Internet Infrastructure
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Net infrastructure still vulnerable: VeriSign
News The operator of two of the Web's root servers has warned that the Internet is still vulnerable to attack, through lack of infrastructure investment.
Tags: Security, Web sites, Infrastructure, India, VeriSign Inc., Attack, Georgia, distributed denial of service, Cable, Server
Mitigating Net risks: 'More needs to be done'
News Securing cyberspace began 10 years ago and efforts continue, but effectiveness of recent initiatives depends on global uptake, says Asian Internet address body.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Data security, LANs and WANs, Security, ICANN, Spokesperson, Singapore
Data Centre Outsourcing - A Security Perspective
Insight At the heart of the hosting industry are data centres and their key attributes that make them outsource-compelling.
Nominum's Skye puts DNS services in the cloud
News The Internet infrastructure company is offering hosted DNS services through its newly created Skye cloud division.
Tags: Cloud computing, E-business, Broadband, Cloud computing, Internet-infrastructure, DNS, Internet Service Provider, data center, Web
Intel to keep spending despite slump
News Intel still plans to spend its way out of the current economic slump, with executives reaffirming ambitious capital-expenditure and research plans during the chipmaker's annual shareholders meeting Thursday.
Oracle sinks on fears it may feel dot-com pinch
News Oracle CEO Larry Ellison may have boasted too loudly and too soon about Oracle's business being immune to the dot-com downturn.
Sun, Oracle, 3Com staff among hijack victims
News A day after terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC, tech companies across the nation are mourning the loss of executives and employees.
WiMax does not compete with 3G, for now
Techguide WiMax will not compete with third-generation cellular phone and Wi-Fi networks, at least for now, according to a top official from the WiMax Forum.
Tags: WiMax, 3G (Third Generation), Next-generation technology/networks
JavaMail puts messaging power at your fingertips
Techguide The JavaMail API provides protocol-independent access to mail infrastructure for sending and receiving messages. Learn about some of the most important classes used in JavaMail applications and then check out code examples.
JavaMail puts messaging power at your fingertips
Techguide Learn about some of the most important classes used in JavaMail applications.
Tags: Java
Apache servers experience increasing number of attacks
Insight Not all vulnerabilities are exploited equally--even the critical ones. Several flaws in the widespread Apache Web server have recently become popular hacker targets. See which flaws to look for and how to mitigate the potential damage.
Cloud pushing telecoms into bandwidth boost
News Net neutrality constraints and cloud computing are forcing telcos to build more bandwidth into core infrastructure, according to an Ovum analyst.
Tags: Cloud computing, Bandwidth, Network infrastructure, Nortel Networks Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Telecommunications, Juniper Networks Inc., Video, Net Neutrality, Cloud computing
Web community must realize IPv6 urgency
News IPv4 is "near exhaustion", says official from regional Internet registry APNIC, urging Internet community to recognize need to move to IPv6 within two years.
Tags: IPv6, Domain names, Web sites, Internet Service, DNS, Internet Service Provider, Internet, U.S., industry, service provider
Rural Europe may get US$1.29B for broadband
News The European Commission has proposed a billion-euro boost for rural broadband across the continent, in a bid to create jobs and stimulate the economy.
Tags: Network infrastructure, International governments, Investments, Networking technology, Investment, European Union, Europe, High-speed Internet, Broadband, Slovakia
Mobile messaging grows globally
News New uses--such as messaging for social change and marketing--helped spur total message growth worldwide by nearly 10 percent in the third quarter, according to VeriSign.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Message, Mobile, Quarter, VeriSign Inc., Cell Phone, Text Messaging, Mobile Banking, Wireless, Messaging
