says OpenSparc is gaining traction
Sun Microsystems Inc. says its new UltraSparc T1 microprocessor, nicknamed Niagara, is creating a big splash.
Following Verizon, Cingular sues HP investigators
On the heels of a similar suit filed Thursday by Verizon Wireless Inc., Cingular Wireless LLC on Friday sued private investigators used by Hewlett-Packard Co. to obtain phone records of a CNET News.com journalist.
Apple ships Mac OS X 10.4.8, security patches
Apple has released a series of updates for Mac OS X 10.4.8, including a wide system update and a security patch. All updates are available through Software Update, and also for direct download from Apple's support website.
VOIP users court DNS disaster
Companies installing VOIP may get the quality of service and capacity of their networks right, but are likely to overlook the knock-on effects on supporting identity infrastructure such as DHCP and DNS, according to Infoblox.
WINDOWS TIP
Locking a desktop at logon
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises
A reader recently contacted me with an interesting question: Can you configure Windows XP so that it logs on automatically but into a locked state? In other words, if the AutoAdminLogon registry value found at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon has been set to 1 and the DefaultUserName and DefaultPassword values have been configured appropriately, is it possible to make Windows lock the desktop immediately after automatic logon occurs?
ITWHIRLED
German director boxes online critics
Uwe Boll, the director of such critical non-darlings as BloodRayne and Alone in the Dark, felt that his films were savaged so badly by online critics before their release that they had no chance to succeed, so he challenged four of his Web-based foes to an exhibition boxing match in Vancouver. While some enjoyed taking part in the spectacle, others weren't so keen. "I feel great. I feel like a very angry German man punched me in the head repeatedly," said the CEO for the Something Awful website. "He kept saying it was PR stunt and a joke, but then he comes on just murderizing me."
Japan's largest electronics show opens its doors on Tuesday ... Sun says its new UltraSparc T1 microprocessor is creating a big splash ... Taiwan's AU Optronics has completed its two billion dollar acquisition of Quanta Display
HIGHLIGHTS
News: European airlines in legal limbo as data talks collapse
News: Fujitsu details Sony battery exchange plans
News: Acer in talks with Sony about battery recall
News: Sun says OpenSparc is gaining traction
Windows Tip: Locking a desktop at logon
ITwhirled: German director boxes online critics
NEWS UPDATES
European airlines in legal limbo as data talks collapse
An agreement sheltering airlines from European privacy laws, allowing them to hand over passenger data required by U.S. authorities, expired Saturday, leaving most European airlines in legal limbo.
Fujitsu details Sony battery exchange plans
Fujitsu Ltd. will offer owners of some of its laptop computers replacement batteries as part of Sony Corp.'s global battery exchange program, it said Saturday.
Acer in talks with Sony about battery recall
Acer Inc., the world's fourth-largest PC vendor, is in talks with Sony Corp. over joining its voluntary laptop PC battery recall, but said Acer users haven't reported any problems so far.
Sun says OpenSparc is gaining traction
Sun Microsystems Inc. says its new UltraSparc T1 microprocessor, nicknamed Niagara, is creating a big splash.
Following Verizon, Cingular sues HP investigators
On the heels of a similar suit filed Thursday by Verizon Wireless Inc., Cingular Wireless LLC on Friday sued private investigators used by Hewlett-Packard Co. to obtain phone records of a CNET News.com journalist.
Apple ships Mac OS X 10.4.8, security patches
Apple has released a series of updates for Mac OS X 10.4.8, including a wide system update and a security patch. All updates are available through Software Update, and also for direct download from Apple's support website.
VOIP users court DNS disaster
Companies installing VOIP may get the quality of service and capacity of their networks right, but are likely to overlook the knock-on effects on supporting identity infrastructure such as DHCP and DNS, according to Infoblox.
WINDOWS TIP
Locking a desktop at logon
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises
A reader recently contacted me with an interesting question: Can you configure Windows XP so that it logs on automatically but into a locked state? In other words, if the AutoAdminLogon registry value found at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon has been set to 1 and the DefaultUserName and DefaultPassword values have been configured appropriately, is it possible to make Windows lock the desktop immediately after automatic logon occurs?
ITWHIRLED
German director boxes online critics
Uwe Boll, the director of such critical non-darlings as BloodRayne and Alone in the Dark, felt that his films were savaged so badly by online critics before their release that they had no chance to succeed, so he challenged four of his Web-based foes to an exhibition boxing match in Vancouver. While some enjoyed taking part in the spectacle, others weren't so keen. "I feel great. I feel like a very angry German man punched me in the head repeatedly," said the CEO for the Something Awful website. "He kept saying it was PR stunt and a joke, but then he comes on just murderizing me."
Friday, September 29, 2006
Dell expands battery recall ... BEA offers glimpse of WorkSpace 360 tool
Today's IT News Audio Update
http://www.itworld.com/jpitw/itwtodayblog/Tech/5042/daily_news_podcast/index.html
Dell increases battery recall while IBM, Lenovo admit problems ... HP buys VoodooPC for gaming biz ... Google gives data to Brazilian govt
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Dell expands battery recall, Fujitsu considers action
News: BEA offers glimpse of upcoming WorkSpace 360 tool
News: HP buys VoodooPC to boost gaming strategy
News: Toshiba to exchange a further 830,000 Sony batteries
Unix Tip: Mirroring your root partition with Solaris Volume Manager
ITwhirled: A great geek T-shirt could be yours. Hurry! Only 2 days left.
NEWS UPDATES
Dell expands battery recall, Fujitsu considers action
Dell Inc. has increased by 100,000 the number of laptop batteries it is recalling due to a potential fire hazard, while Toshiba Corp. said it would take part in Sony Corp.'s voluntary battery replacement program kicked off Thursday. Fujitsu Ltd. indicated that it was also considering a voluntary recall.
BEA offers glimpse of upcoming WorkSpace 360 tool
BEA Systems Inc. this week offered a rare glimpse of its upcoming SOA (service-oriented architecture) tool set, called WorkSpace 360, with a demonstration of a prototype tool currently under development.
HP buys VoodooPC to boost gaming strategy
As Hewlett-Packard Co.'s top executive testified before a Congressional committee about an ongoing spying scandal, other company executives were in New York to announce new products and a key acquisition for its strategy to enrich consumers' digital lifestyles.
Toshiba to exchange a further 830,000 Sony batteries
Toshiba Corp. is offering to replace 830,000 laptop batteries containing cells made by Sony Corp., it said Friday. The offer covers computers sold worldwide and is separate from a similar announcement made by the company last week.
Microsoft still scrambling to patch July bugs
It has become a familiar pattern: A hacker posts exploit code to a security Web site; Microsoft Corp. follows soon after with a warning to customers.
UNIX TIP
Mirroring your root partition with Solaris Volume Manager
By Sandra Henry-Stocker
Solaris Volume Manager can make easy work of mirroring your root file system, but you have to use the right commands in the right sequence to make easy work of this task. In this week's column, we'll run through each of the commands required to mirror root and show how you can check on what is happening in each step.
ITWHIRLED
Geek Comic of the Week: Intergalactic Law
This strip is just getting under way, and it's already one of our favorites. Can a one-eyed, one-breasted alien be penalized in divorce proceedings because she tried to eat her soon-to-be-ex-husband? Can an intern be forced to help perfect pirate antics? This strip has the answers to these questions and much more.
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Dell increases battery recall while IBM, Lenovo admit problems ... HP buys VoodooPC for gaming biz ... Google gives data to Brazilian govt
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Dell expands battery recall, Fujitsu considers action
News: BEA offers glimpse of upcoming WorkSpace 360 tool
News: HP buys VoodooPC to boost gaming strategy
News: Toshiba to exchange a further 830,000 Sony batteries
Unix Tip: Mirroring your root partition with Solaris Volume Manager
ITwhirled: A great geek T-shirt could be yours. Hurry! Only 2 days left.
NEWS UPDATES
Dell expands battery recall, Fujitsu considers action
Dell Inc. has increased by 100,000 the number of laptop batteries it is recalling due to a potential fire hazard, while Toshiba Corp. said it would take part in Sony Corp.'s voluntary battery replacement program kicked off Thursday. Fujitsu Ltd. indicated that it was also considering a voluntary recall.
BEA offers glimpse of upcoming WorkSpace 360 tool
BEA Systems Inc. this week offered a rare glimpse of its upcoming SOA (service-oriented architecture) tool set, called WorkSpace 360, with a demonstration of a prototype tool currently under development.
HP buys VoodooPC to boost gaming strategy
As Hewlett-Packard Co.'s top executive testified before a Congressional committee about an ongoing spying scandal, other company executives were in New York to announce new products and a key acquisition for its strategy to enrich consumers' digital lifestyles.
Toshiba to exchange a further 830,000 Sony batteries
Toshiba Corp. is offering to replace 830,000 laptop batteries containing cells made by Sony Corp., it said Friday. The offer covers computers sold worldwide and is separate from a similar announcement made by the company last week.
Microsoft still scrambling to patch July bugs
It has become a familiar pattern: A hacker posts exploit code to a security Web site; Microsoft Corp. follows soon after with a warning to customers.
UNIX TIP
Mirroring your root partition with Solaris Volume Manager
By Sandra Henry-Stocker
Solaris Volume Manager can make easy work of mirroring your root file system, but you have to use the right commands in the right sequence to make easy work of this task. In this week's column, we'll run through each of the commands required to mirror root and show how you can check on what is happening in each step.
ITWHIRLED
Geek Comic of the Week: Intergalactic Law
This strip is just getting under way, and it's already one of our favorites. Can a one-eyed, one-breasted alien be penalized in divorce proceedings because she tried to eat her soon-to-be-ex-husband? Can an intern be forced to help perfect pirate antics? This strip has the answers to these questions and much more.
A great geek T-shirt could be yours. Learn how!
Thursday, September 28, 2006
HP's top lawyer resigns ... Accenture hands $3.7B UK health IT contracts to CSC
Today's IT News Audio Update
HP's top lawyer resigns ... Yahoo buys Jumpcut.com ... Intel unveils new notebook platform
HIGHLIGHTS
News: HP's general counsel quits
News: Accenture hands $3.7B UK health IT contracts to CSC
News: BenQ Mobile to file for bankruptcy in Germany
News: Yahoo buys Web video site Jumpcut
News: HP CEO describes a 'rogue' investigation
Tip: File sharing in Windows Vista
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NEWS UPDATES
HP's general counsel quits
Another top Hewlett-Packard Co. executive will leave the company, with HP's announcement on Thursday that its general counsel, Ann Baskins, has resigned, effective immediately.
Accenture hands $3.7B UK health IT contracts to CSC
Accenture Ltd. has walked away from two contracts to deliver regional IT systems and services to the U.K. National Health Service (NHS). An alliance led by Computer Sciences Corp. will take over the contracts, the companies announced Thursday. CSC already has contracts to deliver services in two other regions.
BenQ Mobile to file for bankruptcy in Germany
BenQ Mobile GmbH & Co. OHG plans to file for bankruptcy protection in Germany after its Taiwanese parent decided to stop investing in the money-losing operation, the mobile phone maker said Thursday.
Yahoo buys Web video site Jumpcut
Yahoo Inc. agreed to buy Web video editing and publishing site Jumpcut.com on Wednesday, as Internet companies continue to seek ways to compete with YouTube Inc.
HP CEO describes a 'rogue' investigation
Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Hurd blamed the scandal that has besieged his company on "a rogue investigation" that got out of hand, in an advance copy of his Congressional testimony released by a House Subcommittee on Wednesday.
HD DVD coming to Xbox 360 in US, Europe
Microsoft Corp. has expanded on its plans to launch an HD DVD drive for its Xbox 360 console to markets in North America and Europe, the company said at its X06 gaming event in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday.
TIP
BS generator for a new generation
Anyone who was around during the tech boom of the late 90s remembers the Dack.com BS generator, which produced such gems as "implement killer web-readiness" that you could sprinkle into your conference calls with salivating VCs. Now Emptybottle.org has updated the concept for the new Web 2.0 world, so you can post pearls of wisdom like "integrate long-tail platforms" to your blog, where salivating VCs will read it.
A great geek T-shirt could be yours. Learn how!
HP's top lawyer resigns ... Yahoo buys Jumpcut.com ... Intel unveils new notebook platform
HIGHLIGHTS
News: HP's general counsel quits
News: Accenture hands $3.7B UK health IT contracts to CSC
News: BenQ Mobile to file for bankruptcy in Germany
News: Yahoo buys Web video site Jumpcut
News: HP CEO describes a 'rogue' investigation
Tip: File sharing in Windows Vista
ITwhirled: A great geek T-shirt could be yours. Just 3 days left to enter!
NEWS UPDATES
HP's general counsel quits
Another top Hewlett-Packard Co. executive will leave the company, with HP's announcement on Thursday that its general counsel, Ann Baskins, has resigned, effective immediately.
Accenture hands $3.7B UK health IT contracts to CSC
Accenture Ltd. has walked away from two contracts to deliver regional IT systems and services to the U.K. National Health Service (NHS). An alliance led by Computer Sciences Corp. will take over the contracts, the companies announced Thursday. CSC already has contracts to deliver services in two other regions.
BenQ Mobile to file for bankruptcy in Germany
BenQ Mobile GmbH & Co. OHG plans to file for bankruptcy protection in Germany after its Taiwanese parent decided to stop investing in the money-losing operation, the mobile phone maker said Thursday.
Yahoo buys Web video site Jumpcut
Yahoo Inc. agreed to buy Web video editing and publishing site Jumpcut.com on Wednesday, as Internet companies continue to seek ways to compete with YouTube Inc.
HP CEO describes a 'rogue' investigation
Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Hurd blamed the scandal that has besieged his company on "a rogue investigation" that got out of hand, in an advance copy of his Congressional testimony released by a House Subcommittee on Wednesday.
HD DVD coming to Xbox 360 in US, Europe
Microsoft Corp. has expanded on its plans to launch an HD DVD drive for its Xbox 360 console to markets in North America and Europe, the company said at its X06 gaming event in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday.
TIP
BS generator for a new generation
Anyone who was around during the tech boom of the late 90s remembers the Dack.com BS generator, which produced such gems as "implement killer web-readiness" that you could sprinkle into your conference calls with salivating VCs. Now Emptybottle.org has updated the concept for the new Web 2.0 world, so you can post pearls of wisdom like "integrate long-tail platforms" to your blog, where salivating VCs will read it.
A great geek T-shirt could be yours. Learn how!
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Court dismisses part of AMD's case against Intel ... Microsoft offers early fix for critical IE bug
Today's IT News Audio Update
Intel to ship quad-core chips ... Lime Wire sues record companies ... Microsoft patches IE vulnerability
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Court dismisses part of AMD's case against Intel
News: Oracle unveils first core Berkeley DB release
News: Intel to ship quad-core chips in November
News: Microsoft offers early fix for critical IE bug
News: Sophos AV upgraded to block unwanted programs
Security Tip: Keep a lookout for toll call fraud
ITwhirled: A great geek T-shirt could be yours. Only 4 days left!
NEWS UPDATES
Court dismisses part of AMD's case against Intel
A district court judge in the U.S. state of Delaware has dismissed part of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s lawsuit against Intel Corp. The dismissed claims relate to alleged business practices of Intel that AMD claims affected sales of its own microprocessors.
Oracle unveils first core Berkeley DB release
Oracle Corp. is releasing its first version of the core Berkeley DB embedded database since acquiring the software through its February purchase of open-source developer Sleepycat Software Inc.
Intel to ship quad-core chips in November
Intel Corp. will ship quad-core processors in November for servers and gaming PCs, accelerating its effort to regain momentum in sales of power-efficient chips.
Microsoft offers early fix for critical IE bug
With attackers finding new ways to exploit a critical flaw in Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp. has released a patch for the problem, ahead of its next scheduled round of security updates.
Sophos AV upgraded to block unwanted programs
Security vendor Sophos PLC has upgraded its antivirus software to allow system administrators to block the installation of file-sharing, VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and instant-messaging programs, the company announced Wednesday.
Server failure makes Google, others unavailable
The failure of a DNS (domain name system) server at Comcast Corp. caused problems for some Web surfers in the northeast section of the U.S. Tuesday, making several Web sites, including Google, inaccessible.
Signiant offers remote office data solution
Signiant Inc. has addressed the problem of tape data backup in remote offices by removing tape from the enterprise entirely. The company will unveil its Mobilize for Remote Data Protection product at the Storage Decisions Conference that opens Wednesday in New York City.
SECURITY TIP
Keep a lookout for toll call fraud
By Brent Huston, MicroSolved, Inc.
Toll call fraud is a serious concern for organizations today. The FBI and FCC estimate that more than 4 billion dollars are lost each year due to the problem. As information security folks, we are often so focused on the computer networks and threats against them that we tend to forget that the phone system could be used to hurt us too. Avoid toll fraud by watching for these things.
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
10 NFL Quarterbacks on the hot seat ... The 10 Best Resources for CSS ... Top Ten Best Honeymoon Destinations ... 10 Programming Languages You Should Learn Right Now ... Ten CSS tricks you may not know
A great geek T-shirt could be yours. Learn how!
Intel to ship quad-core chips ... Lime Wire sues record companies ... Microsoft patches IE vulnerability
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Court dismisses part of AMD's case against Intel
News: Oracle unveils first core Berkeley DB release
News: Intel to ship quad-core chips in November
News: Microsoft offers early fix for critical IE bug
News: Sophos AV upgraded to block unwanted programs
Security Tip: Keep a lookout for toll call fraud
ITwhirled: A great geek T-shirt could be yours. Only 4 days left!
NEWS UPDATES
Court dismisses part of AMD's case against Intel
A district court judge in the U.S. state of Delaware has dismissed part of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s lawsuit against Intel Corp. The dismissed claims relate to alleged business practices of Intel that AMD claims affected sales of its own microprocessors.
Oracle unveils first core Berkeley DB release
Oracle Corp. is releasing its first version of the core Berkeley DB embedded database since acquiring the software through its February purchase of open-source developer Sleepycat Software Inc.
Intel to ship quad-core chips in November
Intel Corp. will ship quad-core processors in November for servers and gaming PCs, accelerating its effort to regain momentum in sales of power-efficient chips.
Microsoft offers early fix for critical IE bug
With attackers finding new ways to exploit a critical flaw in Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp. has released a patch for the problem, ahead of its next scheduled round of security updates.
Sophos AV upgraded to block unwanted programs
Security vendor Sophos PLC has upgraded its antivirus software to allow system administrators to block the installation of file-sharing, VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and instant-messaging programs, the company announced Wednesday.
Server failure makes Google, others unavailable
The failure of a DNS (domain name system) server at Comcast Corp. caused problems for some Web surfers in the northeast section of the U.S. Tuesday, making several Web sites, including Google, inaccessible.
Signiant offers remote office data solution
Signiant Inc. has addressed the problem of tape data backup in remote offices by removing tape from the enterprise entirely. The company will unveil its Mobilize for Remote Data Protection product at the Storage Decisions Conference that opens Wednesday in New York City.
SECURITY TIP
Keep a lookout for toll call fraud
By Brent Huston, MicroSolved, Inc.
Toll call fraud is a serious concern for organizations today. The FBI and FCC estimate that more than 4 billion dollars are lost each year due to the problem. As information security folks, we are often so focused on the computer networks and threats against them that we tend to forget that the phone system could be used to hurt us too. Avoid toll fraud by watching for these things.
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
10 NFL Quarterbacks on the hot seat ... The 10 Best Resources for CSS ... Top Ten Best Honeymoon Destinations ... 10 Programming Languages You Should Learn Right Now ... Ten CSS tricks you may not know
A great geek T-shirt could be yours. Learn how!
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