Monthly Archives: June 2004
VOIP: The Right Call
After years of hype and unfulfilled promises, IP telephony—also known as VOIP (voice over IP)—has finally evolved as a true option for small and...
Fighting Back Against Cyber-Crime
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and to law enforcement officials tasked with fighting criminals online, the skyrocketing number of cyber-crimes is a full-blown...
Embedded Opportunities Challenge Developers
Walking through the Los Angeles airport late last Wednesday night, I wasnt able to read the flight status display for my departure to New...
Low-End Systems Lead Server Demand
Recent reports by the leading market research companies show that worldwide server sales continue to rise, indicating that enterprises are beginning to loosen their...
Masala Channels Data Flood
IBM is boosting the speed and search capabilities of its Information Integrator software for DB2 Universal Database to enable customers to manage and combine...
Microsoft Weathers Fine
Returning at long last from his home away from home of Vegas, the Kitty struggled to adapt from the desert to the deluge. "Boston...
Kattoon: June 7, 2004
Read this weeks Spencer column.
Microsofts Charney Talks Up Security
Some people have tried to position security efforts as potentially beneficial to the bottom line, but Microsoft Chief Security Officer Scott Charney this week...
GAO: Government Agencies Need Help With Patch Management
A new General Accounting Office report recommends centralized patch management services to help protect government systems against software vulnerabilities. The GAO study of 24...
Network Associates Nets Broad Anti-Spam Patent
Network Associates Technology Inc. has been granted a broad patent for filtering unwanted e-mail messages. The patent covers "various computer program products, systems and...