Nicholas Petreley
Nicholas Petreley is a former programmer and consultant, has worked for InfoWorld, Computerworld, LinuxWorld, Network Computing World and several webzines. He serves as contributing editor for CIO, focusing on SOA as a primary area of coverage.
You Can Hide So SOA Won't Run
CIO.com – As stated in my previous blog entry, one of the best ways to secure SOA services is to hide them behind a port knocking firewall. Port knocking makes your system appear as if it offers no services at all. Any cracker who...
SOA security more than authentication
CIO.com – Many years ago, I admired my sister's deadbolt. I made a silly comment as to how it looked like it would be impossible to break into the New York City apartment. My brother-in-law corrected me. "It's not impossible. It...
Living Down to a Low Standard
Opinion: Nicholas Petreley says the latest version of the GNOME graphical desktop environment lives down to a low standard.
Playing IT Jeopardy
Opinion: Nicholas Petreley suggests that sometimes IT is just a game -- make that a game show.
Why Free Beer Trumps Free Speech
Opinion: Nicholas Petreley explores various meanings of "free" and their ethical implications.
Sun Refuses to Be Eclipsed
Opinion: Nicholas Petreley says that Sun's anxious response to the Eclipse Foundation's new independence can be traced to competing user interface tools.
Gazing Into the Cyber-Crystal Ball
Opinion: Nicholas Petreley predicts 2004 will bring a networked computer revolution and the decline of Internet Explorer.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Opinion: Nicholas Petreley recounts an unsettling holiday dream -- with apologies to Clement Moore.
NetWare Reloaded
Opinion: Nicholas Petreley finds parallels between Novell's exploits and a certain popular movie sequel.
Sun Microsystems On the Couch
Opinion: Nicholas Petreley imagines what would happen if Sun sought professional help for its identity confusion.
Microsoft on Trial
Opinion: Nicholas Petreley says he knows what would happen if a prosecutor had the chance to cross-examine Microsoft about Blaster-B.