YuMe picked as msnbc.com's ad server

News outlet msnbc.com has chosen YuMe Inc. as the ad server for its embedded video players.

Msnbc is a joint venture of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and NBC Universal, owned by General Electric (NYSE: GE).

Redwood City’s YuMe is privately held and backed by Menlo Park-based Khosla Ventures, Palo Alto-based Accel Partners, San Francisco-based BV Capital and Palo Alto-based DAG Ventures.

The companies didn’t give financial details of the deal.

YuMe is led by CEO Michael Mathieu.

Source: bizjournals

KernSafe iStorage Server - iSCSI Target Server for windows

KernSafe iStorage Server is a full-featured software-only iSCSI Target Server for Microsoft Windows. iStorage Server is IP SAN solution and allows you quickly export an existing storage such physical disk, partition, CD/DVD-ROM, generaic SCSI device and even a variety of popular CD/DVD images (such as: .iso, .bin, .mdf, .cdi, .b5i, .nrg, .ccd, .sub, .img, .raw.) to all the clients, that delivers immediate benefits allowing storage to be consolidated, virtualized and centrally managed, all the data, such as photos, games, software, movies and so on, will shared to all the clients logon the target. iStorage Server is an ideal choice for any sized business. iStorage Server has also provided RAID-1 (mirror) feature, which allows you create two image files for mirror backup, image file can be local image file or remote iSCSI device. Even though, it is also a good data sharing solution for personal user, he/she can share data between workstation and his/her laptop computer with iStorage Server will bring more convenience, for this case, the free version of iStorage Server is enough.

iStorage Server is a hardware-independent, and do not require an additional hardware. Quickly create an IP SAN in minutes using hardware you already have. iStorage Server takes space on a windows file system and turns it into an iSCSI target. ou can now let any computer on an Ethernet network use this iSCSI storage. It is cost-effective and scalable.

Source: http://products.serverwatch.com/networking/tools/1245293397.html

USB 2.0 Mini Network Server by GizFever

GizFever announced a new product added to its website, the USB 2.0 Mini Network Server. The device allows users to share external hard drives, flash drives, USB webcams, and other various USB devices over wired Ethernet or a wireless network. Other sharing capabilities enable multiple users to access a printer over a network, and scan and fax from any networked computer. Users can also add a USB speaker to listen to music on any networked PC.

The device can be used with a max four-port USB hub and comes with support for USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices, Windows Vista Rally Technology, and protocols such as LPR/LPD, DHCH and UPNP. In addition to the USB 2.0 Network Server, the package comes complete with a power adapter, software CD, RJ45 Ethernet cable, AND A Magic Stick.

The USB 2.0 Mini Network Server is available to purchase from GizFever.com and is priced at $60.





Source: electronista.com/articles/09/06/23/usb.2.mini.network.server/

Apple Released iPhone Configuration Utility 2.0

Apple just on Thursday evening released iPhone Configuration Utility 2.0 (8.7MB) to help manage updated phones.

The configuration security feature is one of many detailed in the new enterprise deployment guide available on Apple’s Web site. The document highlights a wide range of new business-friendly features, ranging from security to accessibility. They include:

• CalDAV calendar wireless syncing is now supported.
• LDAP server support for contact look-up in mail, address book, and SMS.
• * Configuration profiles can be encrypted and locked to a device so that their removal requires an administrative password.
• iPhone Configuration Utility 2.0 now allows you to add and remove encrypted configuration profiles directly onto devices that are connected to your computer by USB.
• Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) is now supported for certificate revocation.
• On-demand certificate-based VPN connections are now supported.
• VPN proxy configuration via a configuration profile and VPN servers is supported.
• Microsoft Exchange users can invite others to meetings. Microsoft Exchange 2007 users can also view reply status.
• Exchange ActiveSync client certificate-based authentication is now supported.
• Additional EAS policies are now supported, along with EAS protocol 12.1.
• Additional device restrictions are now available, including the ability to specify the length of time that a device can be left unlocked and disabling the camera.
• Local mail messages and calendar events can be searched. For IMAP, MobileMe, and Exchange 2007, mail that resides on the server can also be searched.
• Additional mail folders can now be designated for push email delivery.
• APN proxy settings can now be made specified using a configuration profile.
• Web clips can now be installed using a configuration profile.
• 802.1x EAP-SIM is now supported.
• Devices can now be authenticated and enrolled over-the-air using a Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) server.
• iTunes can now store device backups in encrypted format.
  

Source: appleinsider.com

Opera lets browser be used as a server

Opera Software's new technology is available as part of a beta for its browser, Opera 10. The feature, called Opera Unite, enables users to push content and establish communications without the need for third-party companies, such as Facebook, AOL or Flickr.

Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner called it a giant leap in the Internet, dubbing it Web 5.0.

"We're enabling every single user, every single computer to be a two-way street on the Internet," he said in a Webcast. "Every device can share information."

Opera Unite is available now with six free applications built by Opera. They include applications for photo sharing, media streaming, chatting, file sharing and a bulletin board.

Christen Krogh, Opera's chief development officer, said developers will be able to build even more applications for Opera Unite or retool some of the original apps.

A user logs into Opera Unite, picks which files to share and passes on a Web address, either public or password protected, to friends and family. To share, a user will need to use Opera Unite and keep it running. End users, however, will be able to access the content from any PC Web browser, although mobile browsers are not supported at this time.

Source: sfgate.com

Unbound Domain Name Server Updated to Run on Windows

NLnet Labs and Nominet today announces Unbound, an open source domain name server (DNS), is now available to all Windows operating systems including Windows XP and Vista. This Unbound update further supports the deployment of Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), a technology designed to enhance the security of the Internet as a whole.

Windows Unbound is Ipv6 compatible recursive caching validating DNS server. It looks up the domain name in the global DNS system to get the address and stores it to allow ISPs, broadband suppliers, or cable companies, to quickly direct end-users to their desired websites. It also performs DNSSEC validation checks on the DNS data, verifying that the information it retrieves is both correct and authentic. Such checks help protect users of the Internet against a range of security exploits.

Unbound was already available on Unix varieties such as Linux, OS X, and FreeBSD" says Wouter Wijngaards, the project's leader at NLnet Labs; "But we are keen for as many users as possible to reap the benefits from Unbound, which is why we have made it available to Windows platforms. There are millions of Windows users and it is great that we can now offer our high performance, secure, alternative (to Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND)) domain name server, for more platforms."

Lesley Cowley, CEO at Nominet continues; "Domain name servers are an incredibly important but completely hidden part of the Internet. Continued development of Unbound is an important part of ensuring that the DNS infrastructure is kept up to date and protected against security threats."

Windows Unbound is available as a download from http://unbound.net/download.html, and runs in the same way as it would run on Unix systems. The code is open source and can be used in other products under the BSD license. It has been designed to be as accessible to developers as possible.

Source: http://newsblaze.com/story/2009061202595700001.bw/topstory.html

Stopping Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2008

The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 systems. Active Directory Domain Services role installed have an extra element of feature if we see previous versions of Windows Server. in the “stoppable” services for the domain. Theese are all services and functionlity with the active directory. This works by Active Directory Domain Services being diclayered enumerated in the Services applet of the Control Panel. One of our pet peeves in Windows. These is services that do not permition the processing of a stop and start command. Terminal Services is the holdout, as Active Directory can now be explicitly stopped.

The Active Directory Domain Services is managed as NTDS. in the Services applet. Active direcotory data base file name is ntds.dit, we would use NTDS if we were using the sc command to manage Active Directory. You can also manage these services interactively.Active Directory being stopped on a Windows Server 2008 domain controller.

Although this Feature is good for Windows administrators, he can manage easily. we need to some exercise caution, because may be face some critical satuation. The first thing we should understand is what benifit of our end. when Active Directory is stopped. In environments with multiple domain controllers, the other systems would process logon requests.If there are any roles on the server with the stopped services, they will resume when Active Directory is resumed.

If the outage we will be for an extended some time, it should be a good mathode to transfer the role to another domain controller,like cdc we should be transfer all role adc to cdc. For normal maintenance, such as applying Windows updates or basic hardware maintenance, going without the role for a short amount of time is usually fine.Also consider this question: Just because you can stop Active Directory, should you? I’m going to wait until Windows Server 2008 R2 before fully upgrading Active Directory because of some of the new features, and it will fit my timeline better.

Source: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/datacenter/?p=966