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  • 3GIO, ATA, USB 2.0 all present and correct

    Intel Developer Forum Client standards rain on IDF

    Today at IDF Intel announced its commitment to various standards and client-side technology initiatives. Intel released details on the preliminary third-generation I/O (3GIO) specification, demonstrated Hi-Speed USB 2.0 products and announced the release of the Serial ATA 1.0 specification. 3GIO is a general purpose serial …

    Personal 30 Aug 2001, 06:48

  • Intel fleshes out mobile P4 roadmap

    Intel Developer Forum Faster, smaller, cooler

    Intel will intro mobile versions of its Pentium 4 processor by the first half of next year and ramp up to 2GHz by the end of next year, attendees at IDF were told today. This is in line with our roadmap but takes it a little further in being specific about the speed mobile P4 will reach by the end of the year. We didn't have …

    Channel 30 Aug 2001, 06:51

  • Europe slowdown subdues Morse

    Downbeat statement

    Morse, Europe's biggest Sun and HP reseller, claimed a "solid performance in a challenging marketplace" for it's last financial year (ended June 30). But it is downbeat about current trading conditions. "On a comparable basis, activity levels in the opening months of the new year have remained subdued," the company said in a …

    Channel 30 Aug 2001, 08:29

  • MS Hailstorm is no threat – Torvalds

    LinuxWorld Expo Don't worry. Be happy

    Linus Torvalds capped an hour of debate over the future of Linux by dismissing the threat posed by Microsoft's Hailstorm caper. A panel composed of Dirk Hohndel, Brian Behlendorf, Larry Augustin, Torvalds and Sheffield's finest, Jeremy Allison, was agonising over the future of the great open source adventure. When the subject …

    Software 30 Aug 2001, 08:34

  • Intel delays MP Xeon

    Needs more validation time, ahem...

    Don't expect the Pentium 4-derived Xeon server chips to ship until the fourth quarter, Intel warned yesterday. The chip's launch has been put back three months because it's taking more time to validate than the company originally expected it would. So attendees at the Intel Developers Forum were told this week. At issue is the …

    Channel 30 Aug 2001, 10:00

  • Hong Kong devours broadband

    When eats met wets

    There's growing evidence that broadband really does bring about lifestyle changes, according to research published by NetValue. It found that broadband penetration in Hong Kong increased by more than half in the first six months of the year, from 9.4 per cent in January to 14.7 per cent in June. While the figures alone are …

    Broadband 30 Aug 2001, 10:30

  • Jacksonville Bugle trumpets Gelsinger co-efficient

    Intel Developer Forum What's in a name?

    This week Intel finally cracked the Gelsinger co-efficient, but our Pat was nowhere to be seen. Also absent from the biannual forum was the CEO himself. Craig Barrett was presumably riding his Pentium steed somewhere far away on the other side of the Sierra Nevada. It's a shame Pat wasn't here to trumpet Jacksonville, Intel's …

    Channel 30 Aug 2001, 10:34

  • Intel's Server Roadmap

    Updated We relay the delay

    Following Intel's decision to delay the arrival of its multi-way Xeon server chips until Q4, we felt it was time to update what we reckon is the company's release schedule. The changes are minor, we're afraid: Intel reiterated some long-ago mentioned details of the next couple of generations of Itanium, which we've added to the …

    Channel 30 Aug 2001, 10:38

  • AMD set to post Q3 loss

    Profits pulled by price cutting induced 15 per cent revenue slump

    AMD's third quarter isn't looking good and is almost certainly going to take the chip maker into the red. When AMD posted its Q2 results, it admitted that it was forecasting a decline in revenues of 10-15 per cent during Q3. This week, the company's sales and marketing chief, Rob Herb, confessed that the drop will be at the top …

    Business 30 Aug 2001, 10:45

  • Sun doubts it'll hit Q1 targets

    Europe and Japan bring it down

    Sun Microsystems has said its orders have fallen short of forecasts and doubts it will hit Q1 sales targets. Sun's chief financial officer Mike Lehman has said it will take a very strong September for the company to break even, and he's not counting on it. He said sales would be more than $3.7 billion for July, which is above …

    Data Center 30 Aug 2001, 11:05

  • Corel licenses off Linux distro

    Hands it to Xandros

    Corel handed over its Linux distribution to Xandros, yesterday, as sources close to the deal had forecast. The deal is described as a "strategic licensing agreement" and, indeed, it's not a straightforward sale. Corel will take a five per cent stake in Xandros and a two per cent stake in Linux Global Partners. In return, …

    Software 30 Aug 2001, 11:09

  • MS releases IIS ‘lockdown’ utility

    Are they getting serious or something?

    Microsoft has released its latest security-oriented utility, this time addressing the many vulnerabilities in Internet Information Server (IIS) with its free 'IIS Lockdown Tool'. The purpose here is not to patch systems like the HFNetChk hotfix checker, but to configure IIS for improved security independent of patching. The …

    Software 30 Aug 2001, 11:53

  • Kaspersky locks into virus protection for SMTP gateways

    Ready by October, and you need Linux

    Kaspersky Labs has released a beta of its anti-virus product that will work for SMTP gateways. The software will sit between the Internet and the email server, filtering any emails before they hit your system. This means that it will work independently of whatever server you are running. The full product will be available in …

    Security 30 Aug 2001, 11:56

  • breathe lives again

    You're joking...

    Modern urbanists everywhere are celebrating the latest reincarnation of trendy lifestyle ISP, breathe.com, following today's relaunch of the service. Sales of microscooters, baggy trousers and those sickly-sweet fruit-flavoured spirit-based drinks are expected to rocket as trendy city dwellers celebrate the return of their …

    e-Business 30 Aug 2001, 12:04

  • Updated Intel's Desktop Roadmap

    With the 2GHz Pentium 4 nicely launched, Intel's attention will now turn to its successor, the 0.13 micron die-shrink codenamed Northwood, due to ship in November at 2GHz and 2.2GHz. In the meantime, further price cuts are expected on 28 October: ·2.0GHz P4 - $401, -29% ·1.9GHz P4 - $274, -27% ·1.8GHz P4 - $225, -12% ·1. …

    Channel 30 Aug 2001, 12:04

  • Intel's Mobile Roadmap

    Updated Coming soon: price cuts, more mobile Tualatins

    Intel's attention may be focused on the desktop 2GHz Pentium 4, but it hasn't entirely taken its eye off the mobile sector. The next date circled on Intel's mobile-processor calendar is 16 September. As we've reported before, we're expecting the next round of price cuts on that date, to be followed by the launch of new 0.13 …

    Channel 30 Aug 2001, 12:04

  • EU weighs into MS dominance again

    Low-end servers and Media Player

    The European Commission is expanding its antitrust probe into Microsoft and whether its Media Player is illegally tied into Windows. The EU watchdog is also opening a new investigation into whether Microsoft has used illegal methods to dominate the low-end file and print server market. The commission suggests these methods …

    Business 30 Aug 2001, 12:07

  • Acer Labs unwraps cheapest Pentium 4 chipset

    Less than VIA's P4X266, a lot less than Intel's i845

    Acer Labs has finally taken the wraps off its Pentium 4 chipset, the Aladdin P4 and has begun seeding the product to mobo makers. And, at just $31 a pop, it's the cheapest P4 chipset in town, beating even VIA's controversial P4X266 on price. Acer wants to get the chipset into volume production in October, to which end it's …

    Channel 30 Aug 2001, 12:41

  • FCC yanks approval from Palm, Handspring wireless PDAs

    At their request, to keep details out of public domain

    The Federal Communications Commission has decided it doesn't like wireless devices from Palm and Handspring after all, and officially withdrawn its approval. Not that is has anything to do with the kit itself. Rather, both companies asked the FCC to do so. The reason? To get details of the Palm i705, and Handspring Treo k180 …

    Personal 30 Aug 2001, 12:45

  • So Farewell then, Calluna

    Euthanasia

    Calluna Technology Ltd, the British niche hard drive developer, is to commit hara kiri, after failing to find a buyer for the company. Calluna stopped making hard drives in June and is now operating on a skeleton basis. It will dispose of remaining assets for its hard drive business. The company had been operating in …

    Business 30 Aug 2001, 13:57

  • Cat eating video causes mayhem

    Ranting, vomiting, general unpleasantness

    A video showing a man killing, skinning, cooking and eating a cat has turned into a rantathon after being posted on shock site StileProject.com. The video is pretty unpleasant and shows a cat being stunned and then its head cut off to the sounds of Bohemian Rhapsody, however the site owner has been amazed by the outrage it has …

    Media 30 Aug 2001, 14:00

  • Tiscali narrows losses, ups revenues

    Which is nice

    Job cuts and a major major restructuring initiative has helped European Internet outfit Tiscali to cut Q2 losses before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) by 43 per cent, the company announced today. EBITDA losses fell to E63.3 million in Q2 from E103.1 million in the previous three months. At the same time, …

    e-Business 30 Aug 2001, 14:17

  • Intel piggy-backs support for 1394 on ATI announcement

    After all it said about USB, it's a bit embarrassed

    ATI today launched its latest All-in-Wonder video card. No big deal, you might think - the company was bound to upgrade the product after launching the latest generation of its Radeon graphics chip t'other week. But this time, the launch was a little different. Firstly, ATI announced its support for IEEE 1394 - a move of which …

    Personal 30 Aug 2001, 14:23

  • Nvidia, AMD sign up to support 3GIO

    End in sight for HyperTransport?

    Nvidia has signed up to support the upcoming 3GIO PC I/O specification, joining its arch-rival ATI as a backer of the Intel-sponsored standard-to-be. As we mentioned yesterday when we covered ATI's statement of support, since 3GIO will define the successor to both PCI and AGP slots, it's essential that anyone who makes add-in …

    Channel 30 Aug 2001, 14:27

  • Security Biz: the double edged sword

    Boom/Bust

    The security industry is in a state of a flux. While companies like Baltimore and iDefense are suffering self-evident problems, the rest of the market appears to be buoyant. IDC reported last week that the security industry looks set for a bumper few years and with the UK's Confederation of British Industry stating that two …

    Security 30 Aug 2001, 14:33

  • Oftel ducks making broadband mandatory

    Keeps situation 'under review'

    Oftel today confirmed that the universal service obligation (USO) which ensures that basic telephone services are available to all consumers at affordable prices would continue to apply in the UK. However, the telcoms regulator stopped short of extending the USO to include the mandatory provision of broadband and mobile …

    Broadband 30 Aug 2001, 14:34

  • Amiga flogs Win, Linux Amiga DE player for $20

    More desperate users - or cash?

    Amiga is to charge $19.95 for its answer to the Java Virtual Machine, the Amiga DE Player, in a bid to win support for its Amiga DE multimedia application environment [surely 'in a bid to make any revenue, anyhow?' - Ed] The Player will run under Windows and Linux and gives both platforms the ability to run content developed …

    Software 30 Aug 2001, 14:53

  • Nvidia re-announces hidden mobile power tech

    ATI unveils PowerPlay, then out comes the PowerMizer release two days later...

    ATI has Nvidia seriously rattled, it seems. Days after ATI launched its PowerPlay technology, as featured in its Mobility Radeon 7500 part, along comes Nvidia to announce a power-saving technology of its own - that it's already shipping. Now, Nvidia is either spectacularly dumb or spectacularly clever. Holding details of its …

    Channel 30 Aug 2001, 15:22

  • France Telecom forced to release Orange results early

    And it's good news for the mobile company

    France Telecom has been forced to release the bare details of its half-year results after a leak told of the group's earnings. The biggest surprise came with a 102 per cent jump in earnings before interest, tax etc for subsidiary Orange to just over £1 billion. This was well above expectations and saw the mobile operator's …

    Business 30 Aug 2001, 15:32

  • UK Sklyarov protestors picket US embassy

    'Free speech, free Dmitry'

    UK protestors picketed the US embassy today, voicing their support for Dmitry Sklyarov, the Russian programmer, who's been indicted by federal grand jury in San Jose, California, on five counts of copyright violation under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The protest started at 1.30pm - timed to coincide (same day …

    Security 30 Aug 2001, 15:40

  • ‘Microsoft’ sending out dangerous new Internet worm

    Or that's what somebody wants you to think

    It has just come in that a new Internet worm called Win32.Invalid.A@mm is being sent out in an email purporting to be from Microsoft Technical Support. The worm is dangerous and encrypts exe applications with a random key, rendering them unusable. It also checks that there is an Internet connection open and searches for files …

    Security 30 Aug 2001, 16:07

  • GameOverUK.com goes into liquidation

    Now ain't that ironic?

    In a lovely piece of irony, the company GameOverUK.com has gone into liquidation this afternoon. We don't know anything about GameOverUK.com, but we presume it was a games company of some sort that has been hit by the recent online gaming turmoil. We probably never will know now. A visit to www.gameoveruk.com - presumably its …

    e-Business 30 Aug 2001, 18:23

  • South Korea posts sex offenders list on Net

    Been pretty popular

    The decision by the South Korean government to post the names of sex offenders on an official Web site has proved popular with Internet users. The names and whereabouts of 169 rapists and child molesters have been put on the Commission of Youth Protection's site at www.youth.go.kr. However it has fallen short of the American …

    Media 30 Aug 2001, 18:26