Sometimes – actually, most of the time – an IT product’s codename has more life in it than the official product name. That was certainly the case with IBM’s TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server, better known as Shark. A competitor named its own storage array Orca in response. Customers want IBM to sell them a plastic shark fin accessory for the device. It’s a phenomenon – but there have been other successful code names, too, names that have stuck around longer than they were intended to. Here’s their story. What’s in a code name? http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0405widernetcodenames.html?net
Sometimes – actually, most of the time – an IT product’s codename has more life in it than the official product name. That was certainly the case with IBM’s TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server, better known as Shark. A competitor named its own storage array Orca in response. Customers want IBM to sell them a plastic shark fin accessory for the device. It’s a phenomenon – but there have been other successful code names, too, names that have stuck around longer than they were intended to. Here’s their story.
What’s in a code name?
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0405widernetcodenames.html?net
Microsoft can buy off Sun legal threats for 10 years
Sun has a potential new revenue stream: Microsoft. As part of their unbelievable agreement last week, the two rivals have joined in a “covenant not to sue” (I like the sound of that). Microsoft pays Sun every year – but only until it decides to tell Sun to take a hike, and it could do that any year between now and 2014. In the betting pool, I have dibs on 2005.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0409microcanb.html?net
Former CA executives plead guilty
Three former executives of Computer Associates pleaded guilty on Thursday to criminal charges associated with improper accounting at the Islandia, N.Y., software company.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0408formecaex.html?net
OASIS approves WS-Security Web services spec
WS-Security, a widely supported proposal for securing Web services, has been accepted by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) as an official standard.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0408oasis.html?net
Today at “Layer 8,” no shirts, no shoes, no problem:
After years of therapy, AOL opens up; blog templates for Beatles fans; the worst DVD player ever; and Laptop Torture 101; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net
This week’s top 5 stories so far:
1. University builds cluster in a day; fails to break into Top 500 fastest supercomputers
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0405flashmob.html
2. XP fix previews impact of a more secure Windows
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0405winxp.html?net
3. Security tools target inside jobs
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0405insideout.html?net
4. Cisco warns of wireless security hole
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0407ciscowarns.html?net
5. Schools rethink network security
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0405appscampus.html?net
