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If youre willing to bet your business phone system on IP telephony, want to keep it in-house, and want to pay less than you would for Cisco Systems Call Manager or the IP PBXes of the traditional players, you might try a system from snom. Snom, based in Berlin, with offices in Coppell, Texas, was […]

Microsoft Corp.s embedded operating system platforms are set to take center stage next week at the companys Embedded Windows Developers Conference (a k a Embedded DevCon) in San Diego. Microsoft offers two different embedded Windows flavors: Windows XP and Windows CE. Windows XP Embedded, a subset of Windows XP, is typically integrated into retail point-of-sale […]

Microsofts embedded operating system platforms are set to take center stage next week at the companys Embedded Windows Developers Conference (a k a Embedded DevCon) in San Diego. Microsoft offers two different embedded Windows flavors: Windows XP and Windows CE. Windows XP Embedded, a subset of Windows XP, is typically integrated into retail point-of-sale terminals, […]

Following its introduction in 2001, Microsoft Corp.s Software Assurance program have evolved to cover a broad range of services besides software upgrades. While product delays and a liberal dollop of customer gripes have driven the changes so far, analysts say the company must find a way to assuage customers concerns that they arent getting value […]

New legislation proposed in the U.S. Senate could hold providers of file-sharing services responsible for their illegal use by third parties. Senator Orrin Hatch this week introduced the “Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act,” a bill with support from both Republicans and Democrats. “It is illegal and immoral to induce or encourage children to commit crimes,” […]

Sophos Plc. this week announced an update to its Mac antivirus software. The company said its enhanced security model prevents normal users from disabling antivirus software. The software uses Mac OS Xs own SMTP client to send alert messages, so if a user is disconnected from the network, messages will queue until a connection is […]

Government agencies are looking to secure e-mail solutions to provide greater protection for communications. Those agencies moving into the evaluation phase have a number of encryption flavors and variations to consider. Some vendors have opted to blend encryption approaches in their products. Read the full story at USATODAY.com

DigitalNet Inc. and eEye Digital Security Inc. will provide the United States Strategic Command with a set of applications that will scan systems for potential vulnerabilities. The $6 million task order issued by the Defense Information Systems Agency includes eEyes Retina Network Security Scanner, which scans networks for vulnerabilities, and eEyes REM Security Management Console, […]

Sticky FingerTo appease the paranoid population, Sony releases the Micro Vault USB 128 MB flash drive—a memory stick with fingerprint access. Meaning, the device records the owners fingerprint, which is then used to access the info on the drive. The Micro Vault also helps users auto-login to password-protected sites in Internet Explorer. So the next […]

How you can negotiate better software licensing deals with Microsoft — even if your company recently signed a new contract with the Redmond software kingpin? The question is especially pertinent now, with many users three-year-old Software Assurance (SA) licensing deals set to expire on June 30. But negotiating a licensing deal with Microsoft is a […]

A new web site lists technology products, both low and high tech, to improve care and quality of life for residents of long-term care facilities. This site lists options in fall detection and prevention, wander management, calling for assistance, and incontinence. Guidelines describe regulatory and other concerns to consider when picking a technology. It also […]

Maxtor Corp. this week announced its new line of native SATA MaXLine III hard drives. The new 7200 RPM SATA II drives offer native command queuing, a 16MB buffer and up to 300GB in capacity. Native command queuing (NCQ) enables multi-threaded performance and allowing the drive to reorder and efficiently execute up to 32 commands […]