October 2006
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October 15, 2006
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Oct'06
Nokia's Wibree vs. Bluetooth as PAN of choice
John Shepler explains Wibree, Nokia's new Personal Area Network initiative. Continue Reading
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October 15, 2006
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Oct'06
Creating a WPA2 compliant network
Our expert, Lisa Phifer, goes through the basic principles of creating a WPA2 compliant network. Continue Reading
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October 15, 2006
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Oct'06
High-gain antennas and the near field effect
In this response, Lisa Phifer explains the use of a high-gain antenna and what the near field effect is. Continue Reading
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October 15, 2006
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Oct'06
Wireless connection in the wilderness
Lisa Phifer explains how to connect office buildings wirelessly where laying cable is not an option due to trees and rocky terrain. Continue Reading
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October 15, 2006
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Oct'06
Prevent Data Slurping Part 5: Crimping the flow
For someone looking for something really special, check out Tenix Datagate's Interactive Link Data Diode (IL-DD) product which provides a "provides a one way connection between two networks, with hardware-enforced prevention of reverse data flow". Continue Reading
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October 15, 2006
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Oct'06
Microsoft caves to pressure over Vista security
To accommodate third-party security vendors and appease antitrust regulators in Europe, Microsoft will make some final tweaks to Windows Vista. Continue Reading
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October 15, 2006
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Oct'06
Sun goes back to its roots with Honeycomb user
Stanford University is the first official Honeycomb customer; it will be using the programmable storage archive for its massive Google library project. Continue Reading
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October 15, 2006
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Oct'06
Flaw found in Toshiba wireless device driver
Attackers could exploit a flaw in the Toshiba Bluetooth wireless device driver to cause a denial of service or launch malicious code on victims' machines. Continue Reading
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October 15, 2006
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Oct'06
Compellent adds WAN optimization to array software
One user of Compellent's new StorageCenter SAN 3.5 estimated he's saved $40,000 a year in maintenance fees by dumping a third-party replication product. Continue Reading
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October 15, 2006
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Oct'06
NetApp adds compression to VTL, lacks dedupe
NetApp has updated the controllers in its NearStore VTL adding hardware compression, but deduplication is still a missing ingredient. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2006
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Oct'06
Microsoft to fold security into Windows division
The software giant said the move would make future Windows development efforts more efficient. The changes take effect after Microsoft releases Vista. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2006
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Oct'06
D-Link appeals to users after major theft
D-Link has been the victim of a major theft of wireless broadband equipment and is urging users to help try to track it down. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2006
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Oct'06
Palm takes on the world with new quad-band smartphone
Palm has boosted the multimedia technology offered in its smartphone range with the launch of the Palm Treo 680. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2006
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Oct'06
Palm OS brand hands over to Access
The Palm operating system brand for mobile devices is to be officially dumped by its new owner, which is now concentrating on Linux-based software systems. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2006
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Oct'06
IBM completes 20th acquisition to power information-on-demand
IBM has completed its acquisition of FileNet, a buy that will help it improve its Information on Demand initiative. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2006
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Oct'06
Lloydspharmacy rolls out computer dispensing across UK
Lloydspharmacy is to implement a new computer-based dispensing system designed and built by Capgemini at all of its 1,540 branches across the UK. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2006
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Oct'06
Coventy council chooses Capita for revenues and benefits system
Coventry City Council has awarded a five-year contract to Capita to deploy its Academy software in the council’s revenues and benefits department. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2006
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Oct'06
BT acts on spammers and botnets
BT is implementing a fully-automated “spam buster” system to track down and tackle professional spammers and “botnet”-infected customers on the BT broadband network. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2006
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Oct'06
BSI issues new standard to assist business continuity
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has released a new standard to help firms with business continuity. Continue Reading
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October 12, 2006
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Oct'06
Seeing numbers - can computing hope to recreate human vision?
This year's Roger Needham lecture - Computer Vision and the Geometry of Nature - will examine the search for mathematical models and algorithms that can explain and emulate the human visual abilities most of us take for granted. Continue Reading