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Archive - 01 Nov 2004

Ingres goes open-source

News Computer Associates has released its Ingres r3 database under an open-source agreement, marking its full entry into the open-source arena and the latest in a long line of open-source products to...

There's no worm in your Apple - honest

News After a week of contemplation, Apple has announced that the 'Opener' malware program blighting OS X is not a virus - although the security community disagrees

BT's all-in-one phone to debut next year

News BT's Bluephone, a device that should be able to act as a landline, mobile and VoIP phone device looks set to make its market debut next year

Microsoft's new weapon against Linux questioned

News Microsoft says its IP indemnification provides better protection than that offered by rivals Red Hat and Novell - but not all lawyers agree

Dell’s new blade – home grown or not?

Feature Dell's second-generation blade server is set for release in the near future, but there is some debate in computing circles as to exactly who designed it...

Toshiba laptops hit by memory problems

News Twenty-seven different Toshiba laptop models contain flawed components that could cause data loss or the Blue Screen of Death

Former Wonderland Club member jailed again

News A convicted member of the Wonderland Internet paedophile ring has offended again, and been sentenced to four years in prison

Europe plans VAT integration

News An electronic portal is part of the EC's plans to simplify the current VAT situation across Europe

Back to school for spam victims

News Australians are being targeted in a spam scam that teaches an expensive lesson

Ballmer's attack on open source boosts Linux, say OSIA

News Steve Ballmer has acknowledged Linux as the 'only game in town' when it comes to competing with the Microsoft's offerings, Australia's leading open-source body claims

MoD targets £174m savings from £4bn IT deal

News But it's all in 'non-cashable' efficiency benefits, which should mean no job losses

People, not passwords, are the key to security

Leader People are the biggest security threat facing IT, a report says. That is not where the problem lies

Virus top 10: Can Netsky's march be stopped?

News Netsky teams up with Zafi to dominate the October top 10 listings - how long will it stay up there?

Laughing from Sunday mornings all the way to the bank

Feature The recent spin-off of Dreamworks' animation unit has emphasised quite how important animation has become to today's cinema industry, and we look at the technology behind the phenomenon in more detail

Millions of Bagles knock out Windows firewall

News Three new variants of the Bagle worm, which can disable the latest firewall protection in Windows, were discovered on Friday and antivirus companies are bracing for a surge of infections during the...

Firefox donations hit $250,000

News The Mozilla Foundation has raised a quarter of a million dollars in its 10-day fundraising campaign - over 300 percent of its original target

PC-cillin Internet Security 12

Review PC-cillin Internet Security 12 delivers speedy virus scanning and a host of other Internet protection tools -- all for the price of most antivirus-only programs alone.

DreamWorks spins off animation unit

News Brief: The success of recent films such as Shrek 2 has been reflected in the positive start to DreamWorks Animation's IPO

Oxford students suspended for hacking university network

News Two students face rustication after exposing security flaws in Oxford University's computer network

Videophone calling gets cheaper

News Polycom's latest offering demonstrates how prices have fallen in the videophone market

VMWare goes four-way

News VMWare's latest software aims to give each virtual machine the power of four processors

HP puts RFID on the rack

News Hewlett-Packard's 'smart rack' will use RFID to help data centre staff manage servers and alert them to problems

Greatest security risk: Social engineering, says Gartner

News Old-fashioned techniques for conning people are being applied to new technology in order to break into networks and computers, warns the analyst firm

Intel sets the date for Madison 9M

News The chipmaker plans to launch the latest in its Itanium 2 line in early November, sources have indicated

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