In an open letter addressed to Pat Cox, the president of the European Parliament, Alan Cox and Torvalds argued that Linux is particularly at risk from software patents because it is not controlled, and thus directly protected by, a wealthy...
While cost savings may arise, improvement in quality, mutual sharing in the risk/reward of changes and development in technology strategy are the types of objectives where, properly addressed, a fruitful partnership may result.
Even though Homeland Security has 13 responsibilities in this area, it "has not fully addressed any", the GAO said. Last year, one report said the agency was plagued by computer systems that were incompatible, and another found that Homeland...
We've watched the RFID debate and the observations we've taken is that there's a way for the benefits to be realised at the same time users' privacy is well protected. We wrote a paper a year ago which detailed the scenarios RFID plays and what the...
Vendors who are involved in SOA success stories need to bring these case scenarios to their customer and prospective customer bases, not as deep tomes of technical details but as examples of how organisations addressed a specific business need.
Moreover, it found the vast majority (98 per cent) of IT managers believe their technology and security processes are adequate, while more than half (53 per cent) believe their company is very well protected against security threats.