Sean Michael Kerner

The relevancy and impact of eBay after 10 years on the scene is still being felt. At the heart of its growth is its Developer Program, which enables third parties to create and profit from applications that tap into eBay’s vast marketplace. Recently, eBay made the program and its coveted APIs available, creating a shift […]

What may turn out to be the world’s largest IPv6 network is going to be using Juniper Networks’s routing platform to handle the next generation of Internet traffic. Juniper has announced that the China Next Generation Internet (CNGI) IPv6 project will be powered by Juniper’s M- and T-series routing platforms. Financial terms of the deal […]

Backup software is supposed to be a safety net, a form of digital data insurance for when things go wrong, but this year, the technology has become a favorite target of hackers. The SANS 2005 Institute’s top 20 list of the most critical internet security vulnerabilities has placed backup software in the number one spot […]

Generally speaking, it’s not a good idea to run an unprotected Windows PC. But it hasn’t always been as easy as it should be. Windows OneCare Live is an effort to make it easier. After six months of non-public beta testing, Microsoft has opened up its Windows OneCare Live into a widely available public beta. […]

Sun today continued to unlock its software assets with the free release of its Java Enterprise System and N1 Software. The products will be included in a comprehensive software infrastructure platform known as the Solaris Enterprise System. All of the programs inside the Solaris Enterprise System will be available for free download and will likely […]

Optical storage is in the midst of a major technological revolution, as next-generation formats begin to emerge. The new optical formats are perhaps most promising for meeting WORM (write once, read many) archival storage requirements, a growing need as more regulations mandate that data be protected and unaltered. The next generation of DVD, Blu-ray and […]

The end of the year is typically the time for predictions about the future. What technology or trend will be the winner next year or the year after? But research firm Gartner, has jumped into the prediction fray with an early entry, proclaiming that it has identified, “six IT industry trends that it expects will […]

Lockheed Martin Space Systems is going open source for simulation testing. The defense contractor will use Concurrent’s real-time RedHawk Linux operating system for the U.S. Army’s Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program, a strategic missile defense subsystem simulation testing program. Financial terms of the deal were not publicly disclosed. Lockheed Martin will use RedHawk […]

Knowing the difference between a legitimate e-mail and a scammed phishing e-mail is not always as easy as one would think. According to data from e-mail security firm MailFrontier, only 4 percent of users can spot a phished e-mail 100 percent of the time. That’s a very sobering thought as the holiday season is upon […]

The creator of the BitTorrent protocol along with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) have agreed to help protect against illegal downloading of copyrighted material. Under the terms of the publicly announced deal, BitTorrent creator and founder of BitTorrent Inc. Bram Cohen has pledged to remove links in his BitTorrent.com search engine that lead […]

Thanks in part to its strong retail presence, D-Link is a brand name that is familiar to many. D-Link is now taking its good name and rolling out a complete VoIP solution with an IP PBX, trunk gateway, and VoIP phone, specifically targeted at SMBs. The three new products are collectively called the D-Link xStack […]

As Linux continues to gain momentum in the embedded space, the choice to migrate from investments in proprietary operating systems can become a concern for enterprise decision-makers. Embedded Linux play LynuxWorks is tackling migration with a new partnership announced this week with embedded software solutions provider MapuSoft. LynuxWorks will use MapuSoft’s OS Changer and OS […]