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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery even, apparently, among scoundrels. The big news in spam for the past several months has been Storm, a botnet that has reached mythical proportions... More >
The announcement is short on specifics, but the main point -- that Verizon Wireless has tabbed Long Term Evolution (LTE) for its 4G infrastructure -- is clear. The joint owners of the company -- Vo... More >
There are two important assertions in this Dark Reading coverage of the SecTor conference in Toronto: Buffer overflows are still the most common bugs and the hype that Microsoft's security has i... More >
Telepresence is pricey. Very pricey. It begins to make sense, however, when real-world scenarios are considered. In fact, the costs of not using such systems can be greater than plunking down a few h... More >
Things are much clearer in retrospect. A few years down the road, people will look in the rear view mirror and see that the current cellular model -- in which folks are limited to a few device... More >
It's a classic good news/bad news scenario: On one hand, the problem of spyware is not abating. The upside is that IT executives appear to be more attuned to the issue. The newfound sensitivity is re... More >
While 3G and WiMax are well positioned to advance the boundaries of interactivity and converged applications, it is clear that wired phone and cable networks are the main players in the world of ... More >
All too often, big issues -- VoIP, viruses, regulations and others -- are discussed as monoliths. The reality is, of course, that there are subtle differences within each category. Spam is another of... More >
It's interesting to see technological innovations lead to real changes in how people get their services. Last week, ABI Research released research concluding that the burgeoning popularity of... More >
Just what security executives wanted for the holidays -- something new to worry about. This ComputerWorld story details a distressing discovery by Adi Shamir, the "S" in RSA Security and now ... More >
On one hand, we continue to hear about fiber-to-home , expanding wireless access networks, Internet2 , and bandwidth being added to the overall mix via private IP-based networks . On the other h... More >
It's easy to not pay attention to the loss of data by government and industry simply because it happens so often. However, occasionally the losses are so dramatic, as in the Veterans Administration c... More >
Various categories of computers and related devices are bleeding into each other. Smartphones are threatening laptops and, on the other end, big notebooks are viable desktop replacements. This... More >
It's good to be in the smartphone business, according to a couple of studies released during the past two weeks. Last week, In-Stat published research that said sales of smartphones will incr... More >
There is no more common task performed by people using the Internet -- at home or at the office -- than search. This Help Net Security story suggests that this may be a problem. For instance, 80 ... More >
The troubled times for municipal wireless continue. This Associated Press story, posted by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer , details the problems of the project in Philadelphia, which once was pointe... More >
The mobile Internet is in trouble. It's hard to escape that conclusion when a well known analyst -- Yankee Group president and CEO Emily Green -- says that it "pretty much sucks." Actually, th... More >
Cisco has made an interesting addition to its Network Access Control (NAC) Guest Server. The company's new Secure Guest Access takes the load off the IT department by enabling authorized employees to... More >
Ovum-RHK released its third quarter assessment of wireless and wireline spending this week. The firm says that wireline operators increased capital spending 7 percent compared to the year-ago quarte... More >
In January, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will auction off spectrum in the 700 MHz frequency band now occupied by television broadcasters. The TV folks are moving to new digs as part of... More >
Yesterday we posted an item that suggested people are ignorant and/or lazy when it comes to security. This InfoWorld story -- which covers a researcher's claims that there are tons of database ser... More >
Microsoft is involved in security in two ways. Of course, security is an integral element of the software it sells. The company also is a vendor of discreet security products and services to the cons... More >
David Wippich, the president and CEO of Ensim, a company that writes unified communications (UC) and collaboration software, suggests in this TMCnet.com piece that three ducks must be in a row for ... More >
People don't care about computer security. OK, perhaps that's a bit harsh. But if it it is, it's not by much. Two articles on SiliconValley.com this week -- here and here -- make the cas... More >
This Enterprise VoIP Planet piece looks at the prospects for open source VoIP for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The verdict is that it is a terrific option. A close reading of the piece ... More >
Though the news items do not involve the same technology -- one is about VoIP and the other about WiMax -- news items from late last week are related in the sense that they provide clarity on signifi... More >
By the look of things, the 17 people indicted for identity theft and similar Internet-related activities aren't the brightest of criminal masterminds . After all, one or more of them ran a site call... More >
The variables controlling the deployment of wired telecommunications infrastructure to businesses and homes are cost, throughput and, ultimately, best guesses on demand. The candidates are fiber, coa... More >
We recently posted an item suggesting that companies be careful when considering moving to 802.11n, since the draft standard isn't likely to be signed off on for a year or more. (One note about that... More >
People and companies that invested in 3G networks and are mapping out the road to 4G can breathe a sigh of relief -- to some degree, at least, since this is based only on the results of one Infone... More >
If life in the data center was a musical, the first two songs security and IT folks would break out in song and dance to would be "Let's Get Physical" and "We're All in this Together." If the show wa... More >
This very long and comprehensive look at wireless local-area network (WLAN) gear for small and medium-sized businesses at Network Computing suggests that as recently as a year ago, companies had ... More >
Everett Dirksen would be proud. The senator from Illinois famously said during a budget debate that "a billion here and a billion there, and soon you're talking about real money. " Dirksen's line mu... More >
This CNET piece , which highlights a day at Verizon's Basking Ridge development facility, describes applications that might be available in the near term, including radically expanded and linked inst... More >
A nasty trend in security during the past year or so is the targeting of specific companies and executives with phishing e-mails that appear legitimate. These sophisticated attacks -- sometimes calle... More >
Convergence applications bear some of the direct and indirect responsibility for the massive increase in demand for Internet addresses. The situation is getting critical, and one of the doyens of the... More >
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