======================================================================== CTO SOURCE http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Tuesday, October 12, 2004
TOP STORIES ======================================================================== * Steve Ballmer's security pledge: One year later * Is Microsoft trustworthy yet? * Security supply and demand * Hardware-based security: The bug stops here ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Grand Central's Linthicum and InfoWorld's Dickerson Discuss SOA's Service Oriented Architectures promise increased IT efficiency, better response times, new business models, and enable cross-company platform agnosticism. Nevertheless, there are also significant inhibitors. Where do you begin? This webcast from InfoWorld and Grand Central Communications not only provides tips and trends on SOA's, but also provides a framework for building an SOA at your organization. Register and view now at: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=942931:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Steve Ballmer's security pledge: One year later ======================================================================== Posted October 8, 2004, 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time In October 2003, Microsoft's CEO promised to make security a top priority for his company's software business. Has anything really changed? For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=94292E:2B910B2 Is Microsoft trustworthy yet? ======================================================================== Posted October 08, 2004, 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time In the '90s, Marc Andreessen famously joked that Netscape (Overview, Articles, Company) would reduce Windows to a set of poorly debugged device drivers. By the turn of the century, critics were instead arguing that Microsoft (Profile, Products, Articles) itself had reduced its own software to a collection of security holes. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=94292B:2B910B2 Security supply and demand ======================================================================== Posted October 08, 2004, 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time It's easy to point the finger at Redmond when Microsoft (Profile, Products, Articles) products fall vulnerable to exploits and attacks. But according to Russ Cooper, senior scientist at IT security company Cybertrust, consumers play as much a part as engineers when it comes to building safer systems. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=942929:2B910B2 Hardware-based security: The bug stops here ======================================================================== Posted October 08, 2004, 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time Buggy code is a fact of life: That's the message from Microsoft (Profile, Products, Articles) these days. Or rather, the company recognizes that as software grows in complexity it becomes increasingly difficult to prevent bugs from sneaking in under the radar. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=94292A:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Now the InfoWorld Test Center reports to you It's like having your own multimillion dollar IT test facility, with lab reports in your inbox each Monday. The weekly "Test Center Report" newsletter delivers product and technology evaluations, trend analysis, and advice from the legendary InfoWorld Test Center. It will save you lots of time - and maybe money, too. But it's free, fast, and easy to subscribe. Sign up now at http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=94292C:2B910B2 ADVERTISE ======================================================================== For information on advertising, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS ======================================================================== To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address for any of InfoWorld's e-mail newsletters, go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=94292D:2B910B2 To subscribe to InfoWorld.com, or InfoWorld Print, or both, or to renew or correct a problem with any InfoWorld subscription, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=942930:2B910B2 To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=94292F:2B910B2 Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107 This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
