Monthly Archives: February 2007
VOIP: What? Me Worry?
As VOIP systems proliferate, so, too, must the measures taken to secure them. Luckily for IT administrators, several resources are available to help them...
American International Toy Fair 2007 Photo Blog
There was no shortage of fun at this years American International Toy Fair, held in New York City. We were there to play with...
LSI Logic to Acquire SiliconStor for $55M
Data storage systems maker LSI Logic revealed Feb. 16 that it will acquire SiliconStor, a privately held company that provides silicon products for enterprise...
Steer Clear of Windows Vista Basic
Windows Vista Home Basic could be the most pointless edition of Windows that Microsoft has ever released. Let me be clear: I like Windows...
OpenApple: Apple PR Takes on Vista
Apple is presently on track to release Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard as early as the end of March, sources report, as development of...
On2 Platform to Put Flash Files on Mobile Handsets
On2 Technologies announced Feb. 12 that it has developed the Flix Engine 3GPP transcoder, a platform that allows Flash 8 video to be played...
SAP Signs Kagermann for Two More Years
Henning Kagermann is staying on as CEO at SAP AG through May 31, 2007, the companys board announced on Feb. 15.
Kagermanns contract was set...
PayPal Password-Issuing Device Goes Beta
The PayPal unit of eBay has gone to public beta with its SecurityKey two-factor authentication unit, a product of its acquisition of Verisign Payment...
RuBee Protocol Faring Well, but Not in Retail
As the IEEE prepares next week to start focusing on the RuBee standard, the metal-and-water-penetrating RFID alternative is faring well with government and medical...
Microsoft Hit with Another Zero-Day Attack
Hackers have painted a bulls eye on Microsoft Word and Office programs yet again, and this time they seem to have hit their mark.
The...