7th April 2005 Archive

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Channel

• Former PC tycoon faces jail over fraud The Forsyth saga
• Former PC tycoon jailed for fraud 42 months imprisonment for clan heir

Comms: VoIP

• AOL launches VoIP No price war just yet

Hardware: Servers

• Fujitsu says size doesn't matter in Itanium server game Upcoming systems are small and late

Hardware: Storage

• Can compliance-challenged Veritas sell compliance? Files 10K at the third attempt

Lifecycle: Manage

• Bulldog service suffers 'performance issue' Soon be sorted, says LLU ISP
• MPs call for radical reform of UK university science Change, or fizzle out

Management: Financial News

• Congress moots mandatory DRM scheme Napster shall speak unto iPod - or else...
• Eidos board backs SCi bid Unanimous recommendation
• Microsoft CFO has left the building No replacement announced
• More criticism piled on .Net report CORE++ joins chorus, ICANN seeks to calm situation
• Mosaid sues Infineon - again Other patent clash not resolved yet
• Napster UK touts TV, laptop promos Branding excercise
• O2 and EasyAir avoid High Court spat 'Amicable' settlement
• TDC sniffing around Colt - report 'Rumour and speculation'

Management: IT Director

• IDC sees slow year for IT in Europe Tepid economy and weak dollar to blame

Management: Public Sector

• eBay deletes 'buy my vote' auctions Election 2005 So that's that then
• Not voting? Tell the world you're notapathetic.com Election 2005 Election sniffles continue

Music and Media

• Hotel webcam for Charles' happy day What does she think she's wearing

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Chip maker Centaur out-paces Intel, Samsung Charity long-distance running, not processor performance

Personal: Peripherals

• Mio 268 GPS navigation system Review Or, there and back again

Personal: System Builder

• Kingston unveils 'fastest' DDR 2 DIMMs Thanks for the memory

Science

• Cracked insulation delays shuttle roll-out A 'minor imperfection', NASA says
• Life on earth follows 62 million year cycle Biodiversity has a rhythm
• Sony patents brain controller Stimulating

Security

• Dating site hack suspect arrested Sheffield man, 37, allegedly wrote viruses too
• Police hard drive sold on eBay Secrets included FOC

Security: Spam

• US tops junk mail list of shame - again Boca Raton, so much to answer for

Software: Applications

• Desktop Linux vs. Windows - don't get emotional Reg Reader Studies You said it