Monday, January 29, 2007 - Posts

What Does the World Economic Forum in Davos Have to Do With Technology?

Everything! For those of you that are not aware, the annual World Economic Forum was this past week in Davos. With 221 sessions over six days there was a lot to hear about. Two things stand out as they relate to technology. One is the session on the Impact Read More...

Cracking the Code

Most people know about encryption , but few pay attention to hash algorithms . These little pieces of code are often used for digital signatures, creating unique "fingerprints" of the data being transmitted. There are several well known hash Read More...

Crystal Balling (with help from TIA)

The Telecommunications Industry Association recently released their annual Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast report. (It is always nice to have large groups like this validate our thinking.) There are some things worthy of note: The worldwide Read More...

PodSnacks: File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Ever notice that sometimes that URL in your browser's address bar starts with ftp:// insteadof http:// ? Your browser is going to use the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) instead of the HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) to get that file. FTP is an old, Read More...