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 Biting the hand that feeds IT Copyright: Copyright 2008, Situation Publishing Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:49:06 +0200 Shareholder lawsuits settledIn brief Hewlett-Packard has received the blessings of the European Commission to swallow the computer service giant Electronic Data Systems (EDS) without regulatory fuss.… Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:47:54 +0200 Standing on the shoulders of clownsThe Edinburgh Fringe festival gets underway a week on Saturday (3-25 August) but ever since tickets went on sale the box office system has suffered several major technical cock-ups.… Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:45:33 +0200 Send in the marinesWhen you report annual revenue of $60bn you'd expect Wall St would give a little credit where credit's due. Not take your stock price outside and rough it up.… Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:47:28 +0200 Woo FCC with $19m in 'voluntary contributions'
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:02:03 +0200 Or whatever it isAnalysis When Google chief legal officer David Drummond testified before Congress last week, he didn't disappoint. He splattered Capitol Hill with the sort of shameless nonsense we've come to expect from Mountain View's number one huckster. In short, Drummond told all those Congresspeople that if Google is allowed to rule 90 per cent of the search advertising market, the web will be a better place for just about everyone - including advertisers.… Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:26:26 +0200 UK danger zones namedLondon is the biggest single centre for credit card fraud with southeast London - particularly Thamesmead (SE28) - becoming notorious as the place with the most fraudulent activity in the UK, according to a new survey.… Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:51:13 +0200 Kevin Johnson is off to JuniperThe man who led Microsoft’s recent failed bid to buy Yahoo! is leaving the software giant after more than 15 years with the company.… Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:02:05 +0200 How not to cannibalise your salesHMV is planning to put kiosks into some of its stores to allow customers to order out-of-stock CDs and DVDs which will be fulfilled VAT-free from the Channel Islands.… Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:34:20 +0200 'Bellwether we're not'Has Amazon noticed a drop in consumer confidence? Don't even ask the question.… Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:49:58 +0200 Fights demands to spin VMwareStorage titan EMC enjoyed a solid second quarter this year, although you wouldn't guess it by the company's mournful outlook.… Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:00:40 +0200 Rumours of ill health greatly exaggeratedApple chief exec Steve Jobs has been able to assure its board that he's cancer-free, four years after undergoing surgery to treat a rare form of pancreatic cancer.… Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:38:21 +0200 No spike in titsupometerThe number of UK technology firms suffering financial problems was up 371 per cent for the second quarter of 2008 compared to last year.… Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:24:27 +0200 But keeping telly tech to themselvesToshiba and Panasonic are to together spend ¥15bn ($140m) to further develop OLED display technology. And they've formed a joint venture to handle the work.… Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:07:45 +0200 Will offer ESXi for freeWall Street expectations have once again overshadowed VMware's financial results in its second fiscal quarter 2008.… Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:17:56 +0200 Yang still smilingYahoo!'s profits took a significant tumble during its last fiscal quarter, falling 19 per cent from the same quarter last year. But CEO Jerry Yang says the company's health is pretty darn good considering the turmoil that's surrounded it since Ballmer came calling back in February.… Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:54:04 +0200 Unverified by VisaRSA has apologised for a domain name registration glitch, which left clients of its securesuite.co.uk payment processing service unable to process payment as normal last Thursday.… Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:14:19 +0200 Falling market shareLenovo saw shares fall more than five per cent today following a sale of the PC maker's shares.… Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:02:03 +0200 If we build it, they'll shrugComment Late last month The Guardian quietly put to sleep its exercise in fighting climate change via the power of blogs, Tread Lightly. Nine months of weekly personal CO2 reduction pledges by Guardian readers had shown, Carolyn Fry wrote bravely, "that even relatively small weekly carbon savings can add up to significant amounts if enough people commit themselves to the task in hand."… Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:01:19 +0200 Economic weaknessVodafone, the world's largest cellco, grew revenues to £9.1bn, up by nearly 20 per cent, or 1.7 per cent organic growth, in the three months ended 30 June 2008.… Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:02:06 +0200 Large suppliers make hay from greater pricing pressureBig IT firms are likely to do better from the credit crunch than smaller suppliers, as greater economies of scale allow them to offer cheaper prices.… Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:55:38 +0200 Playing with the big boys nowBrocade is to acquire Foundry Networks for $3bn in cash and stock. The storage networking vendor has secured a $1.5bn debt facility from Bank of America and Morgan Stanley to grease the purchase.… Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:16:45 +0200 And Wall Street is peevedDuring its last fiscal quarter, Apple shipped a record 2.49 million Macs, and even if you ignore a decent chunk of its Jesus Phone sales, it nabbed a record $7.46bn in revenues. But in typically coy fashion, the company says it has low expectations for the quarter to come.… Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:16:13 +0200 Counterfeit handbags at dawneBay is to pow-wow with luxury goods manufacturers which want the online tat bazaar to better police sales of fraudulent merchandise. The meeting, held in London on 28 July, brings together lawyers from eBay, along with representatives of luxury goods association the Walpole Group, which counts in its membership shoemaker Jimmy Choo.… Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:01:18 +0200 No! more! letters!Microhoo! Yahoo! and Carl Icahn have agreed to settle their differences and call off their proxy battle for control of the company.… Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:38:02 +0200 Heck of a job, Hector. We'll keep it up!Comment Normally, a succession plan is a good thing. You want the new CEO to slide into the old CEO's chair with an ease that says, "Our asses were molded by the same country club rib eyes and crème brûlées. Everything is under control."… Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:14:02 +0200 The password? Can't say? Won't say?The sysadmin accused of locking the San Francisco city council out of its computer network was back in jail yesterday after pleading not guilty to four counts of computer tampering.… Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:35:47 +0200 Wall St slaps backTwo years after Microsoft rattled Wall St committing to spend millions against Google, the company's said it'll be at least another two years before investors see any return on the investment.… Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:59:58 +0200 Sold outIBM has yet again shrugged off the global economic slowdown with second quarter profits leaping 22 per cent and revenues rising.… Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:57:45 +0200 Sergey grabs the knobGoogle's ginormous second quarter profits didn't quite match Wall Street expectations, driving share prices down as much as 7 per cent in after hours trading. But it sounds like Sergey Brin will soon crank that big dial on the company's secret money machine, making everything A-OK in Q3.… Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:42:09 +0200 Thanks for the, er, nightmaresAMD today hit Wall Street with a one-two punch. It lost a stunning $1.19bn during the second quarter. And it nudged Hector Ruiz out of the CEO role, replacing him with longtime planned successor Dirk Meyer, who has been President and COO.… Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:17:09 +0200 Urges shareholders to see senseYahoo! has written another letter to shareholders making clear exactly how and when it would sell to Microsoft and why shareholders should definitely not vote for Carl Icahn and his proposed slate of board directors. It also suggests Yahoo! could sell its Asian business and return money to shareholders.… Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:45:46 +0200 But is it for real?Microhoo Time Warner is still trying to flog AOL to either Yahoo! or Microsoft in the event that their on-off merger talks ending completely.… Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:22:49 +0200 US call centre workers can team upDell is facing a class action case from 5,000 call centre staff in the US who claim the computer giant has underpaid them since 2004.… Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:24:44 +0200 The Upside of Anger (DVD) - $3.99Despite a flagging economy - and some serious vitriol from longtime users across the globe - eBay is raking in serious dough.… Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:34:30 +0200 Avoids prison for corruption chargesThe former chairman of the Samsung Group and one of South Korea's most powerful business leaders was given a stiff fine and sent on his way for corruption allegations.… Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:46:13 +0200 When opt out means locked outUpdated: eBay users in the UK will start seeing adverts targeting them based on the kind of items they view and bid for while browsing the online tat-house.… Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:20:26 +0200 Mayor says bricked IT system won't affect ability to governSan Francisco’s officials were squirming with embarrassment today as it emerged that they are still paying the salary of the banged-up sysadmin accused of locking down the city’s IT network and refusing to divulge the password.… Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:11:16 +0200 Q2 a growerThe economy looks bleak as can be, but Intel doesn't care. The chip maker today reported a record second quarter haul and expects the good times to keep on rolling throughout the year.… Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:38:12 +0200 Not as bad as you might have thoughtSun Microsystems has issued an early take on its fourth quarter financial results, showing sales figures that have declined from the same period last year.… Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:30:01 +0200 Can the nerds save the economy?Comment Does anyone else remember when technology companies were propping up this economy?… Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:15:26 +0200 City 'doing everything necessary'Hapless municipal bosses in San Francisco have been locked out of their network by a disgruntled sysadmin charged with computer sabotage.… Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:41:09 +0200 Follows the money offshoreBarclays is to axe 1,800 IT jobs in the UK as part of a major business overhaul to set up technology centres in key offshore locations around the world, with 700 workers being forced out by September.… Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:10:18 +0200 Trademark at Tiffany'sA federal judge has sided with eBay in its long-running legal battle with jewelry giant Tiffany & Co.… Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:54:04 +0200 Shareholders now unable to open front doorsYahoo! shareholders will be picking yet another letter from Carl Icahn off their doormats today, as his attempted takeover bid gets ever more bad-tempered.… Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:13:11 +0200 Saturday night's alright for proxy fightingYahoo! rejected another takeover offer from Microsoft and Carl Icahn on Saturday after it was given less than 24 hours to respond to the joint offer.… Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:31:45 +0200 From plucky upstart to just pluckedAMD has bitten the write-downs bullet and will take an $880m impairment charge on parts of its ATI Technologies acquisition in its second quarter results.… Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:18:46 +0200 Scrambling for safetyThales, the French defence electronics firm, is buying hardware-based encryption specialist nCipher for around £50.7m ($100.3m). This works out at 300p a share, a 15 per cent premium of nCipher's closing price in London on Thursday and double Wednesday's closing price.… Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:24:56 +0200 Aggregator Vtours ordered to stopRyanair has claimed a German court victory against a tour company it has accused of screen-scraping its website against its wishes. The airline said that Hamburg Regional Court has awarded it an injunction against Vtours.… Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:45:23 +0200 Jobs returns to special diet in peaceThe US Justice Department has withdrawn its probe into illegal backdated stock options at Apple, and will not bring charges against Steve Jobs and other executives, according to reports.… Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:53:06 +0200 You may end up dancing round the living room in pantsMicrosoft isn’t going to let the small detail of sluggish sales and take-up among businesses of its Windows Vista operating system get in the way of its latest attempt to woo the little guys.… |
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