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Week in review: Vista off in the distance
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And in the third-annual Game Design Challenge, three developers presented game concepts that they each believed could win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Next up, telecomPhone companies, cable operators and content providers convened this week at the TelecomNext trade show in Las Vegas, touting strategies for attracting customers, and emphasizing what they say are the dangers of overregulation.
The heads of state in the telecom industry have crowned a new ruler: you. During a two-hour keynote session, CEOs from Verizon Communications, Disney, Time Warner Cable and NTT told a packed audience at the trade show that the future of telecom lies in the hands of consumers who nowadays have more choices when it comes to the content and services they subscribe to and how they use them.
Speaker AT&T CEO Edward Whitacre--whose comments initially ignited the debate over whether new laws were needed to preserve network neutrality--said that fears his company and other big network providers would block traffic on their networks are overblown.
And later in the week, executives from Verizon and AT&T said their companies have no intention of degrading or blocking other companies' traffic that rides over the public Internet. They said they simply want to be able to offer content companies--primarily video providers--virtual pipes that lead directly to consumers and allow smoother delivery, much like the dedicated services they offer businesses to connect offices around the country. Critics, however, remain wary.
Also this week, the Federal Communications Commission acknowledged that it has exempted Verizon Communications from regulation on its business-broadband service. That means prices for the use of the network could rise. Verizon, though, argues the move will lead to more competitive pricing and allow it more flexibility in serving customers.
Threats and scams and flaws, oh myAmong the threats reported this week, Microsoft is investigating a security flaw that could let an attacker gain control over a vulnerable Windows computer.
The flaw was reported to the company earlier this month by Jeffrey van der Stad, a 25-year-old Dutch programmer. The problem is related to the way the browser processes so-called HTA files, Microsoft said in an e-mailed statement. HTA files are associated with Web applications.
In addition, researches said a serious flaw exists in certain versions of the popular Sendmail open-source and commercial e-mail software, but fixes are available.
The vulnerability, which was reported by Mark Dowd at Internet Security Systems, could allow a remote attacker to take control of an e-mail server. To do this, the intruder would send arbitrary code at carefully crafted time intervals to the SMTP mail server, according to alerts from security providers ISS and FrSirt.
In a new twist on distributed denial-of-service attacks, cybercriminals are using DNS servers--the phonebooks of the Internet--to amplify their assaults and disrupt online business.
Also, a laptop with information on almost 200,000 current and former Hewlett-Packard employees was stolen last week, putting them at risk of identity fraud.
A quartet of suspected e-mail scammers--three of them Nigerian citizens--could face scores of years in prison if convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.
And Sun Microsystems' Grid, a publicly available computing service, was hit by a denial-of-service network attack on its inaugural day.
Eyes on GoogleGoogle's stock rose nearly 8 percent to $368.93 in after-hours trade on Thursday after Standard & Poor's said the Internet search giant would list on its benchmark S&P 500 Index beginning March 31.
In other Google news, the search giant launched a beta version of Google Finance, a Web site aggregating information about companies and mutual funds that features an interactive chart correlating news and other events with stock price spikes and falls.
Also, Google's news service has cut ties with a press release aggregator after the partnership led Google News to link to a fake item written by a teenager who said he'd been hired by the search giant.
And there were more reports about Gmail accounts being disabled and people unable to access their mail for hours, if not days.
Also of noteDell has agreed to purchase gaming PC maker Alienware. Novell shone the spotlight on the new version of its flagship Linux product. Sony released details on several products that will feature Blu-ray high-definition DVD. eBay is getting help from former Attorney General John Ashcroft's lobbying firm on its patent case next week before the U.S. Supreme Court. The FBI squandered $10.1 million on "questionable contractor costs" and another $7.6 million on missing equipment while upgrading its computer systems... Energy efficiency is a dominant theme at the Cleantech Venture Forum, where creations are pushing the limits of clean tech. Ads for major U.S. companies are appearing next to racy and extreme user-submitted content on popular Web sites...A proposed French law that would force Apple to make the songs it sells through its iTunes music store playable on non-Apple devices amounts to "state-sponsored piracy," Apple said... Red Hat released its Fedora Core 5 version of Linux.
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Open Source is looking better all the time.
Seen like they should not announce the estimated release date unless or until there is a 80% chance they are going to make it.
Linux has lots of industry support. But even now there is not a single version, which makes it easy for a lay user to install easily. It is just the fact of software development.
Microsoft's delay in a long run is good for them. Microsoft knows for sure that if they cannot get Vista right for the first time, there is potential for them to falter as a OS company.
upgrade to Vista immediately will probably wait a year, or two, to
let the software mature. That means no major sales of Vista until
at least 2009.
Open Source is looking better all the time.
Seen like they should not announce the estimated release date unless or until there is a 80% chance they are going to make it.
Linux has lots of industry support. But even now there is not a single version, which makes it easy for a lay user to install easily. It is just the fact of software development.
Microsoft's delay in a long run is good for them. Microsoft knows for sure that if they cannot get Vista right for the first time, there is potential for them to falter as a OS company.
upgrade to Vista immediately will probably wait a year, or two, to
let the software mature. That means no major sales of Vista until
at least 2009.
How does it affect you? Would you rather have a new version of OS a few months earlier with possible bugs? Or a more stable version?
Is it the fact that you just cant wait to complain about it?
dates, even close, then people wonder about the product and the
company, and if the end product will be worth the wait.
Human nature.
Stuff like this (from Microsoft employees) doesn't inspire a lot of confidence:
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2006/03/vista-2007-fire-leadership-now.html" target="_newWindow">http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2006/03/vista-2007-fire-leadership-now.html</a>
How does it affect you? Would you rather have a new version of OS a few months earlier with possible bugs? Or a more stable version?
Is it the fact that you just cant wait to complain about it?
dates, even close, then people wonder about the product and the
company, and if the end product will be worth the wait.
Human nature.
Stuff like this (from Microsoft employees) doesn't inspire a lot of confidence:
<a class="jive-link-external" href="http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2006/03/vista-2007-fire-leadership-now.html" target="_newWindow">http://minimsft.blogspot.com/2006/03/vista-2007-fire-leadership-now.html</a>
get the full scoop from Scoble
get the full scoop from Scoble
new computer (xp)
january:
new computer (vista)
february:
mac
and then to finish stick linux on the first two
new computer (xp)
january:
new computer (vista)
february:
mac
and then to finish stick linux on the first two
put your money in broadband and hand held devices, as that will be the near future.
the long run demands time and reviews, after reviews, test after test and them the product will be worth it and so the eager customer that is spending to much in useless items creating a meltdown on the market and on the ice caps, will feel proud of his new acquisition.
the fact is Mr gates deserves a thanks even if he planned things differently.
such is the in-expectancy of life.
put your money in broadband and hand held devices, as that will be the near future.
the long run demands time and reviews, after reviews, test after test and them the product will be worth it and so the eager customer that is spending to much in useless items creating a meltdown on the market and on the ice caps, will feel proud of his new acquisition.
the fact is Mr gates deserves a thanks even if he planned things differently.
such is the in-expectancy of life.