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Fixing v Resolving
Talkback Fixing a bug" means making changes that may or may not cure the problem but definitely hide the symptoms, whereas resolving a bug" means redefining it as a new feature, an user error or unreproducable!
[June 4, 2008, 14:26]
Samsung gets massive fine for price fixing
News Germany's Infineon Technologies also admitted to DRAM price fixing and paid a fine, although other defendants remain. Price fixing threatens our free market system, stifles innovation, and robs American consumers of the benefit of competitive...
[October 14, 2005, 9:20]
Infineon admits to DRAM price fixing
News Infineon Technologies will plead guilty to taking part in an international DRAM price-fixing conspiracy, which affected such companies as Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Apple, the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
[September 16, 2004, 9:20]
LG, Sharp, Chunghwa own up to LCD price-fixing
News LG Display, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes have agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges for participating in a LCD price-fixing conspiracy, and to pay $585m (£392m) in fines, the US Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
[November 13, 2008, 12:48]
BT fixing fibre-optic broadband problem
News BT is close to fixing a long-running network problem that means almost 30,000 homes currently cannot get ADSL because they are connected to the local exchange by optical fibre. Back in the 1980s, BT used fibre-optic cable to connect some of its...
[April 11, 2003, 14:39]
Fixing the bug fixers
Leader Creating a celebrated feature in an open-source operating system or application is loaded with potential for community kudos but, according to the proprietary camp, the pain-staking drudgery of bug-hunting and fixing offers little in the way of...
[March 28, 2007, 18:13]
Hynix execs to be jailed over price fixing
News Four executives with Hynix Semiconductor in South Korea have agreed to plead guilty to price fixing and serve five to eight months in jail. The US Department of Justice has charged four companies with attempting to fix prices in the memory market...
[March 2, 2006, 8:25]
Hitachi will plead guilty to LCD price-fixing
News Hitachi admitted to fixing prices of the screens sold to Dell for use in desktop monitors and notebook computers from 2001 to 2004. Three other major producers of LCD panels have already admitted their involvement in price-fixing.
[March 11, 2009, 11:26]
Fixing the flaws in Microsoft's big picture
Talkback Just a perspective from an ex-MS employee. While I agree that MS wants to own and control standards, I disagree that blogs pose any threat to MS business. MS has historically centralized their software development because having teams located in...
[July 1, 2004, 21:11]
Prison for Samsung exec over price fixing
Talkback I dont think micro (crucial) were involved in this. Can anyone confirm?
[September 25, 2006, 12:35]
Prison for Samsung exec over price fixing
Talkback I'm in for price fixing. Three white collar prisoners are hanging around the yard comparing notes: Former Exxon executive: They say I charged too much for oil. I'm in for price gouging. Former Microsoft executive: They say I charged too little for...
[September 25, 2006, 13:43]
IT industry: Data retention mess needs fixing
Talkback All the best intentions for these complex systems and requirements will not get us anywhere if people cannot easily understand and impliment them as little cost in time or equipment no matter what stick they are threatened with.
[October 23, 2006, 14:30]
News Burst: Sega raided over price fixing
News Sega remain unsurprisingly tight-lipped over the affair with a spokesman saying, "The offices have been raided and it is in connection with price fixing allegations, but that is all I can say at the moment.
[November 12, 1999, 10:17]
BT fixing fibre-optic broadband problem
Talkback 3 years on and BT still has done nothing about this we still have no copper overlay despite 3,000 of us signing a petition. BT's response we have no obligation to provide the customer with broadband
[April 10, 2006, 21:20]
BT fixing fibre-optic broadband problem
Talkback hi, i am 1 of the unlucky 1's how has the fibre optic problem i live in kingswells aberdeen, when i first connected with plusnet they told me i would receive 2meg but on my connection day NOTHING so 2 engineers and 39 days later i got my broadband...
[April 21, 2006, 15:27]
Price-fixing probe detects obstructions
News A recently departed regional sales manager for memory chip maker Micron Technology has agreed to plead guilty to trying to obstruct an investigation into price fixing, the US Department of Justice said on Wednesday.
[December 18, 2003, 10:10]
Fixing the "Everyone" Problem
White Papers With all of the expertise and technology safeguards in place, how is it possible that a major risk to unstructured data on shared file systems cannot be easily reversed? Well it goes something like this: As an administrator, you or maybe your...
[August 13, 2009, 12:06]
FIXING Windows XP Annoyances: Wireless and Networking
White Papers A network connects two or more computers, allowing users to exchange files, collaborate on projects, share printers, share an Internet connection, and more. All one needs to set up a network is a broadband connection (for the Internet part), one or...
[October 10, 2007, 1:00]
New Technique for Fixing an Ethernet IPv6 Address Using the Fedoracore Operating System
White Papers During the course to deploy Ipv6, it was found that several critical implementation and operational issues which distract user and possibly prevent wide deployment of Ipv6. Among the problems it is noticed stateless IP autoconfiguration, which...
[July 8, 2008, 1:01]
PC makers fixing 'Coppermine' glitch
News The PC industry is getting back to normal after a glitch in Intel's latest Pentium III processor put a short hold on desktop PC shipments. The glitch, which effects on/off functions of some PCs, caused Dell Computer and Compaq Computer to halt...
[December 3, 1999, 9:09]
