Monthly Archives: November 2003
Stopping Security Breaches—Inside the Network
Enterprises looking for a way to prevent security breaches from inside the network and to stop unauthorized use of company machines will have a...
WPA Wireless Security Standard Flawed
Here we go again.According to a paper by security expert Robert Moskowitz, the new WPA security scheme designed to protect 802.11 wireless networks has...
Nokia Demos IPv6 CDMA Handset
Nokia demonstrated a dual stack IPv4/IPv6 CDMA handset at the CDMA Development Groups 3G World Congress in Bangkok this week. The device will be...
QUALCOMM Heats Up Push-To-Talk Race
QUALCOMM has announced a new push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) technology. The companys BREWChat platform provides "walkie-talkie" functionality using VOIP. BREWChat is specifically designed for...
Cell Firms Teaming on Five-Digit Message Codes
Twelve U.S. cellular phone companies are working together to let customers use cross-carrier five-digit numbers for text messaging promotions. The reality TV program "American...
Spam: Do Not Contact Me, Ever
Its hunting season on marketers, thanks to "Do Not Call" regulation and anti-spam legislation, and companies such as Publishers Clearing House are in the...
Can OQO Popularize the Ultra-PC?
Ever since I saw one of the first prototypes of an ultra-personal computer (UPC), also called a modular computer, nearly five years ago at...
Is The Economy Leaving Your Tech Dept. Behind?
For Paul Zazzera, chief information officer at Time Inc., 2004s technology budget is going to look a lot like 2003s: Flat.Zazzeras budget, which serves...
Sober Worm Spreads
This summers crop of mass mailing DCOM- and RPC-exploiting worms has made "get the patch" a mantra for most savvy users. However, the latest...
AMD Details its Processor Roadmap
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Thursday added a slew of new processor code names to its road map, timed to coincide with a meeting with...