31st May 2006 Archive

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Code: Java/J2EE

• Phobos – not just Java scripting for servers The script may be getting better

Comms: Mobile

• BenQ unveils back-to-basics business phones 21st century looks, 20th century spec?

Comms: Networks

• AOL Europe COO refuses job switch 'We're talking to Stan about his future plans', says AOL
• Orange confirms 'free' broadband giveaway That'll be £30 please
• PlusNet slips out 'basic' broadband Entry level, PAYG

Distribution

• HP crosses out parallel trader Rubbing out grey marketing

Hardware: Servers

• Sun fires up Opteron eight-way and Linux on SPARC Lookin' for love

Hardware: Storage

• Managing more kinds of paper EMC document archive services for imaging

Lifecycle: Execute

• Bandit to attack open source identity management Novell plans another ambush

Management: Financial News

• CA's 'material weakness' leads to more accounting woes Six-year bookkeeping journey
• China and US trade blows over Lenovo 'Security risk' a Red herring
• Penny-pinching CSC bosses slap staff with pay freeze Now is the summer of their discontent

Management: IT Director

• Sun releases Fire 5,000 plan Trim now, profit later

Management: Public Sector

• McFadden gets e-government brief Public face of gov.IT

Music and Media

• Farmer's huge arse pops up on Google Earth NSFW More cornfield shenanigans
• Police investigate angry eBayer's revenge site Met called in laptop dispute
• Religious excuse for opposing ID cards Become a Hutterite
• RFID chips for migrant workers in the US? But tracking tech 'not ready for prime time'
• Rochdale man fails to prevent neighbour's erection Council email filter cock-up
• Swedish police scupper Piratebay Raid unleashes torrent of abuse
• Tom Cruise continues net crusade Sends in the lawyers to recapture his name

News: Bits 'n' Chips

• AMD launches Viiv rival, Live! Me too media pc platform

News: Mac

• Apple offers free, green PC disposal plan Buy a Mac and it'll recycle your old machine

News: PCs

• Acer adds dual-core CPUs to Ferrari notebooks Turion X2 boost
• PC offers World Cup in HD That grass is sooo green

News: iPod

• Samsung 'gaffe' sends Apple order to rival chip maker Analyst allegations

Odds and Sods: Entertainment

• Definitive Bladerunner heads for DVD 'Final cut', finally

Reviews: Desktops

• Shuttle XPC SN21G5 small form-factor PC Review An affordable barebones box with Nvidia graphics

Science: Biology

• Norwegians to build Arctic seed vault Deep freeze will safeguard world's crops

Security

• Online attack holds files to ransom Rochdale nurse hit by ransomware

Security: Anti-Virus

• Microsoft's OneCare virus eater goes live OneCare: one ring to rule them all

Services

• Serco consults on job cuts Company meeting this afternoon