Korean electronics giant Samsung is expected to unveil the next version of its popular Galaxy S series smartphone, the GS5, next Monday at media events in Barcelona and New York City. The company sent invites two weeks ago to the main Mobile World Congress event in Spain, and the smaller Manhattan simulcast event, and though it did not expressly state that the Galaxy S5 will be announced, the company's use of the number 5 on the invites seems to point to the GS5. Rumors also suggest the "Galaxy Gear 2" sma
Today, in what's probably my last full review of the events at this year's Catalyst Conference, I'd like to mention some of the new (or, at least, new-to-me) companies that came to my attention at the show and which deserve some of your attention as well.
The revelation 5 years ago that Sony BMG was planting a secret rootkit onto its music customers' Windows PCs in the name of anti-piracy is seen now as one of the all-time significant events in IT security history.
Accepting that router control plane failures will occur occasionally, and providing a comprehensive and forthright way to handle these events, is a fundamental step toward five-nines availability. Graceful restart of router control protocols is the best way to accomplish this.
In a short while, this VORTEX Digest weekly e-mail newsletter will become the VORTEX Digest blog. Through the blog, I'll be able to develop a real-time commentary on key issues and events, as well as share the ideas that come from this community more often.
Many readers already know about the new Automated System Recovery feature of Windows XP. The system keeps a log file with records of all changes to disk at specified times or after specified events. The log files enable you, in theory, to revert to a previous state of your hard disk(s), thus reversing the effects of bad installations, harmful software, or some kinds of hardware accidents.
Whenever I stop to reflect on the last year's events, I'm struck by the ground we covered, by the little evolutions and revolutions that propelled our industry forward into another year. It’s time to take a look at 2009.
Decru recently unveiled client software that gives customers even finer-grain control over who can access what. With the software option, applications are crypto-signed so customers can specify, for example, that only user seven of Oracle 10g is allowed to access credit card data in LUN 12 and only between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. While that might be an extreme example, recent events show a growing need to at least encrypt critical stored data.
At a time when several major IT events have fallen by the wayside, the annual RSA Conference continues to grow. According to conference organizers, this year’s un-audited attendance figure of 13,000 set an all-time record.
One proposed system call holds the promise of giving
the userspace developer access to asynchronous network
I/O, events such as file creation and deletion, and
timer events. This week, the API goes through some
refinement with guidance from glibc's Ulrich Drepper.
Vendors in the PC and chip industries moved boldly in 2006, changing the marketplace map through mergers, recalls, layoffs and lawsuits. Oh, and they launched some impressive new products too, keeping Moore's Law moving as they built smaller, faster chips and cooler, more efficient computers. Here, in chronological order, we share a sampling of the biggest events of the past 12 months.
IT vulnerabilities such as inadequate documentation and poor PC access controls put enterprises at risk of being noncompliant with regulatory mandates and prone to security events -- and most companies have at least a few such deficiencies present in their environments, according to research to be released Monday.
Security event management products have evolved from collecting logs to analyzing volumes of data and helping enterprises manage both network and security events. This week two vendors look to further expand their capabilities.
Current mobile information offerings don't really take advantage of the two-way nature of phones or relay information about transient events or changing opportunities, said LightPole, a San Francisco company launching a new mobile content service on Tuesday.
This should be the last newsletter to cover events at last month's European Identity Conference. I say "should be" because I think I've finally learned not to ever say "final" again.
To say the last couple of weeks have been busy would be an understatement. Our events team has been zig-zagging the country with our latest tours about spam, data centers and wireless LANs.
My colleagues at our events group have been busy these past few months developing next year's Network World Technology Tour lineup. They're pretty excited about the events they have planned for you and I wanted to give you a taste of what they're working on so that you can make note of it in your 2005 planner.
There's an old proverb that you should never give advice unless asked. I'll leave you to ponder the wisdom of that adage while I ask for your advice - and your involvement. I'm working on two upcoming events where your input will be invaluable.
I just got back after a week and a half of vacation (big thanks to Michael Cooney and Sheryl Hodge for filling in on NetFlash for me), and I managed to resist temptation, avoiding contact with computers - and especially e-mail - as much as possible. The result? A total of 1,254 messages waiting for me as I return to the office today, about a thousand of which was junk mail that got through the filters. As I reacquaint myself with the “delete” key, I’m also trying to catch up on industry events. This
My heart is bursting with the joy of seeing the generosity of our colleagues in the IT community. I have two special events to tell you about. Maybe I'll touch your heart; maybe I'll inspire you to get involved. Either way, this is simply a feel-good story all around.
If you've attended any of our Technology Tours, you'll know that it doesn't take much to convince you of the benefits of the technologies we discuss at the events. But there is one question that comes up at all the shows - no matter what the technology topic that's being examined: How do I convince my senior executives to fund this project?