6th October 2004 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• 3G VAT appeal goes to Europe We'd like a rebate on those licences, please
• Gasping for a pint? Text GOODPUB Life-saving service for Morris dancers
• Orange's big push into push-to-talk From Guildford to Guadeloupe

Comms: Wireless

• T-Mobile boosts public WLAN security Adds 802.1x to protect business data
• Wi-Fi hotspots hit with page redirect royalty claim Patent owner demands cash

Lifecycle: Manage

• BBC wants help developing open source video codec LinuxWorld Dirac attack
• eBay asks for new patent trial Difference of opinion over infringement
• IBM launches Websphere 6 Bigger, better, Bluer

Management

• Fujitsu Siemens hails H1 growth Clawing market share
• Transmeta: 2GHz Efficeon to offer SSE 3 support Intel rivals gain Prescott New Instructions

Management: Financial News

• CA forks out $430m for Netegrity Security play
• Carphone Warehouse rings up higher sales Leap in new connections

Management: IT Director

• IT managers hate buggy software Shock results from small survey

Music and Media

• Indie music label rejects lock-down CDs 'NO copy protection - respect the music'

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Oi, Chav! Check out me website! A user guide to Britain's new ruling class

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Reg in free (ish) wine giveaway Cash'n'Carrion Sign up for newsletter, get £20 Virgin plonk voucher

Personal: System Builder

• AMD dual-core Opterons gain SSE 3 support Prescott New Instructions coming to AMD64
• ATI readies 'Rialto' PCIE-to-AGP bridge chip Update Paves way for Radeon X800 XT on AGP?
• SiS readies November AMD PCIE chipset launch Volume production of discrete part scheduled

Security: Anti-Virus

• Virus writers seek cash from chaos Capitalist pigs

Software: Applications

• Ballmer calls for horse-based attack on Star Office 'Email me immediately and we’ll send in the cavalry'
• Kalido repackages product set Kalido M makes debut
• Open-source IP Telephony slashes costs LinuxWorld Linux guru predicts 'next big thing'

Software: Operating Systems

• McNealy: Microsoft needs Sun to beat IBM and Red Hat It's business, not a conspiracy
• Mobile add-ons star in SUSE LINUX Professional 9.2 Fireworks promised with November release