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Hacker surrenders to FBI on TechTV |
| Hacker “Adrian Lamo” surrendered to the FBI on the steps of the Sacramento courthouse as TechTV’s “The Screen Savers” captured the event live. Lamo became widely known in hacker circles for hacking into companies like Yahoo! and WorldCom, then telling the execs how he did it... (Full Article) |
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New Web address for Business Journal |
The Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal has a new home on the Web — www.kpbj.com.
The previous addresses, www.KitsapBusinessJournal.com and www.wetapple.com still work, although the Wet Apple address will soon be another site dedicated to the commercial division of the company which specializes in graphic, logo and Web design, production of specialty publications, brochures, and all other types of business collateral material design. |
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Northwest Network Services hires Acuña |
Northwest Network Services recently announced the addition of Chris Acuña as manager of sales and marketing. Acuña brings over 10 years of technology sales and business development expertise from the high-tech and aerospace industries.
Northwest Network Services is headquartered in Poulsbo and can be reached at 360-779-0303 or visit www.nwnet.us. |
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Somera signs agreement with Cingular Wireless |
Somera Communications announced it has signed a master supplier agreement with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. under which Somera will supply equipment support for Cingular’s TDMA and GSM networks.
Somera also has agreements with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Dobson Communications Corp. and Verizon Wireless. |
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Derhak elected head of HIMSS |
Mike Derhak, the information technology manager for Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, was recently elected president of the Washiongton State chapter of the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS). He has been involved with Information Systems the last 17 years and healthcare the past 28 years. His experience includes hospital, home health and hospice systems as well as multi-specialty physician practices.
Derhak is a member of the National HIMSS Certificate in Healthcare Security (CHS) committee. He holds CPHIMS, CISSP and MCSE certifications and can be reached at (360) 792-6558.
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Sprint PCS offers Wi-Fi as defensive move |
Sprint PCS announced it will begin offering a Wi-Fi solution with access to high-speed Internet services in more than 800 locations across the country and plans for more than 2,100 hot spot locations by the end of this year.
Sprint PCS said the service will be available in airports, convention centers and hotels through a combination of hot spots built and managed by the carrier and through roaming agreements with hot-spot aggregators. |
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Super WebGirl completes E-commerce
Web sites and Flash Demo |
| Bainbridge Island’s Super WebGirl, Inc., recently completed custom e-commerce solutions for pH Sciences in Seattle, and Water’s Edge Camping Outlet in Washington, Missouri; and a Flash animation demo for DLI Engineering, Bainbridge Island... (Full Article) |
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Stopping those annoying pop-ups |
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You won’t be surprised to learn that Microsoft Windows isn’t perfect. That’s the theme of a story at www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,103986,00.asp that offers a selection of small programs – all but one available for free download from that site – that are designed to either fix a problem in Windows or add a needed function... (Full Article) |
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PC Networks recognized by Silverdale Chamber |
| Paul Clemmons of PC Networks was recognized as the Silverdale Chamber’s Member of the Quarter at the July General Membership Meeting... (Full Article) |
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NorthwestNet awarded
Web site design contract |
| Northwest Network Services Inc., of Bainbridge Island announced that it has been awarded the contract to redesign the website for CGS Publishing Technologies International, a publishing software developer based in Minneapolis, Minn., and Hainburg, Germany... (Full Article) |
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NW Commnet completes extension
of fiber optic network |
| NW Commnet announced that it has completed construction of the latest stage of it’s fiber optic network in Bremerton, as well as to Naval Submarine Base, Bangor. The project extends the existing fiber optic network to customers through NW Commnet’s co-location facility. The project also connects to NSB Bangor and to the Westin Building in Seattle, where NW Commnet also has a presence... (Full Article) |
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New picture phone |
| The phone rings and you know the person but can’t match them with a face? If you have the Sony Ericsson T68i mobile phone ($200 plus service fee), you can simply push a button and match that person’s name with a picture held in the phone’s one megabyte of memory. You can also add a $150 camera as an accessory and take a photo and send it wirelessly using the phone’s cellular connection. |
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Autonomix named Microsoft Business
Solutions CRM partner |
| Autonomix, Inc., a Bainbridge Island technology consulting firm, has been named a Microsoft Certified Business Solutions Partner for Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Autonomix is now authorized to sell the Microsoft CRM solution, in addition to providing systems integration and customization services to its CRM customers. |
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NorthwestNet opens Poulsbo office |
Northwest Network Services Inc., a Web hosting and high speed broadband Internet services firm, recently announced the opening of a new office at Liberty Bay Marina, 17791 Fjord Drive NE, in Poulsbo according to Bob Malecki, President of the firm.
For more information call (360) 779-0303 or visit www.nwnet.us. |
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Porn dialers can be difficult to remove |
It’s easy to compare surfing the Web to swimming in a sewer. You never know what kind of little nasty is going to attach itself to you and make life miserable.
That’s what happened to numerous people who suddenly find $50 to $200 worth of calls to pornographic Web site numbers on their phone bills... (Full Article) |
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Paladin Data Systems awards scholarship |
| For the forth year, Poulsbo-based Paladin Data Systems has presented one graduating senior from the West Sound Consortium with a Microsoft Certification Scholarship... (Full Article) |
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Group Health offers applications online |
Group Health Cooperative is offering consumers the ability to electronically submit applications for individual-plan coverage online.
“Other plans allow you to print out an application and mail it in, but we’re the first to allow the submission of an application over the Web using an e-signature,” said Group Health’s Director of Individual and Family Plans, Greg Scully... (Full Article) |
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Husa & Co. named Microsoft partner |
| Bainbridge Island’s Husa & Company has been named a Microsoft Business Solutions reselling partner. The company currently markets Microsoft Business Solutions Retail Management System, Microsoft Business Solutions Small Business Manager, and Microsoft Business Solutions CRM, applications developed by Microsoft Business Solutions... (Full Article) |
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New Leica digital camera |
| The trouble with digital cameras is that – despite the improvement in the quality of the pictures – the camera itself looks like a toy. For the status-seeking photographer, there’s a $950 answer... (Full Article) |
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A new kind of wire |
| The common wire has stayed the same since before Ben Franklin flew a kite. But change may be coming to the wire. IBM researchers have created something called a carbon nanotube that may replace wiring inside a chip. The nonmetallic nanotubes are microscopic – which would allow manufacturers to squeeze billions of transistors onto a single chip. Besides making circuits smaller, they would work faster, because electricity wouldn’t have as far to travel. |
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Chips so small that... |
Hewlett Packard has developed computer memory chips so small that several thousand could fit on the tip of a human hair.
It’s not a gimmick. The speed of chips now is limited by their size; electricity doesn’t have far to travel in a tiny chip, so they can work faster. The need is great. Scientists say speed increases for today’s chips will reach physical limits in about 10 years. It will be years, HP said, before these time chips reach the market. |
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NW Commnet completes first stage
of fiber optic network for Bremerton |
| NW Commnet recently completed construction of the first stage of its fiber optic network in Bremerton. The project extended an existing fiber optic network to NW Commnet’s downtown collocation facility, as well as connecting to the KPUD fiber backbone... (Full Article) |
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Microsoft using Washington State courts
to go after spammers |
| Spam is a growing problem for everyone with an e-mailbox. The proliferation of unsolicited offers for pornography of all kinds, Viagra at wholesale prices, and pills that enhance the size of your sex organs are clogging up the Internet faster than you can say bandwidth... (Full Article) |
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Reality Wireless and DONOBi think merger |
| Reality Wireless Networks, Inc., a fixed wireless broadband services provider based in California’s Silicon Valley, and DONOBi, Inc., a privately held wireless connectivity and internet solutions company based in Bremerton, Washington, announced the signing of a Share Exchange Agreement between the companies... (Full Article) |
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Phynity deploys Camelot Reporting
software at Paratransit Services |
| Silverdale-based Phynity recently deployed its flagship web-based reporting suite, Camelot Reporting, at Paratransit. The firm is a non-profit brokerage and transportation provider for the handicapped and elderly in several regions throughout the United States... (Full Article) |
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New local online shopping option |
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Gail and Randy Chafe, owners of Shoplocalbiz.com (formerly LocalSavingsConnection.com) have opened their new website: www.ShopLocalBiz.com, an online source for local business information, promotions and services such as dining, shopping, home & garden, entertainment, adventure, professional services... (Full Article) |
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Def Con XI set for Aug 1-3 |
Def Con XI, the eleventh version of the annual compuetr hackers gathering, convention, competition and all around blow out party, has been set for Aug. 1-3 in its usual location, the Alexis Park Hotel in Las Vegas.
For more information, visit www.defcon.org. |
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HP develops newer, faster, memory chips |
Hewlett Packard has actually developed computer memory chips so small that several thousand could fit on the tip of a human hair.
However, since the speed of chips now is limited by their size; electricity doesn’t have far to travel in a tiny chip, so they can work faster. Scientists say speed increases for today’s chips will reach physical limits in about 10 years. It will be years, HP said, before these tiny chips reach the market. |
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Heads-up display motorcycle helmet |
| If a new prototype project catches on, motorcycles will be operated similar to jet fighters. DesignWorlds/USA has created a helmet with a video heads-up display – just like in combat aircraft – that provides all the instrument readouts. The color LCD is just 2 inches from the eye, but through optical magic, the information is in focus at infinity. That’s important because it allows the eye to see the data and yet focus on the road ahead. |
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A new type of wire |
| Electronics have changed, but the common wire has stayed the same since before Ben Franklin flew his kite. But not for much longer. IBM has created something called a carbon nanotube that may replace wiring inside a chip. The nonmetallic nanotubes are microscopic – which would allow manufacturers to squeeze billions of transistors onto a single chip. Besides making circuits smaller, they would work faster, because electricity wouldn’t have as far to travel. |
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Anti-spammers getting it wrong
By Jim Kendall |
| Tit for tat. An eye for an eye. Revenge is sweet. What goes around comes around. To spam or not to spam, that is the question... (Full Article) |
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Earthlink agrees to provide notice |
| Attorney General Christine Gregoire recently announced that Earthlink, one of the nation’s largest Internet service providers (ISP) – which claims about 5 million customers nationwide – has agreed to change the way it deals with new customers acquired through its purchase of smaller ISPs... (Full Article) |
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