EMC denies demise of Retrospect

EMC has strongly denied a report that it is preparing to kill-off Retrospect, the popular back up and archiving application. Yesterday The Register website said that according to its sources EMC has scrapped plans to develop version 8 of the software as part of a cost cutting exercise, with all development halted in December. But in post on its support forums, EMC spokesman Robin Mayoff insisted that rather than dropping Retrospect, the company is now focussing all the efforts of its Insignia division on the software. ...more

Oftel reveals DSL exchanges.

Oftel has revealed the locations of the first batch of BT's local DSL (digital subscriber line) exchanges, well ahead of its July 2001 deadline. So far 28 companies have been given shared space in 361 exchanges. There are a further 5,000 exchanges where demand has far outstripped capacity, and Oftel has yet to reach a decision on which companies will be able to use the exchanges to upgrade their local loops. ...more

Intel confirms layoffs

Chip giant Intel hopes to make savings of up to $3 billion from its restructuring programme announced late Tuesday. As widely predicted the company intends to slash 10,500 jobs in total with the aim of cutting the workforce to 95,000 by the end of the year and 92,000 by the end of next. The massive restructuring will create a more 'agile and efficient company' according to CEO and President Paul Otellini. ...more

WWDC: Tiger - new features

OS X 10.4 Tiger will introduce Mac uses to around 150 new features, Here we take a look at some of them. Spotlight Drawing in Tiger's new underlying search technology, Spotlight provides a single place to search your files, emails, calendars and contacts. ...more

IDF Fall 2003: Intel stays schtum on overclocking

You have probably read a lot of the news emerging from Intel's Developer Forum in San Jose, but has there been any developments regarding the Intel Desktop Control Center, Intel's apparent accommodation of overclocking - which surfaced last month? The answer is no, for all the gathering of the great and the good, but we did try. An Intel spokesperson did confirm the product would appear in the fourth quarter, but short of a release within the next week or two that was always going to be the case. We even went to the top and asked Pat Gelsinger, Intel's CTO, about the plans for the Control Centre. ...more