7th March 2005 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Virgin Radio goes worldwide on 3G Pricey in London, cheap in Bangkok
• Vodafone signs big distie deals Using resellers to target business

Comms: Networks

• BT Retail to trial 8 Meg DSL And other ISP stuff too
• Carve up BT, says Energis boss That's what he'll tell MPs

Hardware: Data Networking

• Nortel pinches Cisco exec Switch company execs switch companies

Hardware: Storage

• Forged Maxtor HDDs turn up in Japan Not ours, manufacturer confirms
• Fujitsu enables the magneto-optical cardiologist Strange venue for disk-drive launch

Management

• Outsourcing more expensive than in-house service Gartner on customer service outsourcing
• Terrorists target offshore call centres Offshoring gets dangerous...

Management: Financial News

• Ebbers jury weighs up evidence Deliberations and cogitations
• Stringer takes top spot at Sony From Walkman to Welshman

Management: IT Director

• Boeing sends flirtatious CEO packing Stonecipher's Scarlet Letter

Music and Media

• ID scheme to bite dust in pre-election terror rush? So much repression, so little time...
• Moscow prosecutor lets low-cost MP3 site off the hook AllofMP3.com not breaking Russian law, apparently

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Don Corleone meets 50 Cent On the bloodsoaked streets of videolandia

Odds and Sods: Site News

• Airlift alleviates BOFH polo shirt crisis Cash'n'Carrion Back in stock, order restored

Personal: Consoles

• Gizmondo to ship 19 March British Nintendo-Sony basher comes to UK, at last

Personal: Mac Channel

• Apple faces iPod, iTunes patent violation claims Not quite the halo effect, the company anticipated

Personal: Reviews

• Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router Review It's not 802.11n, but does it operate faster and further?

Science

• Israelis strap on militant-busting wristwatches Real-time images, instant kill
• Somalia fingers Europe for toxic waste crisis Companies dumped uranium, mercury and lead

Security: Anti-Virus

• Dampig Trojan menaces Symbian mobiles Low risk, big mess

Security: ID

• Single Sign On 'in-a-box' lands in Europe Imprivata aims to turn on resellers with appliance play

Software

• EC OKs software patents Ministers say oui...

Software: Applications

• MS charts road to Istanbul In brief: Multimeeja