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  • Why Intel doesn't write stuff down

    Because they're smart (Modes of Communication, Pt. 94)

    What's the difference between hardware engineers and Microsoft - between the hardware guys and the software guys? Why was Microsoft caught in the humiliation of a four year hairball of legislative scrutiny, when Intel escaped without the public knicker-washing. A complicated deal was cut with the FTC in 1997 - at about the time …

    Business 24 Apr 2003, 08:02

  • Veritas makes gains in Q1

    Timid on Q2 predictions

    Software maker Veritas saw its first quarter profits come in higher than expected but warned that sales could be harder to come by in the next three months. For the quarter ended March 31, Veritas generated $394 million in revenue and posted net income of $43 million. That compares with the $370 million and $44 million in net …

    Hardware 24 Apr 2003, 08:21

  • Bell, Chamberlin remember Ted Codd

    Aphorisms from exacting RDBMS pioneer

    The father of the relational database, Ted Codd has died aged 79. With his background in mathematics, the British-born researcher laid the foundations for a breakthrough in database technology at IBM. "Ted had the key insights and developed the mathematical theory on which RDMBS were based," Don Chamberlin told us today. " …

    Software 24 Apr 2003, 08:24

  • Europe gets new game rating system

    That's it

    A new pan-European age rating system for computer and video games is to be introduced to help protect kids from unsuitable content. Known as PEGI (Pan European Game Information), the new system will eventually replace existing age rating systems currently used in European countries. Each game will feature an age rating (3 and …

    Software 24 Apr 2003, 08:25

  • 64-bit Solaris for Opteron coming, McNealy tells Reg

    Xeon servers as well

    Sun Microsystems is attacking the low end x86-based server market with force, as it has announcements around both AMD's Opteron processor and Intel's Xeon processor on the way, executives said today. Scott McNealy, Sun's CEO, Chairman and President, said in an interview that the company has already started work on a 64-bit …

    Software 24 Apr 2003, 08:26

  • PDA sales plummet thanks to ‘limited appeal’ – IDC

    Becoming a five-horse race: Palm, HP, Sony, Dell and Others

    Palm may have launched two new PDAs yesterday, but if the latest figures from market researcher IDC are anything to go by, it's going to have a tough time persuading consumers and businesses to part with their cash. IDC's numbers show PDA sales continue to decline. Some 2.45 million devices shipped throughout the world during …

    Personal 24 Apr 2003, 11:09

  • Trojan defence clears man on child porn charges

    Reasonable doubt

    A man was cleared of possession of child porn this week after experts testified that a Trojan horse infection on his PC could have downloaded 14 depraved images without his knowledge. Karl Schofield, 39, of Reading, was found not guilty after prosecutors accepted expert testimony that the unnamed Trojan could have been …

    Malware 24 Apr 2003, 11:12

  • Oftel could block BT's ADSL price cut

    Regulator keeps mum

    BT could be forced to shelve plans to cut the wholesale cost of its broadband product while telecoms regulator, Oftel, investigates complaints from rival operators. Sources have told The Register that Oftel is mulling the idea while it carries out a full investigation into complaints that the cost cut is "anti-competitive". …

    Telecoms 24 Apr 2003, 11:12

  • Freeserve hits back at regulator

    Sticks and stones

    The acrimonious war of words between Freeserve and Oftel is once again being played out in the FT as the two outfits show little sign of patching things up. In a letter published in the pink paper today Freeserve's David Melville replies to an earlier letter from Oftel boss, David Edmonds concerning their recent spat in the …

    Music and Media 24 Apr 2003, 11:13

  • Matrox launches Parhelia LX-based Millennium P series

    Reg Kit Watch Low-cost three-monitor boards for video pros

    Graphics Matrox yesterday unwrapped its latest Parhelia graphics chip, the LX, pitching boards based on the part at professional video editing users. The Parhelia LX supports AGP 8x and up to 64MB of DDR memory across a 128-bit interface. The chip can support up to three DVI, RGB and TV displays. It supports OpenGL 1.3 and …

    Personal 24 Apr 2003, 11:37

  • E-voting could cure voter apathy

    Whatever

    A major trial is about to kick off in the UK that could help decide whether e-voting is merely a gimmick or whether it can genuinely help cure voter apathy. Some 1.5m people in 18 local authorities will be able to vote by text, the Net or digital TV in local elections in England on May 1. According to research published today …

    Music and Media 24 Apr 2003, 15:35

  • Look out for the latest IE and Outlook Express patches

    Patching time, again

    It's patching time again for Microsoft users, after the software giant released "critical" fixes for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express last night. First up there's a patch for Internet Explorer, designed to fix four critical vulnerabilities, the worst of which could allow crackers to inject arbitrary code onto a victim's …

    Security 24 Apr 2003, 15:36

  • Europe slaps 33% duty on Hynix DRAM imports

    Sets level of punitive levy

    The European Commission has imposed a 33 per cent import duty on Hynix DRAM products, Dow Jones reports. The move comes as no surprise. The EC ruled last month that Hynix had received illegal government aid in the form of loans provided by banks owned or part-owned by the South Korean government. Such aid, which the EC …

    Channel 24 Apr 2003, 15:53

  • Orange roots ‘help Hutchison 3G’

    Slightly positive

    Despite the many obstacles facing British 3G operator '3,' its ties to Orange will help it succeed, experts say. In its recent assessment of Hutchison 3G's UK subsidiary '3,' research company Current Analysis said that it is taking "a slightly positive stance" on '3' UK, and on its plans for building a new UMTS-specific network …

    Mobile 24 Apr 2003, 17:06

  • Gameplay slams online VAT loophole

    Not fair

    Online game retailer Gameplay.com has begun a campaign calling on the government to close a loophole in European tax laws which allows offshore companies to import cheap goods into the UK VAT-free. Under current legislation, anything worth less than £18 can be imported free of VAT, a price bracket which covers CDs, DVDs and …

    Small Biz 24 Apr 2003, 17:09

  • DirecTV mole to plead guilty

    Young kid, big mistake

    A 19-year-old University of Chicago student accused of leaking the secrets of DirectTV's most advanced anti-piracy technology to hacker websites has agreed to plead guilty to violating the rarely used 1996 Economic Espionage Act. Igor Serebryany is scheduled to appear Monday in federal court in Los Angeles to enter a guilty …

    Security 24 Apr 2003, 17:31