eWEEK EDITORS

Q: Is there a reliable way for banks or other sites to recognize you by the specific PC you are using?A: This is called device identification. The idea is that the bank or retail Web site will try to capture a “fingerprint” of the unique hardware device that the consumer is using. For example, it […]

Q: What is multifactor authentication?A: Multifactor authentication uses a combination of two or three different ways to authenticate your identity. The first is what you know-usually a password, but can also include your response to a challenge question, known as Knowledge Based Authentication. The second is what you have. This could be a physical device, […]

AMD Goes on the Offensive Despite a casual, low-key demeanor, Hector Ruiz knows something about a fight. During the last several years, the chairman and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices has been the public face of the companys crusade against its main chip rival, Intel. Besides fighting for market share and technological superiority, AMD is […]

Benioff backs off Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff isnt spitting fire like he used to. That may not be a bad thing. There was a time when Benioff wouldnt spare Microsoft a bit of criticism nor Google a bit of praise. Microsoft, after all, represents the antithesis of the business and software delivery model Salesforce.com champions. […]

The Defenseless Defender Even the militaries of major countries are guilty of lax security and weak patching. Heres the story of one European nation that left its doors wide open. The Defenseless Defender – Defense Department for Dummies Sunbelt Software on July 18 came across a SQL command passed as a query within a URL […]

Stephen DeWitt: Good morning (or afternoon) everyone. Mike Vizard: Hello and welcome to Ziff-Davis IT Link. Why dont you tell us a little about who you are and what Azul does? DeWitt: Great to be here. Im Azuls president and CEO and we are based in Mountain View, California. Guess I left off my name […]

What SPs Want What SPs Want – Among All Objectives, Increasing New Customer Revenue % Is Most Important What SPs Want – Nearly One-Third of SPs Expect 2007 Revenue Growth to Be 25% or Greater What SPs Want – 79% Were Profitable in 2006 What SPs Want – 60% Want to Increase Higher Dollar-per-Hour Services […]

The 20 Most Interesting Printers of 2007 (So Far) You might think that in a category as mature as printers, it would be hard to find a lot of interesting products in this years crop. If so, you havent been paying close attention. In some cases the interesting part is simply the price (how does […]