Month: March 2003

From WorldCom, an Amazing View of a Bloated Industry. We now know in quantifiable, stupefying terms, just how much WorldCom overpaid for the telecommunications network it built. By Gretchen Morgenson. [New York Times: Technology]

Microsoft Mulls Self-Managing Technology. Microsoft said Friday it will offer technologies designed to help business customers automatically manage their flow of computing power and resources. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology]

I don’t know if you’re like this, but right as I’m falling asleep I think about what I’m doing with my life and what I’d like to be doing. Last night I thought “I’m writing too much about Microsoft.” Why not Apple? Well, I don’t really use their stuff anymore, so don’t have that emotional… Continue reading Falling Asleep

'Fixing Intelligence': Connecting the Dots. William E. Odom, a retired general, proposes a reform of U.S. intelligence gathering. By Eric Lichtblau. [New York Times: Books]

3 approaches to intranets. Digital Web's IAnything Goes column tackles three approaches to intranets. Knowledge Management, Collaboration and Communication, and Task Completion are suggested as three popular and valuable intranet uses. [ia/ – information architecture news]

WorldCom to Write Down $79.8 Billion of Good Will. WorldCom said that it was writing down $79.8 billion of its good will and other assets in a move acknowledging that many areas of its vast telecommunications network are worthless. By Simon Romero. [New York Times: Technology]

The Register (UK) – Verint makes a mint from govt. spyware. If you're under FBI surveillance, there's a good chance your phone calls and Internet traffic are traveling over the equipment of Verint Systems — a company that's doing very well these days, writes SecurityFocus' Kevin Poulsen. New York-based technology firm Verint Systems recently launched… Continue reading The Register (UK)

MS-NBC – Password-stealing e-mails spread. Scam widens; latest seeks Discover Card accounts Beware any e-mail, however professional in tone, that asks for personal account information. Internet users continue to be flooded with legitimate-looking e-mails that ask recipients to enter account numbers, passwords, and other data. A new con aimed at Discover Card holders is just… Continue reading MS-NBC

MySQL Adds Subselects, Upgrades Performance and Security. MySQL AB today announced a new version of the MySQL™ database that includes “subselects” and other enhancements designed to facilitate large-scale enterprise application development with MySQL. [Latest Updates from MySQL AB]

MySQL AB Launches MySQL Certification Program. MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular Open Source database, and Pearson VUE today launched the new MySQL certification program. Through the MySQL certification program, MySQL software developers can earn one or more formal credentials that validate their knowledge, experience and skill with the MySQLTM database and related… Continue reading MySQL AB Launches MySQL Certification Program