2nd September 2002 Archive
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Hynix claims early high-end graphics memory lead
Good news for a change
Amid continued speculation about its future, South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc last week managed to push some good news out of the door, and announced what it claims to be a three-month lead on its competitors in the development of fast, high-capacity memory parts for graphic applications. According to the Korea Times …
Channel 2 Sep 2002, 08:01
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Legend builds China's first supercomputer
Self development
A collection of Chinese political and computing luminaries assembled in Beijing last week to applaud the launch of the country's first "self-developed" supercomputer. The Legend Deepcomp 1800 large scale computer system has been built by Hong Kong-based Legend Holdings, and is the first computer in the country to hit 1,000 …
Servers 2 Sep 2002, 08:01
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Sun lines up OEMs for reborn Solaris on Intel
Not spoilt for choice
Sun Microsystems Inc is looking to expand its Intel Corp-compatible processor-based server line and is also drawing up a list of OEM partners for its Solaris x86 Unix operating system for Intel-compatible servers, indicating a new level of commitment to the reborn operating system, Matthew Aslett writes. The Santa Clara, …
Servers 2 Sep 2002, 08:01
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Sun seeks many Davids for MS Office fight
Preps XML standards for desktop
Sun Microsystems Inc is hatching a set of XML data standards for use in desktop productivity applications, in attempt to unseat Microsoft Corp's domination of office applications, Gavin Clarke writes. Palo Alto, California-based Sun said Friday it is working on a set of potential standards with a series of un-named …
Software 2 Sep 2002, 08:02
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Web Services era ‘drawing to close’
Out of the Box thinking
Today's era of XML web services is coming to an end. That's according to top thinkers at Microsoft Corp and IBM Corp, companies synonymous with a brace of specifications working their way through standards bodies and organizations. Don Box, Microsoft architect and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) co-author, last week …
e-Business 2 Sep 2002, 08:03
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Spurned bidders slam ICANN .org redelegation
My acronym's bigger than yours
Ten organizations that were overlooked in an evaluation to decide the next manager of the $15m-a-year .org internet domain on Friday criticized the selection process, calling it inconsistent, opaque and unfair, Kevin Murphy writes. One bidder even hinted at a legal challenge the process, which was orchestrated by the …
e-Business 2 Sep 2002, 08:03
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Walmart.com flogs $199 Linux OS PCs
VIA, Lindows supply the juice
Wal-Mart is famous/notorious for its relentless focus on price. By squeezing suppliers and collapsing margins, it killed mainstreet USA. In recent years, it's taking on and - in its home country at least - beating the giant grocery chains. Now it's decided to have a little fun with the PC business. The world's biggest retailer …
Personal 2 Sep 2002, 08:40
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SEC sends letter to Nvidia
Accountancy test
Nvidia has received a letter from the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) seeking more details about its accounting practices. The SEC wants answers to questions about Nvidia's 10-K filing for FY 2002 and 10-Q filing for the quarter ended April 28, 2002. News of the letter, sent August 15, is contained in a press release …
Business 2 Sep 2002, 09:59
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Apple's x86 OS named, sized
Project Marklar
It's long been assumed that Apple has maintained an x86-compatible version of its old NeXT OS, which these days is marketed as Mac OS X. But now a report at eWeek confirms its existence, status and staffing levels. Nick de Plume and Matt Rothenberg report that an x86 version of "Project Marklar" is maintained in step with the …
Mac Channel 2 Sep 2002, 10:04
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Vodafone preps £8bn bid for SFR
Wants Vivendi's stake
Vodafone is getting ready to make a bid for Vivendi-controlled French mobile phone company, SFR. According to the Financial Times the offer could top £8bn, as Vodafone attempts to gain a controlling interest in a mobile phone operation in France. Vodafone already owns 32 per cent of SFR, a major mobile phone operation in France …
Mobile 2 Sep 2002, 10:09
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Spammers help Klez top the virus charts
Who will rid us of this pestilent pathogen?
Variants of the Klez worm were by far the most common viruses circulating on the Internet last month. That's according to monthly statistics from managed services firm MessageLabs, which stopped more than 535,000 copies of the virus in August, up from 475,000 Klez-infected emails blocked in July. Klez has toppe the virus charts …
Malware 2 Sep 2002, 11:29
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Bertelsmann to ‘pull Napster plug’
Seeks buyers for online book ops
German media giant Bertelsmann could be ending its love affair with the Internet following reports that it is looking to sell its online book business and cease the funding of Napster. They say Bertelsmann is in talks with Amazon concerning the sale of etailer BOL.com, set up originally to rival Amazon. However, Bertelsmann is …
Music and Media 2 Sep 2002, 11:35
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Cap Cyborg to chip 11 year old in wake of UK child killings
Words fail us. Almost...
Captain Cyborg, aka Professor Kevin Warwick of Reading University, is generally a harmless if somewhat tedious self-publicist whose risible 'experiments' pay his rent and provide the less critical elements of the press with a never-ending stream of stupid stories. But an exclusive in today's Daily Mirror serves to illustrate …
Personal 2 Sep 2002, 12:07
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Gateway 2002 sales at low-end of forecasts
Takes on Apple with Profile 4
Gateway's sales for 2002 will probably be at the low end of previously published company forecasts of $4.5bn-$5bn, CFO Joe Burke told Bloomberg last week. The pan-US PC maker pulled in $2bn in sales for the first half the year, which means that it is forecasting $2.5bn for the second half. On first half performance, that should …
Personal 2 Sep 2002, 12:34
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WinXP SP1 out next Monday – but can you avoid it?
In the long run, of course not...
Windows XP Service Pack 1 is complete, and will be available for download and via CD (cost as yet unspecified) from next Monday (9th September). According to the release, it "provides enhanced user experience" and "brings enhanced security, reliability and compatibility to business and home users." It also fixes some bugs, and …
Software 2 Sep 2002, 14:08
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CAA mulls ban on laptops which don't exist
UWB catch-all may kill all laptop use on planes
Laptop PCs may be banned from planes amid concern that the latest wireless technologies interfere with aircraft safety systems. NASA and United Airline-conducted tests on Boeing 737 and 747 aircraft discovered that ultra-wideband (UWB) devices "knocked out" collision-avoidance systems and impaired instrument landing systems, …
Data Networking 2 Sep 2002, 14:38
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Softline resells Rapid Group to original owner
Divestment programme
Softline AG has sold Rapid Group, the UK reseller group, to original owner John McCartney. Terms were undisclosed in November 2000 when it bought the business, and terms are undisclosed now that it's sold the business. German-based Softline is divesting Rapid Group following a strategic review announced in June to restore the …
Channel 2 Sep 2002, 15:31
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China blocks Google. Allegedly
Up to old tricks
Chinese authorities are feared to have blocked access to popular search engine, Google, ahead of the Communist Party congress in November. Access to Google began being blocked from Saturday, according to Reuters, with experts claiming that the block is coming directly out of Beijing. China has blocked many foreign news …
Music and Media 2 Sep 2002, 15:49
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Telewest offers broadband in Devon, Cornwall
Unclotted Cream
Telewest has started offering cable broadband services to punters in Devon and Cornwall. Theoretically, some 180,000 people in areas including Plymouth, Exeter and Torbay can now get digital services following the upgrade to Telewest's Eurobell area. Telewest bought Eurobell two years ago. Since then Telewest has been …
Telecoms 2 Sep 2002, 16:02
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VIA sales down in August (or is that up?)
Concrete results
Compared with, say, UK firms, VIA Technologies is unusually open about sales figures, publishing results each month. So it's a little churlish to criticise the Taiwanese 'core logic designer' for attempting to tell us that sales were up 6.47 per cent in August. And so they were, compared with July 2002. But the more meaningful …
Channel 2 Sep 2002, 16:34
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Job axe swings over 96 heads at Insight UK
Deep cuts after dismal UK Q2
The job axe hangs over 96 UK workers in US-owned mail order giant Insight following second quarter losses in Britain of £2.5 million. Staff throughout various departments (customer support, sales support, IT and human resources) in Insight's main London office have been given 28 days notice to find alternative work in the …
Channel 2 Sep 2002, 16:55
