Monthly Archives: July 2007
App Development Has a Serious Side
When it comes to developing applications for the government, the return on investment can sometimes be life or death.Such was the sobering task facing...
Zero-Day Hits IE-Firefox Combo
Security researcher Thor Larholm has discovered a zero-day vulnerability that could lead to remote attackers hijacking systems running both Internet Explorer and Firefox.
Larholm is...
Google Checkout Versus PayPal Surveys Are Bunk
The very last thing that an e-commerce customer sees when hes shopping online is the checkout process, and the ease (or difficulty) of that...
FileMaker 9 Products Offer Live Connections to SQL Data
FileMaker today unveiled the new FileMaker 9 product line, the companys desktop database for Windows and Mac OS.
The new FileMaker 9 product line includes...
Data Leak Prevention
In January 2007, Provilla publicly launched LeakProof; a data leak prevention tool with a claim that it can quickly evaluate sensitive data to ensure...
From Wi-Fi to Cellular—and Back Again
A new phone system may herald a more seamless wireless communications experience for users, although the technology has a way to go before its...
VMware Adds OS, Storage Support for Lab Manager
VMware is adding support for 64-bit operating systems, such as Sun Microsystems Solaris 10 and Microsofts Windows Vista, to its Lab Manager virtualization testing...
Microsoft to Pitch Software Plus Services to Partners
DENVER—The big-picture message Microsoft executives will try to convey at its annual Worldwide Partner Conference that kicks off here July 10 is that software...
The 10 Weirdest Webcams
Webcams are mini-video cameras that are used to send images or continuous frames to a computer screen. Thats the somewhat technical explanation. Whats more...
Bringing Open Source to SOAs
Although large commercial vendors made early strides into the market for SOA software, open-source components are rapidly finding their way into the picture.
Vendors such...