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Internet Engineering Task Force: (c/o Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), Reston, VA, www.ietf.org) Founded in 1986, the IETF is a non-membership, open, voluntary standards organization dedicated to identifying problems and opportunities in...; Full Internet Engineering Task Force Definition >>

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Study the architecture of IPv6, the next generation of IP that offers easier administration, greater performance, security, and mobility: IP and its extensions have withstood the test of time for three decades, during which we saw an explosion of new users and new applications. Today, its success has prompted its re-examination. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has designed the next version of IP to meet the...; Tags: Security, IPv6, Performance, Internet Engineering Task Force, Administration, Mobility, IP, Chapter Coverage, Networking, Telecommunications; Book chapters 2007-04-10
Larry Rosen takes the internet engineering task force to task over patent policy: Larry Rosen takes the Internet Engineering Task Force to task over patent policyThere's NOTHING Wrong with the IETF IPR PolicyWe went through this discussion 2 years ago. Nothing has changed. These are GOOD policies. Rationale is here:http://stephesblog.blogs.com/my_weblog/2007/01/there_is_nothin.htmlIETF does not standardize EthernetIt's IEEE which is in chargeof Ethernet.; Tags: Ethernet, Internet Engineering Task Force, Larry Rosen, patent policy, Rationale; Discussion threads 2007-01-26
Larry Rosen takes the internet engineering task force to task over patent policy: Larry Rosen, the man who wrote the book on Open Source Licensing, has penned an open letter to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) regarding the formalization of a policy that paves the way for patented technologies to become IETF standards. The IETF is the organization that sets the standards...; Tags: General, Open Source, Legal, Berlind, Internet Engineering Task Force; Blog posts 2007-01-23
Linux Beats Windows! - Or the Worrying Evolution of TCP in Common Operating Systems: For a long time, operating system designers have followed the recommendation of the IETF for TCP congestion control. Lately, this has changed: the Linux kernel uses BIC-TCP by default since June 2004, and Compound TCP is going to be a part of Microsoft Windows Vista, where it is likely to...; Tags: Operating System, Internet Engineering Task Force, Congestion, TCP, Tcp/Ip, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Software; White papers 2007-01-22
IETF and OMA Architectures for Mobile Email: The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) and OMA (Open Mobile Alliance) both have architectures to support mobile email. This white paper looks at the differences between these architectures, and considers technical and commercial implications of the differences. Particular consideration is given to the role of service providers. Internet mobile email...; Tags: Mobile, Internet Engineering Task Force, E-mail, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing; White papers 2007-01-01

SIGCOMP: Understanding Signaling Compression: The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has adopted the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for establishing, controlling, and maintaining real-time wireless multimedia sessions within an Internet Protocol-based framework. SIP is an ASCII text-based signalling protocol similar to HTTP. Its text-based nature results in long messages, which makes signaling inefficient over bandwidth...; Tags: SIP, Internet Engineering Task Force, Radio, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Wi-Fi, Wireless, Advertising & Promotion, Emerging Technologies, Marketing; White papers 2006-10-01
Why Microsoft's spam ploy is no solution: Why Microsoft's spam ploy is no solutionA suggestion for you.If you don't like it, don't use it. See how simple that is?Seems UneducatedFirst of all everything causes false positives, and Microsoft is being very clear that publishing your SPF/Sender-ID information in DNS will only help your situation. Much like...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Microsoft Corp., spam, SPF, Internet Engineering Task Force, Sender ID; Discussion threads 2005-06-29
Open-standard bearers close ranks: Open-standard bearers close ranksYes, Microsoft would love to cause problems for open source,But it ain't workin'. We are all watching. Fun to watch the idiots squirm.So, I can take what i want and return nothing?"Boiled down, they say that in the case of software, people shall be free to use...; Tags: SenderID, open source, Internet Engineering Task Force, Linux, IEEE, Microsoft Corp., Linux kernel; Discussion threads 2004-09-23
On heels of IETF ruling, AOL bails on SenderID: That didn't take long. Within days of the Internet Engineering Task Force giving the ixnay to Microsoft's proposal for its e-mail authentication standard (to help combat spam), America Online has publicly withdrawn its support for the specification, known as SenderID, as well. In its report, eWeek characterizes AOL's decision as a "serious...; Tags: America Online Inc., Internet Engineering Task Force, SenderID; Blog posts 2004-09-16
Patent concerns foil Microsoft anti-spam spec at IETF: Just weeks after the open source community voiced concerns that Microsoft's SenderID e-mail authentication specification (for combatting spam) is saddled with unacceptable licensing terms, a technical working group within the Internet Engineering Task Force (the standards-setting body for the Internet) has rejected SenderID for consideration as an IETF standard due to...; Tags: Internet Engineering Task Force, Microsoft Corp.; Blog posts 2004-09-14
IETF puts SenderID on the fast track: Though the motivation for developing and adopting it has been to fight spam (and phishing), SenderID probably shouldn't be thought of as an anti-spam standard. Rather, it's an e-mail authentication standard that's will enable the fight against spam. If you're not up to speed on how e-mail authentication works, News.com's...; Tags: e-mail, e-mail authentication, SenderID; Blog posts 2004-08-23
A Reliable Subcasting Protocol for Wireless Environments: This paper presents an end-to-end reliable multicast protocol for use in environments with wireless access. It divides a multicast tree into sub-trees where subcasting within these smaller regions is applied using a tree of Retransmission Servers (RSs). RM2 is receiver oriented in that the transmitter does not need to know...; Tags: Internet Engineering Task Force, IP, RM2, Internet Group Management Protocol, Network Technology, Wi-Fi, Networking, Wireless; White papers

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EDS' troubled legacy of failed IT projects: Observing the news that HP is acquiring EDS, perhaps it's time to reflect on EDS' troubled history with IT projects. I've written about a number of failed projects where EDS played a role. Warning, some of these stories are ugly: More EDS issues over...; Tags: Information Technology, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Gates emphasizes PC-phone connectivity in Windows 7: Improved collaboration and connectivity between Windows PCs and cell phones is going to get a major shot in the arm with Windows 7, according to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. During a speech for members of the Windows Digital Lifestyle Consortium in Tokyo last week, Gates referred...; Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows 7, Mobile, PC, Cell Phone, Bill Gates, Gate, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Combined HP-EDS can explore missing methodology around how to offload IT to the cloud(s): HP's now official pending EDS buy for just shy of $14 billion positions the combined companies to organize and manage the hosted/on-premises mix to maximum efficiency and lowest TCO. It's a great goal to shoot for because all they have to do is beat IBM. With this...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Electronic Data Systems Corp., End Goal, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-13
A U.S military botnet in the works: Make botnets, not war? In April, last year, I asked the question "Why establish an offensive cyber warfare doctrine when you canÂ simple install a type of Lycos Spam Fighting screensaver on every military and government computer and have it periodically update its hit lists?" A year...; Tags: Distributed Denial Of Service, Military, Attack, U.S, Security, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-05-13
CODA2Go and the economics of PaaS: I had the opportunity to talk money last week with Jeremy Roche, CEO of CODA, the venerable UK-based business software vendor that has become the poster child for Salesforce.com's platform ambitions after the release at DreamForce Europe of its new on-demand financials application, built and delivered entirely on Force.com. Why...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Roche Holding AG, PaaS, On-demand, CODA2Go, Force.com, Coda, Sales Force Management, Sales, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-13
News to know: HP's to buy EDS; AMD; XP SP3; iPhone; Spam attacks: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: HP bidding for EDS; Deal would ramp up services. Dennis Howlett: HP to take out EDS: does it make sense? AMD rejiggers management; Forms central engineering group Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Nokia Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Attack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Podcasts, Data Centers, Homeland Security, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Government, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Live Webcast: Security Strategies for Web 2.0 and Social Networking: The onslaught of Web 2.0 and social networking is unstoppable. Blogs, wikis, advanced collaboration tools, rich Internet applications, and other incarnations of the same underlying technologies are rapidly becoming ingrained elements of our Internet culture. Consequently, regardless of whether or not "the business" formally adopts such solutions, IT...; Tags: Security, Web, Webcast, Network, SonicWall, Security Strategy, Web 2.0, Social Networking, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion; Webcasts 2008-05-13
Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media Player 11 with XP SP3 slipstream ISO: OK, I just knew that posting a how-to looking at the XP SP3 slipstream process was going to generate a number of questions, but I hadn't expected anywhere near as many as I've had. Skimming through the list, I've shortlisted the top four questions peppering my inbox....; Tags: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Mozilla Firefox, Windows Media, Slipstream, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, ISO, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, Iso standards, Microsoft Windows, Process Improvement, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Quality, Business Operations, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-12