NEC fingerprint reader set up for mobile
use
NEC has used the CeBit exhibition to launch a wireless biometric
security product. The NEC system uses fingerprint biometrics being
to authenticate network access via an NEC laptop PC and an NEC 3G
mobile phone. The fingerprint reader, which comes as part of the
system, is integrated with the Sim card contained in the 3G mobile
phone. NEC said the system supported remote wireless access via
virtual private network client software platforms.
Eight-way server uses dual-core processors
Fujitsu is to launch an eight-way server created from four
integrated dual-processor blade servers. The server, expected in
either April or May, relies on 2.6GHz Opteron dual-core processors
from AMD. The blade integration development builds on Fujitsu's
move last year to offer a four-processor Opteron server built from
linking two Primergy BX630 blades.
Writely word processor to be offered on
Google
Google is to offer hosted word processing following the
acquisition of Writely, the maker of a web-based word processor.
The Writely word processing service is currently in beta testing
and there is a waiting list of people wanting to get their hands on
the technology. Writely can handle documents saved in the open
source Opendocument Format, and files created in the open source
Openoffice suite.
BT offers security check for PCs via
broadband
BT has launched PC Security Check, a service for small
businesses that remotely tests a customer's computer and provides a
status report on its security condition with recommendations on how
to make it more secure. The check takes half an hour and involves a
series of tests performed remotely over broadband on the computer,
against the customer's network firewall by a BT technician.