Black Hawk ballistic

Sikorsky Aircraft has agreed to pay the US government almost £3m to resolve fraud allegations in connection with its contract for the manufacture of Black Hawk helicopters for the army.

Sikorsky manufactures the helicopters, or variations of them, for the US Army, the US Navy, the US Air Force and the US Marine Corps, as well as for other countries.

Under Sikorsky’s contract with the US Army, the company was required to install armour plates in the Black Hawk to the left of the pilot and to the right of the co-pilot that were ballistically tested to ensure the helicopters could withstand combat.

Black Hawk ballistic

Sikorsky Aircraft has agreed to pay the US government almost £3m to resolve fraud allegations in connection with its contract for the manufacture of Black Hawk helicopters for the army.

Sikorsky manufactures the helicopters, or variations of them, for the US Army, the US Navy, the US Air Force and the US Marine Corps, as well as for other countries.

Under Sikorsky’s contract with the US Army, the company was required to install armour plates in the Black Hawk to the left of the pilot and to the right of the co-pilot that were ballistically tested to ensure the helicopters could withstand combat.

Black Hawk ballistic

Sikorsky Aircraft has agreed to pay the US government almost £3m to resolve fraud allegations in connection with its contract for the manufacture of Black Hawk helicopters for the army.

Sikorsky manufactures the helicopters, or variations of them, for the US Army, the US Navy, the US Air Force and the US Marine Corps, as well as for other countries.

Under Sikorsky’s contract with the US Army, the company was required to install armour plates in the Black Hawk to the left of the pilot and to the right of the co-pilot that were ballistically tested to ensure the helicopters could withstand combat.

Powerful connections

ABB has won an order worth $550m (£385m)from Eirgrid, the Irish transmission system operator, to connect the Irish and UK power grids.

The transmission link will run underwater for 186km and underground for 70km, with minimal environmental impact. The only visible parts will be the converter stations at each end that switch AC to DCand back.

ABB will be responsible for system engineering, including design, supply and installation of the sea and land cables, and both converter stations.

Powerful connections

ABB has won an order worth $550m (£385m)from Eirgrid, the Irish transmission system operator, to connect the Irish and UK power grids.

The transmission link will run underwater for 186km and underground for 70km, with minimal environmental impact. The only visible parts will be the converter stations at each end that switch AC to DCand back.

ABB will be responsible for system engineering, including design, supply and installation of the sea and land cables, and both converter stations.

Black Hawk ballistic

Sikorsky Aircraft has agreed to pay the US government almost £3m to resolve fraud allegations in connection with its contract for the manufacture of Black Hawk helicopters for the army.

Sikorsky manufactures the helicopters, or variations of them, for the US Army, the US Navy, the US Air Force and the US Marine Corps, as well as for other countries.

Under Sikorsky’s contract with the US Army, the company was required to install armour plates in the Black Hawk to the left of the pilot and to the right of the co-pilot that were ballistically tested to ensure the helicopters could withstand combat.

Powerful connections

ABB has won an order worth $550m (£385m)from Eirgrid, the Irish transmission system operator, to connect the Irish and UK power grids.

The transmission link will run underwater for 186km and underground for 70km, with minimal environmental impact. The only visible parts will be the converter stations at each end that switch AC to DCand back.

ABB will be responsible for system engineering, including design, supply and installation of the sea and land cables, and both converter stations.

Black Hawk ballistic

Sikorsky Aircraft has agreed to pay the US government almost £3m to resolve fraud allegations in connection with its contract for the manufacture of Black Hawk helicopters for the army.

Sikorsky manufactures the helicopters, or variations of them, for the US Army, the US Navy, the US Air Force and the US Marine Corps, as well as for other countries.

Under Sikorsky’s contract with the US Army, the company was required to install armour plates in the Black Hawk to the left of the pilot and to the right of the co-pilot that were ballistically tested to ensure the helicopters could withstand combat.

HP introduces Nehalem-based ProLiant servers

On Monday, HP launched a new range of ProLiant servers based on Intel's Nehalem-based Xeon processor, the 5500.

The ProLiant G6 range of 11 rack, blade and tower models targets datacenter capacity, virtualization and datacenter economics, the company said.

HP introduces Nehalem-based ProLiant servers

On Monday, HP launched a new range of ProLiant servers based on Intel's Nehalem-based Xeon processor, the 5500.

The ProLiant G6 range of 11 rack, blade and tower models targets datacenter capacity, virtualization and datacenter economics, the company said.

Powerful connections

ABB has won an order worth $550m (£385m)from Eirgrid, the Irish transmission system operator, to connect the Irish and UK power grids.

The transmission link will run underwater for 186km and underground for 70km, with minimal environmental impact. The only visible parts will be the converter stations at each end that switch AC to DCand back.

ABB will be responsible for system engineering, including design, supply and installation of the sea and land cables, and both converter stations.

HP introduces Nehalem-based ProLiant servers

On Monday, HP launched a new range of ProLiant servers based on Intel's Nehalem-based Xeon processor, the 5500.

The ProLiant G6 range of 11 rack, blade and tower models targets datacenter capacity, virtualization and datacenter economics, the company said.

Malicious sites jump 200 percent

The threat from Web-based malware is growing at a rapid pace, with nearly 200 percent more malicious sites identified this month, according to a new report from MessageLabs.

Released Tuesday, the MessageLabs Intelligence Report revealed that 2, 797 new Web sites hosting malicious content including spyware, were blocked by the security vendor in March, a 200 percent jump over the previous month.

The rise, which was the highest since October 2008, was largely due to a spike in the number of images containing injected scripts. Such images were also found in e-mail messages during the month, said MessageLabs, now a Symantec company.

Malicious sites jump 200 percent

The threat from Web-based malware is growing at a rapid pace, with nearly 200 percent more malicious sites identified this month, according to a new report from MessageLabs.

Released Tuesday, the MessageLabs Intelligence Report revealed that 2, 797 new Web sites hosting malicious content including spyware, were blocked by the security vendor in March, a 200 percent jump over the previous month.

The rise, which was the highest since October 2008, was largely due to a spike in the number of images containing injected scripts. Such images were also found in e-mail messages during the month, said MessageLabs, now a Symantec company.

HP introduces Nehalem-based ProLiant servers

On Monday, HP launched a new range of ProLiant servers based on Intel's Nehalem-based Xeon processor, the 5500.

The ProLiant G6 range of 11 rack, blade and tower models targets datacenter capacity, virtualization and datacenter economics, the company said.

Malicious sites jump 200 percent

The threat from Web-based malware is growing at a rapid pace, with nearly 200 percent more malicious sites identified this month, according to a new report from MessageLabs.

Released Tuesday, the MessageLabs Intelligence Report revealed that 2, 797 new Web sites hosting malicious content including spyware, were blocked by the security vendor in March, a 200 percent jump over the previous month.

The rise, which was the highest since October 2008, was largely due to a spike in the number of images containing injected scripts. Such images were also found in e-mail messages during the month, said MessageLabs, now a Symantec company.

Malicious sites jump 200 percent

The threat from Web-based malware is growing at a rapid pace, with nearly 200 percent more malicious sites identified this month, according to a new report from MessageLabs.

Released Tuesday, the MessageLabs Intelligence Report revealed that 2, 797 new Web sites hosting malicious content including spyware, were blocked by the security vendor in March, a 200 percent jump over the previous month.

The rise, which was the highest since October 2008, was largely due to a spike in the number of images containing injected scripts. Such images were also found in e-mail messages during the month, said MessageLabs, now a Symantec company.

Malicious sites jump 200 percent

The threat from Web-based malware is growing at a rapid pace, with nearly 200 percent more malicious sites identified this month, according to a new report from MessageLabs.

Released Tuesday, the MessageLabs Intelligence Report revealed that 2, 797 new Web sites hosting malicious content including spyware, were blocked by the security vendor in March, a 200 percent jump over the previous month.

The rise, which was the highest since October 2008, was largely due to a spike in the number of images containing injected scripts. Such images were also found in e-mail messages during the month, said MessageLabs, now a Symantec company.

Microsoft, TomTom settle patent disputes

Microsoft and TomTom announced on Monday that they have reached a settlement in their respective patent suits.

As part of the deal, TomTom will pay Microsoft for coverage for the software maker's mapping-related patents as well as the file management patents that Microsoft claimed were infringed by TomTom's use of the Linux kernel. Microsoft will also get access to the TomTom patents that were cited in TomTom's countersuit against Microsoft, although Microsoft won't be making any payment to TomTom.

Microsoft, TomTom settle patent disputes

Microsoft and TomTom announced on Monday that they have reached a settlement in their respective patent suits.

As part of the deal, TomTom will pay Microsoft for coverage for the software maker's mapping-related patents as well as the file management patents that Microsoft claimed were infringed by TomTom's use of the Linux kernel. Microsoft will also get access to the TomTom patents that were cited in TomTom's countersuit against Microsoft, although Microsoft won't be making any payment to TomTom.

Malicious sites jump 200 percent

The threat from Web-based malware is growing at a rapid pace, with nearly 200 percent more malicious sites identified this month, according to a new report from MessageLabs.

Released Tuesday, the MessageLabs Intelligence Report revealed that 2, 797 new Web sites hosting malicious content including spyware, were blocked by the security vendor in March, a 200 percent jump over the previous month.

The rise, which was the highest since October 2008, was largely due to a spike in the number of images containing injected scripts. Such images were also found in e-mail messages during the month, said MessageLabs, now a Symantec company.

Microsoft, TomTom settle patent disputes

Microsoft and TomTom announced on Monday that they have reached a settlement in their respective patent suits.

As part of the deal, TomTom will pay Microsoft for coverage for the software maker's mapping-related patents as well as the file management patents that Microsoft claimed were infringed by TomTom's use of the Linux kernel. Microsoft will also get access to the TomTom patents that were cited in TomTom's countersuit against Microsoft, although Microsoft won't be making any payment to TomTom.

Microsoft, TomTom settle patent disputes

Microsoft and TomTom announced on Monday that they have reached a settlement in their respective patent suits.

As part of the deal, TomTom will pay Microsoft for coverage for the software maker's mapping-related patents as well as the file management patents that Microsoft claimed were infringed by TomTom's use of the Linux kernel. Microsoft will also get access to the TomTom patents that were cited in TomTom's countersuit against Microsoft, although Microsoft won't be making any payment to TomTom.

Microsoft, TomTom settle patent disputes

Microsoft and TomTom announced on Monday that they have reached a settlement in their respective patent suits.

As part of the deal, TomTom will pay Microsoft for coverage for the software maker's mapping-related patents as well as the file management patents that Microsoft claimed were infringed by TomTom's use of the Linux kernel. Microsoft will also get access to the TomTom patents that were cited in TomTom's countersuit against Microsoft, although Microsoft won't be making any payment to TomTom.