Monthly Archives: July 2005
Open Source: Is It or Isnt It?
What is "is," and why arent we watching more closely for when companies use "is" even though what they are selling isnt?
Im talking about...
ICE Might Save Your Life
Vodafone and a Cambridge-based paramedic continue their campaign—its importance highlighted by recent terrorist activity in London—to encourage users to keep emergency contact numbers stored...
Patriot Act Reform Outreach Scuttled
Corporate America mobilized this week to break a nearly four-year silence on the FBIs expanded powers to demand sensitive customer information, but persistent cold...
Linksys Buys Kiss Technologies
Cisco-Linksys, best known for its home-networking hardware, will be expanding its reach into home entertainment by acquiring the Denmark-based Kiss Technologies, the forward-thinking creator...
Critical MySQL Flaw Found
A "highly critical" flaw has been reported in MySQL that can be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to execute arbitrary...
USB Devices Can Crack Windows
Vulnerabilities in USB drivers for Windows could allow an attacker to take control of locked workstations using a specially programmed Universal Serial Bus device,...
HP to Shrink Its Research Labs
Hewlett-Packard is changing the way of its research labs.The Palo Alto, Calif., computer giant will lay off about 10 percent of its 700 HP...
Pros Appetite for Megapixels Is Sated
The megapixel race may have peaked. It seems to me that most pro photographers feel their cameras resolution is now high enough. Instead of...
VOIP Providers Prepare for FCCs Deadline
VOIP service providers have one more week until the July 29 Federal Communications Commission deadline that requires them both to inform their customers that...
QLogic Wraps Up SAN Express for SMBs
In an effort to encourage more small businesses to make the jump from direct-attached storage to storage area networks, QLogic has introduced a series...