Michael Cooney

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Recent articles by Cooney

Anti-theft network could kill that baying car alarm, track stolen vehicles | NetworkWorld. ...
Jul. 08, 2008
Those annoying and often ignored car alarms could be a thing of the past if researchers developing an anti-theft sensor network have their way. According to scientists at Penn State, the anti-theft car network would ...

Identity theft "Red Flag" rules hit in November | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jul. 08, 2008
As part of its ongoing effort to battle the growing identity theft blight, the Federal Trade Commission today outlined the programs banks and other financial institutions must offer for the identification, detection, ...

Spammers, crammers, fraudsters and identity stealers: The FTC’s top 2008 cases - Network ...
Apr. 09, 2008

Converged networks challenge Homeland Security | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jun. 27, 2008
Converging networks and data centers is a challenge but perhaps more so to the folks charged with watching over the nation’s telecommunications and cyber framework. That’s why the Department of Homeland Security (DHS ...

Tiny satellite set to hunt asteroids | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jun. 26, 2008
Canadian scientists are developing a 143-lb microsatellite they say will detect and track asteroids, comets as well as other satellites. The suitcase-sized Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat) includes ...

DEC vs IBM
Oct. 26, 2007
How IBM beat Digital Equipment in the big iron computer battle of the 1980s.

SNA and OSI vs. TCP/IP
Oct. 26, 2007
IBM misplayed its hand with SNA and OSI never had a chance against TCP/IP.

Outsourcing vs. keeping it in-house
Oct. 26, 2007
Outsourcing isn't just about cost savings any more. Customer relationships and expanding geographical reach are other potential benefits, proponents say.

Is IT losing the battle against DNS attacks?
Jul. 18, 2007
Few things can strike fear into the heart of the IT department like an attack on a company's Domain Name System servers. That may explain why companies are spending so much time to deploy myriad, complex security ...

Report: Apple to unwrap less expensive nano-iPhone this year
Jul. 10, 2007
Still basking in the glow of its overly hyped iPhone launch, Apple plans to launch a cheaper version of much-sought after devices in the fourth quarter.

'How to cheat H-1B' video stokes immigration fires
Jun. 21, 2007
A "how to cheat H-1B" video by a law firm stokes debate over immigration policies both in Congress and online.

FBI: Operation Bot Roast finds over 1 million botnet victims
Jun. 13, 2007
The Department of Justice and FBI today said ongoing investigations have identified more than 1 million botnet crime victims.

Slideshow: Top 15 USB geek gadgets
Jun. 06, 2007
From running hamsters and a gyrating Elvis to desktop missile launchers, is there anything more fun that a truly geeky gadget? Here's my picks for the most amusing USB devices.

Slideshow: Interop 2007 highlights
May. 24, 2007
Images and highlights from Interop 2007.

U.S. senators take outsourcing firms to woodshed over H-1B use
May. 15, 2007
Two U.S. senators – a Democrat and a Republican – are taking aim at nine prominent outsourcing companies demanding that they explain their use of the H-1B program.

Top ways to protect your online reputation
May. 14, 2007
If you don't like what you find or see about yourself on the Web there's a growing community of companies that can expunge or at least water down the bad stuff and save your reputation -- for a price, of course.

Slideshow: The Top 15 most controversial Microsoft quotes
May. 04, 2007
Between Microsoft's Chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer, there have been many a comment to choose from over the last 20 years or so. Take a look!

Latest Medicare computer-system glitch costing beneficiaries money
Apr. 26, 2007
Yet another glitch in Medicare system computers is starting to grab the attention of lawmakers. The latest problem involves Medicare taking extra money, sometimes for months in a row from beneficiaries Social Security ...

New server processor speeds things up
Apr. 24, 2007
The prototype of a innovative general-purpose computer processor, which has the potential of reaching trillions of calculations per second and handling massive applications, was unveiled by a team of computer scientists ...

Cirrus CEO busted for selling U.S. computer technology to India
Apr. 05, 2007
In actions that could damage U.S. and India relations, the CEO of electronics supplier Cirrus Electronics pleaded not guilty this week to a 15-count indictment that he shipped U.S. computer technology to India for use ...

IBM donates 10,000 copies of translation software for use in Iraq
Apr. 04, 2007
IBM today made the unprecedented move to donate 10,000 copies of its speech-translation software and 1,000 laptops to run the software to the U.S. government for use in humanitarian settings in Iraq.

Get in line: The rush for H-1B visas is on
Mar. 29, 2007
With the deadline of April 2, filing for an H-1B visa is closing in experts say this year's allotment of 65,000 slots will likely be exhausted in record time – time measured in days or weeks not months, as in years past ...

IBM set to land $1.6 billion India telecom deal
Mar. 29, 2007
IBM loves outsourcing in India. The company is on the verge of signing a rumored $1.6 billion outsourcing agreement with India's fourth largest wireless telecom vendor Hutchison Essar – marking the second such deal Big ...

Should felons be allowed to be IT managers?
Mar. 28, 2007
Nebraska's Lincoln County Board was in a quandary this week over whether to keep its newly hired county manager of IT – who happened to be a convicted felon.

Cisco develops smart, mobile robots for wireless connectivity
Mar. 28, 2007
Cisco has developed a set of small smart robots, which can act as wireless communications relays, that sense when a mobile user is moving out of service range, and can follow the user to maintain connectivity.