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  • Baltimore CEO quits

    Cheery-bye

    Fran Rooney has resigned as CEO and deputy chairman of Irish security outfit, Baltimore Technologies, to pursue other business interests. CFO Paul Sanders will take-over the running of the company until a replacement can be found. In an interview with the AFX newswire service Sanders denied that Rooney's decision was based on …

    Business 10 Jul 2001, 10:11

  • Dixons announces Kalms' replacement

    Former Shell CEO to take the reins

    Dixons today said Sir John Collins would be its next chairman, replacing Sir Stanley Kalms next year. Collins, currently CEO of Vestey Group, will be appointed Dixons deputy chairman on 4 September. He is expected to become group chairman immediately after the retailer's AGM in September 2002. Prior to his seven-year stint at …

    Channel 10 Jul 2001, 10:30

  • So what's the best country in the world for IT?

    And how about for living? Not what you'd expect

    A new report by the UN has ranked the top 20 countries in the world for both technology and comfort of living. At there are some shock entries. Canadians will know all about the UN Human Development Report because every time we have a slight dig, they inform us that Canada is officially the best place in the world to live. It …

    Business 10 Jul 2001, 11:14

  • Alcatel to pink slip 2,500 US workers

    Will the last person to leave the networking industry please turn off the lights

    Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Alcatel has announced plans to cut 2,500 jobs in the US and consolidate facilities in order to cope with the continuing slowdown in spending by service providers. In a terse statement on the subject, Alcatel said the redundancies were part of its cost management initiatives. Workers who …

    Data Networking 10 Jul 2001, 11:30

  • SurfControl buoyed by increased revenues

    It pays to snoop

    Internet filtering company - SurfControl - has issued an upbeat trading statement amid rising revenues for Q4 and the year ended 30 June. The company has reported strong demand for its Internet filtering software exceeding their own growth predictions. Steve Purdham, CEO, said: "We are pleased to announce that revenues for our …

    Business 10 Jul 2001, 11:40

  • Euro i-mode launch delayed

    Partner problems

    NTT DoCoMo is going to delay the launch of i-mode products in Europe, and can't say when they'll appear. i-mode products were due to arrive as the fruits of a joint venture between NTT DoCoMo and KPN Mobile, a division of the Dutch business Royal KPN. According to a report on the AFX news service, spokesman Norio Hasegawa told …

    Data Networking 10 Jul 2001, 11:42

  • NEC 'can't rule out' Scottish DRAM job cuts

    700 rumoured to be going

    NEC today said it may cut jobs at its Scottish plant as part of an overall cost blitz at the company. The Japanese chipmaker is looking into how to restructure its business in the UK, China and other areas after cutting staff in the US. When asked if this would include layoffs at its plant in Scotland, a representative told …

    Channel 10 Jul 2001, 11:44

  • Webvan drives into dotcom Death Valley

    Joins rivals in dotcom grocer graveyard

    US online grocer Webvan has quit trading and plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The California-based outfit, which managed to outlive rivals such as Kozmo and Urbanfetch, said today it would conduct an "orderly wind down" of its business. Deliveries of existing orders will stop and the company will take no …

    e-Business 10 Jul 2001, 12:03

  • Bosses are snooping on 27 million workers worldwide

    Be afraid, etcetera etcetera

    Fourteen million office workers in the US have their online activities under constant surveillance, according to the Denver-based Privacy Foundation. Worldwide, it reckons the number of employees under such surveillance totals around 27 million people. According to the foundation's Workplace Surveillance Project the low cost …

    Music and Media 10 Jul 2001, 12:05

  • WinXP Product Activation decoded and analysed

    German outfit goes public with the truth and the proof

    German techies Fully Licensed GmbH claim - convincingly - to have unravelled the Windows Product Activation (WPA) system used in the latest versions of Microsoft software, including Office XP and Windows XP. The bottom line, according to the company, is that WPA is not particularly intrusive, does not invade anybody's privacy, …

    Software 10 Jul 2001, 12:37

  • WinXP pricing data gets ‘disappeared’ by Amazon

    Some dummy must have pushed the button early by mistake...

    Amazon clearly must have jumped the gun when it published pricing for Windows XP yesterday; reports from Register readers that came in last night during our beauty sleep tell us first, that Amazon did get a price together for an upgrade to WinXP Professional, and second, that the prices got pulled shortly afterwards. As of 3pm …

    Software 10 Jul 2001, 13:05

  • Ericsson R520

    Review GPRS, Bluetooth, WAP 1.2 mobile phone

    Ericsson's new R520 is a feature-packed phone. Not only does it include built-in Bluetooth, WAP 1.2 and HSCSD (high speed circuit-switched data), it also supports GPRS (general packet radio service). GPRS promises faster downloads and always-on connections for mobile users, with billing based on the amount transferred rather …

    Personal 10 Jul 2001, 13:48

  • FireWall-1 users feel the heat from security bug

    Packet header headache

    Security clearing house CERT has issued a security notice warning that the protection offered by a market leading firewall could be side stepped by determined crackers. According to an advisory issued by CERT yesterday, a vulnerability in Check Point FireWall-1 (version 4.1) and VPN-1 may allow an intruder to pass traffic …

    Security 10 Jul 2001, 14:06

  • Power tools and PCs: Swedish expert shows how

    Docktor Nårton slices through the crap...

    We hadn't previously heard of Docktor Nårton, so we're deeply grateful to Register regular Eric the Troll for drawing this skilled hardware technician to our attention. As yet the Doctor's site doesn't have a great deal of information on it, but it goes into commendable detail in describing its projects so far, and if anything, …

    Bootnotes 10 Jul 2001, 14:21

  • Demon successfully challenges Bulger injunction

    Not liable for postings on its Web pages

    A British ISP has successfully challenged an injunction aimed at shielding the identities of the killers of James Bulger. Thus, which runs the ISP Demon Internet, applied to the High Court to clarify the position of ISPs regarding the ruling. It wanted the order changed so it would not be held liable for material on its Web …

    Music and Media 10 Jul 2001, 15:16

  • KDE browser plugs-in Windows

    Flash today, QuickTime, WMP soon

    Quite a few minor tremors have been felt on the Linux browserscape recently, and although none of them adds up to a seismic earthshaker the cumulative effect is that the scene looks very different - and much less bleak - than it did six months ago. The Great Leap Forward was the 0.9 release of Mozilla in the spring, the first …

    Software 10 Jul 2001, 15:40

  • Europe holds key vote on spam tomorrow

    Fingers crossed

    The future of unsolicited commercial email in Europe could be decided in Brussels tomorrow as a key committee sits down to debate the issue. Under existing European law the treatment of junk email - or spam - depends on the position already adopted by individual countries. Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Italy have all …

    e-Business 10 Jul 2001, 15:45

  • Microsoft signs up VeriSign to secure .NET

    And HailStorm hits Network Solutions domain reg business

    VeriSign is to provide authentication and security technologies within future .NET offerings. And in return VeriSign will use Microsoft's HailStorm suite of fee-based services throughout its business. The deal means that HailStorm, which has been criticised by privacy and security experts, will find its way into VeriSign's …

    Security 10 Jul 2001, 16:17

  • Hutchison picks Moto for 3G phones

    Handsets should appear Q3 2002

    Hutchison has opted for Motorola as its supplier of 3G phones in several countries including the UK and Australia. The $700 [corrected] million deal should provide the network with handsets starting in Q3 next year. The devices will combine both GSM and GPRS functionality in the same unit, we gather. 2002 always was the target …

    Data Networking 10 Jul 2001, 16:34

  • Le Freeswerve takes swipe at Oftel report

    We got massive market share, says ISP

    Britain's biggest French ISP, Freeserve, has hit back at the results of an Oftel survey that showed its market share of UK home Net users had slumped to 18 per cent - just one point ahead of AOL UK. In a statement Le Freeswerve rubbished Oftel's findings preferring instead to rely on Forrester Research, which showed the ISP's …

    Music and Media 10 Jul 2001, 16:37

  • HP offers ‘pay as you go’ pricing for servers

    Like a cell phone contract

    Hewlett-Packard yesterday launched a 'utility pricing model' for its servers which it said would help customers match IT spending with their needs, as their revenues fluctuate. With HP Pay per Use pricing, customers will be billed based on the actual computing power used during any given month, allowing application service …

    Hardware 10 Jul 2001, 17:35

  • Apple beefs up pro DVD know-how

    Spruced up

    Apple confirmed that it wants to acquire DVD specialist Spruce Technology, which the Creative Mac news site scooped yesterday. Spruce sells high-end DVD software to studios and big corporates - although it recently added a low-end "personal" consumer version - and markets a couple of PCI encoder boards too. What makes the …

    Mac Channel 10 Jul 2001, 18:46