Monthly Archives: June 2006
Real-World Commencement
It is graduation season in the United States, and for those graduates with computer science and engineering degrees, this graduation should mark a promising...
Outsourcing: The Russian Revelation
When Daniel Marovitz sought an offshore partner, he scanned the globe. "We talked about Canada, Ireland and low-cost locations in the United Kingdom. But...
The Russians Are Coming
Can Russia do what India has done? The answer is no, but …
Russias largest software outsourcing providers are tiny when compared with their Indian...
Microsoft Finally Catching up With WPA2
When the IEEE ratified the 802.11i Wireless LAN security standard and the Wi-Fi Alliance subsequently began certifying a subset of 802.11i called WPA2, it...
The Buzz – 1
TelecomVonages IPO folliesFirst, Vonage pitches its IPO to its customers. Nice idea—at least on paper. Then customers take Vonage up on its offer to...
Work in Progress: A WAN Acceleration Testing Plan
The WAN acceleration market is saturated, and I expect to see consolidation in the near future. Even so, after inviting several WAN acceleration vendors...
Microsoft Sounds Malware Alarm
Microsoft security researchers have used data collected from the companys Malicious Software Removal Tool, or MSRT, to produce the clearest picture yet of the...
Platforms Aplenty at TechEd
Development platforms are set to take center stage at Microsofts annual TechEd conference June 11-16 in Boston.
Microsoft is expected to talk up new and...
Readers Respond: Act as if You Care About Security
Peter Coffees Epicenters column, "Act as if You Care About Security," was one of the best—if not the best—articles I have read on the...
BigFix Evolves Patch Management
Fulfilling eWEEK Labs prediction that patch management systems would morph into more widely focused asset lifecycle management solutions that address both enterprise security and...