Monthly Archives: January 2006
New Alliance Hopes to Extend Use of Ethernet
A new networking industry alliance, formed last week, is working to promote the spread of the ubiquitous IEEE 802 Ethernet standard technologies.The Ethernet Alliance,...
Some Patching Up Is in Order
Its been a long time since the security community had a full-fledged Microsoft patch controversy to sink its collective teeth into, but the new...
Apache 2.2.0 Upgrade Upholds Tradition
Apache has been called the engine of the World Wide Web, and for good reason—it is the server that drives most Web sites today....
Scandal Taints IT Lobby
The scandal now swirling around lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a former favorite of the tech industry, could hamper the efforts of IT heavyweights to advance...
MySQL Inks Five-Year GSA Pact
Open-source software has scored another government takeover, with MySQL AB nabbing a five-year contract with the General Services Administration that will put its open-source...
Googles Moves Stir Unease
A sentiment is growing among Google Inc. customers and industry observers that the famously innovative company may have lost its touch.The gathering unease about...
Lock and Load
What would you say is the single most civilizing technology ever devised? You might think that as an active backpacker, Id unhesitatingly cast my...
Business Briefs McAfee President Hodges Quits
Anti-virus vendor McAfee last week announced the sudden departure of its president, Gene Hodges. Hodges, an 11-year McAfee veteran who was responsible for the...
DHS Backs Open-Source Security
The Department of Homeland Security plans to spend $1.24 million over three years to fund an ambitious software auditing project aimed at beefing up...
Great Riches for You!
Greetings my dear friend and potential business partner. I am greatly excited about our correspondence today as it will lead to great riches, fame...