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DHS scraps virtual fence

DHS scraps virtual fenceVirtual Fence = Fail"The Border Patrol had little input in designing the prototype..."That one line speaks volumes about why the virtual fence prototype didn't do what was needed. I hope Boeing made some money on it, at least. Now, who do we punish?

Tags: virtual fence, fence, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Discussion threads 2008-04-24

U.S. says 'virtual fence' on border ready for use

U.S. says 'virtual fence' on border ready for useWhat does 16000 USD matter...When you're saving 45k USD annually, per illegal immigrant employed?Europe is allowed to have work camps for their detainees from africa, why is it we have to embrace people who are breaking our laws with open arms?$135 per...

Tags: Real estate, fence, virtual fence

Discussion threads 2008-02-23

Update: Boeing virtual fence "unusable"

Update: Boeing virtual fence "unusable"Don't need any stinking fence !What we need is a mine field a mile wide on the Mexico/U.S. border. No high tech gadgets to break or maintain. No agents required to chase anyone down just to waste more taxpayer money.Let the mines do their...

Tags: Construction, fence, virtual fence, Boeing Co.

Discussion threads 2007-09-25

Boeing virtual fence: $30 billion failure

The Department of Homeland Security "virtual fence" project, being built by Boeing, is in big, big trouble. The virtual fence is a high-tech network of cameras, lighting, sensors, and technology designed to intercept illegal border crossings. According to the Wall Street Journal: Boeing Co. has changed the management of...

Tags: Government, Boeing Co., U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Fence, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2007-09-11

Boeing virtual fence: $30 billion failure

Boeing virtual fence: $30 billion failure6,000 miles @ 30 billion dollars..That would be 5 million dollars a mile. I might be wrong, but I think you could build a really good REAL wall for that money. Maybe even put some freakin laser beams on it..land based monitoring is just wrongfor...

Tags: Government, Construction, NOW HERE, fence, virtual fence, Boeing Co.

Discussion threads 2007-08-24

Virtual fence glitches show anti-immigration measure is pre-alpha

Virtual fence glitches show anti-immigration measure is pre-alphaSounds like......the only way you can get camera coverage in this country. Can you imagine a thousand protesters on the border trippin' over their sensors?

Tags: Virtual Fence, pre-alpha

Discussion threads 2007-06-25

Virtual fence glitches show anti-immigration measure is pre-alpha

Can Congress secure U.S. borders with a high-tech virtual fence? If the fate of the hotly debated anti-immigration reform bill rested solely on the success of Arizona's high-tech virtual fence, supporters would be sorely disappointed. The high-tech experiment on a 28-mile stretch of Arizona's border with Mexico is having technical...

Tags: International, Homeland security, Contracting

Blog posts 2007-06-22

Additional Resources

Verizon Droid ad attacks iPhone on features

I'm really interested in this phone. I hear it won't drop 30% of its callsThe ad is pure genius and truly highlights how terrible the iPhone is. The iPhone also has the dubious distinction of being the only modern cell phone to drop 30% of its calls, as admitted by...

Tags: Smart phones, advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

The four stages of the average Twitter user

The four stages of the average Twitter userRE: The four stages of the average Twitter userFifth stage - Tweeting incessantly, addictively, neglecting work, family and real friends not the virtual ones.RE: The four stages of the average Twitter userhmm - I primarily use Twitter Search so not sure what stage...

Tags: Twitter

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

Text messages save elephants' lives, villagers' crops

As elephants' habitat is destroyed, the great beasts frequently leave their protected reserves, barging into villages and eventually are killed by rangers. But in Kenya, there is a better way: text messaging. A group called Save the Elephants has outfitted a huge bull elephant named Kimani with...

Tags: Elephant, GPS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-12

News to know: Microhoo; XP SP3 performance; Ubuntu; Google Finance

Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: XP SP3 performance gains - Nothing to write home about Larry Dignan: Microsoft's quarter, outlook mixed; Client revenue misses; Xbox shines News.com: Ballmer: You want XP, we'll keep XP Yahoo rolls out the welcome mat to...

Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., TechRepublic Inc., Performance, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Finance, Microsoft Windows XP, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-25

DHS scraps virtual fence

On Feb. 22, Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff officially accepted Project 28, Boeing's prototype virtual fence for the Mexico-Arizona border. Less than a week later, Congress' Government Accountability Office said it "did not fully meet user needs and the project's design will not be used as the basis...

Tags: U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Fence, Real Estate, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-04-24

If Google's App Engine ever met an app appliance...

If Google's App Engine ever met an app appliance...However . . .This could solve many problems for Corporations these days, if Google would license the use of this on a Corporation's Intranet. Companies could keep their data in house without worrying about Security (more than normal, anyway), and would...

Tags: Google Inc., Google App Engine, app appliance, server

Discussion threads 2008-04-08

Leadership vs. Management

This is the tenth excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. Note that this is a draft for a new bit to be inserted before the extract published last week - a response to the many...

Tags: CIO, Leadership, Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-03-21

Router Backdoors: Hacked by Chinese Part 2?

Router Backdoors: Hacked by Chinese Part 2?Typo AlertCite, not Site.Typo Alert: "They site no cases of any backdoors in any current routers sold from China."Correction: "They cite no cases of any backdoors in any current routers sold from China."Sorry to be nitpicking about typos, but this is probably because bloggers...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, router, Chinese Part 2, Router Backdoors

Discussion threads 2008-03-06

PC Gaming Alliance debuts

PC Gaming Alliance debutsWhy Microsoft may be on board.So Microsoft wants to be included, and they certainly have a right since they do handle software for the PC. However, at the same time, this may be a way for them to try to control the 'interoprability' between future PC and...

Tags: Games, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., game, PC, console

Discussion threads 2008-02-20

VMware acquires Thinstall

VMware just announced that it is acquiring Thinstall and it appeared wise to look a bit at what VMware is doing. The financial details of the acquisition have not been disclosed. It is clear to me that that VMware is working very hard to be VIRTUALIZATION for...

Tags: Software, Application, Environment, VMware Inc., Technology, Virtual Machine, Thinstall Thinstall, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-01-16

Boeing 787 at risk of in-flight hacking

The network architecture aboard Boeing's new 787 leaves the aircraft susceptible to infiltration by passengers during a flight. As reported by Wired: The computer network in the Dreamliner's passenger compartment, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access, is connected to the plane's control, ...

Tags: FAA, Hacking, Network, Boeing Co., Flight System, Networking, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-01-05

Rudy's brilliant new idea: a virtual border fence

Rudy's brilliant new idea: a virtual border fenceActually, NO, it would NOT be a problemWe've had the technology to 'see' underground over a decade now. No reason it couldn't be added to the arsenal of technology already planned.Aside from that......the fence will have to be able to see underground to...

Tags: Rudy, brilliant new idea, fence, new idea

Discussion threads 2007-11-20

Rudy's brilliant new idea: a virtual border fence

Here we go - another tech-clueless politician believes technology will provide a panacea for difficult problems. Rudy Giuiliani says he wants to build a virtual fence to monitor the whole - or at least much of the - US-Mexico border, the AP reports. The...

Tags: Software, Associated Press, Fence, Border, Rudy, Homeland Security, Tools & Techniques, Government, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-11-20