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Friday, August 21, 2009

How to secure a new SQL Server Reporting Services farm; Military wants petite, low powered unmanned aircraft to fit in tight spaces

How to secure a new SQL Server Reporting Services farm; Military wants petite, low powered unmanned aircraft to fit in tight spaces
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Last month, I talked about the licensing model for the "Scale Out" Reporting Services model. It is expensive. Well, this month I am building a proof-of-concept for a customer. Luckily, we can use the Developer edition until we go into production. I feel much more comfortable dealing with technical issues versus licensing issues. Let's take a look...

Military wants petite, low powered unmanned aircraft to fit in tight spaces
Scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) today said they wanted to fund the development of an unmanned aircraft that weighs less than 10 grams, uses less than 1 watt of power and can hover in place.

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Microsoft's plan to "sandbox" documents in the next version of Office looks like a "very good step forward," according to one security analyst.

CA security software has nervous breakdown
Users of Computer Associates' eTrust Anti-Virus were forced to roll back an update posted last week after it caused the program to object to large numbers of innocent files, including some of its own.

More tips on detecting botnet infestation
As a follow-up to last week's article on detecting the presence of a botnet on your network, I have more advice from experts in this arena. IBM's Internet Security Systems X-Force gives specific examples of botnet activity to watch for on your network.

Judge: Defunct airport fast pass company can't sell customer data
A federal judge has issued an order banning the operator of a now-defunct registered air traveler program from selling any of the highly personal data it collected on tens of thousands of people who signed up for the program.

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