Intel sees big changes to the net

Intel sees big changes to the net

The internet must be changed to help it cope with what the future holds for it, according to chip maker Intel.


The US company's chief technology officer, Pat Gelsinger, says new uses and millions more users could stretch the net to breaking point.

In a keynote speech at an Intel conference, he said building a new network on top of the old would end many of the problems plaguing the net.

The overlay would avoid virus attacks and cope with traffic surges, he said.

Novel net

"We're running up on some architectural limitations," the Intel official told delegates. The basic technologies underlying the internet were developed more than 30 years ago and, said Mr Gelsinger, were never meant to cope with the number of users and amount of data traffic seen on the net today.


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BBC offers Games via broadband

BBC offers Games via broadband

The BBC will this week begin its first widespread use of live broadband internet broadcasting, for coverage of the Olympic Games.
Home internet users will have access to more than 1,200 hours of live coverage from the Games, with five broadband streams broadcasting exclusive events as well as normal TV programming.

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Mozilla to pay bounty on bugs

Mozilla to pay bounty on bugs

Users who identify and report serious security vulnerabilities involving Mozilla are to be rewarded for finding bugs in the open source Web browser software.
The Mozilla Security Bug Bounty Program, launched yesterday, promises a reward of $500 to anyone who finds a "critical" security bug in Mozilla. What constitutes critical will be judged by the Mozilla Foundation staff. Linux software developer Linspire and Mark entrepreneur Shuttleworth have issued seed funding to support the initiative, to be supplemented by donations from Mozilla supporters. The first $5,000 in community contributions will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Shuttleworth.

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Sysadmins need love too. No, really

Sysadmins need love too. No, really

It's that time of year again when we are all invited to appreciate that most unlauded of colleagues: the humble sysadmin.

Yes indeed, they may play air guitar to Rush, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd and Megadeth, but 30 July is the day when all that is temporarily forgiven to allow a heartfelt celebration of all things sysadminesque.

Full details on how you too can love your sysadmin are available on www.sysadminday.com. Here's how they put it: "A special day, once a year, to acknowledge the worthiness and appreciation of the person occupying the role, especially as it is often this person who really keeps the wheels of your company turning."

Source: www.theregister.co.uk

Microsoft makes up for 64-bit delays with OS upgrade plan

Microsoft makes up for 64-bit delays with OS upgrade plan

In a bid to placate AMD, Intel and its own customers, Microsoft has voiced plans to let users upgrade from the current Windows Server 2003 to a 64-bit version of the operating system at no charge.
Customers that purchase a new server running on either AMD's Opteron chip or Intel's new 64-bit Xeon processors are eligible for this deal, according to a report from CNET. Microsoft earlier this week irked world+dog by delaying a 64-bit version of its server operating system yet again, saying the software will not arrive until the first half of 2005. Many in the industry had once expected the OS to ship by the end of 2003.

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Windows XP Service Pack 2: Install With Care

Windows XP Service Pack 2: Install With Care

The real surprise with Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 isn't potential compatibility issues, but the mayhem that can occur when SP2 is downloaded onto a system.

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Dell takes Linux to mainstream.

Dell takes Linux to mainstream.

HARDWARE gaint Dell Computer is to launch a line of of desktop systems running Linux to be sold in Europe by a reseller, broadening alternative offerings to Microsoft's ubiquitous Windows software.

The computers, which are being sold online by Questar of Milan, will ship with Lindows's Linspire operating system — in English or Italian-language versions — and will receive Dell technical support, Questar said.

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Microsoft Expands Access to it's Source Code

Microsoft Expands Access to Windows Source Code

Microsoft Corp. has expanded the Source Licensing Program under which its Most Valued Professionals get access to the source code for the Windows operating system.

The Redmond, Wash., company said on Monday that all the MVPs within the Microsoft platforms community and living within the 27 eligible countries worldwide will now be able to access Windows source code at no cost.

The source code provided under the program covers Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and future versions of Windows operating systems, including all released versions, service packs, betas and subsequent releases.

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New Beta for Old Windows Exam?

New Beta for Old Windows Exam?

Microsoft to release beta version of 70-291 exam with questions relating to upcoming Windows XP SP2, say sources.

Based on data that appears on the Pearson VUE testing site, Microsoft is expected to release a beta version of the 70-291, Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure, which will be available from July 19 to July 27. During the beta period, the exam will be numbered 71-291. According to sources, speculation is that this beta may be a brand new beta with questions relating to features in the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2.

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Microsoft to reach 1 billion users by 2010

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The Redmond software vendor says the Windows market is nowhere near saturated.


TORONTO - There are 600 million Windows PCs today, according to Microsoft. But by 2010, there will be more than 1 billion of them, company officials claim.

Will Poole, the head of Microsoft's Windows client business, made these bold predictions here at the annual Microsoft worldwide partner conference in his keynote on Monday morning.

Poole said Microsoft expects the demand to come from enterprises in developed countries, all sizes of companies in developing markets and from OEMs that tailor Windows for specific markets.

Many industry watchers have talked about the Windows desktop market as being a saturated one, with little potential for the huge unit and revenue growth of the past. But that's not the picture Microsoft's painting.

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