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23rd November 2001 Archive

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  • First Direct online banking locks out WinXP with Sun Java

    Wrong kind of Java standard, apparently...

    Microsoft's efforts to "kill cross-platform Java" by growing "the polluted Java market" seem to be bearing fruit in at least one place. The Internet banking arm of UK bank First Direct supports the Microsoft Virtual Machine (nee JVM) on Windows XP machines, but not Sun's Java plug-in for XP, which is of course 'proper' Java, as …

    Software 23 Nov 2001, 11:09

  • OS X set for Mac default in March

    Harry Homeowner needs drivers

    Phil Schiller, Apple's VP of worldwide marketing, has gone on the record to suggest March as the date when new Macs ship with OS X as default. Macs have shipped with both the old and the new operating systems preloaded since May, but with OS 9.x as default, and Apple has been pretty cagey so far on even suggesting a date for …

    Mac Channel 23 Nov 2001, 11:31

  • Amdahl migrates to the Sun

    Server consolidation

    Amdahl IT Services has launched Destination Solaris, a service for customers wishing to migrate from mainframes (of the IBM zSeries or System 390 compatible machines) to Sun Starcat Solaris machines. Amdahl has decades of IBM mainframe and associated data centre experience and is well versed in the skills necessary to handle …

    Hardware 23 Nov 2001, 12:14

  • Teenage dotcom millionaire to star on Weakest Link special

    Run-in with Robinson

    Teenage "dotcom millionaire" Ben Cohen is to star in a special episode of gameshow The Weakest Link, likely to be aired on 17 December. The episode is being sold as a millionaire's special, although Mr Cohen is only a dotcom millionaire, which is not the same thing at all. The show is famous for host Anne Robinson's withering …

    Bootnotes 23 Nov 2001, 14:02

  • Peter Gabriel powers Tiscali music downloads

    One for the pop-pickers

    Tiscali has joined up with artist and producer Peter Gabriel to flog music online. The service will be available from mid December and will enable users to rent or buy tracks from Mr Gabriel's digital music distribution company - OD2 - which was launched earlier this year. Essentially a massive music library containing …

    Music and Media 23 Nov 2001, 14:06

  • Mobile operators slam Oftel's price cut plans

    Winged watchdog mulls responses

    Vodafone, One2One and Orange have slammed new mobile call price controls proposed by Oftel. In written responses posted on the winged watchdog's Web site, all four mobile operators are unhappy with plans to cut mobile calls by RPI -12 per cent i.e. if inflation (as measured by the Retail Price Index) goes up by five per cent, …

    Data Networking 23 Nov 2001, 14:14

  • MSI issues, smart cities, Xbox

    HWRoundup Is that turkey to go?

    MSI's mobo users miffed A new MSI socket A mobo is suffering some technical teething problems. Reg reader Gerhard Bartsch asked us to check out some issues he had with MSI's K7T266Pro2-RU (sheesh) motherboard. Based on VIA's KT266A chipset, the board now includes support for USB 2.0 and a red PCB. MSI's socket A chat forum has …

    Personal 23 Nov 2001, 14:23

  • Get your Register stocking fillers here

    Cash'n'Carrion in Xmas merchandise frenzy

    There's an air of pre-Xmas excitement today at Cash'n'Carrion. The Register's merchandising tentacle - now widely regarded as the UK's leading IT t-shirt retailer - is pleased to be able to offer readers some irresistable Yuletide goodies. First up is our sensational Reg Warhol limited edition. This full-colour …

    Bootnotes 23 Nov 2001, 15:49

  • Lastminute: two quarters to break even

    Cash burn down

    Lastminute.com says its operations in the UK and France will break even in approximately two quarters. The company's full year financial results, announced today, shows various belt-tightening measures are paying off in a reduction of cash outflow, while sales have shown strong improvement from the last quarter. Quarter-on- …

    e-Business 23 Nov 2001, 15:52

  • Eminister to plug safe eshopping

    It's all about confidence

    The UK Government is to launch a campaign in time for Christmas advising people how to shop safely on the Internet Due to be launched next week, the initiative is designed to help boost consumer confidence in ecommerce at a crucial time for etailers. Yesterday, e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander pledged £3 million to fund …

    e-Business 23 Nov 2001, 16:03

  • WinXP Diaries – the final conflict?

    Keeping The Beast in the box

    As formerly regular readers may have noted, the WinXP Diaries series just kind of stopped several months ago. "Attention span of a goldfish," you no doubt thought. "He lost interest and wandered off. He ran out of things to say, he left the product activation too late, or maybe Microsoft just blew his computer up." Actually, …

    Software 23 Nov 2001, 18:51

  • Aliz worm turns, bites Windows users

    Mass mailer outbreak after months lying dormant

    After months of dormancy a mass mailing email worm has exploded onto the Internet. Aliz, which affects Windows PCs, was first identified by anti-virus experts back in May but it was only this week that it began spreading rapidly. MessageLabs, a managed services firm which scans for and blocks viruses in its clients email, …

    Security 23 Nov 2001, 18:55