25th November 2004 Archive
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Don't offshore, pay us instead
It's cheaper, says Interactive Software
Companies looking to save money by offshoring would make bigger savings by looking at the processes behind their software development. Erich Gerber, chief executive of Interactive Objects, a German consultancy, believes Model Driven Architecture (MDA) can cut as much as 40 per cent from the cost of developing software. But …
IT Director 25 Nov 2004, 08:41
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Ecommerce to rocket in 2005
But online fraud set to increase
Online businesses in the UK are forecasting that revenues will grow by 36 per cent next year, according to new figures. The figures, released by Media group Cybersource International, also show that 20m shoppers will have spent £17bn online this year, leading the group to project that by 2009 25 per cent of shopping will be …
Financial News 25 Nov 2004, 10:02
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Q3 chip production up despite downturn
But more plant stood idle
More chip-making equipment effectively stood idle during Q3 2004 than Q2 as worldwide capacity utilisation rates fell, the Semiconductor International Capacity Statistics (SICAS) organisation reported this week. But it offered a sign that the downturn may not be as bad as the utilisation figures suggest: since so much of the un …
Financial News 25 Nov 2004, 10:17
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More transparency will fuel egovernment
Let's get benchmarking
Greater transparency and implementation of best practice will help to fuel the growth of successful egovernment initiatives around the world. That's according to Marie Lowman, a speaker at The National eGovernment Summit 2004 which took place in Dublin on 23 and 24 November. The primary aim of the conference is to provide a …
Public Sector 25 Nov 2004, 10:37
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Q3 integrated graphics chip shipments soar
Discrete parts didn't do so well
Graphics chip shipments jumped during Q3, market watcher Jon Peddie Research said yesterday. Shipments totalled 63.2m devices during the quarter, up 16.4 per cent on Q2's total, 54.3m. Despite the big overall increase, shipments of standalone chips for desktop graphics cards grew just 2.3 per cent, JPR said. Shipments of …
System Builder 25 Nov 2004, 10:38
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Hacking tool 'draws FBI subpoenas'
Nmap author warns users
The author of the popular freeware hacking tool Nmap warned users this week that FBI agents are increasingly seeking access to information from the server logs of his download site, insecure.org. "I may be forced by law to comply with legal, properly served subpoenas," wrote "Fyodor," the 27-year-old Silicon Valley coder …
Enterprise Security 25 Nov 2004, 10:42
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Lastminute.com floored by increased losses
'Fallen short of expectations'
Shares in Lastminute.com dipped sharply this morning after the online travel business reported a whopping increase in losses. The company admitted that its performance had "fallen short of expectations" and blamed the £77.2m pre-tax loss (up from a loss of £47.7m in 2003) on recent acquisitions. Turnover for the year jumped 130 …
Financial News 25 Nov 2004, 10:54
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Broadcom sues seven over 'stolen' chip secrets
Alleges start-up engaged in industrial espionage
Wireless chip maker Broadcom has accused start-up MagiComm Technology Inc. of engaging in "a well-orchestrated, international scheme to steal from Broadcom trade secrets" - allegations MagiComm's legal representative described as "fallacious and inflammatory". Broadcom has launched legal action against three current and four …
Financial News 25 Nov 2004, 11:20
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Oracle must wait for poison pill decision
Judge wants to hear more evidence
Oracle's proposed takeover of Peoplesoft has hit another barrier. A Delaware judge has delayed his final ruling over Peoplesoft's poison pill defence, saying that he needs to hear more evidence. Judge Leo Strine said he wanted to hear why the Peoplesoft board had rejected Oracle's most recent bid of $24 per share. Peoplesoft's …
Applications 25 Nov 2004, 11:35
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Warning: critical Winamp vuln
Play it again, hacker
Security researchers are warning of a serious - and unfixed - security hole with the popular Winamp media player. A remotely exploitable stack based buffer overflow creates a means for hackers to take over machines running Winamp- providing they can trick users into running maliciously constructed files. For example, a …
Enterprise Security 25 Nov 2004, 11:40
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MS offers real Windows XP to users of counterfeit software
Testing the waters in the UK?
A Microsoft UK replacement scheme for pirate copies of Windows XP suggests the company is testing the waters to see how feasible it is to convert sections of its unlicensed user base to legitimate users. The scheme is however limited at the moment - to the UK, and to copies sold pre-installed on a new computer prior to 1st …
Operating Systems 25 Nov 2004, 12:00
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Danon quits BT
Adieu
BT retail boss Pierre Danon is jumping ship to take the top job at Cap Gemini. The move to chief operating officer of the IT services company is a promotion for Danon and sees him return to France. Danon joined BT as chief executive of BT Retail, BT's consumer facing division, in October 2000 and was appointed to the board in …
Telecoms 25 Nov 2004, 12:15
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Napster nips into newsagents
Fags, mags and... er... digital music download vouchers
Napster UK today continued its pursuit of lesser net-worth individuals than arch-rival Apple is chasing by signing a deal to sell its music download vouchers in papershops and convenience stores throughout the nation. Over 1000 McColl's, Martin's, Forbuoys, RS McColl and Dillons shops, all part of the TM Retail group, will …
Music and Media 25 Nov 2004, 12:20
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Novell, CCIA evidence may be tossed out in MS EC case
Judge to review case
A European judge is to hold a closed-door meeting today to discuss the lifting of sanctions by the EU in its anti-trust ruling against Microsoft. Judge Bo Vesterdorf of the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg. has called the meeting to discuss the future of the case, following the withdrawal of Novell and the Computer & …
Operating Systems 25 Nov 2004, 12:21
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SCO board member flees
Busy bunny
Long-standing SCO board member Thomas Raimondi is stepping down. Raimondi joined the SCO board in September 1999, but says he is now too busy in his full-time job as CEO of MTI Technology Corp. So no disagreement there: Raimondi remains in lockstep with the rest of the board over SCO's attempt to extract IP royalties from Linux …
Operating Systems 25 Nov 2004, 13:09
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PCCW hits back at wireless broadband roll-out report
Phase two in the pipeline
PCCW has shrugged off reports that it has ditched plans for a nation-wide roll-out of its wireless broadband service in the UK insisting it never committed to a countrywide roll-out of the service. According to the FT, PCCW is backing away from ambitious plans to roll-out its wireless broadband service because it would be too …
Telecoms 25 Nov 2004, 13:15
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Infinium chases further funding for Phantom
Needs $11.5m just to sell first 10,000 consoles
Infinium Labs, the company behind the highly hyped Phantom games console and similarly named online service, needs to find $11.5m if it's to go ahead with the launch. The confession is made in its latest filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. In the document, Infinium reveals it will have to spend $22.2m in the …
Consoles 25 Nov 2004, 13:36
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NTT DoCoMo, mmO2 to 'partner' on UK i-mode
Formal announcement next week, reports suggest
British mobile phone network O2 will launch an i-mode service next year after licensing the technology from Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo, newspaper reports have claimed. O2 parent mmO2 is certainly considering an i-mode implementation. Chief executive Peter Erskine recently said the company would come to a decision by the end of …
Mobile 25 Nov 2004, 13:56
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Nintendo to spill Euro DS plans in January
Pricing, launch date to be revealed
Nintendo will tell European gamers when it can get their hands on its new DS console in January, the company's UK general manager said yesterday. They'll also learn how much they can expect to pay for it, Nintendo's UK chief, David Yanton, added, according to a GamesIndustry.biz report. The Nintendo DS launched in the US and …
Consoles 25 Nov 2004, 14:13
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PalmOne to give Treo 650 users 128MB SD cards
Short-term fix for memory glitch
PalmOne has pledged to provide every Treo 650 owner with a free 128MB memory card until it can fix a memory issue that has drawn a significant number of complaints from early adopters. The problem also affects Tungsten T5 users, but PalmOne focused its attention on its top-of-the-line smart phone product, which contains only …
Mobile 25 Nov 2004, 14:40
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Exeter uni cans chemistry department
Chemists lament 'disastrous' news
In a move that has been dubbed as 'disastrous' by the Royal Society of Chemistry, Exeter University is to drop the teaching of chemistry as a subject. 130 staff are to be made redundant after the university said that the department was losing £3m a year. The university's music and Italian departments will also be closed. The …
Science 25 Nov 2004, 15:09
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Smart phone predicts owner's behaviour
I'm sorry, Dave, I can't let you have another beer
US boffins are developing mobile phones which learn user's daily habits so that they can become "mobile digital secretaries". Going beyond the calendar feature common in many current mobiles, the "smarter smartphone" learns about people's preferences by logging calls and noting when application like cameras are used. Location- …
Mobile 25 Nov 2004, 15:53
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Finland threatens to scrap Tele2 3G licence
Oh no, they can't take that away from me
Tele2 could lose its 3G licence for Finland, because of delays in building its network. Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications this week told Suomen 3G, the Tele 2 owned-operator, that it had until 7 January to explain its tardiness. "If the clarification is not satisfactory, the company's license could be canceled …
Mobile 25 Nov 2004, 16:18
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Last shout on the Inova Microlight keyring
Cash'n'Carrion Final clearance at £9 inc VAT and P&P
We're clearing the decks here at Cash'n'Carrion in anticipation of some fresh lines in the new year and have decided to knock a couple of quid off the compact and bijou Inova Microlight keyring. What's more, we're offering free P&P on this while stocks last, so the price you see is the price you pay. As is the local custom, we' …
Site News 25 Nov 2004, 16:18
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Eidos does due diligence on would-be buyers
Merger or purchase coming soon?
UK games publisher Eidos has formally begun looking into the backgrounds of possible suitors, the company said today, having whittled down the list of prospective partners to those it believes have a good chance of proposing. The announcement marks the latest stage in the attempt by Eidos' management to seek a buyer, the …
Financial News 25 Nov 2004, 16:30
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LLU dogged by 'significant operational problems'
Watchdog growls
Local loop unbundling (LLU) - the process that enables rival companies to provide telecoms services direct to end users by-passing BT - is still dogged by difficulties. That's according to Peter Black, the independent Telecoms Adjudicator appointed in July to make LLU work in the UK. In an update published yesterday Mr Black …
Telecoms 25 Nov 2004, 16:34
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Dell eclipses Sun in server sales
x86 leads the way
Worldwide server revenue surpassed $11.8bn in the third quarter of 2004, six per cent up on last year, according to Gartner Dataquest. Server sales of commodity x86 servers showed the strongest growth in revenue. "This, along with the acceptance of Linux in additional application areas in the enterprise space will continue to …
Servers 25 Nov 2004, 22:02
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Music giants feed the Wurld
Embrace P2P network
A new agreement between a peer-to-peer network and the major music labels has created the first peer-to-peer file sharing network for licensed digital music. Wurld Media has concluded agreements with Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to facilitate the licensing of music exchanged on its peer-to-peer music …
Financial News 25 Nov 2004, 22:17
