Backspin: If you won’t contribute to OLPC, step aside, 06/19/06
The much-hyped $100 laptop from the One Laptop Per Child project is considered by most people to be a pretty good idea, despite views from critics.
Editorial: The skinny on security wares, 06/19/06
It’s pretty fat, actually. The upcoming Network World Security Buyer’s Guide, which makes its debut next week, contains detailed information on more than 500 products in 23 distinct security product categories.
Opinion: VA breach shows growing insider threats, 06/19/06
The recently disclosed theft of personal information on 26.5 million U.S. veterans and active-duty personnel from the home of a Department of Veterans Affairs analyst is a catastrophe that should have been anticipated and could have been avoided. The …
Opinion: SEC ruling drives demand for SOX auditors, 06/19/06
From the moment SOX was enacted, there have been heated discussions about providing relief for small to midsize businesses by relaxing requirements or exempting some of the rules. During the last three years, committees were formed, industry opinions …
Rothman: Encryption on the way, but keep it secret, 06/19/06
Encryption has always been one of those weird cousins who show up at all the family functions. You’re not really sure why they keep showing up because no one really talks to them. Then one day, they blossom and find their voice. They are cool, and you …
Bradner: How FCC wiretapping order could affect enterprise networks, 06/19/06
Just what will your corporate network need to be ready to do? So far, the FCC has not made it clear that enterprise network managers will need to do anything in response to its order extending CALEA to the Internet and VoIP. There is an ominous …
Nutter’s Help Desk: When wireless routers keep failing, 06/19/06
Crazy as this may sound, a wireless router is useless for me to be able to use my laptop. After 2 routers failing, I had Comcast hook up their wireless network router. It worked OK for about 10 days, then went out as in the past. The tech came out and …
Johnson: VoIP Regulations Around the Globe, 06/19/06
Governments around the world are wrestling with the impact of VoIP on telecom regulation. Some treat VoIP as just another way to deliver telephony services (and subject to all the taxes and regulatory constraints of legacy voice). Others view it as an…
Gearhead: Recommended tools for the tool kit, 06/19/06
Some time ago we asked for recommendations on tools you thought should be in the Gearhead tool kit. Here are a few reader recommendations that we’ve been able to test.
Cool Tools: Gateway, Sony systems receive high marks, 06/19/06
I love it when a company converges two concepts into one, and combining a PC and a monitor, while not earth-shattering (Apple’s been doing that for years with its iMac line), is quite cool. Gateway’s take on the concept is a bit different; design-wise …
Dr. Internet: Basic drawing tools for Web collaboration, 06/19/06
Is there a basic drawing-tool component to use in Web pages so a user can draw a sketch and then save it to the server as part of a collaboration application?
