The security hole that e-mail worms exploit isn't fundamentally a problem with scripting, says Jon. It's really about identity -- that without the intermediate step of adding digital signatures, our e-mail clients can't tell if e-mail is really being sent
More On Digital Identity, Client-Side Security
Jon Udell
Jon continues looking at the reasons for -- and challenges of -- digital identity, including his belief that active content such as Java and ActiveX is more inherently powerful than inherently evil.
Microsoft And Internet Standards
Jon Udell
The Net's health depends on a balance of competitive and collaborative forces. Microsoft has now adapted itself to this
process, and it's going to upset that balance. What should the open
source community do?
The Great Debate: PostgreSQL vs. MySQL Common industry perceptions of MySQL and PostgreSQL aren't as true with the current generation of releases as they used to be. DBAs, developers, and IT managers and decision-makers will benefit from this presentation and live Q&A about the pros and cons of using PostgreSQL or MySQL, which will include a discussion about the ongoing trend towards using open source in the enterprise.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET
In this volume of Best of BYTE, we explore the emergence of some heuristic algorithms. Although we have only scratched the surface of this intriguing subject, we hope we've suggested the potential of the synthesis of heuristics and algorithms.
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