SCO news from Network World

Nokia Siemens Networks to modernize Orascom's database

2008-11-17T00:00:00Z

Mobile service provider Orascom Telecom Algeria has announced that Nokia Siemens Networks will be the sole provider of its Home Location Register solution.

Brilliant: The Gift Cards With Built-In Gadgets

2008-11-12T00:00:00Z

At a time when electronics retailers like Circuit City are struggling to stay alive, Best Buy and Target are debuting brilliant new moves for the holiday season: gift cards with built-in gadgets. For real.

What's on the mind of Twitter users?

Mark Gibbs — 2008-11-10T00:00:00Z

I'm still fascinated by the ecosystem that surrounds Twitter - a constellation of services often referred to as the "Twitterverse."

Users offered SaaS asset management

2008-11-07T00:00:00Z

FrontRange has come to the rescue of techies for whom asset management is a chore too far. The company had teamed up with Computercenter to offer asset management using software as a service (SaaS) delivery.

Schools need to retain their e-mail

Michael Osterman — 2008-10-23T00:00:00Z

Last week, Waterford Technologies released the results of a survey it conducted on e-mail archiving in elementary and secondary schools. The survey, conducted with administrators of K-12 schools, teachers and parents, offered some interesting findings.

Who was lying? Voice analysis on the debates

2008-10-18T00:00:00Z

Leave it to the Web to find a way to separate fact from fiction at the presidential debates. A startup called RealScoop says it's developed an online voice analysis system that can tell the difference between a truth and a lie -- and it has some news about the candidates' on-camera clashes.

Using NAC to backstop and supplement other apps

Tim Greene — 2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

Recently a user of ForeScout NAC gear said he's had the equipment in place for more than a year and doesn't have it enforcing NAC policies yet, but still finds the device worthwhile.

Furniture maker uses NAC gear for more than NAC

Tim Greene — 2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

When Chad Clement joined worldwide office furniture maker Haworth 18 months ago, he discovered the company needed to get a handle on network security.

Computer failure hobbles Hubble, derails shuttle mission

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

A major computer failure onboard the Hubble Space Telescope is preventing data from being sent to Earth, forcing a scheduled shuttle mission to do repairs on the observatory to be delayed.

NASA ramps up weather research with supercomputer cluster

Jon Brodkin — 2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

NASA’s Center for Computational Sciences is nearly tripling the performance of a supercomputer it uses to simulate Earth’s climate and weather, and our planet’s relationship with the Sun.