HIGHLIGHTS
News: Skype upgrade to get smart new features
News: Sun expands support for Ubuntu Linux
News: Dell puts four-core processors in servers, workstations
News: IDG plans computer games event to fill E3 void
Windows Tip: Outlook merge mail vs. DLs
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Don't fall prey to "office-itis"
NEWS UPDATES
Skype upgrade to get smart new features
Skype Ltd. will begin testing an upgrade of its free communications software that can automatically detect phone numbers in Web pages and initiate calls.
Sun expands support for Ubuntu Linux
Sun Microsystems Inc. is making its Java Enterprise Edition 5 programming platform available on the open-source Ubuntu Linux distribution.
Dell puts four-core processors in servers, workstations
Dell Inc. will begin shipping its first servers and workstations running quad-core Intel processors in a two-socket configuration next week. Dell will feature the Quad-Core Xeon 5300 processor from Intel Corp. on its PowerEdge rack and blade style servers, and in Precision workstations.
IDG plans computer games event to fill E3 void
IDG World Expo will attempt to fill the void left by the scaling back of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) computer games show by starting a new event in 2007 aimed at gamers, it said Wednesday.
Novell deal to cost Microsoft hundreds of millions
Microsoft Corp will spend more than $440 million in licensing fees and sales and marketing costs over the next five years to keep up its end of the historic Linux agreement it made with Novell Inc., according to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission documents filed by Novell on Tuesday.
Samsung debuts combined mini-PC phone
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has taken a stab at what the next generation of wireless broadband devices will look like, unveiling a converged computer and mobile phone that uses 3G and mobile WiMax connections.
Seagate cans distributor for blocking third-party audit
Seagate Technology LLC has broken off its distributor relationship with Singapore's eSys Technologies Pte. Ltd., previously the company's largest distributor, after it denied access to its accounts for an audit, the hard-disk maker said in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing.
SAP invests in another NetWeaver partner
SAP AG has made an undisclosed investment in a Visiprise Inc., a company that develops integration software for manufacturing companies that use SAP's NetWeaver platform.
NY Times to expand citizen journalism features
The New York Times Co. plans to add capabilities to the Web site of its flagship newspaper so that readers can submit more content to it, like photos and reports from the field, the company's chairman said Tuesday.
Yahoo tests mobile banner ads
After U.S. mobile subscribers have paid their carriers for data plans, advertisers on Yahoo Inc. mobile services this week will start trying to sell them other things.
WINDOWS TIP
Outlook merge mail vs. DLs
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises
Ever needed to send an email out to a lot of contacts in your organization or customer base in a hurry? Here's a tip that may help if your mail client is Outlook 2003.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
E-voting problems reported in U.S. ... Microsoft to issue domain names ... Intel, Micron plan Singapore memory plant
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Don't fall prey to "office-itis"
Just because you sit in front of a computer all day instead of digging ditches for a living doesn't mean that your body doesn't suffer for it. Office workers routinely experience fatigue, headaches, back and neck pain, and stomach and vision problems as a result of their jobs. Only one in three escape unscathed.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
She's a 10: Top 10 headphones reviewed
- 10 Useless or even dangerous first aid myths
- 10 Pros & cons of switching from Windows to Mac OS X
- 10 reasons people make stupid decisions
- Top 10 headphones reviewed
- Top 10 controversial pieces of evidence for extraterrestrial life
HP, SAP embark on collaborative research ... PlayStation 3 hits Net auctions
HIGHLIGHTS
News: HP, SAP embark on major collaborative research
News: Ahead of launch, PlayStation 3 hits Net auctions
News: Flash and Firefox to unite
News: NTP files patent infringement suit against Palm
Windows Tip: Planning VoIP deployments
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Top 10 headphones reviewed
NEWS UPDATES
HP, SAP embark on major collaborative research
The research organizations at Hewlett-Packard Co. and SAP AG will work together to resolve IT issues faced by their joint customers, notably around virtualization.
Ahead of launch, PlayStation 3 hits Net auctions
The PlayStation 3 won't hit store shelves until this weekend in Japan and next week in North America, but that hasn't stopped it already appearing on Internet auction sites.
Flash and Firefox to unite
Adobe Systems Inc. will contribute source code to the Mozilla Foundation as the two organizations aim to establish a standard scripting language that developers can use to create interactive applications for Adobe's Flash Player and Mozilla's Firefox browser.
NTP files patent infringement suit against Palm
NTP Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Palm Inc., echoing the allegations the patent-holding firm made that nearly shut down Research in Motion Ltd.'s (RIM's) BlackBerry service.
Network Appliance adds to storage lineup
Network Appliance Inc. is introducing midrange network storage platforms Tuesday that it says pose a competitive challenge to storage devices from rivals EMC Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co.
BEA unveils latest SOA integration tools
Middleware vendor BEA Systems Inc. has announced the first three members of its Enterprise Integration Portfolio (EIP), tools aimed at helping users at different stages of their SOA (service-oriented architecture) deployments.
VOIP is step toward open IT
Experts discussing Internet telephony strategies at the Von conference in Berlin view VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) as a key step toward open communication infrastructures.
Siemens looks to UWB for broadband video
IPTV (Internet Protocol television) is no good if it can't get from the broadband router to the TV, so a Siemens AG division is going to use high-bandwidth wireless technology in gear that carriers will distribute to their subscribers.
Microsoft enhances online maps in local search
Microsoft Corp. plans to up the ante in local search by adding 3D models of 15 U.S. cities to the maps of its Live Local service. The 3D models will allow users to zoom into these metro areas and "fly" over and into them using their Web browser, a Microsoft official said.
WINDOWS TIP
Planning VoIP deployments
By Barrie Dempster, WindowsNetworking.com
This article discusses management of the VoIP PBX, and proposes that it be treated as another service which should be comprehensively managed by the network administrator. It will demonstrate how Voice connectivity relates to data networks and how to effectively and securely implement a PBX within the context of a network infrastructure.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
NTP files lawsuit against Palm ... Nvidia acquires PortalPlayer ... NCR ordered to reinstate executive fired over porn
INTERVIEW
Microsoft: Door open to open-source pacts
Last week's pact between Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. has led to widespread speculation over the long-term impact on the adoption of open-source software. Under the deal, the companies will work on ways to enable Novell's Linux distribution, Suse, and Microsoft's Windows operating system to work better together. They also reached a patent truce in which users of the other's software can't be sued for infringement, and Microsoft agreed not to sue noncommercial open-source developers. On Monday, Microsoft's Bill Hilf, general manager for platform strategy, spoke further about the deal, addressing how Microsoft views its intellectual property relative to Linux.
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
10 Useless or even dangerous first aid myths ... 10 Pros & cons of switching from Windows to Mac OS X ... 10 Reasons people make stupid decisions ... Top 10 headphones reviewed ... Top 10 controversial pieces of evidence for extraterrestrial life
News: HP, SAP embark on major collaborative research
News: Ahead of launch, PlayStation 3 hits Net auctions
News: Flash and Firefox to unite
News: NTP files patent infringement suit against Palm
Windows Tip: Planning VoIP deployments
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Top 10 headphones reviewed
NEWS UPDATES
HP, SAP embark on major collaborative research
The research organizations at Hewlett-Packard Co. and SAP AG will work together to resolve IT issues faced by their joint customers, notably around virtualization.
Ahead of launch, PlayStation 3 hits Net auctions
The PlayStation 3 won't hit store shelves until this weekend in Japan and next week in North America, but that hasn't stopped it already appearing on Internet auction sites.
Flash and Firefox to unite
Adobe Systems Inc. will contribute source code to the Mozilla Foundation as the two organizations aim to establish a standard scripting language that developers can use to create interactive applications for Adobe's Flash Player and Mozilla's Firefox browser.
NTP files patent infringement suit against Palm
NTP Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Palm Inc., echoing the allegations the patent-holding firm made that nearly shut down Research in Motion Ltd.'s (RIM's) BlackBerry service.
Network Appliance adds to storage lineup
Network Appliance Inc. is introducing midrange network storage platforms Tuesday that it says pose a competitive challenge to storage devices from rivals EMC Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co.
BEA unveils latest SOA integration tools
Middleware vendor BEA Systems Inc. has announced the first three members of its Enterprise Integration Portfolio (EIP), tools aimed at helping users at different stages of their SOA (service-oriented architecture) deployments.
VOIP is step toward open IT
Experts discussing Internet telephony strategies at the Von conference in Berlin view VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) as a key step toward open communication infrastructures.
Siemens looks to UWB for broadband video
IPTV (Internet Protocol television) is no good if it can't get from the broadband router to the TV, so a Siemens AG division is going to use high-bandwidth wireless technology in gear that carriers will distribute to their subscribers.
Microsoft enhances online maps in local search
Microsoft Corp. plans to up the ante in local search by adding 3D models of 15 U.S. cities to the maps of its Live Local service. The 3D models will allow users to zoom into these metro areas and "fly" over and into them using their Web browser, a Microsoft official said.
WINDOWS TIP
Planning VoIP deployments
By Barrie Dempster, WindowsNetworking.com
This article discusses management of the VoIP PBX, and proposes that it be treated as another service which should be comprehensively managed by the network administrator. It will demonstrate how Voice connectivity relates to data networks and how to effectively and securely implement a PBX within the context of a network infrastructure.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
NTP files lawsuit against Palm ... Nvidia acquires PortalPlayer ... NCR ordered to reinstate executive fired over porn
INTERVIEW
Microsoft: Door open to open-source pacts
Last week's pact between Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. has led to widespread speculation over the long-term impact on the adoption of open-source software. Under the deal, the companies will work on ways to enable Novell's Linux distribution, Suse, and Microsoft's Windows operating system to work better together. They also reached a patent truce in which users of the other's software can't be sued for infringement, and Microsoft agreed not to sue noncommercial open-source developers. On Monday, Microsoft's Bill Hilf, general manager for platform strategy, spoke further about the deal, addressing how Microsoft views its intellectual property relative to Linux.
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
10 Useless or even dangerous first aid myths ... 10 Pros & cons of switching from Windows to Mac OS X ... 10 Reasons people make stupid decisions ... Top 10 headphones reviewed ... Top 10 controversial pieces of evidence for extraterrestrial life
Monday, November 06, 2006
Microsoft vulnerability rooted in ActiveX control ... MySpace launches Japanese version
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft vulnerability rooted in ActiveX control
News: MySpace launches Japanese version
News: Wikipedia hijacked by malware
News: Aruba upgrades products for 'VoFi'
Interview: Security basics: Why process matters
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: FTC's Buddy Builder game teaches social-networking safety
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft vulnerability rooted in ActiveX control
Microsoft Corp. is investigating reports of a vulnerability in a Windows ActiveX control that could allow an attacker to remotely take control of a computer, according to an advisory issued Friday. One security company rated the vulnerability critical, while Microsoft said it allowed only limited attacks.
MySpace launches Japanese version
News Corp. launched a Japanese version of its MySpace social networking service Monday. The Japanese service becomes the sixth national version and fourth language version of the service.
Wikipedia hijacked by malware
Malware writers have used a Wikipedia article and special storage features to attempt to plant malicious code on unsuspecting users' systems, the online encyclopedia's organizers have confirmed.
Aruba upgrades products for 'VoFi'
Aruba will support voice-quality links on office WLANs, disputing competitors' claims that the job needs a whole new architecture.
DriveSentry offers 'firewall' for storage drives
A Mountain View, California, startup company has developed what it calls a storage "firewall" to prevent computer viruses from wrecking the data on desktop computers.
INTERVIEW
Security basics: Why process matters
'The best technology in the world, not used properly, becomes completely worthless and works against you because it gives you a false sense of security,' says Ira Winkler, author of Spies Among Us and President of Internet Security Advisor's Group. In this interview, Winkler discusses why security is primarily a process issue.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Red Hat decries Microsoft-Novell Linux alliance ... Microsoft cans Codename Max project ... Sony expands PS3 launch plans
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
FTC's Buddy Builder game teaches social-networking safety
The FTC has launched an online quiz-show style game called Buddy Builder to test users' abilities to spot potential threats on social networking Web sites. In the game, players move through rounds by correctly reacting to common requests found on social networking sites. For example, when the game asks: 'Accept or Deny: Wazzup? I think I know U -- send me your pic (in swimsuit, pls!)?' the correct response (obviously we hope) is to deny the request.
News: Microsoft vulnerability rooted in ActiveX control
News: MySpace launches Japanese version
News: Wikipedia hijacked by malware
News: Aruba upgrades products for 'VoFi'
Interview: Security basics: Why process matters
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: FTC's Buddy Builder game teaches social-networking safety
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft vulnerability rooted in ActiveX control
Microsoft Corp. is investigating reports of a vulnerability in a Windows ActiveX control that could allow an attacker to remotely take control of a computer, according to an advisory issued Friday. One security company rated the vulnerability critical, while Microsoft said it allowed only limited attacks.
MySpace launches Japanese version
News Corp. launched a Japanese version of its MySpace social networking service Monday. The Japanese service becomes the sixth national version and fourth language version of the service.
Wikipedia hijacked by malware
Malware writers have used a Wikipedia article and special storage features to attempt to plant malicious code on unsuspecting users' systems, the online encyclopedia's organizers have confirmed.
Aruba upgrades products for 'VoFi'
Aruba will support voice-quality links on office WLANs, disputing competitors' claims that the job needs a whole new architecture.
DriveSentry offers 'firewall' for storage drives
A Mountain View, California, startup company has developed what it calls a storage "firewall" to prevent computer viruses from wrecking the data on desktop computers.
INTERVIEW
Security basics: Why process matters
'The best technology in the world, not used properly, becomes completely worthless and works against you because it gives you a false sense of security,' says Ira Winkler, author of Spies Among Us and President of Internet Security Advisor's Group. In this interview, Winkler discusses why security is primarily a process issue.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Red Hat decries Microsoft-Novell Linux alliance ... Microsoft cans Codename Max project ... Sony expands PS3 launch plans
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
FTC's Buddy Builder game teaches social-networking safety
The FTC has launched an online quiz-show style game called Buddy Builder to test users' abilities to spot potential threats on social networking Web sites. In the game, players move through rounds by correctly reacting to common requests found on social networking sites. For example, when the game asks: 'Accept or Deny: Wazzup? I think I know U -- send me your pic (in swimsuit, pls!)?' the correct response (obviously we hope) is to deny the request.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Oracle buys SPL WorldGroup ... MS closes photo sharing development project
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Oracle buys SPL WorldGroup for public sector business
News: Microsoft closes Max photo sharing development project
News: Linux advocates wary of Novell-Microsoft tie
News: FCC delays decision on AT&T-Bellsouth merger again
Unix Tip: Filename completion
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Geek Comic of the Week: Wondermark
NEWS UPDATES
Oracle buys SPL WorldGroup for public sector business http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2428/061103oraclespl/index.html
Oracle Corp. Friday said it acquired SPL WorldGroup in an effort to better target public sector utility companies. The terms of the deal weren't disclosed. SPL develops revenue and operations management software for utilities, and tax management software for government agencies.
Microsoft closes Max photo sharing development project http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2987/061103msmax/index.html
Microsoft Corp. has closed a project to develop a tool, Codename Max, for sharing photos with friends and reading RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds, among other functions.
Linux advocates wary of Novell-Microsoft tie http://open.itworld.com/4917/061103novellms/page_1.html
Novell Inc. investors may be cheering the Linux vendor's historic partnership with Microsoft Corp., but Linux advocates had an entirely different reaction Thursday, expressing concerns that the deal may hint at future patent lawsuits and possibly even violate Linux's software license.
FCC delays decision on AT&T-Bellsouth merger again http://www.itworld.com/Man/2697/061103attfcc/index.html
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has once again delayed its decision on AT&T Corp.'s proposed acquisition of BellSouth Corp. The agency was scheduled to consider the acquisition on Friday, but on Thursday it deleted the agenda item regarding the acquisition from its Friday schedule.
Microsoft unwraps Zune site, makes changes to MSN music http://www.itworld.com/Tech/5051/061103zune/index.html
Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new Web site that describes features of the upcoming Zune music store and also revealed that MSN Music won't continue to sell digital songs.
Oracle to acquire Stellent for $440 million http://www.itworld.com/App/4108/061103oraclestellant/index.html
Oracle Corp. Thursday continued its string of acquisitions, announcing it will buy content management software company Stellent Inc. for about $440 million.
Security threat changing, says Symantec CEO http://security.itworld.com/4337/061103securitythreat/page_1.html
The threat posed to computer users and companies by hackers is shifting from attacks on the computers to attacks on electronic transactions, according to the head of one of the world's largest security software vendors.
HP now offers cluster computing on Windows http://www.itworld.com/Comp/1181/061103hpcluster/index.html
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cluster computing products can now run a Microsoft Corp. cluster operating system, which should be helpful to end users familiar with the ubiquitous Windows operating system.
UNIX TIP
Filename completion
By Sandra Henry-Stocker
A number of readers have recently asked how they set up and use filename completion in a variety of Unix shells. Since file completion does not work the same in every shell, we will examine how you can use this great time saving feature in csh (tcsh), bash and ksh.
Read the full article here:
http://open.itworld.com/5040/nlsunixfile061102/page_1.html
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update http://www.itworld.com/Tech/5042/daily_news_podcast/index.html
Former CA chief Kumar gets 12 years ... Microsoft to support Linux ... Microsoft backs down over Vista licensing
More podcasts
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/5042/
ITWHIRLED
Geek Comic of the Week: Wondermark
http://www.itworld.com/itwhirled/#comic
Would it be possible to create endless amusement from clip art Victoriana? David Malki illustrates that this is in fact the case in the sublime Wondermark. Find out how to defend your thesis -- from ninjas -- and why some people need to be put in jail for "felony podcasting."
News: Oracle buys SPL WorldGroup for public sector business
News: Microsoft closes Max photo sharing development project
News: Linux advocates wary of Novell-Microsoft tie
News: FCC delays decision on AT&T-Bellsouth merger again
Unix Tip: Filename completion
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Geek Comic of the Week: Wondermark
NEWS UPDATES
Oracle buys SPL WorldGroup for public sector business http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2428/061103oraclespl/index.html
Oracle Corp. Friday said it acquired SPL WorldGroup in an effort to better target public sector utility companies. The terms of the deal weren't disclosed. SPL develops revenue and operations management software for utilities, and tax management software for government agencies.
Microsoft closes Max photo sharing development project http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2987/061103msmax/index.html
Microsoft Corp. has closed a project to develop a tool, Codename Max, for sharing photos with friends and reading RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds, among other functions.
Linux advocates wary of Novell-Microsoft tie http://open.itworld.com/4917/061103novellms/page_1.html
Novell Inc. investors may be cheering the Linux vendor's historic partnership with Microsoft Corp., but Linux advocates had an entirely different reaction Thursday, expressing concerns that the deal may hint at future patent lawsuits and possibly even violate Linux's software license.
FCC delays decision on AT&T-Bellsouth merger again http://www.itworld.com/Man/2697/061103attfcc/index.html
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has once again delayed its decision on AT&T Corp.'s proposed acquisition of BellSouth Corp. The agency was scheduled to consider the acquisition on Friday, but on Thursday it deleted the agenda item regarding the acquisition from its Friday schedule.
Microsoft unwraps Zune site, makes changes to MSN music http://www.itworld.com/Tech/5051/061103zune/index.html
Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new Web site that describes features of the upcoming Zune music store and also revealed that MSN Music won't continue to sell digital songs.
Oracle to acquire Stellent for $440 million http://www.itworld.com/App/4108/061103oraclestellant/index.html
Oracle Corp. Thursday continued its string of acquisitions, announcing it will buy content management software company Stellent Inc. for about $440 million.
Security threat changing, says Symantec CEO http://security.itworld.com/4337/061103securitythreat/page_1.html
The threat posed to computer users and companies by hackers is shifting from attacks on the computers to attacks on electronic transactions, according to the head of one of the world's largest security software vendors.
HP now offers cluster computing on Windows http://www.itworld.com/Comp/1181/061103hpcluster/index.html
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s cluster computing products can now run a Microsoft Corp. cluster operating system, which should be helpful to end users familiar with the ubiquitous Windows operating system.
UNIX TIP
Filename completion
By Sandra Henry-Stocker
A number of readers have recently asked how they set up and use filename completion in a variety of Unix shells. Since file completion does not work the same in every shell, we will examine how you can use this great time saving feature in csh (tcsh), bash and ksh.
Read the full article here:
http://open.itworld.com/5040/nlsunixfile061102/page_1.html
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update http://www.itworld.com/Tech/5042/daily_news_podcast/index.html
Former CA chief Kumar gets 12 years ... Microsoft to support Linux ... Microsoft backs down over Vista licensing
More podcasts
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/5042/
ITWHIRLED
Geek Comic of the Week: Wondermark
http://www.itworld.com/itwhirled/#comic
Would it be possible to create endless amusement from clip art Victoriana? David Malki illustrates that this is in fact the case in the sublime Wondermark. Find out how to defend your thesis -- from ninjas -- and why some people need to be put in jail for "felony podcasting."
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Mozilla to fix second minor Firefox 2.0 bug ... UTube sues YouTube
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Symantec CEO encouraged by MS moves on Vista
News: UTube sues YouTube
News: Google preps mobile app for Gmail
News: Mozilla pledges to fix second minor Firefox 2.0 bug
Opinion: What's in your pack? Security tools for road warriors
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: MySpace miscreant of the week
IN THE NEWS
Symantec CEO encouraged by MS moves on Vista
The head of Symantec Corp. said Thursday that he is encouraged by recent statements from Microsoft Corp. that it plans to work with security software companies and provide them with more access to the Windows Vista operating system.
UTube sues YouTube
A dealer of used tube and pipe equipment filed a lawsuit this week hoping to strip YouTube Inc. of its domain name.
Google preps mobile app for Gmail
On Thursday, Google plans to launch a new downloadable application for Java-enabled mobile devices that acts as a client for Gmail, letting users read, create, delete, search, send and receive e-mail messages.
Mozilla pledges to fix second minor Firefox 2.0 bug
A second minor bug found in the Firefox 2.0 Web browser will be fixed, but users shouldn't encounter much of a problem in the mean time, a Mozilla Corp. official said Thursday.
Vista, Office 2007 to launch in US on Nov. 30
After years of waiting, U.S. business customers will finally have a chance to get their hands on Windows Vista and Office 2007 when Microsoft Corp. launches the products on Nov. 30 at an event in New York City.
IBM expands BI alliance with Business Objects
IBM Corp. is increasing the scope of its existing relationship with business intelligence (BI) software vendor Business Objects SA with a particular focus on midmarket customers.
Users grow impatient with Google's Blogger
Some users of Google Inc.'s Blogger are steaming over persistent problems that have affected the popular blog hosting and publishing service in recent weeks. Outages and sluggish and erratic performance have reached unacceptable levels for some publishers who voiced their displeasure in interviews on Wednesday.
Hacker project puts spotlight back on Mac security
The security of Apple Computer Inc.'s wireless drivers is under scrutiny again, thanks to a new hacker project. On Wednesday HD Moore posted code that exploits a flaw in the Proxim Wireless Corp. Orinoco wireless cards used by PowerBook and iMac computers built between 1999 and 2003.
IBM introduces virtualization dashboard
IBM Corp. Thursday is introducing a new tool to manage virtualized data centers even if the center is running different types of virtualization software.
OPINION
What's in your pack? Security tools for road warriors
By Brent Huston, MicroSolved, Inc.
I am often asked about the security tools that I regularly use, so here's a look at what I carry every day -- whether I'm on the road meeting with clients or at the office. You never know ... you might find a tool or two here worthy of a spot in your own security backpack.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Universal Tube sues YouTube over domain name ... Symantec CEO won't rule out MS antitrust complaint .... Blogger users unhappy
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
MySpace miscreant of the week: Student impersonates teacher online
You might think that it would be inappropriate and not very smart for a schoolteacher to put comments about his students in a public, online forum like a MySpace page, and you'd be right. But the Connecticut teacher who appeared to do just that had a good excuse: the profile was actually created and updated by a thirteen-year-old student.
News: Symantec CEO encouraged by MS moves on Vista
News: UTube sues YouTube
News: Google preps mobile app for Gmail
News: Mozilla pledges to fix second minor Firefox 2.0 bug
Opinion: What's in your pack? Security tools for road warriors
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: MySpace miscreant of the week
IN THE NEWS
Symantec CEO encouraged by MS moves on Vista
The head of Symantec Corp. said Thursday that he is encouraged by recent statements from Microsoft Corp. that it plans to work with security software companies and provide them with more access to the Windows Vista operating system.
UTube sues YouTube
A dealer of used tube and pipe equipment filed a lawsuit this week hoping to strip YouTube Inc. of its domain name.
Google preps mobile app for Gmail
On Thursday, Google plans to launch a new downloadable application for Java-enabled mobile devices that acts as a client for Gmail, letting users read, create, delete, search, send and receive e-mail messages.
Mozilla pledges to fix second minor Firefox 2.0 bug
A second minor bug found in the Firefox 2.0 Web browser will be fixed, but users shouldn't encounter much of a problem in the mean time, a Mozilla Corp. official said Thursday.
Vista, Office 2007 to launch in US on Nov. 30
After years of waiting, U.S. business customers will finally have a chance to get their hands on Windows Vista and Office 2007 when Microsoft Corp. launches the products on Nov. 30 at an event in New York City.
IBM expands BI alliance with Business Objects
IBM Corp. is increasing the scope of its existing relationship with business intelligence (BI) software vendor Business Objects SA with a particular focus on midmarket customers.
Users grow impatient with Google's Blogger
Some users of Google Inc.'s Blogger are steaming over persistent problems that have affected the popular blog hosting and publishing service in recent weeks. Outages and sluggish and erratic performance have reached unacceptable levels for some publishers who voiced their displeasure in interviews on Wednesday.
Hacker project puts spotlight back on Mac security
The security of Apple Computer Inc.'s wireless drivers is under scrutiny again, thanks to a new hacker project. On Wednesday HD Moore posted code that exploits a flaw in the Proxim Wireless Corp. Orinoco wireless cards used by PowerBook and iMac computers built between 1999 and 2003.
IBM introduces virtualization dashboard
IBM Corp. Thursday is introducing a new tool to manage virtualized data centers even if the center is running different types of virtualization software.
OPINION
What's in your pack? Security tools for road warriors
By Brent Huston, MicroSolved, Inc.
I am often asked about the security tools that I regularly use, so here's a look at what I carry every day -- whether I'm on the road meeting with clients or at the office. You never know ... you might find a tool or two here worthy of a spot in your own security backpack.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Universal Tube sues YouTube over domain name ... Symantec CEO won't rule out MS antitrust complaint .... Blogger users unhappy
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
MySpace miscreant of the week: Student impersonates teacher online
You might think that it would be inappropriate and not very smart for a schoolteacher to put comments about his students in a public, online forum like a MySpace page, and you'd be right. But the Connecticut teacher who appeared to do just that had a good excuse: the profile was actually created and updated by a thirteen-year-old student.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
MS launches upgraded embedded OS, CE 6 ... Hitachi maps out 2.5-inch hard disk roadmap
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft launches upgraded embedded OS, CE 6
News: Hitachi maps out 2.5-inch hard disk roadmap
News: Former McAfee executive settles with SEC
News: Vulnerability found in Visual Studio 2005
Storage Tip: Self-service storage recovery
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Math nerds ruin lotto fun for ordinary folk
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft launches upgraded embedded OS, CE 6
Microsoft Corp. is courting embedded device developers by including new tools with the release on Wednesday of Windows Embedded CE 6.0, designed to run a wider variety of applications.
Hitachi maps out 2.5-inch hard disk roadmap
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. (HGST) is planning capacity increases for its 2.5-inch hard-disk drives over the next 12 months, the company said Wednesday. In the first half of 2007, HGST anticipates a 200G byte 7,200rpm drive and in the latter half of the year a 5,400rpm drive with a capacity of around 250G bytes.
Former McAfee executive settles with SEC
A former financial officer at McAfee Inc., the security software company that has been under fire since 2002 for accounting irregularities, has agreed to pay over $757,000 to settle fraud charges by the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission.
Vulnerability found in Visual Studio 2005
A vulnerability in Visual Studio 2005 could let an attacker execute code on a targeted Windows machine, Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday. Danish security vendor Secunia AsP rated the vulnerability as "extremely critical" since it hasn't been patched and there are unconfirmed reports it's being exploited, said Thomas Kristensen, chief technology officer for Secunia.
Cicero supports Wi-Fi cellular roaming on Nokia phones
Some users of Nokia Corp.'s combined Wi-Fi and cellular phones will soon be able to make voice calls that can roam between the two networks without dropping the call.
New alliance puts crosshairs on spam
The StopSpamAlliance Web site launched on Tuesday, the result of a plan hatched at the World Summit on the Information Society meeting in Tunisia in November 2005. The alliance brings together several organizations to better coordinate efforts to stop spammers, who frequently frustrate law enforcement efforts by running operations across borders.
U.S. intelligence community's wiki aids info sharing
Members of the U.S. government's intelligence community are using a Wikipedia-like community networking Web site to share information across agency boundaries and open dialogue about disagreements over assessments such as those that led to the war in Iraq, project leaders said.
Vista licensing also limits benchmarking
License transfers aren't the only thing the End User License Agreement (EULA) for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista OS limits. The license also puts restrictions on how benchmarks of certain components of the OS can be published, another issue that is raising eyebrows as Microsoft still has not clarified how changes will specifically affect users.
Apps player Infor aims at $3 billion business within 12 months
Midmarket applications vendor Infor Global Solutions shows no signs of satisfying its hunger for gobbling up its peers in the hopes of becoming a US$3 billion business within a year.
STORAGE TIP
Self-service storage recovery
By David Hill, Mesabi Group
There are steps you can take to make your users more self sufficient when it comes to the safety of their stored data, but not before your basic data protection infrastructure is in place.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
AMD wants more Intel documents for antitrust case ... TCS acquires Swiss software company ... Google buys JotSpot
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Math nerds ruin lotto fun for ordinary folk
A syndicate of university professors and tutors in the U.K. have used their professional knowledge of mathematics and probability to win a $9.9 million lotto jackpot. Math dummies should take heart, though: it took them four years and $6,600 in ticket buys to finally get to the winning numbers.
News: Microsoft launches upgraded embedded OS, CE 6
News: Hitachi maps out 2.5-inch hard disk roadmap
News: Former McAfee executive settles with SEC
News: Vulnerability found in Visual Studio 2005
Storage Tip: Self-service storage recovery
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Math nerds ruin lotto fun for ordinary folk
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft launches upgraded embedded OS, CE 6
Microsoft Corp. is courting embedded device developers by including new tools with the release on Wednesday of Windows Embedded CE 6.0, designed to run a wider variety of applications.
Hitachi maps out 2.5-inch hard disk roadmap
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. (HGST) is planning capacity increases for its 2.5-inch hard-disk drives over the next 12 months, the company said Wednesday. In the first half of 2007, HGST anticipates a 200G byte 7,200rpm drive and in the latter half of the year a 5,400rpm drive with a capacity of around 250G bytes.
Former McAfee executive settles with SEC
A former financial officer at McAfee Inc., the security software company that has been under fire since 2002 for accounting irregularities, has agreed to pay over $757,000 to settle fraud charges by the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission.
Vulnerability found in Visual Studio 2005
A vulnerability in Visual Studio 2005 could let an attacker execute code on a targeted Windows machine, Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday. Danish security vendor Secunia AsP rated the vulnerability as "extremely critical" since it hasn't been patched and there are unconfirmed reports it's being exploited, said Thomas Kristensen, chief technology officer for Secunia.
Cicero supports Wi-Fi cellular roaming on Nokia phones
Some users of Nokia Corp.'s combined Wi-Fi and cellular phones will soon be able to make voice calls that can roam between the two networks without dropping the call.
New alliance puts crosshairs on spam
The StopSpamAlliance Web site launched on Tuesday, the result of a plan hatched at the World Summit on the Information Society meeting in Tunisia in November 2005. The alliance brings together several organizations to better coordinate efforts to stop spammers, who frequently frustrate law enforcement efforts by running operations across borders.
U.S. intelligence community's wiki aids info sharing
Members of the U.S. government's intelligence community are using a Wikipedia-like community networking Web site to share information across agency boundaries and open dialogue about disagreements over assessments such as those that led to the war in Iraq, project leaders said.
Vista licensing also limits benchmarking
License transfers aren't the only thing the End User License Agreement (EULA) for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Vista OS limits. The license also puts restrictions on how benchmarks of certain components of the OS can be published, another issue that is raising eyebrows as Microsoft still has not clarified how changes will specifically affect users.
Apps player Infor aims at $3 billion business within 12 months
Midmarket applications vendor Infor Global Solutions shows no signs of satisfying its hunger for gobbling up its peers in the hopes of becoming a US$3 billion business within a year.
STORAGE TIP
Self-service storage recovery
By David Hill, Mesabi Group
There are steps you can take to make your users more self sufficient when it comes to the safety of their stored data, but not before your basic data protection infrastructure is in place.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
AMD wants more Intel documents for antitrust case ... TCS acquires Swiss software company ... Google buys JotSpot
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Math nerds ruin lotto fun for ordinary folk
A syndicate of university professors and tutors in the U.K. have used their professional knowledge of mathematics and probability to win a $9.9 million lotto jackpot. Math dummies should take heart, though: it took them four years and $6,600 in ticket buys to finally get to the winning numbers.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
MS takes legal moves against auction pirates ... IBM launches SOA centers in India, China
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft takes legal moves against auction pirates
News: IBM launches SOA development centers in India, China
News: AMD asks court to consider Intel's worldwide activities
News: U.S. Dept. of Justice probes Sony SRAM sales
Opinion: IT Horror Stories. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Star Trek fans stun Christie's with collective buying power
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft takes legal moves against auction pirates
Microsoft Corp. is preparing 55 legal actions worldwide against sellers on auction sites who are hawking illegal copies of the company's software, the company said Tuesday.
IBM launches SOA development centers in India, China
IBM Corp. is setting up development centers in Beijing and Pune, India that will focus on developing industry-specific SOA (service-oriented architecture) services to be reused across various customers.
AMD asks court to consider Intel's worldwide activities
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has asked a U.S. court to compel Intel Corp. to disclose documents relating to its activities outside the U.S., as part of an ongoing antitrust lawsuit.
U.S. Dept. of Justice probes Sony SRAM sales
Sony Corp. said Tuesday that its U.S. unit, Sony Electronics Inc., has received a subpoena from the DOJ seeking information on its SRAM business. In a brief statement the company said it will cooperate with the request.
Office Live to emerge from beta November 15
Microsoft Corp.'s Office Live service is set to go out of beta Nov. 15, and will eventually offer small businesses a chance to buy ads from rival Google Inc. and others, according to a Microsoft executive.
HP looks to simplify SANs for the little guy
Hewlett-Packard Co. is readying a trio of storage products targeted at small- to medium-sized businesses with growing data storage needs.
Industry group to study benchmarks for virtualization
The Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC) this week is forming a group to discuss whether virtualization benchmarks are needed and, if so, then set those benchmarks over an estimated three-month process.
Nokia software aims to ease converged phone use
Typically, each time users of dual-mode phones try to access Internet services, they must choose which network they want to connect to, sometimes from a list of multiple cellular and Wi-Fi networks. But if a user subscribes to a service from a provider using Nokia's Service Suite, that choice can happen automatically, based on lowest cost and highest speed network or other parameters set by users or the service provider.
NTT DoCoMo, Intel to let users set OS on cell phones
NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Intel Corp. will publish Wednesday a set of specifications that will allow users to load a second operating system onto their cell phones, the companies said Tuesday.
OPINION
IT Horror Stories. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
By Peter Armstrong, BMC Software
The visions of axe murderers, zombies, and giant spiders that Halloween conjures are nothing compared to the very real threats to your enterprise. Do you have any idea of the potential nightmares that lay dormant within your own organization? Here are two true tales of IT terror, guaranteed to keep you up at night. Read them if you dare.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
French publisher association joins lawsuit against Google ... Microsoft releases Media Player 11 ... IBM and Lehman Brothers set up China investment fund
ITWHIRLED
Star Trek fans stun Christie's with collective buying power
An auction of Star Trek memorabilia netted more than $7 million -- including $576,000 for a model of the Enterprise alone.
News: Microsoft takes legal moves against auction pirates
News: IBM launches SOA development centers in India, China
News: AMD asks court to consider Intel's worldwide activities
News: U.S. Dept. of Justice probes Sony SRAM sales
Opinion: IT Horror Stories. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Star Trek fans stun Christie's with collective buying power
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft takes legal moves against auction pirates
Microsoft Corp. is preparing 55 legal actions worldwide against sellers on auction sites who are hawking illegal copies of the company's software, the company said Tuesday.
IBM launches SOA development centers in India, China
IBM Corp. is setting up development centers in Beijing and Pune, India that will focus on developing industry-specific SOA (service-oriented architecture) services to be reused across various customers.
AMD asks court to consider Intel's worldwide activities
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has asked a U.S. court to compel Intel Corp. to disclose documents relating to its activities outside the U.S., as part of an ongoing antitrust lawsuit.
U.S. Dept. of Justice probes Sony SRAM sales
Sony Corp. said Tuesday that its U.S. unit, Sony Electronics Inc., has received a subpoena from the DOJ seeking information on its SRAM business. In a brief statement the company said it will cooperate with the request.
Office Live to emerge from beta November 15
Microsoft Corp.'s Office Live service is set to go out of beta Nov. 15, and will eventually offer small businesses a chance to buy ads from rival Google Inc. and others, according to a Microsoft executive.
HP looks to simplify SANs for the little guy
Hewlett-Packard Co. is readying a trio of storage products targeted at small- to medium-sized businesses with growing data storage needs.
Industry group to study benchmarks for virtualization
The Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC) this week is forming a group to discuss whether virtualization benchmarks are needed and, if so, then set those benchmarks over an estimated three-month process.
Nokia software aims to ease converged phone use
Typically, each time users of dual-mode phones try to access Internet services, they must choose which network they want to connect to, sometimes from a list of multiple cellular and Wi-Fi networks. But if a user subscribes to a service from a provider using Nokia's Service Suite, that choice can happen automatically, based on lowest cost and highest speed network or other parameters set by users or the service provider.
NTT DoCoMo, Intel to let users set OS on cell phones
NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Intel Corp. will publish Wednesday a set of specifications that will allow users to load a second operating system onto their cell phones, the companies said Tuesday.
OPINION
IT Horror Stories. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
By Peter Armstrong, BMC Software
The visions of axe murderers, zombies, and giant spiders that Halloween conjures are nothing compared to the very real threats to your enterprise. Do you have any idea of the potential nightmares that lay dormant within your own organization? Here are two true tales of IT terror, guaranteed to keep you up at night. Read them if you dare.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
French publisher association joins lawsuit against Google ... Microsoft releases Media Player 11 ... IBM and Lehman Brothers set up China investment fund
ITWHIRLED
Star Trek fans stun Christie's with collective buying power
An auction of Star Trek memorabilia netted more than $7 million -- including $576,000 for a model of the Enterprise alone.
Monday, October 30, 2006
IBM and Lehman create $180M China venture fund ... Microsoft offers free SMB software
HIGHLIGHTS
News: IBM and Lehman Brothers create $180 million China venture fund
News: Plunging desktop demand could mean bargains for users
News: Microsoft offers free small-business software
News: Seagate tries again with encrypted drive
Opinion: Smaller, Cooler Blades
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: 10 seriously cool workplaces
NEWS UPDATES
IBM and Lehman Brothers create $180 million China venture fund
IBM Corp. and investment bank Lehman Brothers Inc. have set up a $180 million fund to invest in Chinese companies to help them transform themselves through the adoption of information technology and new business practices.
Plunging desktop demand could mean bargains for users
Demand for desktop PC motherboards "is falling off a cliff" in late October as users put off purchases until the Windows Vista OS launches in January, investment banking firm Goldman Sachs said Saturday.
Microsoft offers free small-business software
Microsoft Corp. has turned its accounting suite for small businesses into two separate offerings, one of which users can download for free starting Monday.
Seagate tries again with encrypted drive
Beginning early next year, Seagate Technology LLC will begin shipping its first widely available hard drives with built-in encryption.
Microsoft's new browser haunted by old flaw
A security problem originally found in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer 6 browser has returned to haunt IE7, the new version of the browser launched two weeks ago, a security consultant said Monday.
Red Hat defends support while buying back stock
The board of Linux distributor Red Hat Inc. has decided to buy back some of the company's stock to shore up its share price in the wake of a competitive blow from Oracle Corp.
OPINION
Smaller, Cooler Blades
By James Gaskin
I drove to Houston a couple of weeks ago to see HP, and take a tour of their factory where servers are stuffed into racks and cabinets. Let me start by talking about their new blade servers, and next week I'll tell you about my Factory Express tour.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Seagate develops drive with built-in encryption ... Online game retailer shut down by Sony lawsuit ... Intel to close Cambridge R&D lab
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
Top 10 Apple innovations ... 10 secrets to better memory use ... 10 HDTV myths ... Top 10 most effective ab exercises ... 10 seriously cool workplaces
News: IBM and Lehman Brothers create $180 million China venture fund
News: Plunging desktop demand could mean bargains for users
News: Microsoft offers free small-business software
News: Seagate tries again with encrypted drive
Opinion: Smaller, Cooler Blades
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: 10 seriously cool workplaces
NEWS UPDATES
IBM and Lehman Brothers create $180 million China venture fund
IBM Corp. and investment bank Lehman Brothers Inc. have set up a $180 million fund to invest in Chinese companies to help them transform themselves through the adoption of information technology and new business practices.
Plunging desktop demand could mean bargains for users
Demand for desktop PC motherboards "is falling off a cliff" in late October as users put off purchases until the Windows Vista OS launches in January, investment banking firm Goldman Sachs said Saturday.
Microsoft offers free small-business software
Microsoft Corp. has turned its accounting suite for small businesses into two separate offerings, one of which users can download for free starting Monday.
Seagate tries again with encrypted drive
Beginning early next year, Seagate Technology LLC will begin shipping its first widely available hard drives with built-in encryption.
Microsoft's new browser haunted by old flaw
A security problem originally found in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer 6 browser has returned to haunt IE7, the new version of the browser launched two weeks ago, a security consultant said Monday.
Red Hat defends support while buying back stock
The board of Linux distributor Red Hat Inc. has decided to buy back some of the company's stock to shore up its share price in the wake of a competitive blow from Oracle Corp.
OPINION
Smaller, Cooler Blades
By James Gaskin
I drove to Houston a couple of weeks ago to see HP, and take a tour of their factory where servers are stuffed into racks and cabinets. Let me start by talking about their new blade servers, and next week I'll tell you about my Factory Express tour.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Seagate develops drive with built-in encryption ... Online game retailer shut down by Sony lawsuit ... Intel to close Cambridge R&D lab
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
Top 10 Apple innovations ... 10 secrets to better memory use ... 10 HDTV myths ... Top 10 most effective ab exercises ... 10 seriously cool workplaces
Friday, October 27, 2006
SAP competitor throws in towel ... A series of unfortunate events hobble Blogger
HIGHLIGHTS
News: SAP competitor throws in towel
News: A series of unfortunate events hobble Blogger
News: Microsoft clarifies Vista licensing; users still irked
News: Another headache for Sony: falling PSP sales
Windows Tip: Managing local users and groups
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Geek Comic of the Week - EMOTICOMICS!
NEWS UPDATES
SAP competitor throws in towel
The air appears to be growing thinner for small suppliers of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software competing against industry giants SAP AG and Oracle Corp. Semiramis Software AG in Hanover, Germany, and Semiramis Software GmbH in Kirchbichl, Austria, have filed for bankruptcy protection, after failing to agree to a plan for turning around their loss-making operations, the companies said Thursday.
A series of unfortunate events hobble Blogger
Google Inc.'s Blogger has experienced availability problems in recent days, continuing a series of mishaps that began several weeks ago.
Microsoft clarifies Vista licensing; users still irked
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday finally attempted to clear up confusion over licensing of Windows Vista for power users who rebuild their PCs on a regular basis. But the answer from the software vendor did little to placate some users, who are still upset about Microsoft's one-machine transfer policy for Vista.
Another headache for Sony: falling PSP sales
As if the laptop battery recall and stumbles towards the launch of the PlayStation 3 weren't enough for it to deal with, Sony Corp. said this week that shipments of its PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld game device are well below expectations.
Wall Street Beat: Net, software buoys Nasdaq
Though earnings season has been a mixed bag, as usual, some encouraging trends are emerging in the Internet and software sectors. While the cost of doing business is high for companies whose business model is based on Internet search and sales, revenue has been rising for key companies.
Software, Xbox sales lift Microsoft to strong Q1
A strong quarter from its software server and entertainment divisions helped Microsoft Corp. beat Wall Street analyst expectations for the first quarter of fiscal 2007, which ended Sept. 30.
Sun Microsystems narrows loss significantly
Stronger sales of its Solaris 10 operating system helped Sun Microsystems Inc. cut its losses significantly in quarterly financial results released Thursday, beating analysts estimates.
WINDOWS TIP
Managing local users and groups
By Mitch Tulloch, MTIT Enterprises
Is being able to manage local users and groups using scripts useful to enterprise administrators? Here's what Ed Wilson, author of Microsoft VBScript Step by Step, and the Microsoft Windows Scripting with WMI: Self-Paced Learning Guide has to say on the topic.
Read the full article here
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Microsoft confirms licensing changes will hit power users ... IBM finds way to keep chips cooler ... Microsoft sees revenue rise 11 percent
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
Geek Comic of the Week: EMOTICOMICS!Simultaneously pushing the boundaries of both comics and emoticons, this series of dialogues between characters constructed out of elaborate series of punctuation marks varies from the philosophical to the absurd to the deeply juvenile. Look for special guest appearances by God and the devil (who can't be represented by images, even in emoticon form).
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Batteries, PS3 push Sony to Q2 operating loss ... Secunia finds another IE7 bug
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Batteries, PS3 push Sony to Q2 operating loss
News: Scottish school is first to use palm-vein biometrics
News: SAP co-founder Plattner backs new Open Source Forum
News: Bug causes Microsoft to push Vista RTM to Nov. 8
Opinion: The inevitability of cruft
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: GPS system drives obedient German into trouble
NEWS UPDATES
Batteries, PS3 push Sony to Q2 operating loss
The global recall and replacement of millions of laptop batteries, and start-up costs for the PlayStation 3 console, pushed Sony Corp.'s operations into the red for the July to September quarter, despite a jump in sales.
Scottish school is first to use palm-vein biometrics
The cafeteria at Todholm Primary School, in Paisley, Scotland, has gone cashless and students are buying lunches by holding their hands over a palm-vein recognition unit produced by Glasgow-based Yarg Biometrics Ltd.
SAP co-founder Plattner backs new Open Source Forum
Hasso Plattner, the billionaire co-founder of business software maker SAP AG, has teamed with IBM Corp. and Deutsche Telekom AG to host a forum aimed at giving open source software entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their business ideas to venture capitalists and other IT experts.
Bug causes Microsoft to push Vista RTM to Nov. 8
PC manufacturers that expected to get their hands on the final version of Windows Vista on Wednesday have to wait a couple more weeks for the OS, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
Mozilla team downplays first Firefox 2.0 bug reports
Of the two vulnerabilities in Firefox 2.0 reported since the browser's release on Tuesday, the first was patched in a previous version and the second alleged problem couldn't be replicated during testing, said Mike Schroepfer, vice president of engineering.
Cisco acquires Orative for $31 million
Cisco Systems Inc. continued its buying spree by announcing Thursday it will acquire privately-held mobile telephony software company Orative Corp. for $31 million in cash.
Capgemini to acquire IT services firm Kanbay
French IT services company Capgemini SA has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kanbay International Inc., an IT services firm in Rosemont, Illinois, to boost its services delivery from India, and its business in the financial services sector. The deal values Kanbay at
$1.25 billion.
Secunia claims second IE 7 flaw
Just one week after claiming that users of Microsoft Corp'.s Internet Explorer 7 browser could be at risk to an online attack, Danish security vendor Secunia ApS is reporting a new bug in the browser.
OPINION
The inevitability of cruft
By Sean McGrath
The word 'cruft' is a truly excellent word. From the moment the subject of this article entered my head, I knew I wanted to use it in the title. Now I have a dangerous habit of using words because they sound right at the time, even if they are not the right words in the sense of their meaning. Needless to say this can be a problem. Call it a character flaw. I thought it expedient to hit the dictionaries on 'cruft' just to be sure.
Read the full article here
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Oracle to offer full support for Red Hat Linux ... Secunia finds another IE7 bug ... Vista bug won't derail November release
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ITWHIRLED
GPS system drives obedient German into trouble
An 80-year-old man and his wife were driving near Hamburg with the aid of one of those new-fangled talking GPS systems. They followed the computerized directions faithfully -- right past a barrier and sign that read "closed for construction" and into a pile of sand.
News: Batteries, PS3 push Sony to Q2 operating loss
News: Scottish school is first to use palm-vein biometrics
News: SAP co-founder Plattner backs new Open Source Forum
News: Bug causes Microsoft to push Vista RTM to Nov. 8
Opinion: The inevitability of cruft
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: GPS system drives obedient German into trouble
NEWS UPDATES
Batteries, PS3 push Sony to Q2 operating loss
The global recall and replacement of millions of laptop batteries, and start-up costs for the PlayStation 3 console, pushed Sony Corp.'s operations into the red for the July to September quarter, despite a jump in sales.
Scottish school is first to use palm-vein biometrics
The cafeteria at Todholm Primary School, in Paisley, Scotland, has gone cashless and students are buying lunches by holding their hands over a palm-vein recognition unit produced by Glasgow-based Yarg Biometrics Ltd.
SAP co-founder Plattner backs new Open Source Forum
Hasso Plattner, the billionaire co-founder of business software maker SAP AG, has teamed with IBM Corp. and Deutsche Telekom AG to host a forum aimed at giving open source software entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their business ideas to venture capitalists and other IT experts.
Bug causes Microsoft to push Vista RTM to Nov. 8
PC manufacturers that expected to get their hands on the final version of Windows Vista on Wednesday have to wait a couple more weeks for the OS, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
Mozilla team downplays first Firefox 2.0 bug reports
Of the two vulnerabilities in Firefox 2.0 reported since the browser's release on Tuesday, the first was patched in a previous version and the second alleged problem couldn't be replicated during testing, said Mike Schroepfer, vice president of engineering.
Cisco acquires Orative for $31 million
Cisco Systems Inc. continued its buying spree by announcing Thursday it will acquire privately-held mobile telephony software company Orative Corp. for $31 million in cash.
Capgemini to acquire IT services firm Kanbay
French IT services company Capgemini SA has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kanbay International Inc., an IT services firm in Rosemont, Illinois, to boost its services delivery from India, and its business in the financial services sector. The deal values Kanbay at
$1.25 billion.
Secunia claims second IE 7 flaw
Just one week after claiming that users of Microsoft Corp'.s Internet Explorer 7 browser could be at risk to an online attack, Danish security vendor Secunia ApS is reporting a new bug in the browser.
OPINION
The inevitability of cruft
By Sean McGrath
The word 'cruft' is a truly excellent word. From the moment the subject of this article entered my head, I knew I wanted to use it in the title. Now I have a dangerous habit of using words because they sound right at the time, even if they are not the right words in the sense of their meaning. Needless to say this can be a problem. Call it a character flaw. I thought it expedient to hit the dictionaries on 'cruft' just to be sure.
Read the full article here
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Oracle to offer full support for Red Hat Linux ... Secunia finds another IE7 bug ... Vista bug won't derail November release
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
GPS system drives obedient German into trouble
An 80-year-old man and his wife were driving near Hamburg with the aid of one of those new-fangled talking GPS systems. They followed the computerized directions faithfully -- right past a barrier and sign that read "closed for construction" and into a pile of sand.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
AMD wraps up ATI merger, plans fusion of CPU and GPU ... Mozilla releases Firefox 2.0
HIGHLIGHTS
News: AMD completes ATI merger, plans fusion of CPU and GPU
News: Xen founder says project will stay on top
News: 3G for mobile broadband? Think again
News: Mozilla releases Firefox 2.0
Security Tip: Application security assessment options
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: U.K. man admits 'Web rage' attack
NEWS UPDATES
AMD completes ATI merger, plans fusion of CPU and GPU
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. plans to make chips integrating its x86 with a graphics processor on a single piece of silicon by early 2009. The announcement came as AMD completed its $5.4 billion merger with graphics chip manufacturer ATI Technologies Inc. on Wednesday.
Xen founder says project will stay on top
As virtualization technology gets increasing attention from large enterprises, the founder of the Xen open-source project said on Wednesday that Xen will develop more quickly compared to competitors, including Microsoft Corp and VMware Inc.
3G for mobile broadband? Think again
The GSM Association (GSMA), an industry group comprised of mobile operators, wants to see 3G (third-generation) cellular technologies used for wireless broadband in notebook PCs, but operators will have to change their way of doing business to make that happen.
Mozilla releases Firefox 2.0
The browser wars are back. Just two weeks after Microsoft Corp. delivered its highly anticipated Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Corp. has shipped a major update to its Firefox browser.
Microsoft comforts PC vendors with Vista upgrade
In an effort to mollify hardware vendors that are scared that delays in the launch of Windows Vista will dampen holiday PC sales, Microsoft Corp. is offering a discount to consumers and small businesses that want to upgrade from Windows XP to the Vista OS.
HP looks to shed strategic partners
In reasonably feisty form, given the boardroom-level spying scandal dogging his company, Mark Hurd, HP's chairman and chief executive officer, laid out HP's moves to reinvent its operations, including reducing its number of partners, in a keynote address at Oracle Corp.'s OpenWorld conference in San Francisco.
MacBook Pros now have Intel Core 2 Duo processors
Confirming the rumors, Apple has updated its entire 17- and 15-inch MacBook Pro range of notebooks to include new Intel Core 2 Duo processors.
BenQ Mobile bankruptcy prompts Infineon to cut jobs
The insolvency of German handset maker BenQ Mobile GmbH &Co. OHG continues to reverberate in the mobile phone sector. On Tuesday, chip maker Infineon Technologies AG said it will lay off workers and take hundreds of millions of dollars in charges after losing BenQ Mobile as a customer.
Program to wean developers off Coke and pizza
Altiris Inc. is trying to break its software developers of their unhealthy habits. Participants accumulate virtual kilometers each time they engage in a positive activity, like exercising and eating healthy, and quitting smoking. The winner will receive a trip for two to a Kakadu safari.
SECURITY TIP
Application security assessment options
By Brent Huston, MicroSolved, Inc.
Modern consumers have come to expect easy access to online services such as shopping, banking, access to healthcare, tax records and the like, but that access comes at a price. Convenience often brings increased exposure to underlying data -- attackers have long focused on the application layer as a source of vulnerability. If application security is not a part of your web commerce plans, it should be.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Microsoft postpones XP Service Pack 3 to 2008 ... Mozilla releases Firefox 2.0 ... Microsoft to offer Vista upgrade coupons for XP PCs
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ITWHIRLED
U.K. man admits 'Web rage' attack
In another good example of why you should be hesitant about providing personal information online, Paul Gibbons admitted that after he and John Jones exchanged insults in a chat room, Gibbons drove 70 miles to Jones' home and attacked him with a pickaxe handle.
News: AMD completes ATI merger, plans fusion of CPU and GPU
News: Xen founder says project will stay on top
News: 3G for mobile broadband? Think again
News: Mozilla releases Firefox 2.0
Security Tip: Application security assessment options
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: U.K. man admits 'Web rage' attack
NEWS UPDATES
AMD completes ATI merger, plans fusion of CPU and GPU
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. plans to make chips integrating its x86 with a graphics processor on a single piece of silicon by early 2009. The announcement came as AMD completed its $5.4 billion merger with graphics chip manufacturer ATI Technologies Inc. on Wednesday.
Xen founder says project will stay on top
As virtualization technology gets increasing attention from large enterprises, the founder of the Xen open-source project said on Wednesday that Xen will develop more quickly compared to competitors, including Microsoft Corp and VMware Inc.
3G for mobile broadband? Think again
The GSM Association (GSMA), an industry group comprised of mobile operators, wants to see 3G (third-generation) cellular technologies used for wireless broadband in notebook PCs, but operators will have to change their way of doing business to make that happen.
Mozilla releases Firefox 2.0
The browser wars are back. Just two weeks after Microsoft Corp. delivered its highly anticipated Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Corp. has shipped a major update to its Firefox browser.
Microsoft comforts PC vendors with Vista upgrade
In an effort to mollify hardware vendors that are scared that delays in the launch of Windows Vista will dampen holiday PC sales, Microsoft Corp. is offering a discount to consumers and small businesses that want to upgrade from Windows XP to the Vista OS.
HP looks to shed strategic partners
In reasonably feisty form, given the boardroom-level spying scandal dogging his company, Mark Hurd, HP's chairman and chief executive officer, laid out HP's moves to reinvent its operations, including reducing its number of partners, in a keynote address at Oracle Corp.'s OpenWorld conference in San Francisco.
MacBook Pros now have Intel Core 2 Duo processors
Confirming the rumors, Apple has updated its entire 17- and 15-inch MacBook Pro range of notebooks to include new Intel Core 2 Duo processors.
BenQ Mobile bankruptcy prompts Infineon to cut jobs
The insolvency of German handset maker BenQ Mobile GmbH &Co. OHG continues to reverberate in the mobile phone sector. On Tuesday, chip maker Infineon Technologies AG said it will lay off workers and take hundreds of millions of dollars in charges after losing BenQ Mobile as a customer.
Program to wean developers off Coke and pizza
Altiris Inc. is trying to break its software developers of their unhealthy habits. Participants accumulate virtual kilometers each time they engage in a positive activity, like exercising and eating healthy, and quitting smoking. The winner will receive a trip for two to a Kakadu safari.
SECURITY TIP
Application security assessment options
By Brent Huston, MicroSolved, Inc.
Modern consumers have come to expect easy access to online services such as shopping, banking, access to healthcare, tax records and the like, but that access comes at a price. Convenience often brings increased exposure to underlying data -- attackers have long focused on the application layer as a source of vulnerability. If application security is not a part of your web commerce plans, it should be.
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Microsoft postpones XP Service Pack 3 to 2008 ... Mozilla releases Firefox 2.0 ... Microsoft to offer Vista upgrade coupons for XP PCs
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
U.K. man admits 'Web rage' attack
In another good example of why you should be hesitant about providing personal information online, Paul Gibbons admitted that after he and John Jones exchanged insults in a chat room, Gibbons drove 70 miles to Jones' home and attacked him with a pickaxe handle.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Microsoft releases spyware tool while rivals bicker ... Alcatel and Lucent report rising revenue
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft releases spyware tool while rivals bicker
News: Alcatel and Lucent report rising revenue before merger
News: Sony details battery problems, replacement program
News: Google readies custom search engine service
Storage Tip: Application classification is not data classification
Opinion: Vista vacuum blowback
ITwhirled: 10 Unneccessary - but cool - gadgets
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft releases spyware tool while rivals bicker
Microsoft Corp. released the final version of its Windows Defender antispyware tool on Tuesday, while security rivals squabbled about whether the company has given them sufficient access to Windows Vista to build competing products.
Alcatel and Lucent report rising revenue before merger
Telecommunications equipment manufacturers Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. both reported increased revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30. This will be the last time the companies report their financial results separately: In April, they announced their intention to merge, and now expect to complete the deal by the end of the year.
Sony details battery problems, replacement program
Sony Corp. has provided greater detail about a battery manufacturing problem that is expected to see the replacement of up to 9.6 million laptop computer battery packs.
Google readies custom search engine service
Google Inc. is launching a new service designed to let Web site publishers build their own search engines using Google's massive index of page links.
Dell talks up being green, upcoming quad cores
Taking a line out of server rival Sun Microsystems Inc.'s play book, Michael Dell recommitted his company to doing its best to save the planet by producing more energy-efficient products. Dell also mentioned his company's next move with long-time chip supplier Intel Corp. Within the next few weeks, Dell will start rolling out computers using Intel's "Clovertown" Xeon quad-core chip, he said, with models including PowerEdge 1950 server, Precision 690 workstation and Dell's XPS gaming machines.
French operator follows Apple on mobile music pricing
French mobile phone operator Société Française du Radiotéléphone SA (SFR) will cut the price of its music downloads in half next month, matching that of Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes Store. It's no coincidence that the new price matches that of Apple's iTunes Store in Europe, said SFR spokeswoman Caroline Mir. Apple's "is the reference price today," she said.
BenQ posts huge Q3 loss on BenQ Mobile write-down
BenQ Corp. posted its fourth straight quarterly loss in the three months ending Sept. 30, and expects further losses as it writes down debt after pulling funding from its German mobile phone unit.
Microsoft agrees to Arkansas settlement
Microsoft Corp. has agreed to offer US$37.8 million in vouchers for free software and hardware to Arkansas residents as part of a settlement of an outstanding class action suit against the company.
Oracle lays out 11g in broad brushstrokes
In his keynote at Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco Monday, Chuck Rozwat, an Oracle executive vice president who heads up Oracle's database business spoke in general terms about the next major release of the company's database, Oracle 11g.
STORAGE TIP
Application classification is not data classification
By David Hill, Mesabi Group
Classify your data by application if you wish, but do not think that you have done data classification as well. You must separate data into different classes in order to obtain the benefits of information lifecycle management, such as tiering storage. You may not get all the benefits right away, but you have to start somewhere.
OPINION
Vista vacuum blowback
By James Gaskin
My Vista Budget Vacuum column got Slashdotted, so 500 plus message replies alternate between calling me an idiot and a genius. Unfortunately, the Slashdot headline made it sound like the cost estimates were for just Vista. My point is that Vista is the engine pulling a long train of other products and services some vice presidents will demand. Those are the ones that cost money.
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
The 10 best unreleased horror movies ... Unneccessary - but cool - gadgets ... Dot-com flops ... Portable grills ... Firefox Web 2.0 add-ons
News: Microsoft releases spyware tool while rivals bicker
News: Alcatel and Lucent report rising revenue before merger
News: Sony details battery problems, replacement program
News: Google readies custom search engine service
Storage Tip: Application classification is not data classification
Opinion: Vista vacuum blowback
ITwhirled: 10 Unneccessary - but cool - gadgets
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft releases spyware tool while rivals bicker
Microsoft Corp. released the final version of its Windows Defender antispyware tool on Tuesday, while security rivals squabbled about whether the company has given them sufficient access to Windows Vista to build competing products.
Alcatel and Lucent report rising revenue before merger
Telecommunications equipment manufacturers Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. both reported increased revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30. This will be the last time the companies report their financial results separately: In April, they announced their intention to merge, and now expect to complete the deal by the end of the year.
Sony details battery problems, replacement program
Sony Corp. has provided greater detail about a battery manufacturing problem that is expected to see the replacement of up to 9.6 million laptop computer battery packs.
Google readies custom search engine service
Google Inc. is launching a new service designed to let Web site publishers build their own search engines using Google's massive index of page links.
Dell talks up being green, upcoming quad cores
Taking a line out of server rival Sun Microsystems Inc.'s play book, Michael Dell recommitted his company to doing its best to save the planet by producing more energy-efficient products. Dell also mentioned his company's next move with long-time chip supplier Intel Corp. Within the next few weeks, Dell will start rolling out computers using Intel's "Clovertown" Xeon quad-core chip, he said, with models including PowerEdge 1950 server, Precision 690 workstation and Dell's XPS gaming machines.
French operator follows Apple on mobile music pricing
French mobile phone operator Société Française du Radiotéléphone SA (SFR) will cut the price of its music downloads in half next month, matching that of Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes Store. It's no coincidence that the new price matches that of Apple's iTunes Store in Europe, said SFR spokeswoman Caroline Mir. Apple's "is the reference price today," she said.
BenQ posts huge Q3 loss on BenQ Mobile write-down
BenQ Corp. posted its fourth straight quarterly loss in the three months ending Sept. 30, and expects further losses as it writes down debt after pulling funding from its German mobile phone unit.
Microsoft agrees to Arkansas settlement
Microsoft Corp. has agreed to offer US$37.8 million in vouchers for free software and hardware to Arkansas residents as part of a settlement of an outstanding class action suit against the company.
Oracle lays out 11g in broad brushstrokes
In his keynote at Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco Monday, Chuck Rozwat, an Oracle executive vice president who heads up Oracle's database business spoke in general terms about the next major release of the company's database, Oracle 11g.
STORAGE TIP
Application classification is not data classification
By David Hill, Mesabi Group
Classify your data by application if you wish, but do not think that you have done data classification as well. You must separate data into different classes in order to obtain the benefits of information lifecycle management, such as tiering storage. You may not get all the benefits right away, but you have to start somewhere.
OPINION
Vista vacuum blowback
By James Gaskin
My Vista Budget Vacuum column got Slashdotted, so 500 plus message replies alternate between calling me an idiot and a genius. Unfortunately, the Slashdot headline made it sound like the cost estimates were for just Vista. My point is that Vista is the engine pulling a long train of other products and services some vice presidents will demand. Those are the ones that cost money.
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
The 10 best unreleased horror movies ... Unneccessary - but cool - gadgets ... Dot-com flops ... Portable grills ... Firefox Web 2.0 add-ons
Monday, October 23, 2006
IBM sues Amazon.com over patents ... AT&T's net income, revenue up in Q3
HIGHLIGHTS
News: IBM sues Amazon.com over patents
News: AT&T's net income, revenue up in Q3
News: Oracle offers $219 million for MetaSolv
News: Nokia gets second chance to stop Qualcomm
Unix Tip: The directory that wasn't
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: The latest to hold a grudge against YouTube: Utube
NEWS UPDATES
IBM sues Amazon.com over patents
IBM Corp. is taking Amazon.com Inc. to court, alleging patent infringement against the e-commerce giant. IBM alleges that Amazon.com knowingly exploits its intellectual property by infringing on several patents that cover, among other things: the presentation of applications in an interactive service; the storage of data in an interactive network; the presentation of advertising in an interactive service; and the ordering of items from an electronic catalog.
AT&T's net income, revenue up in Q3
AT&T Inc. reported net income of $2.2 billion for the third quarter of 2006, up significantly from $1.2 billion before SBC Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp. merged last November.
Oracle offers $219 million for MetaSolv
Oracle Corp. has offered to buy MetaSolv Inc., a developer of operations support software for telecommunications service providers, for $219.2 million in cash, the companies said Monday.
Nokia gets second chance to stop Qualcomm
A U.S. court gave Nokia Corp. another chance Friday to hold off one of Qualcomm Inc.'s patent infringement lawsuits.
$100 laptops to roll off production lines in Q2 2007
The $100 laptop PC at the heart of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative aimed at school children in developing countries will start rolling off production lines in the second quarter of next year.
On heels of IE 7 release, Mozilla readies Firefox 2.0
Not to be outdone by Microsoft Corp.'s recent release of Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Corp. is planning the second major release of its rival Firefox browser this week.
EMC refreshes storage line
EMC Corp. is adding new features to some of its storage products, with claims of improved performance, energy efficiency and ease of use, to remain competitive with rivals' offerings.
IBM, 3Com team up on IP telephony
IBM Corp. is collaborating with 3Com Corp. to put IP (Internet Protocol) telephony in an IBM server so small and medium-sized businesses can make phone calls more cheaply without adding extra servers to their networks.
Munich Linux scales desktop management
The City of Munich has developed impressive systems for rolling out and maintaining Linux desktops for large numbers of users, according to a British developer who had a close-up view of the system.
IBM completes ISS buy
IBM Corp. has closed its $1.3 billion acquisition of security vendor Internet Security Systems Inc. The acquisition, which closed Friday, is the fifth-largest in IBM's history.
UNIX TIP
The directory that wasn't
By Sandra Henry-Stocker
I recently found myself with a directory that didn't contain the standard "." and ".." directories that would have properly tied it into the file system. To fix the immediate problem, I moved the troublesome directory (using mv) and created a new one. When I tried to remove the (then renamed) directory, I found that I couldn't.First, I tried the obvious. I tried removing the directory with rm, rmdir, rm -f and rm -rf. None of these commands worked for me. Here's the process I took to remedy the problem.
Read the full article here
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Oracle plans to keep shopping ... EMC updates two storage lines ... 10 million $100 laptops to come from Taiwan manufacturer
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
The latest to hold a grudge against YouTube: Utube
Ohio's Universal Tube and Rollerform Equipment Corp. thought that "Utube.com" would be a good URL. That was before red-hot video-sharing site and recent Google acquisition YouTube burst onto the scene. Now, so many people are mistyping YouTube's URL that Universal Tube and Rollerform's servers are down -- and putting "Utube" into Google brings YouTube up as the top result.
News: IBM sues Amazon.com over patents
News: AT&T's net income, revenue up in Q3
News: Oracle offers $219 million for MetaSolv
News: Nokia gets second chance to stop Qualcomm
Unix Tip: The directory that wasn't
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: The latest to hold a grudge against YouTube: Utube
NEWS UPDATES
IBM sues Amazon.com over patents
IBM Corp. is taking Amazon.com Inc. to court, alleging patent infringement against the e-commerce giant. IBM alleges that Amazon.com knowingly exploits its intellectual property by infringing on several patents that cover, among other things: the presentation of applications in an interactive service; the storage of data in an interactive network; the presentation of advertising in an interactive service; and the ordering of items from an electronic catalog.
AT&T's net income, revenue up in Q3
AT&T Inc. reported net income of $2.2 billion for the third quarter of 2006, up significantly from $1.2 billion before SBC Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp. merged last November.
Oracle offers $219 million for MetaSolv
Oracle Corp. has offered to buy MetaSolv Inc., a developer of operations support software for telecommunications service providers, for $219.2 million in cash, the companies said Monday.
Nokia gets second chance to stop Qualcomm
A U.S. court gave Nokia Corp. another chance Friday to hold off one of Qualcomm Inc.'s patent infringement lawsuits.
$100 laptops to roll off production lines in Q2 2007
The $100 laptop PC at the heart of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative aimed at school children in developing countries will start rolling off production lines in the second quarter of next year.
On heels of IE 7 release, Mozilla readies Firefox 2.0
Not to be outdone by Microsoft Corp.'s recent release of Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Corp. is planning the second major release of its rival Firefox browser this week.
EMC refreshes storage line
EMC Corp. is adding new features to some of its storage products, with claims of improved performance, energy efficiency and ease of use, to remain competitive with rivals' offerings.
IBM, 3Com team up on IP telephony
IBM Corp. is collaborating with 3Com Corp. to put IP (Internet Protocol) telephony in an IBM server so small and medium-sized businesses can make phone calls more cheaply without adding extra servers to their networks.
Munich Linux scales desktop management
The City of Munich has developed impressive systems for rolling out and maintaining Linux desktops for large numbers of users, according to a British developer who had a close-up view of the system.
IBM completes ISS buy
IBM Corp. has closed its $1.3 billion acquisition of security vendor Internet Security Systems Inc. The acquisition, which closed Friday, is the fifth-largest in IBM's history.
UNIX TIP
The directory that wasn't
By Sandra Henry-Stocker
I recently found myself with a directory that didn't contain the standard "." and ".." directories that would have properly tied it into the file system. To fix the immediate problem, I moved the troublesome directory (using mv) and created a new one. When I tried to remove the (then renamed) directory, I found that I couldn't.First, I tried the obvious. I tried removing the directory with rm, rmdir, rm -f and rm -rf. None of these commands worked for me. Here's the process I took to remedy the problem.
Read the full article here
PODCAST
Daily IT News Audio Update
Oracle plans to keep shopping ... EMC updates two storage lines ... 10 million $100 laptops to come from Taiwan manufacturer
More podcasts
ITWHIRLED
The latest to hold a grudge against YouTube: Utube
Ohio's Universal Tube and Rollerform Equipment Corp. thought that "Utube.com" would be a good URL. That was before red-hot video-sharing site and recent Google acquisition YouTube burst onto the scene. Now, so many people are mistyping YouTube's URL that Universal Tube and Rollerform's servers are down -- and putting "Utube" into Google brings YouTube up as the top result.
Friday, October 20, 2006
YouTube deletes 30,000 files ... Court blocks request to shut down Spamhaus
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
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
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
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.
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.
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