Archive for November, 2007

Nov30

Questions Abound With Verizon's Open Network Announcement (TechWeb)

TechWeb - Until details such as per-message use fees and CDMA access are answered, reaction is muted.

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Filed in: Cell Phones

Nov30

Add Red Gate’s tools to your SQL Server tool arsenal

Red Gate Software, a leader in SQL Server tools for .NET professionals recently released SQL Compare 6.10. In short, the tool allows you to compare and synchronize all database objects, including tables, stored procedures, views, user-defined functions, XML schema collections, and CLR assemblies. This tool is very…

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Filed in: Software


Nov30

Google announces their intention to bid in 700mhz auction

It was unclear a few months ago if Google was bluffing when it came to their promise to bid on spectrum if certain conditions were met. This particular block of spectrum on auction by the FCC is the holy grail — it’s the stuff every carrier wants. This demand, and Google’s deep pockets, […]

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Filed in: Google

Nov30

Wearing a Computer at Work

Roland Piquepaille writes “The European Union has funded an ambitious project related to wearable technology. The project, named WearIT@work, will end in one year and invested funds are expected to exceed 23 million euros. The goal is to replace traditional interfaces, such as screen, keyboard or computer unit, by speech control or gesture control without modifying the applications. This wearable system is currently being tested in four different fields including aircraft maintenance, emergency response, car production and healthcare.”

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Filed in: Hardware


Nov30

Net Gives Striking Writers Powerful Propaganda Platform

YouTube videos and blogs let savvy Writers Guild of America members tell their side of the story. Perhaps predictably, Hollywood studios just don’t grok the power of the web.

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Filed in: Personal Tech

Nov30

California Stem Cell Agency to Fund Non-Embryonic Alternatives

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine for the first time will open up significant funding to research on alternative, non-embryonic sources of stem cells. The move follows a breakthrough in the technology in mid-November.

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Filed in: Personal Tech


Nov30

AOL uses Amazon for video sales (AP)

AP - AOL on Friday scrapped its year-old pay-for-download service in favor of Web retailer Amazon.com Inc.’s technology for selling movies and TV shows online.

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Filed in: Internet

Nov30

Prosecutors Score Big in Week 3 of Hans Reiser Murder Trial

Witnesses paint an unflattering portrait of Linux developer Hans Reiser, who is charged with killing his wife. Reiser says she fled back to Russia, abandoning their children. No corpse has been found.

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Filed in: Personal Tech


Nov30

Supporting remote users with VPN

I’ve had only one instance of having to support a remote user, and the challenges it presents can be, at best, quite difficult, or, in the worst case, practically impossible. This is especially true when considering the fact that this particular user was almost 100 miles away from the office,…

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Filed in: Security

Nov30

Poorly written LDAP code can really affect your Portal

Oracle Portal uses Oracle Internet Directory (OID) to power authentication (single-sign-on, SSO) and authorization. OID is an LDAP directory server, and even though the underlying implementation is an Oracle database the only supported interface to access the directory info is thru LDAP. So to port some of the…

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Filed in: Software




 

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