IT SECTOR

Five leading information technology companies - Cisco, IBM, Intel Corporation, Juniper Networks and Microsoft Corp. -- Formed an industry consortium to strengthen Internet security. This nonprofit organization is designed to strengthen the global information technology security through innovative preventive measures to improve the efficiency of combating threats. Over the past few years the nature of such threats on the Internet has changed dramatically. Instead of viruses and worms have appeared much more sophisticated hacking attempts simultaneous multiple products or common protocols in several products. The agreements will allow the leading IT manufacturers to collaborate and reflect the attack perpetrated against products while several suppliers. The consortium will provide the basis for customer support and create a neutral methods permit (without the participation of government) major global incidents in the area of information technology security. Generally, the increasing comp...

It's no secret that representatives of IT-professions in our country often become the targets of black envy of other areas. Indeed, higher salaries, comfortable working conditions, to choose an employer in the event of any conflict. However, among the IT-specialists also have the division. To same of them live better? This article is, of course, does not pretend to objectivity because it is more difficult to gather statistics on wages, which are often granted "in envelopes" on working hours, which is often higher than that registered in labour legislation. You can, of course, would be interviewed by representatives of IT-specialties, but who vouch that they will not overstate or understate their own earnings? So guided, alas, only have a basic understanding of the complexity of work, ads showing the salaries and other indirect confirmation that someone live well. I think everybody will agree that the most important profession in the field of information technology - is al...

Browsers known IT news Cnet could not ignore the launch of Internet-shop AppStore with applications for iPhone. His findings, they have decided to share with readers, reaching Top-10 most absurd, in their view, the programs found them in this store. 1. Birth Buddy Program will help otlezhivat duration fights with births and report to the mother. Birth Buddy worth while ten dollars, and actually is a combination of timing with your mail client, who is in and so iPhone. 2. Program Alarm Free , using data embedded accelerometer for alarm, if the phone falls from the pocket. Cnet to amuse a little commentators that the developers feel the program against the robbery: in their view, a loud signal to scare thieves. 3. Crazy Eye valued at $ 0.99 on the screen shows the terrible eyes. If the bailiffs phone to a person, it can be intimidating friends - joyfully reported its developers. 4. Program called Cow Toss (again, for 99 cents) makes it possible to graze a cow using...

Incredible did happen. Anyone who watched the last months of ritual dances around the altercation Yahoo and Microsoft, awaiting the culmination of events on Aug. 1 - at that date was designated fateful meeting of shareholders Yahoo. But now - for all of a sudden - top managers of Yahoo were able to agree with his greatest investor Carl Ikanom. But the corporation Microsoft, it seems, are left with the nose. I recall: billionaire Carl Ikan, who represents a group of investors and controls almost 5% Yahoo (the largest stake), from mid-May threatened at the next shareholders' meeting to replace the old to the new board of directors. And all in order to resume talks with Microsoft about selling Internet portal. Against Ikana acted together top managers of Yahoo, did not wish to sell the software giant even on a price. It is not difficult to guess, opponents alliance with Microsoft enjoyed the support of Google. In general, kipeli Shakespeare's passions. And suddenly all over. Even ...

World Wide Web is often referred to as a place of universal freedom and equality. Rather, called - now hardly anyone would argue with the fact that freedom of the network beginning of the era of cyberspace hopelessly outdated. Previously, World Network was thus a place where everyone can find all that want, and leave their own mark in any form as the soul wishes. Not long ago, everyone who wants to without fear of any consequences, to download using any network piringovoy any files needed him, whether works of the most popular musicians, "Crack" to the software developers or any child pornography. Similarly, can be established on any "Narod.ru" site on a given known to man, which poured mud with his feet to the head. Now everything has changed, and quite seriously. Now, those same Americans problematic Torrents poured in music and movies, and even on YouTube does not expire "rear" film and television companies wanting to know the name (or rather, "poa...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology published a list of 10 promising technologies, which, according to the authors, may soon provide the greatest influence on the development of mankind. 1. " Comparative interaction. " It is based on the idea of identifying ways in which different components of cells interact with each other, identification of channels of interaction and use this information in medicine, agriculture, biochemistry, etc. 2. Nanomedicine - using it will be possible to deliver drugs directly to sick cells. 3. Epigenetics - will identify the existence of oncological diseases based on genetic test. 4. " Cognitive radio. " To enable all cellular phones, computers connected to wireless Internet, radio, etc. to work successfully and without hindrance, used the entire radio. Additional training should be conducted electronic devices analysis of the situation and choosing the best way of communication and protocol. 5. " Nuclear rep...

World oil prices since the beginning of the year, growing rapidly. Barrel time after time beats own record, "oil" topic is not similar to the first strips of newspapers and screens. But few people still thought about how energy situation may affect the IT-industry. Meanwhile, the impact could be quite strong. According to most experts, as soon as the price of oil reaches $ 200 mark per barrel, is a global recession. Of course, straight towards the IT-industry oil prices affect poor. The chain of relationships in this area looks much more difficult. But can be traced two main ways. The road first. The increase in oil prices directly leads to an increase in food prices - that we are witnessing today. According to the laws of economics, where expensive food basket, falling levels of consumption items are not necessities. In this case all kinds of gadgets - digital cameras, mp3-players, etc. Relationship simple: went products - means fewer people will replace their cell phone to...

Venture to suggest that news about the relationship between Yahoo and Microsoft will soon be published in the press exclusively in the sections "Humor". Because a case, without humor, understood this long-standing history has been difficult. It all started when some weeks ago scandalous millionaire Carl Ikan Microsoft and Yahoo have given leadership 24 hours to the proposal, which was as follows: Microsoft buys search Yahoo, and Ikanu get the rest of the company. The latest subjected to restructuring. More deals were unknown, but judging by the reaction, they were offensive. Authors ultimatum given to understand that the negotiations did not go, and soon received a sharp denial. In fact in the corporate correspondence is not obscene phrases. But there are their equivalents, which were fully utilized in reply Yahoo. Chairman of the Board of Directors Yahoo Roy Bostok Ikana called the Alliance and Microsoft "strange and unprincipled". And now brilliant quote: "Th...

Continuation. Start here Action / RPG Deus Ex. First, a small digression. Called Deus Ex shooter just fundamentally not true, like role-playing game called Diablo. That is why he took the place of honour among heat Games Action / RPG. It takes, I should say it on the right - Deus Ex soundtrack stayed forever in the hearts of gamers. Since the main task of musical accompaniment - the maintenance of atmospheric - it is to cope excellent. It would seem that the melodies are simple to primitivism and represent nothing other than mere technology, but in practice ... oooooo, as they approached the transfer of atmospheric game, not words. In this regard, the music came out so good that a particular scene caused the player sustained association with the corresponding track it. Above this soundtrack for equal rights were engaged three composer, a question of which will go on. Alexander Brandon, formerly known as Chromatic Dragon, Siren and Sandman. The difference that worked on music for the fi...

Around a very promising development - controller USB 3.0, characterized by a particularly high speed data transmission - erupted neshutochnye passions. Namely: the largest producers of microchips - the company Nvidia, AMD, Via Technologies and SiS - united and Intel Corporation co-accused in that it deliberately obscures the specification controller USB 3.0 (USB Host Controller). It is, in their view, in order to gain technological advantage and to release new products with the support of the standard before its competitors. Intel pariruet all charges, for large, one argument - that the development of a new version of the controller was the corporation's own initiative. And because deskat, any requirement of disclosure of its specifications at least incorrect. Leaving aside until the point that "near" Intel could cost it a further investigation by antitrust authorities in Europe and the U.S. - and similar charges and is now well in excess. Let us turn to the technological...