Mittwoch, 5. März 2003

Privacy Activist Takes on Delta. A boycott of Delta Airlines is being mounted in response to the airline's decision to test a controversial program that requires airline passengers to undergo background checks. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News] 9:48:46 PM    comment []

BEA makes pitch to woo Java developers. At its customer conference in Florida, BEA Systems fills in the details on its upcoming WebLogic Platform 8.1, and hopes Java developers will do more than just listen. [CNET News.com] 8:08:25 PM    comment []

Microsoft's Source Code Actions Speak Louder Than Words. It strikes me as pretty odd that Redmond feels good about its recent decision to provide Windows source code to China, considering that Microsoft executive Jim Allchin claimed not too long ago that showing source code to competitors would be a "national security risk." [osOpinion] China does not really have a track record to shine in terms of protection of intellectual property either! 8:06:26 PM    comment []

Do You Write Backdoors?. quaxzarron asks: "I had a recent experience where one of our group of programmers wrote backdoors on some web applications we were developing, so that he could ... [Slashdot] 8:03:27 PM    comment []

Laptops Win Over the Skeptics, Even in Maine. Just six months after Maine began providing laptop computers, educators are impressed by how quickly students and teachers have adapted to laptop technology. By Sarah Mahoney. [New York Times: Technology] 8:01:57 PM    comment []

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