23rd January 2000 Archive
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Freed hacker Mitnick excoriates NY Times journo
Claims reporter Markoff inflamed the feds with sensationalist coverage
Hacker legend Kevin Mitnick emerged from gaol on Friday, following five years' incarceration on charges of computer intrusion and data theft, and immediately lashed out at the reporter who he believes negatively influenced investigators, prosecutors, and the judge who sentenced him. "My case is about the extraordinary breach of …
Business 23 Jan 2000, 05:27
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Intel under fire for green belt development
Wilma, there's a problem in Bed Rock
Local newspaper, the Austin American Statesman, is reporting that Intel representatives have defended their plans to build a so-called Supercampus in a green area of the Texan city. A representative of Intel was invited by local ginger group Save our Springs Alliance to respond to environmentalists claims that its Supercampus …
Business 23 Jan 2000, 10:38
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AMD, Via invited to join Intel's Six Dramurai gig
Analysis Rambus Ink a blushing wallflower as mempolitik kicks in
When we reported last week that Intel was behind a plan to push a new memory alliance last week and that Rambus Ink was not there to fire its poppers or toot its horn along with the rest, our ears pricked up. Sho'enuff, when we called Chipsetzilla the next day to seek confirmation of these reports, representatives said that …
Business 23 Jan 2000, 11:20
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HP to buy Compaq, Via to buy S3 outright?
Rumour Department Buyout rumours do Web rounds
Somewhat wild rumours are circulating on a number of the major bulletin boards that Hewlett Packard will buy Compaq outright for $45 a share. These, unlike the rumours we normally publish, are wild and feverish rumours, commented on in both Silicon Investor and Raging Bull, as well as on other message boards. HP's Carly F would …
Business 23 Jan 2000, 11:48
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Smart card crypto genius sent to trial
Claims he was duped by French banks
A French computer programmer has landed himself in the soup, after designing a spoof credit card that could (The Guardian reports) "talk any cash terminal into handing him an unlimited supply of money". Serge Humpich, 36, was arrested when he offered his invention for £20 million to French banks. Humpich was in court on Friday, …
Business 23 Jan 2000, 13:25
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Inland Revenue screws up on Y2K, taxpayers hurt
One week to go but quill pens still in use
A Welsh branch of the UK's income tax assessment and collection agency has screwed up by sending thousands of tax demands to individuals dated January 1900. Accountant trade title Accountancy Age reported the cock up at the end of last week, and said over 4,000 tax returns bearing the date 4 January 1900 were sent out to would- …
Business 23 Jan 2000, 16:51
