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UK warned of China, India software threat (Wed, 14 May 2008 07:34:45 -0700)
Key UK industry figures believe Britain should forget any hopes of matching China and India in the low-cost end of the software market, and instead carve out a high-end niche. UK software sales are on course to lag almost $60 billion behind China this year, fuelling high-level calls for...
Free software great and small (Wed, 07 May 2008 11:24:46 -0700)
They envision a world with Linux running on the smallest embedded devices to the largest supercomputer clusters, and all possible devices in between. It's only a matter of time before even desktop Linux becomes the mass market. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those...
Common misconceptions about database security (Mon, 05 May 2008 11:15:47 -0700)
There seems to be a serious disconnect and knowledge gap between IT security and DBAs who are entrusted with the task of safeguarding databases, says Sentrigo CTO Slavik Markovich. Commentary--You would think that enterprises realize by now that databases, which hold the crown jewels of sensitive information, need protecting....
SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix' (Fri, 02 May 2008 10:51:58 -0700)
Open-source fans have dismissed Darl McBride's court comments in the lawsuit brought against SCO by Novell Troubled software maker SCO's chief executive has claimed the Linux operating system includes Unix source code, during a court case in which Novell is suing SCO for royalties on Unix. ...
HP develops new type of memory circuit (Thu, 01 May 2008 11:47:33 -0700)
It took about 40 years to find it, but HP scientists said they discovered a fourth basic type of electrical circuit that could lead to a computer you never have to boot up. CHICAGO--It took about 40 years to find it, but scientists at Hewlett-Packard said on Wednesday they...
Mozilla warns of Flash and Silverlight 'agenda' (Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:21:27 -0700)
The founder of Mozilla Europe claims Adobe and Microsoft's rich-media tech threatens the open nature of the web but concedes they are currently necessary for multimedia content. Companies building websites should beware of proprietary rich-media technologies like Adobe's Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight, the founder of...
Forums aflame over 'Grand Theft Auto IV' freeze (Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:07:02 -0700)
With the heavily anticipated release of 'Grand Theft Auto IV,' Rockstar finds itself dealing with still more troubleshooting trouble, as online forums are buzzing with reports of crashes. Last month, the launch of Rockstar Games' Bully on the Xbox 360 was marred by a bevy of crash bugs and...
Indian techies snubbing US jobs to stay home (Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:33:01 -0700)
Graduates from India's tech institutes say their home country is fast catching up with the United States for the range and quality of career prospects. Indian tech graduates are increasingly turning their back on western countries in favor of finding work at home. Graduates from the...
Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets--it's a '10' (Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:39:07 -0700)
Larceny, murder, and mayhem are back big time and will likely result in one of the biggest "hits" in video-game history. Grand Theft Auto IV, rated a "10" by Gamespot, hits the streets. Expectations were high when Microsoft and Bungie released Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 on September...
The Long Tail of Services (Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:22:22 -0700)
The "Long Tail" explains the growing use of services outside of the core domains of SOA, business process implementation and integration, says XAWare chief science officer, Kirstan Vandersluis. Commentary--The "Long Tail" moniker has been used extensively some would say overused in marketing and mass media over the last couple...
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