Monthly Archives: September 2006
ePassports—Why?
Its hardly surprising that privacy and security advocates have raised concerns ever since the State Department announced that passports would soon include RFID technology....
Code on the Internet Battlefield Needs Body Armor
Continued controversy over U.S. military spending makes it a useful allegory of issues that arise in allocating IT resources. In the same way that...
Avokia Claims Most Farflung Database Cluster Ever
Avokia is claiming to have strung out the most farflung database cluster ever, between Toronto and San Francisco, or 2,266 miles.
Espressocode, maker of software...
Credit Card Rules Reflect Industry Changes
Recent changes to credit card security requirements reflect a maturing of the payment standards, with wireless monitoring rules made more stringent while file software...
VOIP Service Quality Makes Gains
The quality of VOIP service is getting better, but it still has a way to go, according to the results of new research released...
‘Body by Jake’ Sues AOL for Fraud and Forgery
Just one more reason for AOL to dig for gold.In a bizarre lawsuit that accuses AOL employees of forging signatures on legal documents and...
Google Removing Ads Based on User Behavior
Google is testing a new advertising layout on search results pages in which ads are removed if a user consistently chooses not to interact...
VSTO ‘Cypress’ Hits Beta
Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Second Edition – or, as we prefer to call it, Microsoft "Cypress" – has hit beta. The new...
Unisys Computer Recovered
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs is reporting that an office computer reported stolen from a Unisys Corp....
Mozilla Patches Critical Firefox, Thunderbird Flaws
Microsofts Internet Explorer isnt the only Web browser with serious security issues.
Mozilla on Sept. 15 shipped a "highly critical" Firefox update to correct a...