Hmm, mice on topic ;-)? Gartner, that analyst firm that predicted, in 2003, that IDS would be dead by 2005?
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/views/article.php/2228631/IDS-is-Dead---- Long-Live-IDS.htm Dunno about the rest of you, but my little piggies are humming along nicely. >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >On Behalf Of Gregory Hicks >Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 12:26 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [funsec] One billionth mouse... > > From the BBC: > > * Firm makes one billionth mouse * > >A Silicon Valley company has hailed as a major landmark the production >of their one billionth computer mouse. > >Logitech's description comes at a time when analysts claim the days of >the mouse are numbered. > >"It's rare in human history that a billionth of anything has been >shipped by one company," said Logitech's general manager Rory Dooley. > >"Look at any other industry and it has never happened. This is a >significant milestone," he told the BBC. > >But sounding the death knell for the device is Gartner analyst Steve >Prentice who said "the mouse will no longer be mainstream in three to >five years." > >[...snip...] > >Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/technology/7751627.stm > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Gregory Hicks | Principal Systems Engineer > | Direct: 408.569.7928 > >People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men >stand ready to do violence on their behalf -- George Orwell > >The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. -- Thomas Jefferson > >"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they >be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton > >_______________________________________________ >Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. >https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec >Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
