Category: News

Levi’s New Style: RFID

Radio-frequency identification technology, also known as RFID, has its supporters and detractors. Both groups now have something to talk about. A working group of major

Will Sun Open-Source Java?

New Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz’s first 100 days at the helm are about to get interesting. First up: managing an internal debate over whether

Oracle Locks DBAs in the Vault

Oracle’s new Database Vault technology restricts data access rights of even powerful users, while its new encryption technology, Secure Backup, encrypts data to tape. Oracle

Government-Funded Startup Blasts Rootkits

A startup funded by the U.S. government’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is ready to emerge from stealth mode with hardware- and software-based technologies to

Project Snafu: California Agency Muffs Mailing

The Problem: In late January, California’s Employment Development Department, a state agency that provides job-placement services and disability insurance, mailed 63,000 tax statements that included