Archives for the "Europe" tag
Modular by Design – Telephony
Another area where the modular approach is starting to have an impact is in the telephone service arena. Traditionally, telephone service was offered on a land line and was divided into local service, long distance, and extra features like caller ID, call forwarding, etc… The model was predicated on the concept of one device (the phone) [...]
Tags: AT&T, China, Europe, France, PDA, Telephony, United States, VOIP
In Analysis
E-voting and the Open Source community
Today’s New York Times has an editorial that puts together a rough set of requirements for E-voting machines: Physical security for electronic systems Rigorous testing of electronic machines Properly trained poll workers, and rapid-response teams on Election Day Public records at the precinct level The option to vote non-electronically Independent security experts Transparency in electronic voting Looking at this list, it seems that [...]
Tags: Apache, Europe, Linux, United States
In Politics, Technology
Quick Notes on my Firenze trip
After a wonderful trip in Italy, I am now back in New York. As I mentioned in my previous post, I was in Firenze, Italy for the past couple of weeks, enjoying great art, great wine and great food. Just some quick thoughts in no particular order… Europe and the United States are now moving forward [...]
Tags: Computing, Europe, United States
In Personal
Internet in France 2002: An overview
Last week, I was in France for a short vacation. During that time, I got a chance to talk to people locally and get a better idea as to what was going on within the Internet market in France. Here are a few observations based on my understanding of what is going on. Strong Growth France had [...]
Tags: Access, Broadband, Connectivity, Europe, France, Globalization, Internet, Languages, Standard, Wireless, e - commerce
In Business, Politics, Technology
New Virus Evolves
A new worm called Hybris has been spreading across computers in Europe, the United States and South America. While it currently carries a non-destructive payload, some Anti Virus developers are worried that its plug-in architecture could turn it into a much more dangerous virus, opening backdoors in computer systems and escalating the war between virus makers [...]
Tags: Europe, Microsoft, Security, United States, instant messaging
In Technology
Double Trouble for Deja.com
“For sale, Internet historical documents and legal trouble. Call Deja.com for details.” This is not exactly the way Deja.com presented themselves but ultimately, this may be what transpires from their recent attempt to put the Usenet archives on sale. Usenet History For those of you who have never heard of Usenet, here’s a quick definition from the Usenet [...]
Tags: Computing, Europe, France, History, United States
In Business, Politics, Technology
