Secure Wireless News
- Vietnam to Widely Use Open Source Software Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:27PMAccording to VietNamNet Bridge, the Ministry of Information and Communications has issued an instruction on using open source software products in state agencies. It was reported that by June 30, 2009, 100% of servers in IT divisions of government agencies must be installed with open source software; that 100% of staff in these divisions be trained in the use of these software products, and at ...
- WHDI Standard Delivers Multi-room Wireless HDTV Connectivity With HDCP as Content Protection Technology Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 4:01PMDMN Newswire--2009-1-6--CES, Las Vegas, Nev. WHDI LLC today announced that the new Wireless Home Digital Interfaceâ?¢ (WHDIâ?¢) standard for multi-room wireless HDTV connectivity will enable High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) revision 2.0 as its content protection technology.
- Samsung Introducing 'Green' SSD for Enterprise Market Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:57PMSamsung Electronics announced that it has developed a 100 gigabyte (GB) solid state drive for use in servers for applications such as video on demand, streaming media content delivery, internet data centers, virtualization and on-line transaction processing. Samsung claims the new performance-optimized 100GB Enterprise SSD can process IOPS (input/output per second) more than 10 times faster than ...
- Bob Muglia Named President of Microsoft’s Server and Tools Business Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:42PMBob Muglia, a 21-year veteran at Microsoft, was named president of Microsoft’s Server and Tools Business (STB), a group he previously served as senior vice president. As head of the Server and Tools Business, Muglia, 49, is in charge of delivering on the vision of Dynamic IT, Microsoft's effort to help IT pros and developers create optimized and agile infrastructures that align to changing ...
- Top Scoops Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:31PMYesterday's top 30 rating items on Scoop were...
- IBM to Provide Virtualization Technology to Grundfos Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:57PMIBM and Grundfos, a pump manufacturer, have announced an agreement for IBM to provide servers and storage infrastructure for Grundfos's two data centers in Denmark, and to deliver a new infrastructure for Grundfos’ SAP environment. With this new agreement, Grundfos has selected IBM’s Power Systems servers and IBM System Storage DS8300 and TS3500 disk and tape systems to operate their SAP ...
- Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac Delivers WiFi Hotspot Access Management and Screen Sharing Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:57PMSkype has released Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac, the latest version of its internet communications software for Mac users. This new release contains a number of new Skype features, including Skype Access and screen sharing. Both of these features will be built into versions of Skype for other operating systems sometime in 2009. Skype Access is a worldwide, pay-per-minute WiFi hotspot access service ...
- Refurbished iPhone 3G Now Available at Best Buy Mobile Nationwide Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:42PMBest Buy announced that it is offering refreshed Apple iPhone 3Gs at store locations nationwide, claiming to be the first retailer to do so on a national scale. Three-hundred and fifty Best Buy Mobile stores have begun selling the Refreshed iPhone 3G at $149 for the 8GB model and $249 for the 16G model, with both requiring a two-year service contract. New iPhone 3Gs currently retail for $199 ...
- Media Genesis Creates Presentation for Microsoft, Motorola Product Launch Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:39PMMedia Genesis, a multimedia development company in Troy, Mich., recently helped launch the publicity for a new suite of products and services from Lowry Computer, Microsoft, Motorola, and Zebra Technologies for RFID food tracking solutions. The goal of the product, called Secure Visibility, is for safer produce in the marketplace. [PR.com - October 31, 2008]
- Crestron Announces Barix IP Intercom Integration Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:38PMCrestron Adds Barix to Integrated Partner Program, Integrating Digital IP Intercom Solution with Control Systems and Isys i/O™WiFi Touchpanels. [PR.com - October 22, 2008]
- 2008's top 10 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:17AMAny list recalling the top stories of 2008 would be remiss not to lead off with the mother of all news makers, or to borrow a phrase from the good ol' days, "It's the economy, stupid."
- Recovering from '08 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:07AMLast year at this time, we were wondering if it could get any worse.
- Your Tech To Do list for 2009 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 12:06AM(By Anne Krishnan, (Raleigh) News & Observer) Kick off 2009 with eight resolutions that will help you make the most of your computer, the Internet and other tech devices: 1. Be skeptical “It's not necessary to unplug your computer and bury it in concrete in order to stay safe (although it may be tempting at times), but a more circumspect approach can really help,” says Jeff Crume, executive ...
- CA-BUSINESS Summary Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 9:50PMTORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index soared more than 2 percent on Friday afternoon as strength in the energy sector, supported by the rising price of crude, led the way higher.
- Seeking Data Security on the Web Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 9:12PMYour data can be stolen by hackers, lost in a system failure or exposed through metadata. What are you doing about it? Larger firms have IT specialists to protect and back up data, but for data security "do-it-yourselfers," attorney Robert J. Ambrogi identifies Web sites that can help.
- (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-02 10:00 UPDATE 1-India's finmin wants to double base price for 3G sale Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 5:33AMNEW DELHI, Jan 2 (Reuters) - India's finance ministry has suggested doubling the base price for a global auction of 3G and wireless broadband spectrum, a telecoms ministry official said on Friday, possibly further delaying the sale. Akshay Rout, the telecoms ministry spokesman, said a final decision would be taken by the full cabinet after considering the finance ministry's comments. "Department ...
- India's finmin wants to double base price for 3G sale Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:45AM(Recasts with telecom ministry official, analyst comment)
- Huawei E176 MicroSDHC-ready HSDPA/HSUPA 3G modem Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:16AM A fast USB dongle with worldwide connectivity Review Huawei is the big cheese in the world of USB HSPDA 3G modems, though you might not know it. It makes the modems the likes of Vodafone, BT, 3, T-Mobile and others stamp their own names on before selling them on.…
- 3G Cellular Router Enables Video Surveillance Over High-Speed 3G Wireless Networks Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 2:01AM Proxicast's LAN-Cell 2 3G cellular router is fast becoming the professional choice for secure 3G wireless video communications.
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- News and Features for Lake Isabella, California Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 11:24AMSacramento - With 2009 right around the corner, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reminds motorists of several new laws that will ring in the New Year.
- At a Glance: Regional News of Note Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 10:28AMSpeeders beware: The Arroyo Grande Police Department’s nine patrol cars and two motorcycles will soon have state-of-the-art radar systems.
- Meraki Launches Residential WiFi Pack and Wall Plug Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:26AMMeraki, a wireless networking solutions provider, has introduced its Residential WiFi Pack to help property owners and managers provide wireless access throughout apartment and condominium communities. The pack is designed to blanket an average 100-unit residential community in a matter of hours.
- Fast-track bus route gets raves Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 5:59AMTHE CITY'S first fast-track bus route - with fares paid at stops before boarding - is reeling in the straphangers.
- Principal answers concerns about laptops Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 8:41PMBeach Middle School Principal Patrick Little provided details about the school's student laptop program in a series of questions and answers. Q: Why did the Chelsea School District decide to provide laptops for each middle school student?
- Video from store robbery released Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 4:45PMHouston police want to know if you can help them find the suspects seen on surveillance video
- Numonyx Introduces New Lineup of NAND Flash Memory Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 3:42PMOAKLAND, Calif., Dec 30, 2008 (ASCRIBE NEWS via COMTEX) -- Numonyx B.V. said that it has launched a series of new NAND flash memory devices for use in wireless, embedded and data storage applications. The company said these include up to 32 Gb (gigabits) multi-level cell (MLC) NAND, 32 GB (gigabytes) eMMC and up to 8 GB microSD* products fabricated on the advanced 41nm process technology. ...
- VARs Vote Trapeze Networks Best WLAN Channel Vendor Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:00AM The readers of Business Solutions magazine have voted Trapeze Networks , a Belden Brand, as the best channel vendor for 2008 in the area of wireless and mobility, beating out a competitive field that included Cisco, Aruba and Meru.
- (AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-30 09:16 UPDATE 1-Big PCCW shareholders raise buyout offer to $2.2 bln Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:49AMHONG KONG, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Controlling shareholders of PCCW raised their takeover offer for the Hong Kong fixed-line phone company by 7.1 percent on Tuesday to HK$17 billion (US$2.2 billion) in a surprise attempt to win over angry minority investors. David Ford, a non-executive director of PCCW, told a shareholder meeting that controlling shareholders PCRD and China Netcom had raised their ...
- Big PCCW shareholders raise buyout offer to $2.2 bln Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:01AM(Add details and comments)
- The Year's Best: No. 3, Schlecht completes amazing wrestling career Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:04AMNo matter what the history books will say about Justin Schlecht, he still feels like he could have done more. Advertisement: Southwest Wireless Holiday Cheer with a Touch Screen Phone? Stop by Southwest Wireless and see what is New & Available! How about a Samsung Delve priced at $99.99 after $100 mail-in rebate. LG Rhythm priced at $29.99 after $50 mail-in rebate. HTC Touch Diamond ...
- วันอังคารที่ 30 ธันวาคม 2551 Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 11:41PMWith the economic slowdown and the industry�s efforts to educate businesses on the benefits of UCC gaining traction, 2009 could mark the start of a broad-based adoption of UCC solutions as business start to look hard at cutting costs.
- Ocean science may hold key to predicting our future climate Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 8:28PMA new assessment from NOAA indicates that while human activity and greenhouse gases may be altering the earth climate, to be able to predict future regional climate we will need to understand the oceans better. Said a NOAA scientist: "Improving predictions of regional sea-surface temperatures will be crucial to predicting climate variability across the U.S. from years to decades." NOAA ...
- Four Soft Listed on IBM SOA Business Catalog Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:16PMFour Soft has announced that it has been listed on the IBM Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Business Catalog, after completing IBM’s SOA technical validation process. The IBM SOA Business Catalog is an online directory of reusable SOA content that has been validated to perform with IBM SOA Foundation products. Adhering to IBM’s technical and business framework, Four Soft software products – ...
- Data Centers Plan to Increase Virtualization as They Cut Budgets Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:01PMAccording to a new survey by the AFCOM Data Center Institute, about half of data centers are responding to the economic crisis by cutting their budgets an average of 15% for 2009. While the overall cuts were "surprisingly low" in the view of Jill Eckhaus, the CEO of the Association for Computer Operations Management (AFCOM), she said she doesn't want to minimize the impact those cuts will have ...
- PortWise 4.7 Delivers Support for OATH and Security for Cloud Computing Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 11:31AMPortWise has announced the worldwide availability of PortWise 4.7, a new open authentication platform and transaction gateway focused on web service transactions and extended support for secure cloud computing. “With PortWise 4.7 we further extend our versatile authentication platform with a vast number of additional authentication methods. We are seeing a continuously growing demand for open ...
- Composite Discovery Virtualization Tool Reviewed by Bloor Research Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 11:16AMComposite Software announced that Philip Howard of UK-based Bloor Research evaluated Composite Discovery, which provides search capabilities against structured data that may be stored in multiple locations. Discovery may also be used to search for data and data relationships to support data integration, data governance and other initiatives. Howard’s findings are published as an In-Detail Report ...
- Mobile booms in India even as PC growth flattens Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 10:55AMIndia's mobile market continues to boom despite the global economic downturn, though its PC market is seeing flat growth.
- SOALogix Included in Magic Quadrant for SOA Composite Application Projects Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 10:16AMSOALogix has announced it has been positioned by Gartner in the niche players quadrant in the 'Magic Quadrant for Application Infrastructure for SOA Composite Application Projects'(1) report. "SOALogix is very pleased to be included in Gartner's latest research involving SOA infrastructure for composite application projects," said Rex G. Ahlstrom, President & CEO of SOALogix. "Our primary focus ...
- OnyX OS X Maintenance Tool Update to 2.0 Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 10:11AMOnyX, a maintenance utility for Mac OS X Leopard, has been updated improving several functions of the application.
- Bureaucrats are hampering innovation Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 9:23AMInnovation has become a popular buzzword. Like motherhood and apple pie, it is considered gauche to oppose it. In Canada we have a good list [...]
- Preventing Laptop Theft This Holiday Travel Season Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 9:18AM(ARA) - Many people will be traveling this holiday season to visit family and friends and will bring their expensive laptops along on the trip. Most of these travelers will not have considered that thousands of laptops are stolen from airports every week.
- TCS Wins Professional Services Work as Sole Sub-Contractor to Booz Allen on ITES-2S Contract to Support the U.S. Army Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 9:10AM TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSYS), a leading provider of mission-critical wireless communications, today announced that it has teamed with Booz Allen Hamilton, a leading strategy and technology consulting firm, to provide the United States Army Information Technology Agency, the technology component of the Office of the Administrative Secretary of the Army with a broad range of ...
- Alarm Systems Can Protect You And Your Family Alarm Systems Can Protect You And Your Family Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 3:15AMKeeping your family safe is the top priority of almost everyone. We all want to feel secure in the fact that our family is safe when we leave the house or go to sleep for the night. You also want to keep the valuables that you worked hard to accumulate safe.
- Business newsmakers Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 1:12AM WATERBURY — Spurred by customer questions about the nation's turbulent financial environment, Webster Bank, N.A., a subsidiary of Webster Financial Corporation, has launched the company's first online two-way dialogue between its chief executive...
- Cell Phone Privacy Protection Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 7:54PMA lost cell phone may provide the perfect way for someone to steal your information, but there are ways to protect yourself.
- Verizon wins $33m against trademark-violating domain registrar Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 7:29PMSome sleazeball cybersquatter called OnlineNIC, an ICANN registrar which advertises "Domains for Sale: We sell in batches," was hit for $33.15 million for violating Verizon's trademarks 633 times through domain registration, the Register reports. According to the lawsuit filed in June 2008, OnlineNIC used an automated process to claim sites such as verizononline.com, myverizonwireless.com, ...
- Top 10 Ethernet switching stories of 2008 Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 6:46PMIn terms of significant announcements, 2008 did not disappoint in Ethernet switching: Juniper entered the market, Cisco unveiled its next-generation platform, and other major vendors consolidated. It will be hard for 2009 to match. Here's a countdown of the top 10 stories for the year soon to pass.
- Storm knocks out power to Oahu Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 10:15AMThe island of Oahu lost power during heavy rain and lightning, blacking out the population of some 800,000 people and thousands of tourists including vacationing President-elect Barack Obama
- First look at Windows 7 beta 1 (build 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400) Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 9:30AMI have to thank Santa for leaving me a copy of Windows 7 beta 1 in my stocking for Christmas Day. This beta (build 6.1.7000.0.081212-1400) should be the first and only beta from Microsoft of Windows 7, and I'm pleased to report that it's a good one.
