Monthly Archives: May 2005
Google Boards the Enterprise
Google inc. last week launched its long-awaited enterprise desktop search product, an offering that beats rival Microsoft Corp. to the punch by more than...
Mary Kay Gets Backup Makeover
From our faces to our bodies, careers, homes and even families, sometimes the entire country seems preoccupied with extreme makeovers. Lets face it—weve become...
Data Domain Gives EFI Big Backup Boost
The desire for quicker backups and file restores led Electronics For Imaging Inc.s Ephraim Baron to Data Domain Inc.s disk-based backup appliances.
EFI, which develops...
Sharepoint Guide Handy—For Novices
The SharePoint Services capability in Windows Server 2003 makes it possible for companies to quickly and inexpensively build a very capable collaborative portal to...
Policy Commander Automates Windows Security Settings
New Boundary Technology Inc.s Policy Commander automates what can be the overwhelming manual task of maintaining security settings on Windows desktop, laptop and server...
Otellini Takes Intel Reins from Barrett
Paul Otellini last week took the helm at Intel, a company that is reorganizing after a difficult year in 2004.Otellini, who was Intels president...
Nanotech Goes Mainstream
The need for accurate measurement and process control was a pervasive theme at this months Nanotech conference and trade show in Anaheim, Calif.I spoke...
Dont Bet on Computing Security
Im sitting across from a security guy who is supposed to be telling me how hes making the world a safer place, and hes...
New Attack Can Recover Complete AES Keys
A new timing attack against the AES algorithm can be used to extract entire Advanced Encryption Standard keys from remote servers.Daniel Bernstein, an associate...
Rootkits Spawn New Malware
Computer viruses and remote control programs called bots are adopting features from stealthy programs called rootkits to avoid detection, security experts say.New versions of...