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- Bell Canada's packet inspection violates privacy law, group says
- And you didn't like Comcast's TCP resets. Something far more egregious is going on in Canada, where Bell Canada has been engaged in deep-packet inspection of traffic. Bell is using DPI to find and limit the use of peer-to-peer applications such as BitTorrent, which it says are congesting its network,...
- Tags: Bell Canada, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?
- iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?Adrian, I do not think it is a lack of ....motivation as much of lack of knowing that DRM even exist until they are trapped by it.Oh, come on man...You think people are stupid about this in...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., digital-rights management, Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?
- One day, two emails, two very different viewpoints: Email #1: "DRM on songs sold through iTunes is a necessary evil, there to protect artists and the labels from piracy." Email #2: "Apple's FairPlay DRM is nothing more than a tool that locks you into buying iPods...
- Tags: Apple iPod, Digital-rights Management, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Digital Media, Digital Music, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Common misconceptions about database security
- There seems to be a serious disconnect and knowledge gap between IT security and DBAs who are entrusted with the task of safeguarding databases, says Sentrigo CTO Slavik Markovich. Commentary--You would think that enterprises realize by now that databases, which hold the “crown jewels” of sensitive information, need protecting....
- Tags: Database Administrator, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, security, database, IT management, Slavik Markovich, CTO of Sentrigo
- News items 2008-05-05
- What MicroNoHoo means for enterprises
- What MicroNoHoo means for enterprisesMicrosoft real enemy is piracyI can't denied Microsoft dominate desktop operating system market but this clearly because of piracy. In my country 40% of computer users use pirated version of Windows. They only use the genuine one if it come with the computerOEM.Microsoft is loosening up...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Operating systems, Blogging, Microsoft Corp., MicroNoHoo
- Discussion threads 2008-05-04
- House committee passes 'gluttonous' Pro IP Act
- So, we have a credit crisis, a foreclosure crisis, a full-blown recession and no plans on how to get out of Iraq or how to create a regional solution. So what do we need? How about an intellectual property czar and stiffer penalties for unauthorized music downloading? ...
- Tags: Damage, CD, IP, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- Will iTunes new DVD distribution schedule be enough to boost Apple TV?
- Will iTunes new DVD distribution schedule be enough to boost Apple TV?Love my AppleTV!The movie selection is improving rapidly, which should help a lot. I think ATV is sort of a "sleeper" that could blossom into something significant for Apple.One of my favorite uses for ATV is looking at photos...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, TVs, Digital music, Digital media, TV & Home Theater, movie selection, TV, DVD, Apple Inc., ATV, Apple iTunes, Apple TV
- Discussion threads 2008-05-01
- News to know: Microhoo; Adobe; MacBook Air; OLPC; RIAA
- Notable headlines: Microsoft: We'll raise our bid for Yahoo, but can't make up our mind yet. Techmeme Jason O'Grady: Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air Ryan Stewart: Adobe Open Screen Project Dan Farber: IBM...
- Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Advertisement, RIAA, Apple MacBook, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Professional Development, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Career, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- Crytek: We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large margin
- Crytek: We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large marginTribes 2 was the sameAges ago, "Tribes 2" was way too powerful for the hardware at the time, and sales were negatively affected partially as a result.RE: Crytek: We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a...
- Tags: Games, game, piracy, Crysis, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
- Crytek: We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large margin
- PC Play has an interview with Cevat Yerli, president of the German studio Crytek, the studio that bought the first person shooter Crysis. In this interview, Yerli states that piracy is a big problem for Crytek, and I think I know why. PC Play: How do you estimate the...
- Tags: Performance, PC, PC Play, Crysis, Games, Piracy, Desktops, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Microsoft preps pay-as-you-go Office for June launch
- After more than seven years of lobbying by service providers, Microsoft is finally set to allow pay-as-you-go licensing for Microsoft Office and other products downloaded to PCs using streaming technologies, according to information the company recently made available to channel partners. Many observers will see the move as a new...
- Tags: PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Business Services, Desktops, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Using mail for phishing
- Using mail for phishingSnailmail phishing already happening - legally!Murph said: [i]"As it turned out the letter we got was naive but genuine - but your next one may not be because sooner or later some bad guy is going to do this - and take at least a few hundred...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, phishing, advertisement
- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
- RIAA sues Project Playlist
- RIAA sues Project PlaylistThere are serious gaps with understanding itWhen you record a work there are two copyrights that may apply:c - represents the work (e.g. song, lyrics, written music owner)p - represents the production (e.g. master recorded medium owner)Takes me back to my degree in Music Industry where I...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, RIAA, Internet radio, RIAA Sues, Web site, internet radio station, music, Project Playlist
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- Could Apple be preparing the way for Mac gaming?
- Could Apple be preparing the way for Mac gaming?Absolutely - NLP would rock their sales!It's about time they make the microphone an equal input device in lieu of previous weaker attempts with macs. In addition, as a developer I'm looking forward to their high-quality, or familiar voices, toolkit to...
- Tags: Games, Desktops, game, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mac Gaming
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- EIC podcast: Microhoo, Vista; Macs; Web 2.0 Expo
- In this week's EIC squared podcast Dan and I talk about the looming Microhoo proxy war deadline and recap the week's back and forth between Yahoo and Microsoft. Meanwhile, Microsoft detailed its March quarter and the big takeaways were that client revenue didn't live up to expectations,...
- Tags: Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- Microsoft's elephant in the OS room: Apple
- Microsoft's elephant in the OS room: AppleBut as Macs are growing faster than the market rateAnd every Mac means OS X rides shotgun. Admittedly I'm connecting a few dots here to be sure, but something is going on. It was stunning to me how much piracy was mentioned on that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Sales strategy, Operating systems, installed base number, OSX, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., hardware, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-04-25
- Microsoft's elephant in the OS room: Apple
- Are all of those Apple OS X vs. Vista commercials making an impact? Microsoft's client revenue--Vista and XP came in below expectations--and the company cited three primary reasons: A tough comparison from year ago levels, OEM inventory build and piracy. But the elephant on the conference call may have been...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, OEM, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Brendan Barnicle, March, Macbook Air, TR, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- Silverlight to star in NBC's online Olympics coverage
- NBC is relying heavily on Microsoft's Silverlight to present its online Olympic coverage which will include about 2,200 hours of free on-demand video. Perkins Miller is counting down the days to the start of the Olympic Games in Beijing this year. NBC's senior vice president of...
- Tags: Olympic Games, NBC, Microsoft Silverlight, Miller, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Silverlight, Olympics, Microsoft, video, on-demand, Victoria Ho, ZDNet Asia
- News items 2008-04-25
- Zoho's Chinese bet
- Zoho today announced it has entered a white label distribution deal with Baihui for distribution of its applications in China. Today, the deal includes Writer, Sheet, Show and CRM under Baihui's branding. Assuming the deal works well, then it is understood the arrangement will be extended to include other applications....
- Tags: China, CRM, Zoho, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Branding, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
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