* Biometrics early adopters reveal secrets, challenges * The 'Net hits ripe, old age of 35 * ICANN moves closer to approving .post, .travel * Start-up Ping Identity unveils federation server, hooks up with IBM * Today on Layer 8
I went to the Biometrics Summit in New York this week and got my first glimpse of the World Trade Center site since 9/11. In fact, the conference was held in a room with a view of the site. So it wasn’t surprising that every speaker brought up how 9/11 changed their world and made it that much more important to use biometrics to establish identity. And the ways they are using the technology are pretty amazing. I tried to share much of their tips and tricks in this story. Biometrics early adopters reveal secrets, challenges http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1028biometrics.html?net
I went to the Biometrics Summit in New York this week and got my first glimpse of the World Trade Center site since 9/11. In fact, the conference was held in a room with a view of the site. So it wasn’t surprising that every speaker brought up how 9/11 changed their world and made it that much more important to use biometrics to establish identity. And the ways they are using the technology are pretty amazing. I tried to share much of their tips and tricks in this story.
Biometrics early adopters reveal secrets, challenges
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1028biometrics.html?net
The ‘Net hits ripe, old age of 35
Get out the cake and candles and wear your party hat to work tomorrow because it will be the Internet’s birthday. The Internet was born on Oct. 29, 1969 (it was the ARPAnet then), as Leonard Kleinrock send the first message, “lo.” Get the story behind the message and take stock of where the Internet is today.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/102504-internet.html?net
ICANN moves closer to approving .post, .travel
Internet users may soon see two new domain name suffixes in their browser window: “.post” to identify the postal community and “.travel” for travel industry associations and organizations.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1028icannmoves.html?net
Start-up Ping Identity unveils federation server, hooks up with IBM
Start-up Ping Identity Tuesday unveiled its first commercial product for federating identities across corporate boundaries and announced a deal to integrate the technology with IBM’s identity platform.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1027pingibm.html?net
Radio: John Seely Brown on conferencing and collaboration
Conferencing and collaboration have come a long way, but the technology has a long way to go before it becomes truly useful. John Seely Brown, a visiting scholar at the Annenberg Center at USC and former chief scientist at Xerox Parc, to discuss what’s good, and bad, about current conferencing and collaboration technologies. Listen today at:
https://www.nwfusion.com/research/2004/1028radio.html?net
Today on Layer 8, where we shout, “Sox Win!” then wonder, “What do we do now?”:
Halloween becomes a high-tech holiday; what 40% of IT pros are expected to do at the office Christmas party; a cautionary tale – don’t threaten the president in your blog; and what happens to all those stolen hotel towels; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
