The World’s Most Dangerous Server Rooms
You may gasp, grin, cringe and shake with fear but this article is amazing. [The Register]
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Technical
Bell Labs to help speed Wireless Network
Bell Labs unveiled two new processors that will soon allow cell phones and other handheld devices to make use of a wireless networking protocol that's potentially eight times as fast as the protocols currently used. [PCMag]
X-Box may be finished in Australia
Australian hackers are using legal mods to kill Microsoft's Xbox profits. CEO Steve Ballmer said Microsoft may pull its Xbox game console from the Australian market because of a court decision that legitimizes "mod chips" for hackers. [Cnet] Who is Microsoft kidding X-Box mod chips are all over the place. A recent stop in Thailand had vendors agressively advertising the
To Track or to be Tracked that is the Question?
With the proliferation of these types of services I think there will be some crazy inovations along these product lines. I am not at all sure that I am thrilled with the possibilities. But hey companies such as Pomals will be using the Governments GPS constelation for there own profit. The question is what happens if Uncle Sam turns off
Security Hole Discovered
Security hole discovered in Symantec and ZoneLab firewalls that locks up a web server for 5 minutes. The vulnerability affects the Raptor Firewall version 6.5 for Windows NT and Version 6.5.3 for Solaris, as well as the Symantec Enterprise Firewall version 6.5.2 for Windows 2000 and NT. [NWFusion]
10Gps Wireless
Oh boy my mouth started watering the second I read this article. Although still being developed in the lab seems the boys over NTT have been busy. 10Gps via wireless here we come. [NTT]
Advanced data integration, grid computing
IBM Researchers are working on projects to improve heterogeneous data integration and to enable grid computing. One endeavor, known as Project Clio, involves providing a mapping tool to look at data schemas and collections and deduce what transformations need to be made to integrate data sets, according to Laura Haas, IBM distinguished engineer for information integration and DB query processing,