Why send messages? Send message metadata instead, suggests Jon. E-mail is an anachronism -- we don't always need to send each other all the data, just notifications that refer to data.
PayPal, Orbiscom, Amex -- More E-Payment Alternatives
Jon Udell
To many in the U.S., PayPal looks like a killer app. Norwegians wonder what all the fuss is about.
Bruce Schneier's book Secrets and Lies
Jon Udell
Jon looks at a new book by cryptography/security expert Bruce
Schneier, in which the author of Applied Cryptography pauses to rethink
the foundations of his profession.
Let's Groove With Ray Ozzie
Jon Udell
Lotus Notes alumnus Ray Ozzie takes groupware to the next level with Groove, his new company's groundbreaking peer-to-peer groupware platform that lets small groups do ad hoc, secure shared collaboration.
Extending Enterprise Value with Web 2.0 In this webcast we will talk about how to simply build and quickly remix Web 2.0 applications and the role of the IT department and how they support mashups. We will discuss how IBM can help IT teams adapt existing enterprise systems as well as develop unique ones that can support end user driven mashups in a reliable, scalable and secure way. We will highlight a simple scenario adapting an enterprise information source for mashups and how to test it. We will also cover how IBM can help you build agile, fast and simple web applications based on dynamic scripting languages that dramatically reduces development time. Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 12pm PT / 3pm ET
2008 International Mathematica Conference Dr. Dobb's interviews Wolfram Research's Theo Gray, co-founder and Director of User Interfaces, and Roger Germundsson, Director of Research and Development, about the upcoming 2008 International
Mathematica Conference.
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.
