Source: OS Opinion
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which is responsible for allocating and managing IP (Internet Protocol) addresses and domain names, among other tasks, has not been winning many friends of late. Its recent decision to drop all elected seats on its board of directors was especially unpopular among Net users.
Source: ELECTRONIC TIMES
GUILDFORD, United Kingdom — Communication & Control Electronics, a company specializing in networking and telematics technologies for automotive applications, outlined details of a communications protocol that runs at 25 Mbit/second over unshielded twisted pair wiring at this week's Convergence 2002 automotive electronics show in Detroit.
Source: ZDNet UK
SatDrive hopes to tackle the broadband divide with a one-way satellite service that lets users pay more to get extra bandwidth when necessary
SatDrive is aiming to attract large number of customers who are currently stranded on the wrong side of Britain's broadband divide by offering a one-way satellite broadband product that lets users pay more to download large files quickly.
Source: ICANN
Marina del Rey, California USA (14 October 2002) – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board of Directors voted 11 to 1 (with three abstentions) today to select the proposal submitted by the Internet Society (ISOC) for a new registry operator of the .org top-level domain, to replace VeriSign.
Source: Security Protocols
Cisco VPN 5000 Client Multiple Vulnerabilities, a vulnerability in the program allows local attackers to gain elevated privileges by causing the program to overflow an internal buffer followed by the execution of arbitrary code (as supplied by the user).
Source: ZDNet UK
Symbol's new wireless LAN uses dumb access points and a smart switch with power delivered through Ethernet to cut down on cabling
Symbol Technologies, a manufacturer of mobile and wireless devices for corporate applications, has has developed a product which it believes should make wireless LANs cheaper to run in offices.
Source: Globe Technology
What's the fastest way to eat up bandwidth? Do absolutely nothing with your computer, it seems — as long as you keep running a peer-to-peer file-sharing program.
Available the installation and configuration steps for Home Supercomputer Howto at Sorgonet. Debian Linux and PVM are used. the guide includes hardware building steps as well. It's time to put those old Pentium I's to use!
Source: New Architect
Even if you're a casual New Architect reader, you've likely noticed that a new mug is staring out at you from above these words. I'm pleased to inherit the leadership of the magazine from my esteemed colleague Amit Asaravala. And while I'm not big on introductions, a few words of prologue seem in order, if for no other reason than to convince you that this magazine is in good hands.
