15th September 2007 Archive

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Sun burns US government contract over pricing controversy

GSA investigation gives case of the vapors

Amidst a scandal over alleged contracting abuses, Sun Microsystems has canceled its multiple awards schedule contract with the General Services Administration. The GSA establishes long-term government-wide contracts to provide IT supplies at prices companies offer commercial customers. For several months, Sun has been under …

Servers 15 Sep 00:10
Hackers infiltrate TD Ameritrade client database

Backdoored

TD Ameritrade Holding, an online brokerage that manages more than 6.3 million accounts, said hackers broke into a database containing detailed information about clients. While the thieves had access to social security numbers, birth dates and account numbers, Ameritrade said it has no evidence such information was ever retrieved …

Enterprise Security 15 Sep 01:02
Lawyerless eBayer sues Autodesk over garage-sale miracle

Cad dowser shrink-wrapped in catch-22

YouTubers have Christopher "Jedi" Knight. And eBayers have Tim "Happy Hour" Vernor. In much the same way the light-sabred Jedi Knight stood up to the DMCA-waving lawyers at Viacom, defending the rights of YouTubers everywhere, Happy Hour Vernor is leading the charge for eBayers, intent on curbing the DMCA doings of software …

Channel Register 15 Sep 01:14
Verizon launches US appeals court at Google-backed wireless plan

Throws Jello at Congress

Much to Google's chagrin, Verizon has asked a federal court to shoot down new rules that would allow consumers to attach any device and any application to a prime portion of the U.S. wireless spectrum. Earlier this week, the mega-telco filed a "petition for review" with the U.S. Court of Appeals, insisting it re-jigger Federal …

Telecoms 15 Sep 04:24
Real-world Q Branch at the mayhemware expo

DSEi Damn shame Milk Tray man's gone - he'd love it here

In our pleasant time at the DSEi kill-kit show we've already seen the airborne route for steely fellows in black outfits to get to work: but there's also the choice of going in underwater. This is probably a lot slower, but does at least seem to offer more chance of getting away afterwards. That could be important, assuming you' …

Science 15 Sep 07:02
Adobe captures ebook standard. What now?

E Pluribus E-Books Unum E-Reader?

Among the charming aspects of the fledgling electronic book industry is the way very large corporations can skirt ethical boundaries in the field - yet not make much money. Adobe Systems, the company whose EULA prohibited reading Alice in Wonderland aloud, and an outfit that once arrested a Russian programmer for pointing out …

Music and Media 15 Sep 08:02