Wednesday, November 14, 2007

100 Gig copper networks; Microsoft's OneCare 2.0 coming; 15 great free game sites

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New security research says nearly half a million database servers are exposed on the Internet without firewall protection; AT&T launches mobile banking platform that would let users do their banking from their cell phones.

Researchers pushing 100 Gig copper networks
Penn State engineers are trying to push relatively short Category-7 copper cables to support digital data speeds up to 100Gbps.

Microsoft's OneCare 2.0 due next week
Microsoft plans to release a major update to its Windows Live OneCare security suite next week, according to online retailer Amazon.com.

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15 great free game sites
There are few better ways to use time, a PC, and an Internet connection than by whiling away a few hours with online games. And you frequently don't have to pay to ...

Half a million database servers have no firewall
Think your database server is safe? You may want to double-check. According to security researcher David Litchfield, there are nearly half a ...

Gartner analyst predicts 'virtual marriages' by 2015
Will you marry me (in Second Life)? A Gartner analyst is predicting that 2% of U.S. citizens will get married in virtual worlds by 2015 to people they have never met, and may never meet even after they are married. These online virtual marriages will carry all the same legal implications of marriages that take place in the “offline” world, the Gartner analyst claims.

Nortel, with IBM’s help, unveils SOA strategy
Nortel this week announced a relationship with IBM to plot a service-oriented architecture and Web services framework for the development of ...

Apple iPhone gains GameBoy emulation
The iPhone is a GameBoy - at least for those prepared to hack the device - as a group of hackers have just released a GameBoy Advanced emulator. Plus: Apple's new phones lead to iTypos

ZoneAlarm offers free antispyware for one day
Check Point Software Technologies' ZoneAlarm is offering a free download of its anti-spyware package as part of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday.

Microsoft finds holes in Windows 2000 flaw claim
Microsoft has rejected claims by a team of Israeli researchers that a loophole exists in the Windows 2000 random number generator, allowing ...

MontaVista beefs up carrier-grade Linux
Telecom nets are increasingly turning to Linux. Version 5.0 of MontaVista Linux, Carrier Grade Edition, is aimed at network equipment vendors whose gear ...

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