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Leaked Homeland Security doc warns of data threats

A memo from the US Department of Homeland Security has recommended that corporate and government leaders do not travel with mobile equipment carrying sensitive information. A document emphasizing mobile-data security threats has appeared online after being leaked from the US Department of Homeland Security. The...

Tags: Document, Mobile, Homeland Security, Spokesperson, Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk, security, travel

News items 2008-09-16

About those 100 million Vista licenses...

My colleague Mary Jo Foley reported earlier today on Microsoft's claim that it has sold 100 million retail copies of Windows Vista. During Bill Gates' keynote address last night I heard him say, "I'm pleased to say that we've got over 100 million people using Vista now." That's a stretch. I...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Spokesperson, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-01-07

Additional Resources

Researchers publish details on London travel card hack

First there was Boston's Charlie card. Now, Dutch researchers have exposed the inherent weakness in the RFID chip used in London's Oyster travel smartcard, ZDNet UK says. Researchers released details at the Esorics security conference in Malaga on Monday and an academic paper PDF...

Tags: Card, Researcher, London, Chip, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Is Apple out of ideas?

Is Apple out of ideas?At this point they might not need muchApples' greatest growth prospect lies in computers, due to its smaller market share. There's a lot of room for growth there. Within that market, Apple has been able to cement a reputation, especially with consumers, of very good...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Another setback for university P2P

Last week, a federal judge dismissed the University of Oregon's arguments that the RIAA's attempts to obtain information on student file sharers was unduly burdensome. According to Ars Technica, the judge also ruled that the school did not receive protection under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, since none of...

Tags: P2P, University, RIAA, Litigation, Peer To Peer (P2P), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Business Operations, Internet, Security, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-01

1 million Classmates headed to Venezuela

Portugal recently announced it's intention to purchase and deploy half a million Classmate PCs to students in the country. Intel developed the Classmate as a reference design in the hopes that local OEMs would customize it and then handle production and distribution. In the latest success for this...

Tags: Venezuela, OEM, Intel Corp., Government, Linux, Vertical Industries, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Sprint's Xohm service and the first "WiMax" review

[Update 10/2/08: Hands-on reviews of Sprint's Xohm service, which is based on Mobile WiMax, have now been posted at LaptopMag.com (XOHM WiMAX In Baltimore: Speed Tests With XOHM ExpressCard) and PCMag.com Sprint XOHM Mobile WiMAX.] No sooner had Sprint flipped the switch on its WiMax wireless broadband...

Tags: Mobile, Sprint Xohm, Clearwire Corp., Sprint Communications, Service, Laptop Card, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-29

LHC shuts down for 2 months over faulty wiring

Update: CERN now says the LHC won't restart until April. The two-month delay moves the LHC to late November on the calendar, and the machine has to shut down for the winter to avoid huge energy bills. via New York Times The Large...

Tags: CERN, Magnet, LHC, Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Evaluating Zoho at GE

Since Dr Sukh Grewal was kind enough to speak at the Office 2.0 conference earlier this month there has been much discussion of the mature large scale GE collaboration environment 'supportcentral'. I follow GE closely: as an enterprise collaboration consultant any information they share with me is...

Tags: General Electric Co., Environment, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Bring on the fake John Hodgman!

Bring on the fake John Hodgman!New innovative Windows Mobile 7 is requiredHello Mary Jo,I think that the only way for Microsoft to return that gain momentum for winning new users for Windows 7 is one-up Apple's working together with Google iPhone platform by developing a *new* innovative Windows Mobile 7...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Windows Mobile 7, John Hodgman, fake John Hodgman, Microsoft Corp., advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-09-18

About that London Stock Exchange IT failure

About that London Stock Exchange IT failureYou do know, right?You do know that the outage was caused by a [b]network[/b] problem, and had nothing to do with MS technology, right?http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/infrastructure/networks/news/index.cfm?newsid=10912And about those performance rantings of yours:http://www.londonstockexchange.com/NR/exeres/5CA1EB52-2B47-4922-A6F1-E9EC32D0152B.htmhttp://www.londonstockexchange.com/NR/exeres/A1B303DD-86EE-4D84-9B4F-BADFA1C770C7.htmSeriously, is there [b]any[/b] truth in any of your rantings? Don't you get tired...

Tags: .NET, London Stock Exchange IT failure, Murph, LSE, Microsoft Corp., London Stock Exchange Plc., ranting, network story

Discussion threads 2008-09-13

Flight Attendants Want Porn Banned from Wi-Fi Flights

Now we know the real reason why everyone wanted Wi-Fi support on planes. According to Bloomberg.com, American Airlines attendants are pushing their employer to ban porn and other inappropriate material from being accessed by passengers on flights testing out a new Wi-Fi service. It's a tricky situation...

Tags: Flight, Pornography, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-09-11

New Facebook goes live, old Facebook dies

Facebook announced that today is the day that it will start rolling out its new site to all of its 100 million users. According to the social network more than 30 million people are already using the new layout, which has brought about protests from other users. Soon the...

Tags: Facebook, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-09-10

PromptPuppy (zip)

PromptPuppy is a simple, effortless software-only teleprompter with easy-to-use features, designed by DVcreators.net, one of the worlds most respected video training companies. Whether you're a spokesperson, teacher, CEO or video blogger, you'll find PromptPuppy your best friend on the set. Features: drag n drop or menu import, mouse scroll wheel...

Tags: Scroll Wheel, Operation, Mouse, Video, DVcreators, PromptPuppy, Corporate Communications, Mice, Marketing, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-09-10

PromptDog (zip)

PromptDog is a professional software-only teleprompter, easy-to-use features, designed by DVcreators.net, one of the worlds most respected video training companies. Whether you're a spokesperson, teacher, CEO or video blogger, you'll find PromptDog your best friend on the set. Features: mouse scroll wheel operation, trackpad operation, arrow key operation, script timer,...

Tags: Scroll Wheel, Window, Video, DVcreators, PromptDog, Construction, Corporate Communications, Mice, Marketing, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-09-10

Is Microsoft adding a Time Machine-like interface to next version of Windows Home Server?

Gadget blogs like Engadget and Gizmodo were buzzing today about an interesting position that Microsoft apparently posted on a techie job board. The software giant appears to be hiring for the next version of its Windows Home Server product, and it looks once again like Microsoft is playing catch-up to...

Tags: Job, NAS, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Storage, Hardware, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-09-08

NetSuite moves early to support Chrome

NetSuite said Friday that it will offer native support for Google's Chrome browser, which is in beta and may not be enterprise strength yet. In a statement, NetSuite said its CRM, e-commerce, accounting and OpenAir unit will support Chrome in phases with support being complete in mid-October....

Tags: NetSuite Inc., Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-05

NASA confirms infection, 'not the first time'

As I noted a few days ago, the International Space Station has a virus, which NASA now confirms. From eFlux, a spokesperson explained: "This is not the first time we have had a worm or a virus," said NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries during a press...

Tags: Infection, NASA, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Nokia and Sun confirm S40, Java ME vulnerabilities

According to published reports, Nokia and Sun have both confirmed the existence of serious security problems in the Series 40 and Java Platform Micro Edition Java ME , giving instant credibility to the claims by Polish hacker Adam Gowdiak. Gowdiak left, one of the four LSD researchers...

Tags: Nokia Corp., J2ME, Sun Microsystems Inc., Vulnerability, Java, Security, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Apple confirms iPhone 2.0.2 addresses 3G bugs

Although Apple has never given us a proper changelog with its software updates, an Apple spokesperson has provided a tiny but important detail on the iPhone firmware 2.0.2 released earlier this week. According to an Associated Press article, the update "improved communication with 3G networks," said Apple spokesperson Jennifer Bowcock....

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Software Update, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-21