Year: 2005

  • The Double-edged Sword of Technology and Security

    The Double-edged Sword of Technology and Security

    Pedro Pereira

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    Technology and crime are uneasy partners. As hackers, crackers and sundry cyber attackers prove almost daily, turning technology into a tool of crime is a simple proposition. “Technology breeds crime. It always has, it always will,” said Frank Abagnale, the con-artist-turned-FBI-associate whose exploits were depicted in the Hollywood blockbuster “Catch Me If You Can.” Abagnale… Read more

  • IBM Knows the Meaning of “Partner”

    IBM Knows the Meaning of “Partner”

    Elliot Markowitz

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    When I go out to eat I try to treat the serving staff with the respect they deserve. They work hard for little pay and are not our personal servants. And just because they happen to be taking my dinner order on any particular night, that doesn’t give me the right to boss them around… Read more

  • Microsoft Posts How-To on Working with RSS in Vista

    Lisa Vaas

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    Microsoft on Wednesday posted the first installment of a blog to advise developers on creating Web pages and RSS feeds that work correctly with IE 7 and Windows Vista. Microsoft plans to provide a common feed list of subscriptions and a common feed store of data in Vista, the Windows client release formerly known as… Read more

  • Do Microsoft’s Vista Hardware Guidelines Meet the Mark?

    Do Microsoft’s Vista Hardware Guidelines Meet the Mark?

    Channel Insider Staff

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    While the final hardware requirements for Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system won’t be made public until next summer, testers say the first beta release of the operating system is performing moderately well on existing PC hardware. Microsoft released to testers the first beta of Vista one week ago. As it has been doing for the… Read more

  • Security Vendors Woo VARS at Trade Conference

    Security Vendors Woo VARS at Trade Conference

    Pedro Pereira

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    Security vendors are courting VARs at this week’s CompTIA Breakaway conference to help them gain traction in the vast SMB market. Security is atop the priority list of an increasing number of VARs and integrators, who say small and midsize business customers have great security needs, even if they don’t realize they have them. For… Read more

  • Apple Will Target Tiger’s Networking Glitches

    Apple Will Target Tiger’s Networking Glitches

    John Rizzo

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    Although two updates to Apple Computer Inc.’s Mac OS X Tiger have fixed many compatibility problems, enterprise networking problems persist. A new update, version 10.4.3, is expected this summer, and will address some of the remaining problems, according to sources. Sources say that the update will fix continuing problems with integration with Microsoft Corp. Activity… Read more