Monthly Archives: October 2004
Great Technology Is Little Help If Employees Dont Know
As the holiday season approaches, we have good news and bad news on the major retail multichannel front. The good news is that some...
Sun: RFID Deal with SeeBeyond Puts It Way Ahead
As part of an anticipated string of RFID pacts, Sun Microsystems has begun working with SeeBeyond on an RFID middleware solution targeted at the...
Will Passphrases Foretell the Death of Pa55.W0rd5?
How long and complex should a password be? At what point is it effectively uncrackable?Time out: Look at that opening paragraph. Its 87 characters...
E-Mail Scam Dupes Linux Users
Red Hat Inc. on Saturday warned users of an e-mail scam designed to plant malicious code on users systems. The malicious e-mail poses as...
Malicious Mac OS X Script Poses Threat
A malicious script for Apple Computer Inc.s Mac OS X has been discovered that is capable of harvesting passwords and installing remote control software...
Sesame Networks Tackles Wi-Fi Guest Security
Canadian Wi-Fi network company Sesame Networks makes its U.S. debut Monday with a security product designed to enable secure guest access to the Internet...
Intel, Microsoft Records Make Trust a Tough Sell
The foremost companies of our industry this year look to be having trouble executing on plans to provide technologies promised in ballyhooed promotions.
But as...
Adding Touch to Ring Tones
"Im picking up good vibrations,
Shes giving me excitations,
Good, bop bop good, good vibrations."
The Beach Boys had it right, and their breezy pop anthem "Good...
Why Cant Wi-Fi Be More Like Star Trek?
I wish shows such as Enterprise Wireless Technology were more like Star Trek. At least then we wouldnt be tempted to look for rational...
The Absence of Presence
Ive covered a lot of trade shows in my time, but this weeks VON conference in Boston was the first time I took along...