UK Military Buys Overhyped Gartner Report, Bans iPods

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U.K. Military Bans iPods

U.K. Military Bans iPods 07/13/2004 08:58 AM

UK military: iPOD is security risk: Look, do we need anymore proof that Apple is evil?

The pocket-sized digital music player, which can store thousands of songs, is one of a series of banned gadgets that the military will no longer allow into most sections of its headquarters in the UK and abroad.

Devices with large storage capabilities — most notably those with a Universal Serial Bus (or USB) plug used to connect to a computer — have been treated with greater suspicion of late by government agencies and corporations alike.

This comes on the heels of consulting firm Gartner's recommendation to ban iPods in the workplace.

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UK military bans iPods

UK military bans iPods 07/13/2004 12:01 PM
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Dumbfuck Gartner report recommends
banning iPods

Dumbfuck Gartner report recommends
banning iPods 07/06/2004 11:58 AM
Some jackass analyst at Gartner is advising employers to ban iPods and other personal storage tech from the workplace to prevent leakage of s33kr1ts from within the corporate hive. Likely successor recommendation: decapitating all outgoing employees.

"Portable storage products can bypass perimeter defences like firewalls and antivirus at the mailserver, and introduce malware such as Trojans or viruses onto company networks."

Devices mentioned include "disk-based MP3 players, such as Apple's iPod, and digital cameras with smart media cards, memory sticks, compact flash and other memory media"...

"Businesses must ensure that the right procedures and technologies are adopted to securely manage the use of portable storage devices like USB keychain drives. This will help to limit damage from malicious code, loss of proprietary information or intellectual property, and consequent lawsuits and loss of reputation," the report stated.

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iPods pose security risk for
enterprises, Gartner says

iPods pose security risk for
enterprises, Gartner says 07/06/2004 08:31 AM
The iPod may be popular, but also poses such a major security risk for businesses, that enterprises should seriously consider banning the iPod and other portable storage devices, according to a study by research firm Gartner Inc. The devices, using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) or FireWire (IEEE 1394), present risks to businesses on several fronts: from introducing malicious code into a corporate network, to being used to steal corporate data, the Stamford, Conn.-based research company said in its report "How to Tackle the Threat From Portable Storage Devices," published Friday.

iPods pose security risk for
enterprises, Gartner says (MacCentral)

iPods pose security risk for
enterprises, Gartner says (MacCentral) 07/06/2004 08:40 AM
MacCentral - The iPod may be popular, but also poses such a major security risk for businesses, that enterprises should seriously consider banning the iPod and other portable storage devices, according to a study by research firm Gartner Inc.

Gartner: iPods, other small storage
devices pose security risk

Gartner: iPods, other small storage
devices pose security risk 07/06/2004 05:07 PM
The popular music players, which use USB or FireWire to connect to computers, could be used to introduce malicious code into a corporate network or to steal corporate data, research firm Gartner Inc. said.

Analyst Consolidation: Gartner Buys Meta

Analyst Consolidation: Gartner Buys Meta 12/27/2004 03:19 PM
It appears that tech company consolidation isn't just in the tech company space itself, but among those who analyze the tech space as well. Gartner Group has apparently decided to spend $165 million on META Group, the firm that once advised all companies to ban all cameraphones. Who knew that such bad advice could be so profitable?

Gartner buys research rival META for
$162m

Gartner buys research rival META for
$162m 12/28/2004 07:35 PM
Reg pegs deal success at 171 per cent

Analyst giants merge as Gartner buys
Meta for $162m

Analyst giants merge as Gartner buys
Meta for $162m 01/04/2005 06:45 AM
Computer Weekly Jan 4 2005 11:16AM GMT

Gartner Buys Rival Research Firm Meta
Group

Gartner Buys Rival Research Firm Meta
Group 12/29/2004 01:05 AM
TechWeb Dec 29 2004 4:11AM GMT

UK military denies ban on iPods

UK military denies ban on iPods 07/13/2004 01:44 PM
The MOD has denied reports that it has banned Apple's iPod due to fears it could be used to steal files.

British Military: iPods Pose Security
Risk (Reuters)

British Military: iPods Pose Security
Risk (Reuters) 07/13/2004 05:03 AM
Reuters - Music fans, beware: Britain's Ministry of Defense has become the latest organization to add the iPod to its list of high-tech security risks.

Duke buys entire freshmen class iPods

Duke buys entire freshmen class iPods 07/20/2004 11:03 AM
Duke University is buying iPods for its entire incoming freshman class.

""Whoa!" said rising Duke freshman Mollie Tucker of Raleigh when she learned she'd pocket an iPod. "It sounds like a good idea. It sounds really cool." When she arrives Aug. 19, her iPod will be loaded with all kinds of useful information, including orientation schedules, calendars, campus tours, even the Duke fight song.

"Students also can use them for course content, such as recorded lectures, music, language lessons and audio books. Throughout the year, they will be able to download information through a Duke Web site modeled after Apple's iTunes site..."

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Optimistic Gartner Report

Optimistic Gartner Report 02/18/2004 01:17 PM
Gartner says that the number of hotspot users worldwide will grow to 30 million in 2004, up from 9.3 million in 2003: The firm warns that companies should take control of how their workers pay for the service, recommending contracts rather than one day usage fees. Managed service providers like iPass, FiberLink, and GRIC will be good solutions for companies. It goes on to say that alliances, mergers, and acquisitions will be prevalent in the second half of the year. Most of the recommendations in the report seem to point to the lack of unity in the market. Today, companies must sign up for service with multiple operators to get access to the most hotspots. More roaming and interconnection deals will likely encourage more use by heavy travelers....

Report: North Korea bans cellphones

Report: North Korea bans cellphones 06/05/2004 01:00 AM
There are reports today that the government of North Korea has banned mobile phones. Details are sketchy.

The country banned the use of mobile phones in late May, according to reports quoting a North Korean official in the country's capital of Pyongyang. The ban may be due to the deadly train explosion in the country in April, which North Korean officials have said was triggered by a mobile phone. Mobile phones have been used to trigger explosions in other attacks across the world. (...)

By the middle of last year, the country counted 40 base stations and about 1,000 users. North Korea has a total population of about 22.5 million people. In contrast, South Korea counts 35 million wireless subscribers and a 75-percent wireless penetration rate (...)

Link, and BoingBoing reader Nym suggests this new flag.

Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq:
report (AFP)

Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq:
report (AFP) 05/23/2004 06:22 AM
AFP - Cellphones fitted with digital cameras have been banned in US army installations in Iraq on orders from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, a business newspaper reported.

Report: iPods

Report: iPods 07/01/2004 10:13 AM
Dan Hamilton describes replacing an iPod battery.

Report: Rumsfeld bans cameraphones -
(United Press International)

Report: Rumsfeld bans cameraphones -
(United Press International) 05/26/2004 04:36 AM
Pentagon has banned all cameras .. The Washington Times .. proibir

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Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq -
report - After Saddam - www.smh.com.au

Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq -
report - After Saddam - www.smh.com.au 05/24/2004 02:50 AM
Donald Rumsfeld has banned cameraphones .. Rumsfeld bans cameraphones in Iraq

smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/23/1085250873479.html
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"Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq:
report. 23/05/2004. ABC News..."

"Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq:
report. 23/05/2004. ABC News..." 05/25/2004 04:22 PM

Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq:
report. 23/05/2004. ABC News Online

Rumsfeld bans camera phones in Iraq:
report. 23/05/2004. ABC News Online 05/24/2004 03:55 PM
Rumsfeld reportedly banning soldiers' camera phones in Iraq, worldwide .. ever present little techno devices .. ban all cameras .. Read article

abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1114150.htm
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Minority Report UI For The Military

Minority Report UI For The Military 04/15/2005 11:04 PM
Slashdot Apr 16 2005 3:12AM GMT

Report: U.S. Looks at More Help for Iraq
Military

Report: U.S. Looks at More Help for Iraq
Military 01/04/2005 10:50 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 4 2005 2:14PM GMT

The BPM Group Joins Gartner at Gartner
Business Process Management Summit;
Presents Five Fundamental Truths of BPM

The BPM Group Joins Gartner at Gartner
Business Process Management Summit;
Presents Five Fundamental Truths of BPM 06/05/2005 11:58 PM
The BPM Group today announced its support for the Gartner Business Process Management Summit including the presentation by BPM Group CEO Steve Towers of the Five Fundamental Truths of BPM on June 5th at 4:00pm Eastern Time. [PRWEB May 23, 2005]

Bush Military Service Files Were
Destroyed - Report

Bush Military Service Files Were
Destroyed - Report 07/10/2004 04:58 AM
Bush millitary service records disappear

reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5627899
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U.S. Military Report Draws Iraq, Vietnam
Parallel (Reuters)

U.S. Military Report Draws Iraq, Vietnam
Parallel (Reuters) 05/20/2004 11:34 AM
Reuters - U.S. action in Iraq could prove a foreign policy debacle if the Bush administration ignores Washington's painful failure at nation-building in South Vietnam a generation ago, a new Army report warns.

Report: Bush Fell Short of Military
Obligation (Reuters)

Report: Bush Fell Short of Military
Obligation (Reuters) 09/08/2004 11:04 AM
Reuters - President Bush fell short of meeting his military obligations during the Vietnam War and was not disciplined despite irregular attendance at required training drills, The Boston Globe said on Wednesday.

(LEAD) U.S. Military Deploying High-tech
Weapons near DMZ: Report

(LEAD) U.S. Military Deploying High-tech
Weapons near DMZ: Report 12/22/2003 10:10 AM
Yonhap News Dec 22 2003 9:01AM ET

Overblown, overrated, overhyped

Overblown, overrated, overhyped 04/26/2004 01:01 PM
Too many open source advocates complain about Microsoft writing terrible buggy software and think that open source developers do it better. The truth is Microsoft is innovative, has vision, and executes well. If open source developers can do as well as Microsoft, it's a big compliment. Smart people like Miguel de Icaza and Brendan Eich have known this for a long time. Miguel has a reality check for these innocent virgins, giving his assessment of the potential of XAML and Avalon.

Brendan (one of the Mozilla leads) has a frank assessment of Mozilla too. Not too positive. I talked about this last year.

However i think that Miguel and Brendan are just hyping things up. XAML and Avalon may be great technology but no one is waiting for Longhorn to implement web based apps - everyone is implementing them NOW!

An introduction to Avalon by Charles Petzold.

Earthlink spyware claims overhyped?

Earthlink spyware claims overhyped? 04/16/2004 06:19 AM
Earthlink spyware detector helps find browser cookies.

Experts: Wireless Network Risk Overhyped

Experts: Wireless Network Risk Overhyped 11/11/2003 01:13 AM
In reality, computer security experts say that the security risks of wireless networks are no greater than those of regular networks -- provided that the wireless networks are properly configured, their users are authenticated and the data they carry is encrypted. By Elise Ackerman (San Jose Mercury News via MyAppleMenu)

Social Tech: Were Webl0gs and RSS
overhyped in Iowa?

Social Tech: Were Webl0gs and RSS
overhyped in Iowa? 01/22/2004 06:47 AM
Michael Gartenberg, quoting Scoble, concurs that weblogs didn't play a big role in influencing the electorate in Iowa.  That is true -- not enough people read weblogs (only 4% according to Michael) to have it matter in a general election.  However, I am fairly sure that it wasn't supposed to be a mass communications vehicle at all.

Political parties, from the communist party in the old Soviet Union to the US's Republican and Democratic parties are composed of only ~4% of the voting population.  Republicans and Democrats have about 2 m people each (2% each of the ~105 m people that vote.  Those are the people that make it happen.  This is much different than registered Republicans and Democrats.  These are party activists.  The rest of us are only here to be influenced. 

This is why Trippi and others want to get 2 m people to contribute (its the 2% that makes a party).  By contributing, they are effectively signing a pledge to vote and work for the Dean campaign. The idea that it would be possible to get a significant portion of that funding number via online sources was and is radical.  Even more radical was the idea that this online group could be formed into a more cohesive and operationally active "party" that would drive Dean to victory.

However, these radical ideas haven't played out as scripted due to the critique I posted below.Social technology is great at building insurgencies and not grabbing mainstream political power.

BB-gun maker shuns Christmas publicity
EU court: Microsoft must divulge secrets
Report: Rosneft buys

BB-gun maker shuns Christmas publicity
EU court: Microsoft must divulge secrets
Report: Rosneft buys 12/24/2004 12:49 PM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Wed Dec 22, 11:47 pm GMT

Will Mini iPods Delete Bigger iPods?

Will Mini iPods Delete Bigger iPods? 01/07/2004 06:38 PM
Well, as every other tech site in the world is now telling you, the not-so-secret rumors that Apple was coming out with a "mini iPod", cleverly named "iPod mini" are completely true. The other big story people are focusing on are that Apple has gotten past their Henry Ford-style color options, and will offer the iPod mini in multiple colors. You can read all the details at other sites, but in looking over the stories about the device, I'm wondering if the iPod mini will replace the iPod itself as the popular music device of choice. Personally, I don't own an iPod or any portable digital music player (I barely have any digital music - so buying such a device would only mean I need to rip all my CDs, which is a project I'm still not ready to bother with). Still, the iPod mini seems to make a lot more sense to me than many other portable music devices. The early MP3 players had way too little memory, but once you get up into the 4 gigabyte range, I wonder how much more some people need. Historically, of course, that's a dangerous viewpoint to take - since we've always figured out ways to fill up empty storage space. With Apple even advertising games, calendars and other iPod apps - you can imagine that the memory will go. However, if I were in the market for such a device, I'd definitely go with the mini iPod version right now: it's a better size for carrying around and it's "good enough" in terms of storage space - not to mention that it's cheaper. Thus, while I'm sure there are some people who simply need to have more storage space, I'm wondering if this mini iPod will steal marketshare away from its big brother.

Military-Travel.net Provides Low Hotel
Rates, Rebates For Military Personnel,
Families

Military-Travel.net Provides Low Hotel
Rates, Rebates For Military Personnel,
Families 05/31/2004 07:05 PM
Said Charles Kessler, president, "There are no restrictions on the number of times an individual can reserve rooms through the Military-Travel.net site, and the hotel accommodations can be used whether traveling on official military business, leave, vacations or other personal matters." Reservations can be made for short and long stays at the guaranteed lowest rates possible and with the additional 5% rebate in effect.

What are Those Military Contractors
Doing in Iraq? How Can Torturing and
Implementation of Our Military Policy be
Outsourced? 5/10

What are Those Military Contractors
Doing in Iraq? How Can Torturing and
Implementation of Our Military Policy be
Outsourced? 5/10 05/10/2004 03:03 AM
John Israel .. commentary

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Iraqi 'Secret Surrender' Negotiations
Have Begun With Key Iraqi Military
Officials In Hopes Some Military Units
Will Not Fight Under Way (Ehr --
Secret?)

Iraqi 'Secret Surrender' Negotiations
Have Begun With Key Iraqi Military
Officials In Hopes Some Military Units
Will Not Fight Under Way (Ehr --
Secret?) 03/13/2003 10:21 AM

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Gartner says PC shipments up 10.3%

Gartner says PC shipments up 10.3% 04/15/2005 03:15 PM
Investors Business Daily Apr 15 2005 6:41PM GMT

UK bans G5 ad

UK bans G5 ad 11/11/2003 09:21 AM
Apple has been forced to pull its television advertising claiming that the G5 is "the world’s fastest, most powerful personal computer" from the UK after eight viewers contacted the Independant Television Commision to complain that it was inaccurate. After reviewing the ad, the IDC decided it was misleading, stating that "the ITC considered that there was insufficient evidence to support the claim 'world’s fastest, most powerful personal computer.'" The ad has been...
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