Douglas L Ross: Identity

Targeted Advertising

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 17:33:18 GMT

This article is about the expansion of the bid-for-ad-placement concept from strictly the search domain to the general "web-site" browsing context.

If You Liked the Web Page, You'll Love the Ad. Online publishers are beginning to sense the possibilities of having Google or Overture serve ads to their audiences. By Bob Tedeschi. [New York Times: Technology]

Trusted Computing

Thu, 03 Apr 2003 17:48:21 GMT

Wave Systems announced their earnings for Q4 2002 today. According to their press release [see exerpt below] they are looking for strategic partners.

"Steven Sprague, Wave's president and CEO, said, "In order to raise the additional capital required to fund Wave's operations, we have engaged an investment banking firm and are exploring a number of financing alternatives which include debt or equity financing (or a combination of both) or one or more commercial or strategic transactions."

"The personal computing industry is now committed to a historic transition to trusted computing. The most influential players -companies including Microsoft, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, AMD, National Semiconductor, Infineon and others - have publicly committed to a trusted PC environment secured by a hardware chip. Without a doubt, today's inherently insecure PC is morphing to tomorrow's secure and trusted PC which will offer a range of productive services for users. Wave's long commitment to hardware and services-secured trusted computing has made us influential in the evolution of this huge and evolving market opportunity."

Microsoft's Palladium

Fri, 28 Mar 2003 12:41:55 GMT

Microsoft To Demo 'Palladium' At WinHEC. 1010011010 writes "According to Microsoft Watch, Microsoft will be demonstrating Palladium (also known as 'Next-Generation Secure Computing Base') at WinHEC in ... [Slashdot]

Identity Theft

Thu, 06 Mar 2003 13:18:48 GMT

The Perils of Online Job Sites. Posting a résumé on the Internet is an accepted strategy for many job seekers, but doing so can attract more than just potential employers. ID thieves and marketers look for e-mail addresses, phone numbers and other personal information. First in a series by Kendra Mayfield. [Wired News]

Liberty Alliance vs Microsoft Passport

Wed, 05 Mar 2003 20:19:13 GMT

Sun's Liberty bid gets fed support. The General Services Administration and the Department of Defense announce that they will join the Liberty Alliance Project, which aims to standardize Web authentication. [CNET News.com]