2nd January 2002 Archive
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MS struggles to discredit Linux
Updated Another gem from Windows chief Brian Valentine
What's cheaper than an OS you can buy outright once and install on every PC in your shop -- and upgrade cost-free for eternity to boot? Why, a slew of cheesy licenses for Microsoft Windows, 'Doze Division VP Brian Valentine claims in his latest cheerleading effort for his sales associates. That's right; a putatively independent …
Software 2 Jan 2002, 07:10
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VIA pleased with sales performance
Toughing it out
VIA Technologies is very pleased with its 2001 sales figures, up 10.41 per cent on the previous year. This shows the company performing strongly "despite tough market conditions". However, December 2001 wasn't so hot, with revenues of NT$ 2.15bn (US$ 61.58m). This was down seven per cent on the same time in 2000. No revenue …
Channel 2 Jan 2002, 11:37
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Email worm eats security software
ZaCker
Computer users returning after the New Year break are in danger from the latest mass mailing email worms. The ZaCker (or Maldal.D) worm can delete antivirus software protection and a variety of critical system files from the PCs of unwary users. Typically, the mass mailing worm arrives by email with the subject line ZaCker and …
Malware 2 Jan 2002, 11:41
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Asustek plans 20% hike in mobo production
Benefits from PC companies' outsourcing
Taiwanese motherboard giant Asustek is to increase production by at least 20 per cent this year, according to a Taipei report by Bloomberg. The projected hike comes on the back of increased orders from customers including HP and Sony. Asustek sales grew by 18 per cent to $2.4 billion in 2001, representing motherboard production …
Channel 2 Jan 2002, 11:53
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eMachines has new owner
Restraining order expires
eMachines has, officially, a new owner. This is Lap Shun "John" Hui, a founder and director of eMachines, and sole owner of EM Holdings which has bought the budget PC maker for $161m. Not such a surprise this, as the transaction was agreed and had been in the public domain since November. However, at the eleventh-and-a-half …
Business 2 Jan 2002, 12:24
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Brits flock to1901 census site
Don't meet the ancestors
The Public Record Office's (PRO) new Web site containing details of the 1901 census has been swamped with people keen to discover more about their past. Launched this morning, the site provides access to information about 32 million people who lived in the UK a hundred years ago. The 1901 Census for England and Wales was taken …
Music and Media 2 Jan 2002, 13:44
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Domain registration in decline
Speculators abandon market
The number of registered domain names on the internet has declined for only the second time in five years, according to Netcraft's December Web site survey. Netcraft attributes the decline on the failure of speculators to renew registrations for domains bought at the height of the dotcom boom, in late 1999. In the last three …
e-Business 2 Jan 2002, 13:51
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Chip sales climb (ever so slightly)
Leading out of recession?
Semiconductor sales worldwide climbed to $10.6bn in November. So it wasn't a huge increase - up 1.6 per cent on October - but sales did climb for the second month in a row. Europe, for once, delivered the engine for growth, with November sales up 5.3 per cent. Asia Pacific was up 2.5 per cent, while Americas sales were flat, …
Channel 2 Jan 2002, 14:42
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UK corporate Web sites ‘woefully inadequate’
Tut tut
The Web sites of Britain's biggest companies are "woefully inadequate" according to a report published earlier this week. Many home pages are cumbersome, difficult to navigate, slow and bogged down with too many graphics. Others ignore the needs of shareholders with half of the FTSE-100 companies failing to publish their share …
e-Business 2 Jan 2002, 16:03
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Friends Reunited – interfere with nature at your peril
Synapse scrapheap
The capacity to forget is one of the great qualities of the human brain. We consign useless stuff - Latin, schoolfriends, failed relationships, old phone numbers, etcetera - to the synapse scrapheap, letting us concentrate that much more effectively on the people and the jobs and the tax demands which matter now. In many ways …
Music and Media 2 Jan 2002, 17:48
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Harry Potter spells ecommerce success for AOL
Big bucks
Fashion, Barbie dolls, Harry Potter merchandise and electronic gadgets helped boost online sales at AOL by more than 70 per cent, the company announced today. The figures reveal that despite continuing economic uncertainty the popularity of shopping online continued to grow. In total, AOL users spent a whopping $33 billion in …
e-Business 2 Jan 2002, 18:12
