30th December 2002 Archive
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Alienware comes to Europe
Fast PCs for gamers
Alienware, the niche American PC builder, has landed in Europe. The company, best known for what it dubs "Ultimate Gaming Machines" has set up European HQ, incorporating call centre ops and assembly in Athlone, Ireland. And it is touting for direct business in the UK, through its online site www.alienware.co.uk. ®
Personal 30 Dec 2002, 12:46
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EU tells HP et al to scrap inkjet ‘clever chips’
Recycling law could torpedo refill revenues
Prices of printer cartridges look set to drop thanks to a new EU law that will ban printer firms from forcing consumers to buy their own-brand refills. The European Parliament voted unanimously on Wednesday in favour of a new EU "electroscrap" recycling law, which includes a ruling directing manufacturers of printers to no …
Personal 30 Dec 2002, 12:46
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ISPs welcome UK Net libel review
Not judge and jury
The UK Internet industry has welcomed a report by the Law Commission examining defamation and the Internet The report found that there is a "strong case" for reviewing the way that defamation law currently affects ISPs. The preliminary findings - prompted by the Lord Chancellor in January - suggest that there is a possible …
Music and Media 30 Dec 2002, 12:46
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Orange rolls out of Swedish 3G race
Blinks first
Orange SA gave its rivals in Sweden an early Christmas present on Friday, when it announced it was pulling its plans to roll out a 3G operation in the country. Operators in Sweden have become increasingly nervous about the costs of setting up 3G in the country. In November the government rejected pleas from Orange Sverige …
Mobile 30 Dec 2002, 12:47
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Highberry fails to force Colt into administration
'Shaky, tentative and speculative'
An attempt by hedge fund Highberry Ltd to force the telecoms company Colt Telecom Group Plc into administration, has been thrown out of court. In the High Court in London, Mr Justice Jacob dismissed the claims of Highberry as "shaky, tentative and speculative peering into the middle distance", and concluded that there was …
Business 30 Dec 2002, 12:47
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RIAA nominated for Internet Villain award
In good company
Oftel, the Home office and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are among this year's shortlist for the Internet Villain Award being dished out by the UK's Net industry. As ever, there are two hotly-contested gongs that always seem to court controversy. However, the Internet hero and villain shortlists reflect …
Music and Media 30 Dec 2002, 12:48
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Microsoft plots Macromedia coup against Java
Flash for Masters of the Universe
Microsoft Corp is believed to have trained its acquisition crosshairs on Macromedia Inc, lining up a deal that would throw enterprise Java into a spin, Gavin Clarke writes. Industry and analyst sources believe Microsoft covets San Francisco, California-based Macromedia's Flash vector graphics design tool and player, which …
Software 30 Dec 2002, 12:48
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Sun confirms commitment to InfiniBand
Which is nice
Sun Microsystems Inc has maintained its commitment to the InfiniBand switch fabric architecture, breathing new life into a technology that at one stage this year looked destined to be forgotten. Santa Clara, California-based Sun said it will use InfiniBand in its future server, storage and software products, including …
Servers 30 Dec 2002, 12:49
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NAF ruling escapes UK court scrutiny
Internetters takes cheaper route
What was to been the first challenge a domain name arbitration ruling by ICANN in the UK courts has ended up in an out of court settlement. Back in July UK domain name registry Internetters issued High Court proceedings to prevent the transfer of a domain name, domainregistry.biz, to US firm DomainRegistry.com Inc. …
Music and Media 30 Dec 2002, 14:42
