Monthly Archives: February 2008
Heading to CeBIT
Like Eric Lundquist, I too am heading off to CeBIT in Hannover, Germany. Unlike Eric, I've been to the South of France in March,...
Why CeBIT Matters
This is a print copy of my weekly video commentary. You can see the commentary when it is posted on Monday, March 3. The...
Canon MFPs Vulnerable to FTP Bounce Attack
Researchers at Indiana University have raised an alert for a difficult-to-fix vulnerability affecting certain Canon Multifunction printers.The flaw, which affects about 20 different Canon...
Open-Source Chandler Takes New Task Tack, but Can Be Confusing
To-do lists are simple to create but ridiculously hard to complete. Whether that paradox is the result of human apathy or ineffective tools and...
Searching for Hypercommunications
One of the things that's great about the Internet is that people have become so spoiled by the click syndrome. Hyperlinks and Google take...
Growth of Anti-Botnet Startups Points to AV Deficiencies
A slew of software companies new and old are shipping tools aimed at slowing the botnet epidemic, but the emergence of this new market...
Kodak Unveils Scanner for SMBs
Eastman Kodak on Feb. 28 unveiled its new Kodak ScanMate i1120 Scanner, a high-quality personal desktop scanner designed to help SMBs and departments in...
OpSource Rolls Out Multi-Tenant Integration Bus
SAN FRANCISCO-OpSource is rolling out a new multi-tenant integration service bus that enables companies to consume and publish multiple Web services in the cloud...
IBM, Microsoft Partner on POS Solution
IBM will offer Windows Embedded for Point of Service as a pre-installed operating system option for its IBM AnyPlace kiosk, SelfCheckout and SurePOS 700,...
Cobra Language Slithers into Open Source
The Cobra language, which is based on Python and supports .Net, has gone open source.Chuck Esterbrook, a language enthusiast and consultant, created the Cobra...