Polaris: Virus-Safe Computing For Windows XP
It limits the damage a virus can do by using the operating system's own security mechanisms to enforce the Principle of Least Authority on individual applications.
Alan H. Karp
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Enforce Pola on Processes to Control Viruses
Applying the Principle of Least Authority on processes, instead of just on people, limits damage from viruses and worms.
HP's e-speak is an open software platform designed to simplify Internet-based e-services by making it easier for unrelated Web sites to work together.
Making Money Selling Content that Others Are Giving Away
Attempts to protect existing business models will only serve to delay, or even prevent, the arrival of new content-delivery approaches.
Measuring parallel processor performance
Many metrics are used for measuring the performance of a parallel algorithm running on a parallel processor. This article introduces a new metric that has some advantages over the others. Its use is illustrated with data from the Linpack benchmark report and the winners of the Gordon Bell Award.
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