15th July 2002 Archive

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• PA-8800s will snap into existing HP Unix boxes

  Close fit

  A couple of weeks ago, we divulged some of the details on the upcoming "Mako" PA-8800 RISC processor from Hewlett Packard Co for its HP 9000 and rp Series of Unix servers, Timothy Prickett Morgan writes. In that discussion, we speculated that HP might have to announce a new set of server chassis to accommodate the PA-8800 …

  Servers 15 Jul 2002, 08:37

• PGP Vuln exposed by Outlook plug-In

  Pretty Poor Privacy?

  One the most important secure email standards used to encrypt messages could be vulnerable to attack through a plug-in used by the Microsoft Outlook email suite. It is claimed that certain commercial and freeware products supplied by Network Associates Inc that use the Pretty Good Privacy encryption standard contain a flaw …

  Security 15 Jul 2002, 09:23

• Liberty Alliance proposes Web security standards

  LAP dancing at the OASIS

  A set of Sun Microsystems Inc-backed web services security specifications could soon pass to a standards-body backed by IBM and Microsoft, Gavin Clarke writes. Liberty Alliance Project members have discussed submission of their specifications to the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards ( …

  e-Business 15 Jul 2002, 09:24

• Another year of telco turmoil – C&W

  Toimurl, if you're from Brooklyn

  C able & Wireless Plc believes it faces another 12 months of 'industry turmoil' and that its global IP business will continue to lose money until the beginning of 2004. The London, UK-based carrier can only see a reduction in competitive activity in the financial year to March 31, 2004 as the sector shakeout comes to an …

  Business 15 Jul 2002, 09:24

• Sendo to Undercut XDA

  Confident despite delays

  Sendo Holdings Ltd has set a target price for its long-awaited handset powered by Microsoft Corp's Smartphone software that will significantly undercut O2 Plc's XDA. The company is also considering a flashable terminal to allow for operating system upgrades, Tony Cripps writes. Ron Schaeffer, head of product strategy and …

  Mobile 15 Jul 2002, 09:25

• PC prices plummet in Europe

  No Mercy

  Early migration to Pentium 4-based desktop PCs and PC servers helped the European PC industry reverse a year of falling prices in the first quarter, but according to the latest price index findings of IDC, this respite has proved brief, and prices are spiraling down once more. According to the Framingham, Massachusetts- …

  Personal 15 Jul 2002, 09:26

• Citrix to pink slip 10 per cent

  Decimation, 21st century style

  With its Q2 figures due to be announced on July 17th, Citrix has given a broad hint as to the likely outcome and is pre-empting the results by announcing that it expects to layoff around 10 percent of its staff. This time last year, Citrix earned revenues of $147 million for the second quarter. The expectation for 2002 is …

  Data Center 15 Jul 2002, 09:35

• Confirmed: MS to ship beefed up 802.11 security in XP SP1

  Surely not a reason to upgrade from Win2k? You amaze us...

  Microsoft will, as suggested here last week, be shipping a Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP) client with SP1 of Windows XP. This will beef up wireless security in XP and will no doubt come in handy for the mysterious security of Microsoft's forthcoming home wireless products. Thanks to readers for the snap of …

  Software 15 Jul 2002, 09:45

• Reg Cancer Busters donates 1,000 years

  Site News Reg SETI@Home team regroups

  Dave Oliver, team captain of Vulture Central II, writes Woo-hoo, we made it. VCII has now donated over 1000 years worth of processor time to Cancer Research! Congrats to everyone who has been involved in the project, we have now progressed to the second part of the project. Well done everyone, all 2,438 of you, and a big pat …

  Site News 15 Jul 2002, 11:35

• Archie Norman lined up for Energis as banks take over

  Poisoned Chelys?

  Archie Norman - the Tory MP and former Asda chairman - is to take charge of troubled alternative telco, Energis. Sixteen banks owed £690m have rejected a bid for the ailing telco by a consortium led by financial outfits Apax and Carlyle. Instead, the banks have decided to go it alone and take charge of the telco themselves in …

  Business 15 Jul 2002, 11:39

• Vallance recounts WorldCom war stories

  From 'mug' to 'smug'

  When it comes to the WorldCom scandal, let's face it, most news is bad news. But there is the odd exception, giving rise to some hope at least that corporate clouds do have sliver linings. For while the authorities are crawling all over WorldCom, BT is counting its blessings. The Sunday Herald reports that Sir Iain Vallance, …

  Business 15 Jul 2002, 11:39

• Vodafone sues Daily Telegraph for libel

  Very short story

  Vodafone has filed a claim for alleged libel in the High Court against the Daily Telegraph concerning an opinion piece written last month. According to the FT the article focused on recent events at WorldCom and Enron. The article also mentioned Vodafone. Spokesmen for Vodafone and the Daily Telegraph declined to comment …

  Business 15 Jul 2002, 11:50

• Preinstalled Mandrake Linux PCs go live at Walmart

  Will the public love them?

  Newsforge notes that Mandrake Linux PCs finally went on sale at Walmart.com over the weekend. Prices range from $391 for a 900MHz Duron machine to $648 for a 2GHz Pentium 4 with CD-RW. The machines are Microtel, which is also supplying Walmart with 'naked' PCs ("Perfect if you already have a licensed copy of Windows," says …

  Software 15 Jul 2002, 12:22

• Mobile Athlon, AMD fanboy spat, Intel price cuts

  HWRoundup Funny underdog

  AMD today intro'ed the new top of the line notebook CPU, the mobile Athlon XP 1800+. This costs $335 and two customers, HP and ACER Europe have been outed for launch day. And that's about it, really. The press release is here. AMD doesn't like doing chipsets and it doesn't do mobos, but is it changing its spots? According to …

  Channel 15 Jul 2002, 13:50

• Webmaster conference held in London pub

  We'll drink to that

  Alerting all BOFHs. Do you find the grind of strategy briefing, product pitches and workshops a tedious interlude at conferences before getting down to the real business of getting on with some serious drinking? Keep a date open in your diary on October 12 for the second annual Webmasterworld Pub Conference. There's no padding …

  Media 15 Jul 2002, 13:56

• WorldCom whistleblowers play in tune

  It's easy, just put your lips together...

  Accounting irregularities at scandal-hit WorldCom date back as far as 2000, according to Republican congressman Billy Tauzin. Speaking on ABC's "This Week" TV show in the US yesterday, Tauzin said that two employees had raised concerns about accounting issues. In April 2000 UK based Stephen Brabbs contacted Andersen - WorldCom …

  Business 15 Jul 2002, 14:12

• Interoute buys part of Ebone

  Etc

  Pan-European fibre-optic telco - Interoute - has purchased a number of key assets of KPNQwest's Ebone network. Under the terms of the agreement Interoute gains full ownership and control of metropolitan area networks (MANs) in eight major European cities including Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Zurich, London, Vienna, Milan and …

  Business 15 Jul 2002, 15:32

• E-business lives on, says EDS

  Poke it with a stick and see if it moves

  'E-business is not dead,' says a new report by EDS, which shows that most large companies in Europe treat e-business as a fundamental long-term strategy. EDS, the consulting and global services company, released its new report, "E-State Of The Nations 5", earlier this month, claiming that e-business implementation is alive and …

  e-Business 15 Jul 2002, 15:40

• Security industry's hacker-pimping slammed

  Somebody had to say it

  I spent three days at H2K2 hoping someone would say something worth mentioning in The Register. Finally, on Sunday, a couple of speakers did just that (on which more tomorrow). Best of all was Gweeds' savage synopsis of a thing which world + dog has no doubt long entertained as a vague suspicion, namely the way hackers pimp …

  Security 15 Jul 2002, 15:49

• Wireless LAN platform for UK rail passengers

  802.11b before you catch the delayed 11:03

  Wireless LAN hot spots are to be created at 15 mainline railway stations across the UK. The deal between Railtrack and wireless LAN service provider Megabeam follows to successful completion of trials at London's Paddington Station. On August 1, when rules for licensing of paid-for services come into effect, the service will …

  Mobile 15 Jul 2002, 21:58

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