As a guest of AMD, I went to Indianapolis to watch the top Ferrari team once again whomp the other nine teams in what remains one of the most expensive sports in the world. This racing team has been winning for so long and is so dominant in this sport that I often wonder why anyone watches these rac...

High-Tech Healthcare Will Improve Lives

November 26, 2004

TV programs like The Swan and Extreme Makeover demonstrate that when medicine meets the marketplace, the results can be stunning. But while new technologies and investments drive the latest health services, entrenched political interests threaten progress. Take, for instance, the recent controversy ...

Ken Xie of Fortinet on Fighting Content Threats

November 25, 2004

From the Sasser worms to phishing attacks, the Internet has been crawling with malware this year. Fortunately, there are people like Ken Xie who are ready to fight the good fight. As founder, president and CEO of network-protection firm Fortinet, Xie has seen more than his share of the techno-enemy...

Biometrics: ThinkPad and Beyond

November 24, 2004

Biometric identification is no longer something found only in science fiction. The technology, such as fingerprint identification and face recognition, is starting to be used on a regular basis on everything from personal computers to airport security systems. Clain Anderson, a program director for ...

DARPA'S Grand Challenge: Looking to Next Year

May 31, 2004

The early-morning sunshine that lit up the outskirts of Los Angeles on March 13, 2004, revealed a strange and wonderful collection of vehicles gathered in the dusty landscape. A variety of four-wheel-drive trucks and SUVs bristling with electronic gear contrasted with custom-built models resembling ...

NASA Tests Relativity Theory with Gravity Probe B

April 19, 2004

On April 20, a NASA rocket will lift off from Vandenburg Air Force Base carrying one of the most remarkable physics experiments ever attempted. Gravity Probe B will try to answer questions raised by Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, proposed in the early years of the 20th century. Whether Gra...

Is the Superworm a Mere Myth?

February 16, 2004

If one thing is definite about Internet security and worm attacks, say experts, it is that cyber attacks are on the rise in 2004. Consider the worldwide effect of highly publicized worms like last year's SoBig series and the recent Sinit Trojan and MyDoom outbreaks. Given the potency of some of thes...

Outsourcing Network Protection: An Interview with MessageLabs CTO Mark Sunner

February 16, 2004

The past year has had no shortage of costly and complicating computer viruses and worms -- SoBig, Swen, Klez and Yaha, among others -- but what might be more troubling is the intersection of these attacks with the world of spam, which not only is pouring on in quantity, but also is carrying more des...

Stat Wars: Measuring OS Market Share

February 16, 2004

"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." Whether we "love" our operating systems or not, counting how many of us use which platforms has become a favorite indoor sport for IT trend-watchers and marketing gurus alike. Why would it matter, unless you're a vendor's shareholder? First, of course, th...

Microsoft, Security and the Road Ahead

January 3, 2004

Microsoft officials are promising to provide more help in solving security threats that have plagued users of the company's best-known products. But Microsoft will rely on third-party vendors to provide at least some of the solutions. The software giant announced its new strategies for securing its ...

The Future of P2P File-Sharing Networks

January 2, 2004

The debate about whether peer-to-peer applications, which were first made popular with the Napster file-sharing network, should be legitimate or illegitimate continues to rage. On one side are applications like Morpheus and Kazaa, whose makers claim their products have many uses. On the other side a...

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Hacking the Xbox

December 27, 2003

It seemed like a no-brainer for Microsoft: Use its massive software market share to win over game players to its Xbox console. It could sell a powerful, graphics-enhanced computer for about $180 and sit back as the dollars rolled in from royalties for every Xbox game sold. The plan to practically gi...

Corporate Trademarks and the Future of Domain Disputes

December 24, 2003

What's in a name? Not much, according to Shakespeare. But today, the answer is "plenty" -- especially when you're talking about the intersection of domain names with trademarks. ICANN was set up in California to administer several core Internet structures, including the first round of top-level doma...

Computer Viruses and Organized Crime

November 28, 2003

Internet security experts are divided on the source and purpose of computer viruses and worms like Blaster and SoBig. But some government agencies are investigating a possible connection between the increasing spread of infected computers and organized crime. Recent trends are leading many experts t...

Domain Name Disputes: Past, Present, Future

November 27, 2003

What's in a name? Not much, according to Shakespeare. But today, the answer is "plenty" -- especially when you're talking about the intersection of domain names with trademarks. ICANN was set up in California to administer several core Internet structures, including the first round of top-level doma...

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