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Cloud Computing: Forget the Darknets, Make Way for The Dark Cloud

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT

For nearly as long as the internet has been around there have been private subnetworks called the darknets. These private, covert and often secret networks were typically formed as decentralized groups of people engaged in the sharing of information, computing resources and communications typically for illegal activities. Recently there has been a resurgence in interest of the darknet ranging from the more unsavory such as P2P filesharing and botnets as well as more mainstream usages such as inter-government information sharing, bandwidth alliances or even offensive military botnets.

Cloud Computing: Making Analytics in the Cloud a Reality

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:15:00 EDT

There will soon be a myriad of announcements of DBMS offerings in the cloud. Many of these will NOT be marriages made in heaven. However, the most innovative new DBMS software combined with new cloud computing services are here today and truly take advantage of the cloud architecture in order to change the economics and the responsiveness of business analytics.

Laz Hoca

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:30:00 EDT

Laz Hoca

RSA Security Completes Acquisition of Cyota

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:15:00 EST

RSA Security Inc. today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Cyota, Inc., a privately-held company that delivers online security and anti-fraud solutions to thousands of financial institutions worldwide, for total consideration of $145 million. This includes $128.8 million in cash for all of the outstanding capital stock of Cyota, $5.5 million in cash to fund a three-year retention pool and RSA Security's assumption of all vested and unvested Cyota stock options, which represents approximately $10.7 million in value.

MAX 2006 Conference Round-Up: Around the Adobe Blogosphere

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 04:15:00 EST

'It's not often that I wish I was in America,' writes one (UK-based) developer, 'but this week sees the MAX 2006 show in Las Vegas.' He is not alone: around the Web world, bloggers both outside the US and inside have been discussing the many announcements made at this year's MAX and their implications for working developers and designers everywhere. WebDDJ brings you a representative round-up.

Enfold Systems Uses Journyx To Track ROI Of Open Source Technology

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:00:00 EDT

Enfold Systems is using Journyx Timesheet software to track the investment in its open source software (OSS) while balancing the growth of the company. The fact that Journyx Timesheet is built on open source technology was a major factor for Enfold Systems in choosing Timesheet as their project management and time- tracking solution.

AJAX CEO Power Panel on SYS-CON.TV at AJAXWorld

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 17:45:00 EDT

Building modern SOAs and Web 2.0 sites requires a design style that goes with the 'grain' of the Web. REST, a natural extension of HTTP created by the co-inventor of HTTP, is getting a lot of attention these days because it's easy to work with, aligns well with the Web, and is very high performance. Used architectural, REST is called Web-Oriented Architecture or WOA. But whither SOAP, the canonical Web services protocol up to now?

InterAKT Announces MX AJAX Toolbox

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:00:00 EDT

InterAKT Online announced the release of MX AJAX Toolbox. This Dreamweaver extension empowers web developers and designers to build AJAX sites. You can now integrate AJAX controls and widgets into your existing projects or build complete AJAX sites from scratch.

HP, IBM Bolster Finance Options

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:00:00 EDT

Hewlett Packard & Co. and IBM Corp. in separate announcements on Monday said they are prepared to make multimillion dollar investments to support technology deployments. HP intends to invest $500 million as part of a strategy to build three SOA Competency Centers where customers can test SOA platforms. IBM has agreed to finance customers deploying RFID projects.

YV&C News Desk - Next Generation Villas for Yacht Charter Enthusiasts

Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:15:00 EDT

Imagine if you could take your family or a big group of friends to a private vacation villa in, say, Marbella, Miami or St. Tropez. The villa is perfectly located for privacy but still central to the beach, buzzed about new restaurants and any sights you might want to meander through on a lazy afternoon. It is outfitted with a pool, billiard room, home theater, chef's kitchen, fitness center and amenities like WiFi, Godiva chocolates for munching, a full library of DVDs and the plushest robes youll find outside a Four Seasons. And, most impossibly, there is a staff of concierges, housekeepers, cooks and other good time facilitators on standby, ready to address your whims on a moments? notice.

Google To Syndicate MTV's "SpongeBob SquarePants" to the Internet

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:45:00 EDT

Google Inc. and Viacom Inc. are to start working together, with Google distributing video clips from Viacom's MTV Networks, beginning with clips from MTV programs including 'SpongeBob SquarePants' and 'Laguna Beach' to select Web sites and blogs that belong to its advertising network.

Roaring Penguin Launches Anti-Spam Software

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:45:00 EDT

The fight against spam just got easier today for ISPs, Web Hosts, Universities and anyone who manages multiple domains. Roaring Penguin Software Inc., makers of the acclaimed CanIt-PRO anti-spam solution, announced the release of CanIt-Domain-PRO an anti-spam solution designed specifically for organizations managing multiple domains.

Novell's Open Source Bandit Project Aims to Unify Identity Systems

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 04:15:00 EDT

According to Burton Group VP Mike Neuenschwander, 'The Bandit project is looking to address one of the toughest challenges in identity management today - provide a consistent approach to securing and managing identity. The creation of identity services that abstract the complexity of identity systems and that are interoperable and freely available is a worthwhile goal and represents an important inflection point in the ongoing development of the identity management market.'

Exclusive SYS-CON.TV Interview with JBoss CEO Marc Fleury

Sun, 28 May 2006 03:00:00 EDT

Interview with JBoss CEO Marc Fleury

JavaOne 2006: Xythos Chairman & Co-Founder To Be Interviewed Today on SYS-CON.TV

Tue, 16 May 2006 07:00:00 EDT

Kevin Wiggen, Co-Founder and Chairman of Xythos Software, is one of the star guests at today's SYS-CON.TV studio in San Francisco's Moscone Center, where the JavaOne Conference opens today. In today's interview with SYS-CON Media group publisher and editorial director Jeremy Geelan, Wiggen is expected to discuss why Xythos calls its technology 'the Java Alternative to Sharepoint' and will talk about what he sees as being the challenges for 2006 and 2006 for Xythos in the space that it calls Basic Content Services.

Elastic Path Optimizes SEO eCommerce Software

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:00:00 EST

Elastic Path Software announced today the general availability of Elastic Path 4.1, an update of its Java-based ecommerce software, enabling marketers to engage in advanced search engine optimization (SEO) campaigns.

Quest Software and Sybase Team Up Builds IT Solution

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:45:00 EST

Sybase and Quest Software database and infrastructure management solutions, today announced the general availability of the Sybase Database Expert Option and the Sybase SQL Expert Option for Sybase ASE 15.0, an enterprise-class relational database. Based on Quest Software technology, Sybase Database Expert and Sybase SQL Expert help deliver optimal database performance and enable rapid migration to version 15.0 of Sybase ASE. These products are available through Sybase worldwide.

American Arium Announces Linux Shared Libraries Debug Feature

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:30:00 EST

American Arium, an industry leader in hardware-assisted development tools, has announced the release of the latest version of its flagship debugger, SourcePoint 6.2.1 for ARM-architecture processors. SourcePoint 6.2.1 features Linux shared libraries debug support for ARM7, ARM9, ARM11, Intel XScale, and TI OMAP cores. The debugger interfaces with Arium's LC-500 JTAG debugger and SC-1000A, GT-1000, and GT-1000D trace port analyzers.

HP And JBoss Boost Open-Source Linux Alliance

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:00:00 EST

Featuring Jeffrey Wade from HP and Bob Bickel from JBoss

Java-based Administration GUI for Multiple Administrators in HP OpenView Operations for UNIX.

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:15:00 EST

NiCE GmbH - a leading HP development partner and innovator to complimentary products for HP OpenView today announces the first release of NiCE Admire - a Java-based Administration GUI for multiple Administrators in HP OpenView Operations for UNIX (HP OVOU).

Nastel Networks Business With WebSphere Web Services Monitoring

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 23:15:00 EST

Nastel Technologies delivers end-to-end, on-demand, real-time application monitoring and automation software targeted specifically to Enterprise eBusiness Integration technologies. Competitive dynamics and technological advances in enterprise application integration have brought about widely distributed application environment powered by complex middleware systems, the company notes.

BMC Earns NIAP Common Criteria EAL3 Security Certification

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 20:30:00 EST

Enterprise management solutions provider BMC Software has announced that its most current release of BMC Marimba Desktop/Mobile Management and BMC Marimba Server Change Management product suites have been awarded Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 3 (EAL3) certification.

Silicon Laboratories Deploys CEVA-Teak in GSM/GPRS Phone Chips

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 13:45:00 EST

CEVA has announced that Silicon Laboratories has licensed and deployed the CEVA-Teak DSP core in the AeroFONE single-chip phone, an integrated, high performance, easy-to-use solution for GSM/GPRS handsets.

Windows Mobile on a Treo and at Core of Derek Ferguson Webinar, Both Today

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:30:00 EDT

It was confirmed today that Palm is going to release its first Treo running not the Palm OS, but Windows Mobile 5.0 - and today too Windows Mobile is at the very heart of Derek Ferguson's SYS-CON interactive webinar. You can register right away, the webinar starts at 3PM today.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers annuncia il programma di sostituzione delle batterie dei notebook

Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EDT

Java Developer's Journal: "Developing in Java 5"

Sat, 08 Jan 2005 15:45:00 EST

'Ease of Development' is one of the main focuses in J2SE 5. Accordingly, J2SE 5 introduces several new features designed to simplify the developer's life. If you use these new constructs, your code will become more compact and expressive, hence easier to understand and debug. This article explains how you can use the new features to prevent some silly mistakes, as well as some that are not so silly.