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- Congress: Open-source for U.S. military
- Congress: Open-source for U.S. militaryPosting to an open source forumThis is the President of the United States. The telephone operators at the White House's best known number have been instructed to confirm for anyone who calls that this post is not a hoax.Currently our missile defenses rely on open...
- Tags: open source, NSA, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., agency, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
- Better networked soldiers
- The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA has recently given a US$500K award to a computer scientist of the Washington University in St. Louis WUSTL. His research project is called 'Revolutionizing Defense Communications with a Diversified Internet Infrastructure.' Crowley will design a new kind of network for the U.S....
- Tags: Network, DARPA, U.S. Department Of Defense, Computer, Productivity, Networking, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- VistA will survive
- In all the scandals of this decade that of the VA's computer system has to rank pretty far down the list. But unlike with many other scandals, this is one we can recover from. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, U.S. Department Of Defense, Medsphere, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Gary McKinnon – 'world's most dangerous hacker' – to be extradited
- Gary McKinnon – 'world's most dangerous hacker' – to be extraditedPretty one sided article.It seems that you took what the defendant's lawyers had to say as gospel. There are two sides to the story. I would not expect the defendant's lawyers to do anything other then downplay what...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Gary McKinnon, dangerous hacker, hacker, U.S. Department of Defense
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- DOD gunning to nix Apple-PA Semi deal?
- DOD gunning to nix Apple-PA Semi deal?Why can't the DoD just contract from Apple after the acquisition? [nt][nt]RE: DOD gunning to nix Apple-PA Semi deal?If you have ever been part of the circus act required to change / update / procure items that is forced on the current military structure...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, Apple-PA Semi, U.S. Department of Defense
- Discussion threads 2008-05-22
- DOD gunning to nix Apple-PA Semi deal?
- According to EE Times, the Department of Defense is reviewing Apple's reported acquisition of a PowerPC processor maker. The concern is over an embedded chip, the PA Semi 1682, which is used by the military. "The [PA Semi] 1682 is a very important and unique component required to meet...
- Tags: Apple Inc., IBM PowerPC, U.S. Department Of Defense, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Betting that Apple will make PPC laptops again
- But you won't be able to buy one any time soon. Apple says it bought P.A. Semi to get its hands on some patents and a bunch of very bright engineers who are already used to working together. I'm sure that's true - but...
- Tags: Dual-core, Apple Inc., U.S. Department Of Defense, Laptop Computer, Chip, PPC, Robots, Corporate Governance, Processors, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-04-26
- Defense concerns may scuttle Apple-PA Semi deal
- The Defense Department could potentially throw a spanner in Apple's plans to acquire chip design firm PA Semi, according to EETimes. That's because of reports that Apple is acquiring the company for its intellectual property and design know-how -- not for its current product line. If Apple is...
- Tags: U.S. Department Of Defense, Chip, PA Semi, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- VistA dieing of starvation and neglect
- The Veterans Administration VA is starving its world-class VistA medical records software to death. At a time when organizations around the world are switching from proprietary to open source models of support, an agency which created such a model from scratch is going the other way. ...
- Tags: Electronic Health Record, Microsoft Windows Vista, U.S. Department Of Defense, Veterans Administration, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), E-health, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- The Defense Department on al-Zarqawi's killing
- The Defense Department on al-Zarqawi's killingCouldn't have happened to a nicer guy....except for his boss.
- Tags: al-Zarqawi, U.S. Department of Defense
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- Microsoft acquires rootkit specialist Komoku; DoD now a customer
- Microsoft acquires rootkit specialist Komoku; DoD now a customerAs if we didn't already have enoughRootkits, spyware, and Trojans from Microsoft.Maybe now they can perfect them so the "user" doesn't even know they're there.Couldn't just by Sony's rootkit tech, MSand I was just settling down with the comfort of Google probably...
- Tags: Rootkits, rootkit, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department of Defense
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- Microsoft acquires rootkit specialist Komoku; DoD now a customer
- Microsoft on Thursday acquired Komoku, which provides rootkit detection software, for an undisclosed sum. Komoku's technology will be added to Microsoft's enterprise-focused Forefront and Windows Live OneCare security software. Komoku counts the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense as customers and gives Microsoft's anti-malware...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department Of Defense, Komoku, Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- Active@ Kill Disk - Hard Drive Eraser (exe)
- Active@ KillDisk - Hard Drive Eraser is powerful and compact software that allows you to destroy all data on hard and floppy drives completely, excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders. It's a hard drive and partition eraser utility. Active@ KillDisk conforms to US Department of...
- Tags: Floppy Disk, Hard Drive, Floppy Drive, Disk, U.S. Department Of Defense
- Software downloads 2008-01-30
- Gates misses the point on 'creative capitalism'
- Gates misses the point on 'creative capitalism'It is not quite so black and whiteI believe in Capitalism, but it is in the interest of companies not to abuse their employees, and to try and provide a good environment for them. This does not mean providing foreign aid, but just...
- Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, capitalism, creative capitalism, Charity Comes
- Discussion threads 2008-01-25
- Letter template reveals Wisconsin social security numbers
- Letter template reveals Wisconsin social security numbersFire them allMicahel - the issue is that government is often filled with some very well qualified, and motivated individuals who are then squashed and "put in their place" by the ruling bureaucrats. The Governor has little or no power to actually effect...
- Tags: Operational accounting, social security number, Social Security, U.S. Department of Defense
- Discussion threads 2008-01-19
- SecuBox for Smartphone (exe)
- ecuBox provides on-the-fly encryption of sensitive data stored on Windows Mobile smartphone and its removable cards. Creates an encrypted volume that looks and feels like a smartphone memory card. Data written to this card is transparently encrypted with AES 256-bit algorithm. SecuBox prevents data theft even if the device is...
- Tags: AES, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Smart Phone, Smartphone, Encryption, U.S. Department Of Defense, SecuBox, ecuBox, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-01-18
- SYS Shredder (exe)
- SYS Shredder is a powerful utility used to securely delete any file, folder or free space on your hard drive. It exceeds the Department of Defense DoD standard by writing zeros over existing data up to 10,000 times if specified by the user. The DoD requires zero's to be written...
- Tags: U.S. Department Of Defense, SYS Shredder
- Software downloads 2008-01-11
- Baku (zip)
- Baku allows you to search for system registry errors and unneeded files that can be safely removed. Features include deletes empty folders, history folder contents, recent documents folder contents, temp folder contents, temporary Internet files, and cookies. Searches Windows log files, shortcuts to missing files and folders and user specified...
- Tags: Registry, U.S. Department Of Defense, Baku, Folder Content, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-01-09
- NShred (exe)
- Definitively erase and destroy any Windows folder or file using low level overwrite and standard procedures such as US Department of Defense DOD 5220.22-M (5 overwrites ) or Gutmann (32 overwrites). With NShred you can eliminate confidential information and data from PC drives. Name, size, and contents of erased file...
- Tags: Hardware, U.S. Department Of Defense, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-27
- Military robots from 2007 to 2032
- A new report from the U.S. Department of Defense DoD looks at the future of military's unmanned systems over the next 25 years. This 188-page report covers air-, land- and sea-based unmanned technology from 2007 to 2032. The long document notes that drone aircraft and ground-based robots have already proved...
- Tags: Adobe PDF, Robot, U.S. Department Of Defense, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-12-24
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The Intel Core i7 microprocessor is built using a new microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem, that allows chips to handle more data, quicker and more energy efficiently. Go inside Intel labs and meet some of the thousands of Intel engineers who helped design and test the new processor.
