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Funny.+5%2F3+Bank+advertises+malware+site+in+brochure

Funny.+5%2F3+Bank+advertises+malware+site+in+brochureMaybe a "friendly customer" wanted to help?Although I find it believable that an ignorant bank employee would recommend such a site, it is also possible that a scam artist left the literature in the bank in a fishing attempt.There have been news stories of fake "depositories" being placed next to...

Tags: Financial services, bank, OCCAM

Discussion threads 2008-02-07

Patches in ten f***ing days? Not really, says Mozilla

Patches in ten f***ing days? Not really, says MozillaSo, somebody gets carried away at a "do"...... and all of a sudden it's a commitment? Give the guy a break.Even if they turn out the patches in 20 days, rather than 10, they are still more than a week ahead...

Tags: Linux, Patches, OCCAM, zealot, Mozilla Corp., patch management

Discussion threads 2007-08-06

Microsoft still has more OS tricks up its sleeve

Microsoft still has more OS tricks up its sleeveOccam's razor and the end of service packsWhy not take the most straightforward view?Service packs end, replaced by RollUps which can occur more frequently because of the internet.New versions of Windows are issued at 2 year interviews, satisfying everyone's need for profits.Given...

Tags: Operating systems, .NET, Application servers, OCCAM, operating system, Microsoft Corp., sleeve

Discussion threads 2006-12-14

Juniper Symantec: Two bumbling giants reacting to marketing hype

Juniper Symantec: Two bumbling giants reacting to marketing hypeRefreshingEnjoyed reading your article and for your willingness to be a naysayer. Nice to hear a voice of dissension in a sea of lemmings...perhaps too mixed of a metaphor but I think the meaning is clear.ChallengedSomeone sent me an email...

Tags: Data centers, SECURITY, OCCAM, marketing, Symantec Corp., data center, Juniper Networks Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-09-13

occam's Tree (5)

Use Occam's Tree to rapidly build professional decision trees with decisions optimized for maximum pay-off in situations of risk and uncertainty. The software is easy to learn and can help you making better decisions for a better life of yourself and those you are responsible for your company, your family,...

Tags: Software, Tree, Occam, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales

Software downloads 2006-06-16

Simplicity is bliss

Simplicity is blissOccam's Razor versus the swiss army knifeThe advances in mathematics come from finding a simpler way of doing something that was previously complicated. As software is a branch of applied mathematics the same applies by inference to software. Essentially we apply Occam's razor to cut away the complexity...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, Blade servers, Utility computing, Middleware, Enterprise software, OCCAM, software, blade, tool, CORBA, swiss army knife, army knife

Discussion threads 2005-07-19

Additional Resources

Google Analytics: Should Google be minding YOUR Web business?

Google is doing a full court press for “V2” of Google Analytics. Occam’s Razor blog by Avinash Kaushik, an “independent consultant” and author of “Web Analytics, an hour a day”:Version 2 is so radically different and provides such a compelling value proposition to users of web analytics that I...

Tags: Metrics, Google Software Applications, Google, Enterprise

Blog posts 2007-05-09

Apple TV and Mac Office

Apple TV and Mac OfficeMicrosoft had two reasons to support the MacAt the time, Apple was in trouble because they could not produce a new OS, and Windows was in trouble from anti-trust violations. As long as Apple was alive, Microsoft could point to them as a viable competitor....

Tags: Desktops, Games, Microsoft Xbox, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mac Office, TV, Microsoft Corp., Apple TV, game

Discussion threads 2007-03-07

Extending Cisco ServiceFlex Design: occam Networks Access Technology

This paper describes how the Cisco ServiceFlex design for IP NGN network architecture can take advantage of Occam Networks' access technology in the last mile to serve both residential and business users. The discussion will include specific Occam devices and access architecture, and highlight last-mile deployment models where Occam technology...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Occam Networks

White papers 2006-09-01

Top 5 Identity Fallacies:

Top 5 Identity Fallacies:Top 5 Identity FallaciesThe concept if simplicity appears to have been introduced by William of Occam with a concept that was paraphrased by Newton as, "When you have several explanations as to whyor how something happens, the simplest is usually correct." I feel that the result...

Tags: PKI, Authentication/Encryption, Digital security, Network security, SECURITY, Top 5 Identity Fallacies

Discussion threads 2006-06-12

Blocking System Calls in KRoC/Linux

This paper describes an extension to Kent Retargetable occam Compiler KRoC, which enables the execution of a blocking call, without blocking the occam-kernel. Blocking calls are implemented using Linux clones which communicate using shared memory, and synchronise using kernel level semaphores. However, this mechanism is not limited to blocking in...

Tags: Multiprocessor, Linux, Processors, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

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