24th September 2004 Archive

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Comms: Networks

• Centrica buys Telco Global for £43m Gains 250k punters
• Ofcom intervenes in telephone 'slamming' row BT customer migration punch-up continues

Comms: Wireless

• Yachties get all-in-one DSL- wi-fi service Ahoy there

Hardware: Servers

• Fiorina: HP's SAP disaster under control All's well that ends
• HP knifes Itanium, cans IA-64 workstations The boat that refuses to float loses star passenger

Hardware: Storage

• Iomega waves goodbye to 145 staff Son of Clik costs dear
• IT bosses are storage addicts who can't stop themselves Storage buyers need help, not capacity

Lifecycle: Manage

• Busy month for JBoss Application server frenzy
• EU software patents directive delayed - again Less action, more talk

Management: Financial News

• Thus shares nosedive over gloomy forecast Tough trading conditions, predatory pricing blamed

Management: IT Director

• Jowell waves through BBC Technology sale 'No legitimate reason' to block deal

Odds and Sods: BOFH

• BOFH: What to do when the Boss gets touchy-feely Episode 32 Inappropriate behaviour

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Boffin hits it big with breast-enlarging ringtone Dial M for mammaries

Odds and Sods: Letters

• Readers love mobiles in church; hate mobiles on planes Letters More from the Reg postbag

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Autumn offers at the Reg Mobile Shop Site offer Including the Nokia 6310i and HP iPAQ h5550

Science

• Galaxies rent asunder in huge cosmic collision There goes the no-claims bonus
• Missing galaxies puzzle scientists Where'd all the plasma come from?

Security

• JPEG exploit toolkit spotted online DIY buffer overflow assault

Security: ID

• Invasion of the identity snatchers They're coming. Don't fall asleep
• Now we are 8 (and this token proves it) False sense of security for sprouts

Security: Spam

• MS fires armour-piercing suit at 'bullet-proof' spam host We're comin' at ya!

Software

• Red Hat opens losing propaganda offensive against Sun Opinion Tiemann's diaper must be changed

Software: Applications

• EU to approve Oracle takeover - reports Nothing decided yet, says EU
• MS tweaks volume licensing Some changes, and a new website

Software: Operating Systems

• So what is it about Win2k security MS won't enhance? Expect clarification soonest