23rd January 2002 Archive

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AOL/Netscape sues MS

Revenge for the browser wars

Judge Jackson opened the wave for a flood of civil antitrust lawsuits long before he found Microsoft guilty. The decision was his Findings of Fact, that declared Microsoft a monopoly: subsequent verdicts have really provided some mood music, with the District appellate court upholding most of the Findings. However the first, …

Software 23 Jan 2002, 07:51
Palm VP replies

Mistaken identity, Mace tells Reg

Palm Vice President and Chief Competitive Officer Michael Mace tell us he hasn't attend rival conferences under a pseudonym. He writes:- Your story is incorrect. I've *never* attended a conference under an assumed name (I don't operate that way). I also haven't had time to attend any rival developer conferences for years -- …

Letters 23 Jan 2002, 08:26
Intel preps plastic memory production plan

Cheaper. Much cheaper

Intel Corp is accelerating the development of polymer-based memory and preparing to move into production with an alternative to flash memory that will be 10% of the price of its silicon equivalent and has vastly greater storage potential, Brian White writes. It is taking out production licenses for what are described as " …

Channel 23 Jan 2002, 10:29
Accused eBay hacker volunteered for jail

'I didn't feel free anyway'

Frustration with the slow pace of his legal proceedings and strict pre-trial restrictions spurred accused Ebay hacker Jerome Heckenkamp to ask a judge to rescind his bail and send him to jail, the 22-year-old imprisoned computer expert told SecurityFocus Tuesday. "As long as I was out on bond, I didn't feel free anyway," …

Security 23 Jan 2002, 10:35
The Glitch who stole Vodafone

UK network felled, restored

A computer 'glitch' felled much of Vodafone's UK mobile phone network yesterday. The 'glitch' has now been repaired and normal service is restored. Problems kicked off early evening yesterday, spreading out from Vodafone's Oldham facility (whence the glitch originated)in the the North-West and the rest of the UK. Millions of …

Data Networking 23 Jan 2002, 10:49
What Billg's new security effort will cost

A lot, if he's serious

If Chairman Gates actually meant what he said in his recent memo calling for dramatically improved security in all MS products, then there are going to be some immense changes going on in Redmond. Changes in how software is created; changes in how features are integrated into them; changes in product development schedules; …

Software 23 Jan 2002, 11:08
VIA gears up for DDR333

Testing, conference

VIA is paving the way for DDR333-supporting versions of its chipsets with a validation programme, and a one day conference devoted to the latest fast memory technology. The JEDEC-standard validation programme includes heat testing to see how memory modules perform under stress and is handled by Advanced Validation Labs (AVL), …

Channel 23 Jan 2002, 11:37
DTI's Hewitt backs euro

Like she 'backed' broadband?

Trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt, has joined calls for the UK to adopt the Euro. According to today's Times, British manufacturing industry would benefit from the UK joining the single currency, she argues. However, if the former e-minister's "push" for the Euro is anything like her "push" for broadband then there' …

Bootnotes 23 Jan 2002, 11:38
Send your photos by SMS

EAt mY phOnE

OK, so we know that voice is the killer app for mobile phones; SMS has got the young and blue collar trade sewn up; and ringtones and logos do a roaring trade in the consumer space too. We also know that WAP is cwap and that 3G is late. Very late. So what's next up on the mobile phone money-making menu? Pictures. And colour …

e-Business 23 Jan 2002, 13:17
Cloud Nine buy-out not yet confirmed

Deal with V21 'wobbling'

There's confusion over the future of Hampshire-based ISP, Cloud Nine, after it emerged that it had struck a deal to be acquired by Surrey-based ISP V21. A report on ISPReview claimed that as of 4pm yesterday, V21 had agreed to acquire the assets of Cloud Nine. This was confirmed by Kevin Baigent, a director of V21. He told The …

Music and Media 23 Jan 2002, 13:18
EBay UK gets new MD

Ta McCallum

Douglas McCallum has been appointed the new MD eBay UK. He replaces Jennifer Mowat who, we are told, is off to Switzerland to study for an MBA. Mr McCallum founded the online business of Capital Radio and also the online business of sandwich chain, Pret A Manger. By his own admission, Mr McCallum is an "under-talented" tennis …

Music and Media 23 Jan 2002, 16:50
SiteMinder Proxy Server launch extends secure access

Cookie-free Netegrity option

Netegrity Inc is offering users an alternative route into its flagship SiteMinder web access control platform, with a secure proxy server that does away with the system's reliance on cookies for session management and user identification. Although cookies are pretty much widely accepted, some thin-client and mobile devices …

Security 23 Jan 2002, 17:15
Microsoft restructures Internet TV business

Ultimated

Microsoft Corp will axe around 160 positions in the latest round of restructuring to affect the company's lack-luster TV strategy. UltimateTV, which offers TV-based digital video recording and web surfing, will be shifted to Microsoft's Redmond campus with one third of the unit's 500 staff who cannot be re-allocated axed …

Business 23 Jan 2002, 17:16
Zetnet tipped for Cloud Nine rescue

Meeting tonight

Shetland-based ISP Zetnet is the latest company tipped to rescue Cloud Nine after the Hampshire-based ISP closed shop yesterday. Few details concerning any possible agreement are available at the moment. However, it's understood that faxes have been exchanged this afternoon and the two parties are due to meet up this evening …

Music and Media 23 Jan 2002, 17:21
IBM Intel servers ‘80 per cent cheaper than Dell’

It's a self-healing TCO kinda thing

IBM claims it can reduce the cost of running an Intel-based server by 80 per cent compared to those of its competitors. The server monitoring and management technology, which was developed as part of IBM's Project eLiza initiative, is designed to decrease systems outages and increase server availability, so reducing running …

Hardware 23 Jan 2002, 17:25
Look what they've done to my database, Ma

Developers guard against Net breaches

One in 10 corporate databases connected to the Internet had a breach of security last year. That's the main finding from a survey of 750 US database developers which also reveals growing concern about security issues. Opening up databases to the Internet has become a top priority for big business, but this is accompanied by …

Security 23 Jan 2002, 19:25
MS antitrust comment period closing fast

Last chance to tell the DoJ what you think of the settlement

Public comments regarding the settlement between the US Department of Justice and Microsoft are due by Monday, 28 January. Anyone wishing to weigh in on the issue may do so by sending an e-mail memo here. So take the time in these closing hours to make yourself heard. That way you can at least complain righteously when the …

Software 23 Jan 2002, 22:15