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GNU Enterprise Application Server v0.0.5 (Default). Enterprise Middleware (Business Rules Server). [freshmeat.net]

Kendall Clark: Three Myths of XML.

• The first myth rests on a confusion about the meanings of words like
  “free” and “open” when they are applied to XML-encoded information.
• The second myth is that XML is magical, that it has some unique
  properties that makes impossible things possible.
• The third is that technology, including XML, is more determinative of
  social relations and institutions than they are of it.

[via Scripting News]

“Your tax dollars have been put to good use for a change, as the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been busy figuring out how to make Windows 2000 more secure, and has released a set of templates and instructions to enable anyone to batten down their ‘2K hatches.

“The package had been available briefly at NSA’s Web site, but has temporarily been taken down due to overwhelming demand. The files will be available again from NSA within a week’s time. Meanwhile, Cryptome has kindly mirrored it all

“The templates (.INF files) cover domain controllers, domain policy, and server and workstation settings. The recommendation guides are supplied as .PDF files and address numerous topics such as group policy, Active Directory, DNS, certificates, IIS, routers and Kerberos.”

[via The Register]

Webmonkey Looks at Log Analysers Compares WebTrends, SawMill, Analog, etc… “First up in the free software world is Analog, the program that claims to be the `most popular log file analyzer in the world.’ That may be true, but how does it stand up against the competition? Very well, it turns out. ”
[via ZopeNewbies]

XML FAQ 2.0 in preview. Peter Flynn announced a preview release of version 2.0 of Frequently Asked Questions about the Extensible Markup Language. [xmlhack]

<meta name=”MSSmartTagsPreventParsing” content=”TRUE”>

Don’t leave home without it.

It can be ignored/overridden by IE6, however.

Microsoft has third go at Exchange hole. IDG Jun 14 2001 3:10PM ET [Computer security news]

Information Week: Busier Networks Create Smoother Traffic Flow, Says Bell Labs. Conventional wisdom held that the busiest networks would experience even more “bursty” behavior, requiring larger packet buffers to help Internet routers manage traffic volatility. But Bell Labs’ research shows the opposite is true: High-capacity networks have more regular traffic. [Tomalak’s Realm]

Smashing the SSL Speed Trap. Network Computing Jun 12 2001 5:52AM ET [Computer security news]

Business News from Wired News – My Shoe Size? It’ll Cost You.

Companies are willing to pay big money to learn the juicy tidbits of your life, including your preferred brand of toilet paper or whether you smear your bagels with butter or cream cheese.

The problem is, they’re not paying you.

A new website hopes to remedy this situation by allowing consumers to sell their personal data directly to advertisers.

[ … ]

Coyle plans to charge advertisers 14 cents to access each member’s 1,300-question profiles and 25 cents to send members e-mails, which are routed through her site to avoid their resale. And like any good businesswoman, she’ll keep a cut of the profit for herself.

There are other sites offering opt-in e-mail services where members sign up to receive spam from selected advertisers or get prizes for clicking on banner ads or websites. One even announced plans to split revenue from personal data sales with consumers. But the idea appears to have frizzled; multiple phone inquiries to Zimtu went unanswered.

[Privacy Digest]