Monthly Archives: January 2008
Sybase Says No Charge for Development Tool
Hoping to build adoption of its database development product line, Sybase has made a development tool available at no cost to its Adaptive Server...
Veterans Affairs Canada Takes on Compliance
Mitch freeman can envision the day when his software development team is nimble and responsive, able to support all the technology needs of his...
KDE Targets Windows, Mac
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Developers of KDE, the popular Linux desktop environment, are targeting Windows and enhanced Macintosh support.With release 4 of KDE, also known as...
FTC Wags Finger at Retail Site for Weak Data Security
The Federal Trade Commission on Jan. 17 cracked down-albeit mildly-on an e-tailer that the government alleged made security claims that were "deceptive and violated...
10 Years of Mozilla
10 Years of Mozilla
10 Years of MozillaThis week marks the 10th anniversary of the Mozilla browser, the most successful open-source product created from a...
Telco Immunity Controversy Fires Up Again
It didn't take long for the telecommunications immunity issue to fire up again on Capitol Hill.Just one day after the Senate returned to work...
PCI: The Panacea for Everything Other than Security
A Chicago man has an older car that he's not wildly in love with, but it's good transportation.He's not into the car's appearance, figuring...
Fortify’s ‘New Face of CyberCrime’
Last week, I attended the San Francisco premiere of a new short documentary, "The New Face of CyberCrime." Directed by Frederic Golding and brought...
Lawmaker Questions Reselling of Federal Tapes
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is questioning a Government Accountability Office report that claims federal agencies reselling cleaned magnetic tapes pose no privacy or national...
Mashups Show Promise but Require IT Governance
ORLANDO, FLA. -- Business users hungry for taking disparate pieces of data and creating applications to get more business value may get their appetites...