Sean Michael Kerner

Everyday we click on some kind of button in our Web browsers. It could be a simple “Yes” button to agree to something or a “submit” button for your password. But do you know what you’re actually clicking? If you’re not careful, you could become a victim of a clickjacking attack. “This vulnerability lets an […]

Whatever happened to the founder of Mandrake Linux? He’s back on the scene with a new open source startup and looking to break some ground with its first offering called a Virtual Desktop solution. Ulteo’s new enterprise Open Virtual Desktop Solution is an attempt to break into the broader virtualization and remote desktop space. It’s […]

From the “What’s after Beta 2” files: Microsoft’s head honcho on the Internet Explorer browser – Dean Hachamovitch  – has revealed the plan for the release of Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8). IE 8 is currently at its Beta 2 release and there won’t be a Beta 3 release. Instead Microsoft is planning at least […]

Sun’s open source database MySQL is getting an enterprise update today — thanks to closed source. The MySQL Enterprise Fall 2008 Release includes the new MySQL Query Analyzer tool, a proprietary source component designed to help improve database efficiency. The Query Analyzer tool is being integrated with MySQL Enterprise Monitor to monitor database query performance, […]

From the “where would we be without Google?” files: Mozilla Chief Wrangler Mitchell Baker today reported Mozilla’s financial position which shows 2007 revenues of $75 million up by 12 percent from 2006 revenues of $67 million. Though Mozilla is on the upswing, Baker’s report shows some areas of potential future financial concerns. As was the […]

From the “the sky is falling” files: Nemertes Research is out with a report today with some dire predictions about the future of the Internet. They claim that Internet demand continues to outpace growth in network capacity at the access layer, and IP addresses are quickly depleting. Big surprise. Internet address depletion – specifically IPv4 […]

From the “knowledge is power” files: Metasploit 3.2 is now out – but don’t be afraid of it – be aware of it. Metasploit is an open source ‘toolkit’ for attack code that lets researchers test out vulnerabilities. Back in October, Metasploit founder H D Moore was in Toronto talking about the release describing some […]

Two years ago, Microsoft and Novell inked a landmark deal on patents and Linux-to-Windows interoperability. According to Microsoft and Novell, it’s a deal that has shown dramatic momentum in its second year, with a triple digit percentage increase in customers for a total tally of more than 200 customers. As part of the deal, Microsoft […]

The path to 100-gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) may be getting a bit smoother, with industry players joining forces this week to promote the high-speed networking standard and extend the technology’s benefits to the nonprofit educational and research network Internet2. In a move to combine their advocacy efforts around 100GbE, the Ethernet Alliance (EA) said it would […]

From the “PHP everywhere” files: The open source Zend Framework 1.7 is now available expanding the PHP framework to work better with Adobe Flex and AIR applications. Adobe and Zend announced back in September that they would be collaborating for Zend Framework and now they’ve delivered. “Adobe and Zend have been working together to make […]

Americans are saying good-bye to dial-up. According to Akamai’s third-quarter State of the Internet study, narrowband penetration numbers are down as higher connectivity speeds continue to proliferate across the U.S. and globally. The company, which maintains a content delivery infrastructure with edge servers throughout the world — giving it a good look at how and […]

From the “1+1=11” files: Gartner has a report out today claiming 85 percent of companies are now using open source. It’s a funny number in my opinion since the reality is more like 100 percent. If you visit a site that is hosted on an Apache Webserver does that count? If you use Firefox does […]