- 79. Hacking the Bug Machine
- (Commentary)
- Three of IE's latest security holes raise questions about the MS commitment to security.Remember last May (2005) when security experts warned of a security hole in Internet Explorer? ("Which one?" you're ...
- Created on 15 January 2006
- 80. Lazy Coding: A Programmer's Guid
- (Commentary)
- ... means of software development. No wonder IBM, Symantec, and a host of other software providers are leaping aboard this new model. Isn't it about time that your team gave up too? Thomas M. Stockwell is ...
- Created on 20 November 2005
- 81. Product Review: Affirmative's YEStatio
- (Product Reviews)
- ... delivered the vision? I think the answer is YEStation! Thomas M. Stockwell is Editor in Chief of MC Press Online, LP. Affirmative Computer Products 202 S. River Drive Tempe, AZ 85281 Tel: 888.353.5250 ...
- Created on 07 November 2005
- 82. IBM Purchases DataPower Technology
- (Commentary)
- Service-oriented architectures are maturing.On October 18, IBM announced that it had purchased Cambridge, Massachusetts-based DataPower Technology Inc. for an undisclosed amount of money. DataPower Technology ...
- Created on 30 October 2005
- 83. IBM Donates Rational Unified Process to Open-Source
- (Commentary)
- ... how software is developed, perhaps the next generation of applications that we are forced to maintain will offer fewer surprises, more flexibility, and better maintainability. Thomas M. Stockwell is Editor ...
- Created on 16 October 2005
- 84. Office Intrigue: Sun Microsystems and Google are Dating
- (Commentary)
- ... it does not, corporations and customers won't want to ante up the increased licensing fees. Now that's an office intrigue we'd all like to see. Thomas M. Stockwell is Editor in Chief of MC Press Online. ...
- Created on 09 October 2005
- 85. Katrina and On Demand e-Government
- (Commentary)
- Some terrible lessons must be re-learned.IBM has staked a lot on the computing model called On Demand and, over the last five years, it has invested heavily in developing the tools and services necessary ...
- Created on 18 September 2005
- 86. Messaging and Collaboration Waypoints
- (Collaboration & Messaging)
- IBM intends to grow the market, but where is the market going?In the world of messaging and collaboration, IBM and Microsoft are clearly still battling for market share. And why not? Analysts now anticipate ...
- Created on 11 September 2005
- 87. H-1B Visa Cap Met
- (Commentary)
- IT industry lobbying groups posture to raise immigration limits again.On August 12, 2005, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) announced that it had already reached its cap of H-1B visa ...
- Created on 21 August 2005
- 88. IBM: Targeted Spear Phishing Attacks on the Rise
- (Commentary)
- Last week, IBM released its Global Business Security Index Report (link below), revealing that virus-laden emails and criminal-driven security attacks increased in the first half of 2005 by 50%. Of particular ...
- Created on 07 August 2005
- 89. If OS/2 Had Lived
- (Commentary)
- ... on December 31, 2005, OS/2 will start its year-long journey to the IBM Technological Graveyard. No doubt it will find existence there much more sustaining. Thomas M. Stockwell is Editor in Chief of MC ...
- Created on 24 July 2005
- 90. A New Internet?
- (Commentary)
- Security concerns will define a new future for global networks.There was a time, not too long ago, when it seemed that the best security system was a $25 padlock on the door of the computer room. Back ...
- Created on 10 July 2005
- 91. Where Programmers Come From
- (Commentary)
- Are programmers really from Krypton?Where do programmers come from? Are they incubated in special vials, or are they naturally born to code? Are they bred by unrelenting CEOs, or are they merely damaged ...
- Created on 03 July 2005