Michael Singer

Internet Service Providers that bargain their users privacy to avoid legal action came under fire Thursday from a coalition of civil liberties groups. Members of the ACLU, The Center for Democracy and Technology, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others sent out letters to more than 100 ISPs asking them […]

JEFF, a new Java-language file format, is making noise this week after final consideration by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in Rennes, France. The standard (ISO/IEC 20970), as specified by Cupertino, Calif.-based J Consortium, is a ready-to-execute binary format for object-oriented programs, especially Java programs, which is quite a departure from usual text-based Java […]

French business intelligence (BI) software maker Business Objects Tuesday said it has signed an agreement to acquire a data integration vendor based in the Silicon Valley. The deal involves Mountain View, Calif.-based Acta Technology, Inc. in a cash transaction worth about US $65.0 million. If everything goes as planned, the acquisition should resolve by the […]

Less than three months since it filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Yipes says it is ready to get back into the game. The San Francisco-based firm Tuesday said its Yipes Enterprise Services, Inc. (formerly PHX Communications, Inc.), has acquired the network operations and other assets of Yipes Communications, Inc. via an asset sale approved by […]

Looking to steal some real estate from rival Cisco, Juniper Networks, Inc. Tuesday said it has inked a deal to add its ERX Edge Routers in two provincial branches of China Telecom’s network. China Telecom, the operator of China’s largest terrestrial communications network, said it taped Juniper for its reputation throughout Asia. Juniper’s technology reputation […]

In this age of heightened security, the CIA is looking to IT professionals to help not only its battle against terrorism but in its fight against information overload. Recently, the agency’s venture funding firm In-Q-Tel went on the Inktomi , Stratify, and Zaplet. But as Louie points out, the government is not looking for the […]

Norton anti-virus maker Symantec Corp. Tuesday said it has acquired online security firm Mountain Wave, Inc., for $20 million in cash. Falls Church, Va.-based Mountain Wave owns the patent-pending CyberWolf technology designed to automate the detection of security incidents by the intelligent analysis of security events and alerts in real-time. Symantec said it would heavily […]

Although broadband technologies (DSL and Cable) are all the rage right now, in reality, most people around the world only have access to analog phone lines. Because of that, Santa Clara, Calif.-based 3Com subsidiary CommWorks said Monday that it is supplying some regional ISPs with its V.92 technology. V.92 is the latest dial-up modem specification […]

Crowning itself the new king of online music, Listen.com Monday added the last major record label to its Rhapsody service. The San Francisco-based online music company that develops and distributes Rhapsody, a digital music subscription service, said Monday it has signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG), a division of Vivendi Universal […]

Working on the premise that the video streaming sector is about to take off like a rocket, two tech companies Monday claimed victory in showing how a streaming video application can be sent over an iSCSI SAN. Data storage access provider Adaptec and computer maker NEC demonstrated the technology at the most recent Data Storage […]

Apple Computer is heading into the July 4 holiday with some fireworks of its own (complete with a soundtrack if you please). The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker Monday is celebrating the release of its premier 1U rack-mount server. The company said it has already received orders for more than 4,000 units since its introduction in […]

Finnish telco giant Nokia Thursday announced its new Security Developers Alliance program with the expressed purpose of improving the wireless Internet. The Alliance will be comprised of a select group of third party software companies who have met Nokia’s certification standards in order to receive its “Nokia OK.” The validation gives the companies the right […]