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2nd May 2005 Archive

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  • Papal succession fuels April religious spam blitz

    God, Mammon and malware

    Junk mail relating to religion has soared during April, accounting for one in 10 spam emails. Porn, medicines and financial scams - spam's unholy trinity - each lost ground to religious junk mail last month, according to a study by email management specialist Email Systems. The global interest in religion that accompanied the …

    Malware 2 May 2005, 09:43

  • Outsourcing: prepare to renegotiate your deal, says Gartner

    Oh alright, then

    Nearly 80 per cent of all outsourcing relationships will be renegotiated, according to a new survey by Gartner. Lack of flexibility is the main issue leading to renegotiations, followed by a need to improve the relationship between the supplier and customer. The research firm found that 15 per cent of all contracts had been …

    IT Director 2 May 2005, 10:26

  • HSDPA is faster 3G - in theory (but where are the phones?)

    Smoke and mirrors

    Smoke and mirrors are often cheaper than masts and cables; and the mobile carriers have found something that may keep their investors happy in high-speed downlink packet access or HSDPA. It makes 3G run faster, just by installing equipment in the server... but not this year, says Informa The hype machine is in full swing for …

    Mobile 2 May 2005, 10:42

  • Europe uniting against Schmidt's Google print project

    Culture Vulture

    This story has expired from The Register's archive. You can now find it at its original location on the Forbes.com website: http://forbes.com/facesinthenews/2005/04/29/0429autofacescan08.html?partner=theregister.

    Music and Media 2 May 2005, 11:20

  • Brocade blames March for Q2 shocker

    Forecasts not met

    Brocade has fingered a dip in storage sales during March as the main factor behind a second quarter that came in well below previous forecasts. In a statement revealing preliminary results, the switch maker said second quarter revenue will likely come in between $144m and $145m. Back in February, Brocade predicted a much …

    Financial News 2 May 2005, 14:11

  • Verizon knocks out Qwest with revised offer

    'Skewed process'

    Qwest has conceded defeat in its battle for MCI. Verizon, its bigger and richer competitor returned to the table yesterday with a revised offer worth $8.8bn. Verizon reclaimed its position as the "superior" suitor of MCI after raising its acquisition bid to at least $8.45bn. As has been the case since this process began, …

    Telecoms 2 May 2005, 15:42

  • Insiders reveal SCO's Monterey disarray

    Letters A marriage of unequals

    First the sideshow, then the scoop. A former SCO insider puts the relationship with IBM over Project Monterey in an entirely new light. But first, we're delighted that after a long correspondence over a fortnight with Groklaw editor Pamela Jones, a potentially damaging series of articles about SCO and Project Monterey has been …

    Operating Systems 2 May 2005, 20:07

  • My 96-processor Linux cluster is smaller than yours

    Plugs in the wall too

    Personal computer. Personal cluster. Call it what you will. Orion Multisystems is pretty sure it has the fastest PC around no matter the moniker. Last week, Orion started shipping its long awaited 96-processor (Transmeta Tinside) deskside cluster. This box is the follow-on to a 12-processor desktop system that has been on the …

    Servers 2 May 2005, 20:31

  • HP becomes EMC software reseller in $325m settlement

    From patent rivals to patent partners

    EMC and HP have devised one of the weirder patent settlements you'll ever see to get rid of a four-year-old dispute around storage intellectual property (IP). On the surface, the deal seems pretty straightforward. HP will pay EMC $325m over the next five years. Such an agreement, however, would be too simple for these vendors …

    Storage 2 May 2005, 22:28

  • Inside Sun Labs - the best and the 'bots

    Hard boiled egg thwarts Rise of the Machines™

    Sun showcased a selection of its research efforts at the Computer Science Museum in Mountain View last week. Established by Ivan and Bert Sutherland and Bob Sproull in 1990, Sun Labs has an enviable reputation for pursuing difficult problems, and investing in long-term research. Serious computer research has been under …

    Data Networking 2 May 2005, 22:51