In case you've been living in a cave for the past few months, I'm here to inform you that IPv6 adoption is close to overcoming some of the barriers that will allow for full on IPv6 to IPv6 connections. If you haven't heard about this, allow me to be the first to enlighten you. Discuss (1)
Reviewing web hosts is hard. There is little to differentiate one from another, and bad reviews can lead to chain reactions from which the web host being reviewed may not recover or may lose money. With the commoditized nature of the business, small differences in service can lead to large differences noticed by observers. This article continues our series of web host reviews. Discuss (7)
I am going to be reviewing a couple of web hosts today. I will look at BlueHost (who also owns Hostmonster) and Hostnine. We will look at the service, some user experiences, how quickly they respond to their users, and how easy it is to use and navigate around the control panel. Discuss (1)
Welcome to another installment in our series on Cybercrime, Cybercriminals, and Internet Syndicates. We last left off discussing some of the methodologies of the Russian Business Network, such as fake anti-spyware programs, the iFrameCash affiliate program, and search exploits. Here, we will pick up where we left off, wrapping up our discussion of the other methods used by this, and other, groups. Discuss (1)
April 7, 2008 marked the launch of Google's newest project, Google App Engine. For years, web developers have basically had two choices when it came to building applications: host it on their own or use Amazon Web Services. Well, Google has now issued their response in the form of a full-stack, hosted, automatically scalable web application. Discuss (2)
Have you ever tried to explain yourself to someone, but for whatever reason, it just wasn't registering? You try breaking it down so that each part is more understandable by itself than as a whole. This sounds a lot like trying to mold your query into a search engine or website database. However, with the Semantic Web well on its way, eloquence as we know it may soon be a thing of the past. Reading on keep, please. Discuss (1)
The era of ultimate digitization is upon us and it redefines our lives. Almost every day there are new inventions and innovations in the fields of IT, computing, and electronics. Technology is advancing in quantum leaps. For instance, it's been a while since we've sent traditional mail. Can you still remember the days when homing pigeons were trained to carry messages long distances? It was back around World War 2. Discuss (1)
In my last article, I gave a broad overview of Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks, including specific types and how to protect yourself against them. However, any respectable DoS attacker isn't going to focus on you and your measly individual computer -- they're going for mass destruction, and if your computer gets caught in the crossfire, that's your tough luck. This article will examine two major DoS attacks that have occurred within the past year. Discuss (1)
In case you haven't noticed, the Internet is a dangerous place. Everywhere you turn there's someone trying to hack into your computer and either extract your vital information or simply unload as much spam as your system can hold. In most cases, they're just trying to make your online experience as frustrating as possible. In this article, we're going to examine how these cowards use denial-of-service (DoS) attacks for just that purpose. Discuss (1)
In our last article we discussed, briefly, the background of the RBN and gave an overview of their activities. In this second part of a series on Cybercrime, Cybercriminals, and Internet Syndicates, we will cover the various crimes and methods employed by the Russian Business Network and some of its affiliates in more detail. Discuss (1)
In this first in a series of articles, we will look into how Cybersyndicates make money, how they have evolved over the years, and what, if anything, companies and users can do to stop them. We'll discuss the various crimes they have committed (and continue to commit), and why, for the most part, they have eluded authorities.
Ever since the Internet debuted nearly two decades ago, we've been bombarded with an economic and technological reality that can be summed up in one word: globalization. The world is becoming more and more unified every day, at least in terms of telecommunications. But what if something happened that took an entire region of the world offline? Keep reading. Discuss (3)
I'm no economic expert, but with America on the brink of recession (or so they say) it's probably a good time for web hosting connoisseurs to examine how the domain industry might be affected. Is it truly a cause for panic, or simply incessant fear mongering? Hopefully this article will help you decide for yourself. Discuss (1)
Malware has grown to the point where the attackers no longer seek out the victims directly through email, but instead let the victim come to them through an enticing website advertisement. They hide within the sites like a crime syndicate using waste management as a front to run their criminal organization, only these guys aren't as lovable as Tony Soprano. Discuss (1)
NEW! Achieving True Agility -- How process can change the behavior of your tools Achieving true agility is a never-ending effort. We will showcase how you can become agile incrementally, a few practices at the time.Which practices should any agile team strive to adopt? What additional practices should you consider based on your needs to scale? Adopting practices are however made much easier with the right tool support. What about if your tools adapt to your practices? We will take a look at how the Jazz technology can be leveraged to make your process change the behavior of your tools.
Build Forge Express demo: Enabling software delivery excellence for small and midsized businesses This demonstration gives you an overview of IBM® Rational® Build Forge Express Edition, a global offering that provides a framework to automate and execute software processes. Rational Build Forge provides a software assembly line that can support all of your tools, technologies, and platforms so you can achieve a repeatable, reliable, and traceable build and release process.
NEW! Best Practices: The Integrated Project and Portfolio Management Platform. Hear how IBM Rational Project and Portfolio Management integrated solutions help teams put the right tools and processes in place to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of project teams and ensure that the business vision is being executed correctly. Learn how to automate and integrate requirements prioritization, top-down project planning, communications and controls, and methodology deployment to keep your scope, costs, and schedules under control. Tackle with an end-to-end approach the management of scope and scope changes, usage of methodology to control and empower project teams, and optimization of resources to align activity costs with the overall project plan.
NEW! IBM – Taking Web 2.0 to Work David Barnes, Lead Evangelist for IBM Emerging Internet Technologies will discuss aspects of Web 2.0 that bring value to corporations, academia, and government. He'll also discuss IBM's vision around Web 2.0, including the importance of remixability and consumability. The discussion will culminate with examples of various IBM Software Group solutions you can use to get ahead of the Web 2.0 adoption curve.
NEW! Addressing software-as-a-service challenges using Tivoli security and WebSphere solutions Building a software-as-a-service solution requires addressing a few key technical challenges. In this webcast, we'll focus on the role of IBM Tivoli Directory Server and WebSphere Portlet Factory in creating a Software as a Service solution. We will demonstrate how to use Tivoli Directory Server to prevent the user population of one tenant from accessing the virtual portal and portlet components of another tenant. We will also use the dynamic profile capability of WebSphere Portlet Factory to create multiple highly customized applications from one code base.
NEW! Application development for the OLPC laptop The XO laptop (of the One-Laptop-Per-Child initiative) is an inexpensive laptop project intended to help educate children around the world. The XO laptop includes many innovations, such as a novel, inexpensive, and durable hardware design and the use of GNU/Linux as the underlying operating system. The XO also includes an application environment written in Python with a human interface called Sugar, accessible to everyone (including kids). Explore the Sugar APIs and learn how to develop and debug a graphical activity in Sugar using Python.
NEW! Application Development Tools for the Mainframe Developer You probably have thousands of lines of COBOL code loaded with business intelligence and being used to run your business, along with an army of developers maintaining these applications. Learn how to prepare your applications and developers so you can keep that competitive edge and move to a service-oriented architecture with the IBM Rational Enterprise Modernization solutions. Replay is available for 9 months.
Check out the new Jazz space on developerWorks You've heard the buzz about Jazz... want to know more about it from a developer's perspective? Check out the Jazz space on developerWorks. This space is an up-to-date resource for developers, including technical information about Jazz and products built on Jazz, like Rational Team Concert Express. The Jazz space includes content from a wide variety of sources, including links, feeds, and comments from experts.
Be the first to hear about i5/OS V6R1! Hold your calendar on January 30, 2008 for this free webcast on the new i5/OS. Rational's Enterprise Modernization products will be discussed at this webcast as they help to drive the application development environment for this new System i OS. And learn how i5/OS will take you to the next step of efficient, resilient business processing. You will hear about the new i5/OS capabilities as it will be the most significant i5/OS release in years. If you cannot join the webcast on 1/30/08 you can still use this link to listen to the replay.
IBM – Taking Web 2.0 to Work You'll get answers to many questions and more from David Barnes, Lead Evangelist for IBM Emerging Internet Technologies. David will discuss aspects of Web 2.0 that bring value to corporations, academia, and government. He'll also discuss IBM's vision around Web 2.0, including the importance of remixability and consumability. The discussion will culminate with examples of various IBM Software Group solutions you can use to get ahead of the Web 2.0 adoption curve.
NEW! Driving Business Success with Rational Process Library Join this webcast, to learn how the Rational Process Library can help with compliance issues, drive process improvement, and assist in service-oriented architecture (SOA) or Agile development. We will take a peek into the Rational Process Library with content around software and systems engineering (including RUP), operations and systems management, program and portfolio management, and asset and SOA governance.
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