Posted: December 15th, 2009 | Filed under: IIS & HTTP
A look back and predictions for the future of internet security and software technology.
Gerhard Eschelbeck of Webroot puts together his list of some of the biggest security trends of 2009, and predictions for what he believes will be ahead in 2010.
Internet Security Trends – A Look Back at 2009, A Look Ahead to 2010
Lloyd Borrett from AVG (AU/NZ) predicts greater criminal activity to steal money, identities and computer resources etc in 2010 using more and more sophisticated techniques. How prepared are you?
Internet Security Predictions for 2010 by Lloyd Borrett, AVG (AU/NZ)
Jim Goldman, of CNBC’s Tech Check, lists his predictions for the 2010 tech market.
Predictions 2010: Technology
Back in January of 2009, Tim Berry of Small Business Trends magazine guessed at which would be the top 10 trends in software publishing for 2009.
Top 10 Software Publishing Trends for 2009
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Posted: December 15th, 2009 | Filed under: IIS & HTTP
Why are people who work in IT so fond of year-end predictions? Probably because, unlike good software, they’re easy to make, and no one gets on your case when yours don’t work out. Not wanting to miss out on the cheap thrills, here are our own top-ten predictions for the coming year in Information Technology:
1. People will figure out what Google Wave is actually for
Google Wave is pretty cool, but what exactly is supposed to do? Combining email, instant messaging, wikis, and social networking in a way never seen before, it’s a Swiss Army Communication system; no wonder people aren’t sure what to do with it. In 2010 we’ll figure Wave out for sure.
2. Twitter amusement and annoyance will continue
Useless babble 140 characters at time will continue en masse and a few more folks will also figure out how to harness Twitter for useful business purposes. We just hope we are one of those lucky few! Dang this message is too long to Tweet, #$#% twitter.
3. Cloud computing will be in the forecast
Windows Azure Platform going commercial in February is obviously a big deal for Microsoft shops. Plus, Amazon’s AWS now supports Windows 2008, and don’t count Google out. The long-term forecast for cloud computing looks bright. But current conditions remain unsettled, with scattered cost issues, flurries of accountability, and possibly a major security front still to come–not to mention a strong chance of horrible weather metaphors continuing well into 2010.
4. IIS will get even better and Apache folks won’t care
IIS 7.5 will make major headway in the Web server market in 2010. Meanwhile, the few Apache fas who happen to notice this will continue to claim they invented everything IIS does right, avoid any of the little details they didn’t work out, and cite surveys that over-sample parked pages and dead domains to claim world domination. These aren’t flame wars anymore, they’re more like the eternal flame, so of course we stoke away!
5. Look HTML5! It’s alive!
Yes HTML is back, and it’s mad! (Probably because it saw what people did with it on MySpace.) Open Web people will claim that HTML5 does everything short of curing the common cold, and yet somehow avoid owning up to the fact that many aspects of the specification are just documenting long-existing Internet Explorer features. Pssst…Microsoft invented Ajax in IE5–you could look it up!
6. Steve Jobs will talk about something amazing
He always does, because it is one of his favorite words “amazing.” The man excels at Marketing 101: if you say it enough times, it must be true! In 2010 maybe it will be a tablet, maybe some new iPhone, maybe it will just be a small bug fix for the latest MacOS release but, whatever it is, you can sure it will be *amazing*!
7. Free things online will still not really be free
More people will discover and be shocked by the disturbing news that everything Google does isn’t really free, that open source does cost money, and in fact that everything that is worth something does cost you in some sense–even when it’s online. The illusion that the Web is the world’s biggest, all-you-can-eat free lunch buffet will continue, but it will begin to dawn on more and more people that you have to rent the fork for $5 dollars or your privacy rights, whichever you value less.
8. Release cycles will reach Internet speed
What’s with waiting years for software releases? Windows 7 is *so* 2009. And Server 2008? Please, that was, like, two years ago already. In today’s fast-paced world, we want and deserve a new operating system every day of the week! How about Windows Monday, Windows Tuesday, and our favorite, Windows Friday Night. Apple will of course have to match this new development by releasing new cat-named builds as fast as possible. Get ready for Calico, Tabby, Siamese, Persian, …
9. Google vs. Microsoft! Fight!
Come on now, admit it, we can’t have technical trade journalism without some major “us versus them.” So be prepared to be exposed to this meme until your eyes and ears bleed. Whether it makes sense technologically or not (Bing aside, how much of what these two companies do is really zero-sum competition with one another?), it drives a whole industry press, so it can’t possibly end until the next all-consuming rivalry is queued up and ready to go. The only change to this year’s script: which firm gets stuck with the role of “evil empire” will likely become a serious matter for debate for the first time.
10. SDVP will ship
Yes it seems like a unicorn; in fact maybe even a unicorn named Trevor, with camouflage patterned fur and an eye patch. But it’s real! No, not Trevor. SDVP is real! It’s been running on our site for months and now it’s finally ready to fly. Look, stop thinking about Trevor already. He’s imaginary, okay? We are talking about our great new Web Application Firewall, ServerDefender VP. After two-plus years in development, SDVP will soon be brightening up the new year of every IIS administrator who needs a first-rate WAF solution pronto, and without breaking the bank. What, you really thought we weren’t going to work a plug into this list!?
So there you have it: 9 predictions of a more-or-less dubious nature, plus one that seems too good to be true, but is actually going to happen. And no we aren’t talking about Trevor.
~ Port80
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Posted: December 15th, 2009 | Filed under: IIS & HTTP, Performance Tools, Web Security Tools
2009 has proven to be a busy year of product development for Port80 Software, and we don’t see 2010 being any less productive. We have launched major upgrades and improvements in our tools such as added IIS 7/7.7 support to both CacheRight, our popular caching program, and LinkDeny, our easy to use anti-hotlinking tool. We’ve also seen point upgrades filled with new features and usability improvements to httpZip, ServerMask, ZipEnable, and ServerDefenderAI.
The future looks bright at Port80 with a major httpZip update with IIS 7/7.5 and Windows 2008 support in early 2010. ServerDefenderVP, our new powerful Web Application Firewall is in its final shakedown as you read this. By the time you are back to work it might be already out or very shortly after, in time for you to deal with your New Year’s resolution to really lock your Web site/application down.
We look forward to continuing to provide our customers with the professional tools they have come to expect and the device compatibly they can use. We wish all of our clients a happy holiday and a very productive and profitable New Year.
Thank you for your continued patronage.
From all of us at Port80
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