Sean Michael Kerner

PC users have volumes of information saved on their computers, most of it disconnected and disparate save for a basic directory system. The answer to connecting all the information into a local semantic Web of information is closer than you might think. Thanks to the open source NEPOMUK (Networked Environment for Personalized, Ontology-based Management of […]

Patent reform in Congress took a tentative step forward today with the Senate Judiciary Committee approving several amendments to the proposed legislation. Amendments submitted by Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and ranking member Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) tweaked the language of the bill involving damages, venue and post-grant reviews of patents. The panel did not approve the […]

Microsoft is looking for better traction with Windows Live OneCare, its automatic self-updating PC care service that runs when a user’s PC is on. Windows Live OneCare v2 is now available as a beta from Microsoft and is an update to Microsoft’s popular antivirus/anti-spyware consumer desktop security solution. A Microsoft spokesperson admitted to internetnews.com that […]

IBM is expanding the scope of its intellectual property openness. Big Blue has added over 150 key standards specifications and protocol implementations to its list of items it’s willing to share in an effort to make software more interoperable. According to IBM, developers that wanted access to the 150 specifications and protocols previously needed to […]

Ever lose an e-mail? It might be frustrating on a personal level, but on an enterprise compliance level, it might well be illegal. With the various compliance regulations requiring enterprises to retain and be able to provide e-mail, the need for online archival and discovery of e-mail is clear. Zimbra is taking advantage of this […]

As enterprise data centers move from 1 gigabit to 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) connectivity, security can often be a traffic bottleneck. Sourcefire  is aiming to break this bottleneck barrier with Sourcefire 3D9800 Sensor, a new appliance that offers intrusion prevention (IPS) , network access control (NAC) , vulnerability assessment (VA) and network behavior analysis (NBA) at […]

Security researchers are alleging that the latest version of Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 is at risk from a flaw that could allow a hacker to execute arbitrary commands and take control of a user’s computer. At least one security researcher is claiming that the flaw occurs when the user has Microsoft’s Internet Explorer installed on the […]

Samba, the key lynchpin technology that enables file, printer and other resource sharing between Windows and Linux, is headed for the new GPL version 3. Since its inception, Samba has been licensed under the GPL version 2, though not exclusively. GPL version 2, as used by Samba, includes a clause that allows for use with […]

The third Linux kernel release of 2007 is now out with memory management and wireless among its improvements. The 2.6.22 kernel release comes after seven release candidates were put out with the first one issued in May. It includes a long list of update and improvements which Linux founder Linus Torvalds was keen to boast […]

VMware is making its Lab Manager virtual lifecycle management software more accessible with the release today of version 2.5 If an enterprise wanted to use VMware’s Lab Manager software before today and didn’t have a Fibre Channel SAN , time was, it was simply out of luck. That changes in the new version. “We have […]

It’s official. Microsoft is not in favor of the GPL version 3 and will not distribute software that is issued under that license. The new license was officially released last week and was accompanied by a warning from Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation. The argument: it could be used to help undermine […]

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) has always been about managing and connecting to content. Open source startup Alfresco is taking the ECM model a step further with the help of Web 2.0 approaches for the Alfresco Community Release 2.1. “The 2.1 release really changes the way we look at the architecture of applications,” John Newton, Alfresco’s […]