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Royal Holloway, University of London visiting professor Whitfield Diffie

How Secure Is Cloud Computing?

The recent ACM Cloud Computing Security Workshop was the first event devoted specifically to the security of cloud computing systems. Speaker Whitfield Diffie, a visiting professor at Royal Holloway, University of London, says…

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CIO Blast From the Past: 40 Years of Multics, 1969-2009

CIO Blast From the Past: 40 Years of Multics, 1969-2009

Four decades ago, Multiplexed Information and Computing Service (Multics), widely considered the basis of contemporary time-sharing systems, was first employed for information management at MIT. Professor Fernando J. Corbato,…

Generations Homo-Zapiens

Generations Homo-Zapiens

Information technology (IT) will become increasingly organic and humans will get closer to technology, predicts Eurotech Spa President and CEO Roberto Siagri. By 2012, businesses will use IT to set up their operations and assemble…

Are Militaries Lagging Their Non-State Enemies in Use of Internet? An Interview with Chris Gunderson

Are Militaries Lagging Their Non-State Enemies in Use of Internet? An Interview with Chris Gunderson

The increasing number of cyber attacks on military networks and servers has raised the question of what the global defense community is doing to safeguard military systems and protect the larger global Internet. Ubiquity interviewed…

Open Source Identity: Ruby on Rails Creator David Heinemeier Hansson

Open Source Identity: Ruby on Rails Creator David Heinemeier Hansson

One of the most popular and successful open source software development initiatives is Ruby on Rails, created by David Heinemeier Hansson. "I think the fundamental thing that set Rails apart was a culture of putting the programmer…

Semantic Integration: Meeting the Challenge

Interoperability between data sources is the fundamental challenge of data integration, and NASA computer scientist Richard Keller says that although standards and organizational policies can help to some degree, "data standards…

Tech Advice from Tim Berners-Lee

Tech Advice from Tim Berners-Lee

When Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, entered the room for the final interview at the recent Web 2.0 Summit, the audience stood up for him. Appropriately so, since most of those present at the conference owe their

An Interview with Ping Fu

An Interview with Ping Fu

Ping Fu, CEO of the digital shape sampling and processing company Geomagic, discusses her background, achievements, and challenges managing a company during a period of dynamic growth.

Web 2.0 Summit: Evan Williams Wants To Kill The Suggested User List

Web 2.0 Summit: Evan Williams Wants To Kill The Suggested User List

Twitter co-founder and CEO Evan Williams engaged in a spirited discussion with Federated Media's John Battelle at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco recently, covering revenue, growth, and possible Facebook affinity among other…

Q&A: Defcon's Jeff Moss on Cybersecurity, Government's Role

Q&A: Defcon's Jeff Moss on Cybersecurity, Government's Role

Defcon founder and organizer Jeff Moss, who was named to the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council in June, notes that there is a desire in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other agencies to augment the cybersecurity…

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