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Man sues Comcast over BitTorrent flap; Net neutrality to the front burner?: The Comcast BitTorrent flap just won't go away. A California man is suing Comcast in a California state court because the cable giant secretly limited peer-to-peer applications such as BitTorrent. The suit, reported by Ryan Singel on Wired's Threat Level blog, alleges that Comcast has violated computer fraud laws,...; Tags: Lawsuit, BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., P2P, Net Neutrality, Publicity, Jon Hart, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-15

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Why are vendors waiting for the SFLC lawsuit?: Why wait for the lawsuit to be filed before taking appropriate action, or at least responding to the SFLC? Is it that any publicity is good publicity? After all the suits of the last year do vendors still think the SFLC is bluffing? by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Lawsuit, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-23
The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystar: The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystaranticompetitive argumentThe problem with the anticompetitive argument is that the company engaging in the activity has to command a substantial share of the overall market. Apple doesn't even have 8% of the market. Also, Psystar never even tried to license Apple's intellectual...; Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Psystar, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
EU files new charges against Intel: EU files new charges against IntelGreat news!!! We need competition on the merits for x86 processors.Without that, innovation will suffer and prices will rise. Absolutely great news!!!Same old cat fightIt's amazing how a core 2 duo chip could nail AMD this bad.I suppose, but, now AMD can file suit in...; Tags: Leadership, Processors, Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
New hybrid delivery security architecture: Secure Computing's Ken Rutsky tells how to integrate Software-as-a-Service SaaS, virtualization and appliance security offerings to let users get exactly what they want. “In the past, CIOs deployed their own self-contained application architectures on their own servers and storage systems. This old model is giving way to a hybrid...; Tags: Appliance, Software, Software-as-a-service, Platform, Information Technology, Advantage, Hardware, Model, Service, Architecture, Organization, Delivery Security Architecture, IT Security Professional, Delivery Platform, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Security, Emerging Technologies, Management, CIO, SaaS, virtualization, IT appliances, service delivery, IT management, Ken Rutsky, Secure Computing; News items 2008-07-16

DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channels: In order to offer more HD channels, satellite providers apparently need more satellites. So if you're a satellite subscriber who thrives on HD, now's your time to cheer. (And not because you think they're going to launch comedian and spokesman Frank Caliendo, at right, into space.) ...; Tags: Network, Dish Network, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Apple to Psystar: See you in court: Apple to Psystar: See you in courtPredictable......This was predictable everyone knew Apple was going to sue it was just a matter of when.I think Apple played this just right...If Psystar was just fly-by-night, why waste the time and energy? It would just risk bad press and make apple look heavy-handed....; Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Litigation, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
SAP's TV budget: more waste: SAP's TV budget: more wasteBut it's fun to see Robert in a suit:-) eom..GJ essentially advertising for WFTVNo such thing as bad publicity, eh?RE: SAP's TV budget: more wasteI'd argue that there may be a mismatch, but I don't think we're talking GoDaddy super bowl ads here either....; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, SAP TV budget, SAP TV, SAP AG, TV; Discussion threads 2008-07-08
Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products: Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus productsNo matter what you do---You'll never get rid of virus.This could even be a threat to the United Nations.Oh the Humanity!ntYou know it's pretty bad when AV vulnerabilities are found......by [url=http://secunia.com/advisories/19284/]hacks like me[/url].RE: Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus productsParsing error can occur in...; Tags: SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, AV company, vulnerability, antivirus; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update update: For years, Microsoft has occasionally updated its Windows Update client software automatically on systems that are configured to check for updates. This has been true even when Windows Update is set to simply check for (and optionally, download) updates but not to install them. That decision led...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Update, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Apple memo answers some iPhone 3G Q's: Apple memo answers some iPhone 3G Q'sWhat does this say about Geniuses? ...When they are required to act dumb.Trade insApple isn't going to take a trade in, but ATT or some of the overseas carriers might be considering a plan so it is wise to simply say you don't know...; Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, iPhone 3G Q, Geniuses, Apple Inc., iPhone 3G, sales, Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2008-06-26
Security breach hits DivShare, unauthorized access to its database: The popular document and media sharing service DivShare, suffered a security breach according to a security announcement posted by DivShare's support team earlier this week : Late last night we were alerted of a security breach that allowed a malicious user to access our database, which included user e-mail...; Tags: Database, Security Breach, DivShare, Security, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-06-19
A security company wants you to DDoS its servers: "There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary" - Brendan Behan. Ypigsfly, a company describing itself as a group of seasoned veterans of the Internet network infrastructure business, has just launched Killthisbox.com, a DDoS challenge enticing you to knock down the site for 15 minutes in...; Tags: Server, Distributed Denial Of Service, Security, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-06-18
Firefox 3 download fiesta: Ready, set, kaboom: Firefox 3 download fiesta: Ready, set, kaboomuhhhh...maybe because there is millions of people hammering mozilla's servers right now trying to download firefox.. maybe?!!Bwaahhh HAHAHAHA!I guess Mozilla isn't quite ready yet, problems?Yes I tried the FTP site and they have a page up stating they're not ready yet. I am also...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
There's data and then there's asking for trouble: There's data and then there's asking for troubleRE: There's data and then there's asking for troubleoff campus activities are private matters and should be held private, even of local staff insolong as students have not disclosed them. It should be the students call to disclose or not these information, and...; Tags: Down-under, RTI; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
Tonight is Linux Night!: Tonight is Linux Night!Kudo's!Great initiative! I've attended a couple of those install parties myself, and it was great fun. A lot of enthusiastic people.Maybe it can help the beginners if you give them this link to a support website that I've made, which is especially meant for beginners with Ubuntu...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Games, Kudo, Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Night!, game; Discussion threads 2008-06-13
Breaking the dialogues of the deaf: How do you talk to people who just don't want to hear it? Every time I get into a conversation comparing Windows to any Unix option I discover the same thing: the people who will listen to rational argument already know the right answers,...; Tags: Belief, Believer, Festinger, Dissonance, Security, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-06-10
Data Loss Prevention - Strategies you can use to protect your company today: Data loss prevention DLP is a serious issue for companies, as the number of incidents and the cost to those experiencing them continues to increase. Whether it's a malicious attempt or an inadvertent mistake, data loss can diminish a company's brand, reduce shareholder value, and damage the company's goodwill and...; Tags: Strategy, Webcast, Data Loss, Ironport Systems Inc., Data Loss Prevention; Webcasts 2008-06-10
Privacy flaw exposes Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan's private MySpace photos: The recently introduced data availability initiative at MySpace allowing everyone to share their profile data with other community and social networking sites across the Web, has just suffered its first major privacy flaw exposing the private photos of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, prompting Yahoo and MySpace to disable the...; Tags: Paris, Hilton Hotels Corp., Photograph, MySpace, Flaw, Privacy Flaw, Security, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-06-04
The value in name patients: The value in name patientsYour assuming of course ....... that the surgery is successfull. What if he dies on the table or within 60 days after? Will people still want to use Duke?Probably won't make any difference unless...Dr. Friedman severely blunders. According to this article:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/02/AR2008060200926.html?hpid=moreheadlinesthis is very...; Tags: Friedman, patient, Kennedy, surgery; Discussion threads 2008-06-02