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Issue 06 |
| What to Plan for in 2006 |
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Man Pleads Guilty To Worm Attacks Against eBay, Others |
This year started with something extra for everybody. One second extra to be precise. The first minute of 2006 was 61 seconds long, making up for slight changes in the Earths rotation. Now if you weren't told this all your clocks will be one second fast.
What else do you need to know about in 2006? Below are a few things that will almost definitely happen this year in the world of IT. Microsoft Windows Antispyware Spyware is one of the IT industry's biggest concerns and one of the main problems for end users. There will be many products and upgrades out this year in this sector of the market. One of the main releases will be from Microsoft. Their current product is at the Beta stage and is available for download. Watch this product being bundled with other MS products this year. Voice over IP (VOIP) Voice over IP has been talked about for at least the last 10 years as being the next big thing. We are still waiting, so why will this year be any different? VOIP has now found its niche and its place in the telecom's market. Its market share should grow as both confidence in the technology grows and becomes more main stream. All of the major Telecom's providers worldwide will have introduced some kind of VOIP phone service to its customers. There are also specialized VOIP companies and hardware manufactures selling these products as direct alternatives to standard telephone services offering more features and lower costs in hardware investment and calling. |
Anthony Scott Clark, of Beaverton, Ore., faces 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, three years probation and other penalties for the 2003 denial-of-service attacks against 20,000 computers. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP)--A man pleaded guilty to infecting about 20,000 computers with a worm and using them to launch denial of service attacks against eBay Inc. and other online businesses in 2003. Anthony Scott Clark, 21, of Beaverton, Ore., entered the plea Tuesday in U.S. District Court in San Jose. He faces 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, three years probation, and other penalties, the U.S. attorney's office said Wednesday.
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The internet just keeps getting faster? This year should see the biggest increase in connection speed for the business and home user. Companies like BE are already offering 24mb internet and 8 mb will be the standard broadband connection speed for most ISP's before the end of the year.
Most people upgrading will need new hardware as current ADSL routers are not ADSL 2+ compatible. Get a deal that includes the hardware. Those people living or working in low population areas will wait longer as exchanges are being converted in higher population areas first. Faster Wireless Connections New wireless networks standards will become more main stream this year. 802.11g, SuperG, 802.11a, 802.11e and 802.11n, these standards offer up to 108mbps connections speeds and will become more important as the internet connection speeds start to increase. I also expect even faster wireless technologies to be announced this year. Expect to see these new faster wireless networking standards being installed in laptops, PC's, PDA and phones this year. |
PC supplier, Dell is recalling batteries from selected notebook computers, after receiving reports that some are at risk of over heating, and could pose a fire risk. The supplier has received three reports of the batteries, which were manufactured in Japan and China, over heating. No injuries have been reported but customers have reported damage to a tabletop, a desk top and minor damage to personal affects. The models affected include Dell Latitude, Dell Precision and Dell Inspiron computers. Dell sold the batteries with the computers, as part of a service replacement and as individual products on its web sit and catalogues, between 5 October 2004, and 13 October 2005. About 22,000 batteries were sold in the US. |
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Spyware still on the increase | |
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Microsoft released the XBox 360 at the beginning of December and due to the lack of hardware in shops disappointed a large number of Children this christmas. The sales of these in the early part of this year should go through the roof.
The Sony Playstation 3 is expected no earlier than this summer giving Microsoft at least 6 months head start but the PlayStation has better hardware and a big following so it will be interesting to see if Microsoft steal the PlayStation's lead as the biggest selling console. My advice is to wait for the Playstation 3. The 64 bit world Now this is not new, in fact 64 bit processors from Intel and AMD have been around for a while but applications that made use of them have been thin. With Window Server 64 and XP professional 64 there are now good reasons to own one. Expect to see more companies releasing desktop PC's, Laptops and servers with 64 bit processors and the old 32 bit processors phased out. |
The latest threat management report from antivirus firm Sophos presents a worrying, but not entirely unexpected, picture on the state of spyware, with companies seeing a dramatic increase in infections throughout 2005. Sophos attributes the growing increase in spyware to the ‘business model’ used by virus writers, which shows financial gain through long-term infection. The global report found spyware rose to 66.4% of all malicious software threats in November. In January, 54.2% of all threats included a spyware payload and in the year to date, malware has demonstrated a 48% increase compared with 2004. |
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