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Flash in the Online Plan 05/04/2006 16:00:12
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The Big Fix 11/11/2002 11:28:00
Insecure software is forcing vendors to do what they've never done before: make good software.Let's start where conversations about software usually end: basically, software sucks. In fact, if software were an office building, it would be built by a thousand carpenters, electricians and plumbers. Without architects. Or blueprints. It would look spectacular, but inside, the lifts would fail regularly. Thieves would have unfettered access through open vents at street level. Tenants would need consultants to move in. They would discover that the doors unlock whenever someone brews a pot of coffee. The builders would provide a repair kit and promise that such idiosyncrasies would not exist in the next skyscraper they build (which, by the way, tenants will be forced to move into). - +
Chain Reaction 06/09/2001 12:00:00
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Architecting Services 09/11/2004 11:11:59
The idea is to optimize technology investments and achieve tighter alignment by integrating existing systems, applications and users into a flexible architecture that can easily accommodate changing needs.The SOA concept isn't new, it's not a technology per se, it isn't just the use of XML and Web services, and it's a good deal more than a development methodology. - +
Talk To Me 11/05/2001 13:19:50
There are two technologies that in this decade will either change computing forever or at least influence its use even more than the Internet did in the nineties.The second phase of the wireless revolution will be much more exacting (and possibly much more expensive) than the first.
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We might one day look back at the week of March 26 as the dawn of the 3D Web.
Coming on the heels of an announcement this week from Adobe Systems Inc. that it will release a beta version of a new 3D Web application called Atmosphere, Mariah Vision 3 Inc. today released 3Scape, a new 3D Web authoring application.
"We've beta tested this for two months, but we did it very quietly," says Tim Ambrosino, president of Mariah Vision 3, in a thinly veiled reference to Adobe's Atmosphere announcement. "We wanted it to be a true beta to make sure that it worked -- rather than having a marketing beta."
Ambrosino says the new application -- which is being released only for Windows with a Mac version coming out sometime this northern summer -- is totally drag and drop. It integrates with Web authoring tools such as Macromedia's Dreamweaver in much the same way programs like Flash or Fireworks do.
"3Scape allows authors to create an environment where all the objects are smart and multi-dimensional," Ambrosino says. Anything that's created with the software is automatically linked to a site's XML data. For example, there could be 3D stadium seats on a site that sells sporting event tickets. By clicking on the 3D image, visitors will be able to get real-time information, such as the price and availability of the seat.
"That's one of the most exciting things about this product, that everything spits out in XML," Ambrosino says.
Asked why there all of a sudden seems to be flurry of 3D developments for the Web, Ambrosino says it's partly coincidence and partly the result of companies' just now finishing the development of 3D products that were started a while ago.
The coming of 3D to the Web, he says, is simply a natural evolution of the medium. "It was logical that this would happen. The Web is becoming more interactive and dynamic."
Mariah Vision 3, which began operations in 1995, has spent much of its history developing 3D and interactive tools for theme parks, museums and business, in addition to the Internet.
3Scape sells for US$399 and includes the editor and the player.
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Beyond Virtualisation - The Roadmap to 2012
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8:30am - 10:30am
Brisbane | 22 July | Sofitel Brisbane
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Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future. - +
Data Management Edition #9: Data centre makeover 24/04/2008 07:43:06
This week CW Live looks at the death of the old style data centre which is undergoing its first makeover in more than 30 years.
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SOA Governance: Rule your SOA
SOA Governance is no side issue, but rather the key factor to overall SOA and business success! Effective SOA Governance supports your IT organization, aligns business and IT, and provides the foundation for compliance management.
