11th October 2005 Archive

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Comms: Mobile

• Sony Ericsson flagship sprouts 3G, Wi-Fi P990 unveiled

Comms: Networks

• Alternative Networks buys ICB Consolidation and jubilation

Comms: Wireless

• Group pushes for faster Wi-Fi The need for speed

Hardware: Servers

• Dell, HP and IBM hitch a ride to Intel's dual-core kegger in Paxville Sweet Xeon party, ya'll
• Microsoft to shelve per processor prices for users willing to get virtual Redmond gets licensing friendly?
• Sun takes UltraSPARC IV+ upmarket New boards for old servers

Hardware: Storage

• Seagate fattens Barracuda for high-spec PCs ... and low spec servers

Information: Knowledge

• SAS sees Grids stopping 'paralysis' Snipe at rivals and be first on the Grid

Management: Financial News

• AMD cheers banner Q3 Mobile, PC and server chips on the rise
• BT names Openretch 'Famous Five' prefects Jolly good show
• Fibernet ups revs, trims losses Yes but no but yes but no but yes...
• For Apple, Halo effect eclipses Osborne effect Stock drops 10pc on iPod anxiety
• Infosys beats estimates Outlook good too...
• Microsoft gets Real for $761m Pride gives way to playlists
• Nations squabble over internet management US vs most of the world
• PayPal buys VeriSign payment unit Token effort
• Yahoo! goes ga-ga for podcasting I want my MP3

Management: IT Director

• Skills shortage is back It's all about convergence

Management: Public Sector

• Estonia's local elections to be settled online High-tech nation
• Inland Revenue threatens EDS over tax fiasco (again) No I didn't, yes you did ...

Odds and Sods: Bootnotes

• Texas Chain Saw Massacre voted best horror film Wicker Man also honoured
• Thailand pulls plug on unregistered mobiles Insurgency-busting move

Odds and Sods: Letters

• Kettles, frogs and fridges unite on the dark side Letters The kitchen is not enough

Reseller

• Japanese giant WLTM UK reseller with view to LTR When Sony met Jim

Science

• Can we have another go at CryoSat, please? Pleading with beancounters
• China to launch two-man space-pod Crew will spend several days in space

Security

• Check Point Snorts up Sourcefire ... reassures open source security geeks
• Users want ISPs to filter spyware I don't know what it is but get rid of it

Security: Enterprise Security

• Security pros savage Tsunami hacker verdict Analysis Could conviction divide police and IT professionals?

Security: ID

• Man with 130 IDs steals £1m Five years jail for fake passport fiend

Software

• Automatic software licence checks are 'users' choice' Well dangle my dongle