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Where is Askja [äs'kyä] ?. In Iceland, elevation 4,954 feet The crater lake was formed after Askja’s most devastating eruption in 1875 The crater itself is called viti (hell). Technology Week In Review from Viti. Presented by: Askja Amber Eslinger Somaly Hoy Roy Kung
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Where is Askja [äs'kyä] ? • In Iceland, elevation 4,954 feet • The crater lake was formed after Askja’s most devastating eruption in 1875 • The crater itself is called viti (hell)
Technology Week In Review from Viti Presented by: Askja Amber Eslinger Somaly Hoy Roy Kung Kris Larson Luis Zapata
JustIt! • Google Talk now fully interoperable with XMPP(Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) Networks • AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft still use proprietary protocols • Will there be a day when we can IM across all networks? • Google buys radio ad provider • Will pay $10.2 million cash! • Radio advertising is new area for Google to broaden it’s advertising mix • Will Google dominate both online media as well as traditional media? http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/01/17/73975_HNgoogleradioad_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/01/17/73975_HNgoogleradioad_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/01/17/74266_HNgoogletalkxmpp_1.html Somaly Hoy
Application of RFID • San Francisco airport starts to accept E-passports. US will issue RFID passports starting Nov. 2006 • Pfizer uses RFID to stop Viagra counterfeiters • Chase Bank uses “blink” technology to speed up credit, debit cards transaction • RFID tags production will increase 25-fold in next 4 years http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=175802149 http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=175803444 http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/13644995.htm http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=177101563 Roy Kung
“It's a Mac, Mac, Mac, Macworld” • Apple PC sales hold merely 4% of the PC market • Apple incorporates new Intel low-power Core Duo chip • Mac's run 2 to 5 times faster with new chip • New Intel iMac machines boot with improved EFI process instead of old BIOS system Kris Larson
“It's a Mac, Mac, Mac, Macworld” • Microsoft signs 5 year agreement to support Apple applications of Office and Windows • New version of Windows "Vista" to operate using new EFI boot up system • Apple stresses software developers to write code in Universal language • Possible to run Windows based software in one universal format Kris Larson
“It's a Mac, Mac, Mac, Macworld” • Microsoft moves away from supporting media software for Apple applications • With the popularity of the iPod many applications of Windows running iTunes to support iPod use • With the introduction of Vista it may be possible to run more Apple based software applications in Windows format Kris Larson
“Oracle releases quarterly security patches” • 37 vulnerabilities in the company's database software • A number of security patches cover the Oracle Database Listener • Corporate users should test and apply these patches as soon as possible • Next patches scheduled for release on April 18 http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/01/17/74265_HNoraclepatch_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/01/17/74265_HNoraclepatch_1.html Amber Eslinger
“You've got problems: AOL patches photo flaw” • Critical flaw in AOL's You've Got Pictures photo-sharing service • Attackers could exploit this bug to seize control of an unpatched system by tricking users into visiting a specially crafted Web page • Members who did not log into AOL during October & November 2005 have not received the patch • AOL is not aware of any software in circulation that can be used to exploit the code http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/01/17/74256_HNaolphotoflaw_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/01/17/74256_HNaolphotoflaw_1.html Amber Eslinger
Collaboration Software • Microsoft new tools aim to lure IBM's Lotus users • Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday said it plans to offer a variety of analytical and data transfer tools, aimed at luring customers of IBM's rival Lotus Notes http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2006-01-17T165229Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-232345-1.xml&archived=False
Collaboration Software • Zimbra Unveils Innovative, Open Source Collaboration Software and Messaging Server • officially unveiled its innovative open source messaging server and client -- the Zimbra Collaboration Suite. Built on open source technology http://be.sys-con.com/read/137422.htm • IBM Polishes Collaboration Platform • With version 7 of the Lotus Domino server and Notes client, IBM continues to make the case for an integrated collaboration and application platform. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1911043,00.asp