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First look: A guided tour of Apple's Leopard Server OS

no@spam.com (Computer World) — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Recently, I had a chance to sit down with a few folks from Apple Computer Inc. who gave me a guided tour of Apple's upcoming server operating system, which is slated for release sometime in the spring of 2007. Mac OS X Server 10.5, or Leopard, will be the seventh release of the server operating system since 2000 and the second version to run natively on Intel processors.

The Skinny on Windows SPP and Reduced Functionality in Vista

no@spam.com (Computer World) — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

What's the truth about Microsoft's controversial new antipiracy measure?

One aspect of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system that has raised users' hackles is its new antipiracy system, called Software Protection Platform (SPP). To understand SPP, it's necessary to take a few steps back. Microsoft began its aggressive campaign against software piracy in Office XP and Windows XP with functionality called Office product activation (OPA) and Windows product activation (WPA).

Readers riled at Microsoft Vista antipiracy features

no@spam.com (Computer World) — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

Problems include false positives, lack of response and legality claims

Few issues have riled Computerworld's readers as much as certain features of Microsoft's new Windows Vista, such as Windows product activation, Windows Genuine Advantage and the Software Protection Platform.

AMD chases Intel with quad-core Opteron chips

no@spam.com (Computer World) — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

AMD demonstrated its promised "Barcelona" chip

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) showed a laboratory version of its promised "Barcelona" quad-core Opteron 8000 server chip to analysts gathered in Berkeley, Calif. on Thursday, and said it plans to begin selling the product in the second quarter of 2007.

AMD will pitch the chip to users of high-end, commercial workstations and servers. Customers could see performance improvements of up to 70% in database applications and 40% in floating-point applications, when compared to AMD's dual-core "Rev F" Opteron, the company said.

Apple's new Xserve -- now with with dual-core Xeon goodness

no@spam.com (Computer World) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST

Apple went to great pains to deliver design and performance improvements that are evident on first look and use and will be welcomed by data center managers.

The new Xserve base model sports two 64-bit dual-core Xeon "Woodcrest" processors running at 2 GHz; 1GB of 667-MHz DDR2 ECC FB-DIMM RAM; a single 80GB 3Gbit/sec. Serial ATA (SATA) Apple Drive Module; onboard dual Ethernet; a Combo drive; single power supply; no expansion cards; a built-in ATI Radeon X1300 PCI Express graphics card with 64MB of GDDR3 synchronous dynamic RAM; and Mac OS X Server unlimited client software. Base Price: $2,999. That's quite a punch at such a low price.

More efficient chips coming soon from Intel

no@spam.com (Computer World) — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

'Tri-gate transistors' could also yield a speed boost
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Researchers at Intel Corp. have found a better way to insulate circuits, enabling them to save energy as they pack more transistors onto each processor.�
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Intel could start building chips with these new "tri-gate transistors" by 2010, enabling either a 45% increase in speed or a 35% reduction in total power used, compared to the company's current 65-nanometer process transistors, said Mike Mayberry, director of components research and vice president of Intel's Technology and Manufacturing Group.

The top 9 ways to secure mobile devices

no@spam.com (Computer World) — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

In the past six months a disturbing trend has emerged involving the theft of laptops containing sensitive personal information -- most recently from the home of a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs data analyst.
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Chip set woes are over, Intel vows

no@spam.com (Computer World) — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

TAIPEI -- Intel Corp. launched its latest family of chip sets yesterday amid high fives between workers and several whoops proclaiming "We're back," and officials promised that resources were aligned to ensure that there won't be a repeat of shortages the company ran into last year.

HP targets midmarket with fault-tolerant servers

no@spam.com (Computer World) — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

They're designed for mission-critical, transaction-processing workloads

Hewlett-Packard Co. today introduced a new version of its NonStop fault-tolerant servers for midsize businesses.

The NonStop servers, developed by Tandem Computers and acquired by HP through its 2002 Compaq acquisition, are fault-tolerant systems designed to run mission-critical, transaction-processing workloads

Phishing scam aimed at MySpace.com

no@spam.com (Computer World) — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

ID thieves used instant messaging to snag personal data
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A "phishing" site that harvested the log-in and credentials of MySpace.com users was removed as of Friday from a California server, a security vendor reported.�
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A phishing attack involves tricking users into visiting a look-alike Web page that asks for personal information, which is then sent to a hacker.