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- Webcam hijack demo highlights clickjacking threat
- [ UPDATE: The details are out. Lots of unresolved clickjacking issues] A security researcher in Israel has released a demo of a "clickjacking" attack, using an JavaScript game to turn every browser into a surveillance zombie. The release of the demo follows last month's...
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Chicken, egg and mobile open source
- Mobile systems are not like server or client systems. The softare needs cooperation to work. The handset maker must load it, or allow it to be loaded. The network must, in most cases, approve the application. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Netrics offers vital link in automating healthcare
- The application of standard artificial intelligence techniques, most of which have been around for many years, to the enormous and growing databases being created by health systems is very much overdue. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Backgrounder extension for jailbroken iPhones
- In a recent piece for Daring Fireball Jon Gruber writes: background processing is the one factor that unites the four dock apps. Phone, Mail, Safari, and iPod all continue running in the background; no other apps, including those from Apple, do... ...
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- BI Crystal Ball – Next Gen BI May Be Closer Than You Think
- Most modern large enterprise Business Intelligence BI tools are very robust and feature rich these days. Up until a few years ago BI users could blame vendors for most of their BI ills. This is getting harder and harder to do. Many of the BI tools, especially the ones reviewed...
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- News to know: AMD; iPhone security; Linux; SAP
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: AMD to spin off manufacturing. Techmeme Heather Clancy: The color that shall not be named. AMD's Vertal downplays green credentials, plays up efficiency arguments ...
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Know what to do when Check Disks malfunctions in Vista
- The Check Disk application in Microsoft Windows Vista can sometimes malfunction, causing problems during the boot process. In answer to several TechRepublic member questions, Greg Shultz explores the problems in this issue of the Windows Vista Report, and describes how to permanently fix them.
- Download resources 2008-10-07
- Increasing ROI and Reducing the Risks of Your Application Portfolio
- Application Portfolio Management APM solutions help IT executives evaluate the benefits, costs, and risks associated with each application while maximizing the value realized from ongoing software investments. They provide executives with the information they need to properly direct investments towards projects that align well with the needs and objectives of...
- White papers 2008-10-07
- MozyPro for Mac goes public beta
- Online backup storage provider Mozy on Tuesday will roll out a public beta for MozyPro for the Mac, a new service for businesses using Apple's Mac platform. MozyPro for the Mac resembles Mozy's business lineup for Windows. It allows online backup for the Mac like its MozyHome...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A
- There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- iPhone hits another security speedbump
- Apple's ongoing struggles with poor security-related design choices have extended to the iPhone. According to security researcher Aviv Raff, everyone's favorite mobile device is vulnerable to two separate security weaknesses that expose millions of users to phishing and spamming attacks. [...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Startups listen up: you've got a pricing problem
- Just about every new product coming to market is being offered as a service rather than packaged software. But pricing remains something of a mystery. A while back, I started a spreadsheet that plots price points for different saas accounting offerings. At the time I concluded that no-one has figured...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- WSO2 eases enterprise data availability for SOA access, consumption
- In its initial release, the application supports access to data stored in relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL and IBM DB2, as well as the comma-separated values CSV file format, and Excel spreadsheets. It allows users to authenticate, encrypt and sign services using the WS-Security and HTTP security standards. In...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Eight ways to track your portfolio on the iPhone
- In case you haven't been paying attention, U.S. financial markets are in a tailspin (Dow and AAPL both down 4 6+% today). Securities continue on their relentless roller coaster ride that could make veteran stock brokers lose their lunch. If you'd like to stay more in touch...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Blackberry Storm, 'Application Center' info leaked
- Wow, a whole lot of Blackberry-related news surfaced this weekend. First, the user's guide to the highly-anticipated Blackberry Storm was leaked by the ever-intrepid BoyGeniusReport, who posted exclusive images on their website. Second, and more importantly, news of the Blackberry Application Center has emerged....
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Welcome to the Data Cloud ?
- 'The Cloud' is increasingly prevalent in tech conversation these days. Stalwarts of the space such as Amazon and Salesforce go from strength to strength, whilst titans of an earlier model such as Larry Ellison and even Steve Ballmer now seek to appropriate the meme. New blogs like CloudAve play a...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed
- On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn't impact enterprise IT -- because volume licensing agreements will allow IT to keep installing Windows XP for many years to come -- the move is another symbolic nail in Vista's coffin....
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Why bother with desktop virtualization?
- The proponents of making proper use of desktop virtualization technology including access virtualization, application virtualization and VDI the combination of access virtualization and processing virtualization do their best to make it sound like the best things since pockets. Aren't today's laptops, desktops and handheld devices good enough to get the...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- How do I... Use templates to simplify network monitoring with Packet Analyzer?
- Packet Analyzer is one of the finest network traffic monitors available. This application is one of those tools that will quickly become your best friend in your network toolkit. One of the notable features available in Packet Analyzer is the ability to create templates. This is a boon to busy...
- Download resources 2008-10-06
- Dropping the iPhone NDA is good for security
- Last week Apple lifted their NDA on iPhone developers, freeing them to discuss amongst themselves how to properly build applications. This decision is a "good thing" for not just applications but also application security on the iPhone. The iPhone NDA was antithetical to how developers work....
- Blog posts 2008-10-05
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