Sean Michael Kerner

From the ‘we’re running out of addresses‘ file: Google has announced that it is now available over IPv6. Specifically you can access Google search with the next generation Internet protocol. To hit Google on IPv6 you must first be running IPv6 though (ipv6.google.com). While this is ‘good’ news I suppose it also exposes the fundamental […]

The largest stock exchange on Earth is a Linux shop. NYSE Euronext has chosen Red Hat’s Linux offerings to power the critical financial trading platform that services approximately $141 billion in daily trading volume. Financial terms of the deal are not being publicly disclosed at this time. The stock exchange win is a dramatic victory […]

From the ‘I don’t remember making an appointment with a spammer‘ files: I get a lot of email over the course of any given day/week/month. I also tend to book many appointments for briefings and such (often driven by email calendar event requests). For the most part the only reason why my calendar is full […]

I’m a fan of Michael Arrington and his work at TechCrunch, though I disagree with his assessment of Mozilla’s new secret ‘Data’ effort. The plan is basically to collect data from Firefox users (who opt in) in order to provide a data set on site popularity and user trends. It’s an interesting idea and one […]

The latest release of Red Hat’s community Linux distribution, Fedora 9, a.k.a. ‘Sulfur’, is out. The Sulfur release adds a host of new features, including virtualization, authentication, networking, file system and yes, even features that will benefit desktop users. The new Fedora is the first under the direction of Fedora Project Leader Paul Frields, who […]

Digium, the prime corporate mover behind Asterisk, is poised to push the popular, open source PBX into the carrier space, thanks to a new partnership with UK-based carrier switch vendor Integrics. The deal may mark a coup for Digium, Asterisk’s commercial sponsors, which could see Integrics deploying its Enswitch product using Asterisk and jointly targeting […]

From the ‘what happens after keynotes go bad‘ file: After 15 years, Cisco’s Jayshree Ullal, SVP, Data Center, Switching & Services  is leaving. Ullal managed a $10 billion business at Cisco. “Yes, I can confirm that after 15 years at Cisco, Jayshree has decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities,” a Cisco spokesperson […]

From the ‘everything is getting more expensive‘ files: The .org top level domain (TLD)is soon to become more expensive for those that want a domain. The Public Interest Registry (PIR) which manages the .org TLD has informed ICANN that they’re hiking fees later this year.The wholesale price for a .org domain will rise to $6.75 […]

In a community as widespread and decentralized as open source, how do you coordinate information about software vulnerabilities? For years, such efforts largely have been piecemeal: There are bug-tracking systems, security mailing lists and the U.S. government’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) efforts for disclosing major security vulnerabilities. Now, major open source industry players like […]

From the ‘don’t bet against the GPL ‘ files: Guess what? The GPL is not in violation of any type of German anti-trust laws.  VoIP vendor Skype had argued in a German court that they didn’t have to adhere to the letter of the open source GPL license, but the German court has now ruled […]

UPDATED: What’s the second-most preferred payment service on the Web? According to a PayPal study, it’s PayPal — second only to Visa. But if you think that PayPal is competing with Visa, think again. PayPal is competing only with itself as it readies to launch new developer initiatives and entice more innovative payment services in […]

The state of Israel turns 60 today and I’ve seen all kinds of coverage on TV/newspapers/web. From a technology point of view there are a bunch of things that have come from that tiny country, but for this short blog post I’m going to highlight three vendor/technologies in particular. ICQ: I couldn’t do my job […]