Archive for January, 2008

IBM hits back against over-timers with pay cut

Posted on January 24th, 2008 in Tech News | No Comments »

‘These people’ get what they deserve

IBM’s technical support grunts may have won the battle for overtime pay, but the company has cooked a major catch to its peace agreement.…

VMware employs Stage Manager

Posted on January 24th, 2008 in Tech News | No Comments »

Turn that SAP upgrade into a virtual headache

VMware this week let loose yet another management product, which pushes the virtualization specialist deeper into the data center. Say ‘hello’ to the beta of VMware Stage Manager.…

Last.fm unveils ‘free global jukebox’

Posted on January 24th, 2008 in Tech News | No Comments »

Three plays, then subscribe

London-based music site Last.fm announced today that it has convinced all four major record labels to let its users listen to their catalogues on demand and for free, worldwide. There’s a catch, though - listeners are limited to three plays of a particular song. Last.fm will offer a new subscription package for what it calls “unlimited access”.…

Domain name gaffe launches Clearswift clients into e-mail panic

Posted on January 24th, 2008 in Tech News | No Comments »

Mission critical app in critical condition

A domain name snafu at Clearswift, a company that filters email and web pages for objectionable content, wreaked havoc on some of its business customers when admins awoke to find their organizations were unable to send or receive email.…

Hogging the Trough: The EFF Strikes Back

Posted on January 24th, 2008 in Tech News | No Comments »

The art of voodoo network management

The FCC is to investigate Comcast’s network management practices. Last month here I gave an expert view on how the EFF, and other campaigners who called for an inquiry, don’t understand the problems. Now Peter Eckserley, a copyright academic at the EFF, has responded to my article. Let’s recap the story first.…