May 21, 2012
The article I chose for this week is “Wireless Tech Makes Health Care Security a ‘Major Concern’” by Antone Gonsalves. The article addresses that medical equipment has advanced so much so fast, that the security that protects those new technologies has lagged. Gonsalves points out that “While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the [...]
By DavidLi Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), Ethics and Information Security, Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology
May 16, 2012
In this paper published by Samuel A. Ajila and Ahmed Al-Asaad from Carleton University in Canada, address concerns with synchronizing a SQL server database for mobile users while off-line. SQL Server has three features to help. They are Remote Data access, Merge replication, and MS Sync Services. Some of the problems that the business experienced [...]
By CyberChic Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology Tags: MS SQL Server, synchronization
May 13, 2012
Java is a widely used object oriented programming language. Created by Sun Microsystems, Java is used for embedded devices, the web and other uses. It is similar to C, and C++ but have different learning curves. Java is object oriented meaning “independent Software components to be reused and interchanged between programs”(Greiner, 2011). Source code is [...]
By NelsonTena Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), HelloWorld, IS in Business, IS Research Paper, Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology, Systems Development and Project Management Tags: Mobile Development
May 6, 2012
In an article found in PC magazine online. They say that there is a flaw in the iPhone Facebook app that can potentially allow a hacker or mischievous individual access to ones Facebook account. They find that the credentials to such accounts are stored in the plist or program list file within the app in [...]
By NelsonTena Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), Ethics and Information Security, Globalization, Innovation, and future trends, Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology, Systems Development and Project Management
Apr 30, 2012
This week I read an interesting article that concerns the safety of uploading pictures taken from a smartphone. The article “How a Cell Phone Busted a Hacker”, by Taylor Armerding, Armerding explains how the FBI tracked down an “Anonymous-linked CabinCr3w” hacktivist member from a pictures posted on various websites bragging about his achievements (Armerding, 2012). The hacker, [...]
By DavidLi Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), Ethics and Information Security, Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology, Uncategorized
Apr 29, 2012
In an article found in Computerworld.com, it talks about how the CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) Bill raises concerns about privacy and how the data will be harnessed and used. The purpose of the bill is to “ make it easier for Internet Service Provides and Internet companies to collect and share cyber threat [...]
By NelsonTena Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), Databases and Data Warehouses, E-Business, Enterprise Architectures, Ethics and Information Security, IS in Business, Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology, Uncategorized
Apr 23, 2012
This blog continues my previous blog named “Google’s Street View car’s do more than just take pictures”. The FCC now says that the collection of Wi-Fi information from Google’s Street View cars during the building process of Google Map’s Street View is actually legal. In the Article “Google Didn’t Steal Wi-Fi — Here’s Why” by [...]
By DavidLi Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), Ethics and Information Security, Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology
Apr 15, 2012
Google’s Street View cars not only have been taking pictures of streets, avenues, and highways, they have been taking gathering up data on neighborhood Wi-Fi data as well. In the article “Google’s Wi-Fi Spying: What were they thinking?”, author Jeff Burtolucci explains that Google’s “experimental Wi-Fi project” (Burtolucci, 2010) has been collecting wireless network information [...]
By DavidLi Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), Ethics and Information Security, Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology
Apr 8, 2012
Google has been hit with criticism for having different privacy policies for their web services for consumers. They now have a unified privacy policy but they have done much to change it ways on data collection. Everything a user types into google search or other services are collected and store on googles server database. Alma [...]
By NelsonTena Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), Databases and Data Warehouses, Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology, Uncategorized
Apr 1, 2012
In an article that I have read from PC Magazine Online, cloud computing is the next big thing coming to consumers and businesses. Cloud computing allows people to have complete access to their personal data as well as data from other users as well. This is called Personal Cloud Computing. An example of one of [...]
By NelsonTena Category: Database Design and Development (CIS 305), E-Business, Globalization, Innovation, and future trends, Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology Tags: Amazon, Apple, Apps, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Data, Data Warehouse, Database Design and Development (CIS 305), Microsoft, Web 2.0
Dec 16, 2009
This article highlight the Motorola Droid, a new phone offered exclusively By Verizon wireless. It was designed for people seeking an alternative to the iPhone and shows that while the iPhone has standard it is not immune to threat or rather “not untouchable” as stated by Straton (www.cnn.com). The Droid offers many similar features and [...]
By joserosas Category: Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology
Dec 16, 2009
A new technology that is embarrassing the use of Global Positioning Systems is the GTX Corp who has invented a tracking device used in shoes. This technology is aimed at Alzheimer’s patients, as a way of finding them if they get lost. For a fee of $20 a month a subscriber to the tracking service [...]
By KatieMajors Category: Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology
Dec 14, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009 Chapter 7: IS in Business An MIT program designated to find inovated ways to capitalize on cell phone abilities has a very interesting vision on maximizing a cell phones capabilities by allowing health workers to take pictures of x-rays and transport the screenshot along with data over seas for a much [...]
By Eric Gomez Category: Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology
Nov 16, 2009
On Tuesday Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced Windows Phone brand are ready to hit the market. AT&T has already announced two Windows Mobile 6.5-based phones — the Pure and the HTC Tilt 2. In all, Microsoft has said to expect more than 30 phones running the OS by year’s end. The operating system provide [...]
By Jung Sook Baek Category: Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology
Nov 6, 2009
Beginning June 1, 2009,entry to the United States through neighboring borders by land and sea requires a passport, which includes a RFID chip in it. Since January 2007, the law requires that re-entry to the United States through air travel must use a passport. All new passport are chipped with RFID chips. This new law [...]
By sounthonesiharath Category: Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology
Nov 5, 2009
In the article, “AT&T approves VoIP for iPhone,” the discussion focuses on the capability of the iPhone to be able to use VoIP applications, most specifically Skype. Voice over Internet Protocol(VoIP) transmits voice calls over long distance phone lines using a data network. AT&T’s previous stand is to not allow VoIP apps over their 3G [...]
By hazael.avellaneda Category: Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology
Nov 5, 2009
This article’s subject is that AT&T Allows Internet Voice Calls on Apple’s iPhone. According to this article, it expresses that AT&T will open its third-generation wireless network to third-party Internet voice applications on iPhone, clearing the way for services such as Skype. Also, Apple praised AT&T’s action and said it would move rapidly to make [...]
By junkilee Category: Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology
Oct 30, 2009
Chapter 7 introduces us to the concepts of network architecture and mobile technology and how these technologies can help employees better communicate within an organization and allow easier and faster responses to others outside the organization. Businesses must understand the new trends of technology to compete in today’s mobile world. Members in an organization must [...]
By nancyreyes Category: Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology
Oct 29, 2009
4G Hype: Time for a reality check Stephanie Mehta’s article entitled 4G Hype: Time for a reality check written for CNNMoney.com is about the hype of the new 4G networks being advertised. It starts out by talking about how Verizon Wireless has gotten back data on the development of a 4G network. It is a [...]
By PhillipHuber Category: Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology
Oct 29, 2009
For this week’s chapter reading, I found a very interesting article in the Business Week Magazine regarding Window’s introduction of its newest development or “upgrade”: Windows Mobile 6.5. I must confess that I am very bias when it comes to computer and phone companies. I have been a true Apple fan for the longest time [...]
By UeYang Category: Networks, Telecom and Mobile Technology