Monthly Archives: April 2005
Technology May Hold Back Social Security
AARP runs television spots panning the idea of allowing tens of millions of U.S. citizens to establish private accounts for their retirement, as part...
Travel Search Prepares for Takeoff
In a trend that could transform the way consumers find and book travel online, travel search engines are gaining increased backing from some of...
AppSecInc Tackles SarbOx, FISMA Compliance
AppSecInc will roll out canned best policies for its database-auditing and intrusion detection software on Monday at InfoSec World. The latest additions to AppSecIncs...
Offshoring Fails to Buoy a Sinking Job Market
A recent column of mine discussed how one outsourcing expert believes tech companies that offshore some IT functions may boost their competitive posture, increase...
Intel Strikes a Blow for Open-Source License Sanity
Someone up there must like me, because a major company, Intel, is actually withdrawing an open-source license.
Will miracles never cease!
Ive been saying that there...
Red Hat Tops Its Records in Revenue, Sales
Red Hat on Thursday announced record revenue and profits for its fourth quarter and its 2005 fiscal year, which ended Feb. 28.
The Raleigh, N.C.,...
Old Computers Find New Homes as Vintage Artifacts
On Feb. 23, Christies held an auction of rare documents and artifacts related to the growth of technology called "The Origins of Cyberspace: A...
Top Five Vintage Computers Turn Dust into Dollars
Those who think the computer gathering dust in their crawlspace is worth big bucks can peruse experts picks of top-selling vintage microcomputers before having...
The Chaotic World of Defining Spyware
Earlier this week, when anti-spyware vendor eTrust PestPatrol temporarily removed detections for eight adware applications marketed by Claria, the move caused many a raised...
Sun to Update Solaris, Name OpenSolaris Board Members
Sun Microsystems Inc. is already hard at work on the feature-set for the next version of its Solaris operating system, which is taking place...