Archive for April, 2009
If Oracle’s acquisition of Sun actually becomes a market reality, it will most certainly change the dynamics of the market for servers, operating systems, development tools, database management systems, applications and, of course, virtualization technology. Let’s take a dark view of the possibilities in each area. * Market for servers. Oracle will [ READ MORE ]
By Dan Balz President Obama’s weekend of summitry in Latin America will be remembered most for his cordial encounter with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The images of that smiling handshake spoke vividly to the changes Obama is bringing to U.S. relations abroad. The underlying question in all this is whether Obama’s approach means the United States will [ READ MORE ]
It’s not only hackers who sneak spyware onto unsuspecting peoples’ computers. The FBI does it too, and has been for years. Heavily redacted documents obtained by Wired magazine under the Freedom of Information Act show that the FBI has been using software it calls CIPAV — Computer and Internet Protocol Address Verifier — for nearly [ READ MORE ]