Archive for the ‘arch’ Category.
May 7, 2001, 2:54 pm
New York Times – free registration required Compressed Data: Microsoft to Put Digital ID Into Its Products.
Microsoft plans to incorporate a user-identification approach into its operating systems and software products, and the company says the change could speed up business-to- business transactions and increase the level of confidence in those online transactions.
The user-ID system, known as Identrus, employs a technology for identifying people and organizations online through the use of digital signatures — unique identifiers that can be read and used by computer networks.
Under the Identrus system, those digital certificates will be certified by banks, an extra measure of security that Microsoft says should enhance the public’s trust in online transactions.
[Privacy Digest]
May 7, 2001, 8:29 am
Webreference: The Evolution of RSS “We look at how RSS has evolved from its humble beginnings through present day and beyond. We survey all versions of RSS, including a feature comparison, a new RSS survey, plus format and validation information. Learn how the newest versions of RSS will move us towards a more Semantic Web.” [Zope Newbie News]
May 1, 2001, 11:09 am
RosettaNet to integrate ebXML messaging. Support for the OASIS/UN ebXML electronic business project grows as RosettaNet announce plans to integrate the ebXML Messaging Services specification into future releases of their implementation framework. [xmlhack]
April 3, 2001, 12:40 pm
Irving Wladawsky-Berger (Vice President, Technology and Strategy, IBM Server Group):
Why I Believe Linux Will Fundamentally Change the IT Industry. [via Linux Today]
1. It fulfills a big promise: all hardware, software and applications working together. Linux is a wonderful thing because it is the first operating system to run on any hardware platform. That means it can do for business applications what the Internet did for networking and communications— deliver on the promise of truly open, interoperable, any-to-any computing.
…
2. It alters the way our industry delivers value to its customers (which is very good news for IBM).
A lot of people who have played by one set of rules in this industry are going to find out they’re now playing a different game. The widespread adoption of Linux is going to neutralize any vendor’s ability to exercise control— over customers or software developers—based on that vendor’s proprietary operating system. When applications are no longer lashed to a specific operating platform, control and choice shift away from the technology company, and into the hands of customers. This makes possible an equally seismic shift in the way value is delivered—through services, through middleware, through servers.
