Archive for January, 2008
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Rackable Systems is willing to cram the Intel 5400 chipset into pretty much any chassis it can get its hands on. Today the server n' storage firm began selling 13 new servers based on Xeon 5000 series quad-core chips.…
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Miss Bill Gates’ UK swan song?
Did you miss the software giant's chairman in his last official UK outing? Wonder what you would have heard had you been there? Check out all that went on here.
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RealPlayer dinged by software watchdog group
RealNetworks promises changes
A software watchdog group has branded the two most recent versions of the RealPlayer media program "badware" because they don't give users adequate control over software components that are activated during installation.…
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Secret bidder delivers ‘open access’ to US airwaves
And Eric Schmidt will die in 2039
As the US Federal Communications Commission auctions off the coveted 700-MHz "C Block" - a prime portion of the American airwaves - bidding has topped $4.6bn. And that's a key number.…
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Johnson pours fourth on SpringSource
Enterprise support and that Sun "take over"
Since it changed its name from Interface21 towards the end of 2007, open source tools developer SpringSource has been quick to capitalise on its position in open source.…
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VMware adds virtual desktop manager
The virtualisation firm has added a new manager to its virtual desktop solution, saying such a move shows it is serious about the desktop.
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Tax extension after website fails
HMRC has extended its deadline for self assessments after its website crashed earlier today.
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Viruses via advertising: time for an industry initiative?
Facebook, The Economist and now Expedia have all been hit by malware hidden in adverts served on their websites. Is it time the computer security and Internet advertising giants untied against this sort of threat?
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Email trail from navy man to London ‘terror’ site goes fuzzy
Shifty attitude becoming prosecution's main plank
In pre-trial maneuvering this month the US government's case against ex-Navy signalman Hassan Abu-jihaad became more moth-eaten. Prosecutors filed an interesting brief indicating they had no evidence against the defendant of a terror plot modus operandi.…
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O2 may put iPhone on business rates
And Vodafone rejigs data tariffs
O2 is considering introducing business tariffs for customers who want to use iPhones at work.…
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