26th May 2007 Archive

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Calyx yields to MBO

Founder takes Irish reseller private

Calyx, the Irish computer reseller, has agreed to a management buyout of the firm, led by chief executive Maurice Healy. The deal, which will give shareholders £1.01 per share, values Calyx at around £70.2m (€103.8m). The bid was made by the consortium Stornoway, which was created to make the acquisition, and consists of …

Channel Register 26 May 2007, 00:06
Opteron hero Newisys goes titsup

Thanks for the hyperies

The start-up that ignited the Opteron revolution has collapsed. One-time server darling Newisys is officially closing up shop. Its parent company Sanmina SCI this month told the Texas Workforce Commission that 87 Newisys staff will be let go as the company winds down. Newisys, based in Austin, has been part of Sanmina since …

Servers 26 May 2007, 00:25
Student lends an ear to Welsh-speaking dolphins

Distinct 'dialect' to their Irish cousins

Dolphins living off the coast of Wales have their own distinct "dialect", a University of Wales student has discovered. As part of his master's thesis, Ronan Hickey analysed 1,882 whistles from dophins in Cardigan Bay and Ireland's Sannon Bay, Reuters reports. In the process, he found "32 different sound categories, of which …

Biology 26 May 2007, 12:02
IBM's AIX 6 drops 'L,' adds 'S'

Sun worshippers

Goodbye, AIX 5L Version 5.4. Hello, AIX 6 – soon shipping with less L and more S. Just a couple days after revealing its first Power6-based servers, IBM has handed customers an outline of the expected features in AIX 6 – or the operating system formerly known as AIX 5.4. The Unix OS, IBM confirmed this week, will enjoy a public …

Servers 26 May 2007, 17:36