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The worm known as “MiMail” and its variants dominated the “Dirty Dozen” list of top email viruses released Monday by Central Command, an anti-virus vendor. The software firm noted that many versions of current viruses, such as “MiMail.I” are being written for financial gain, actively attempting to search for or persuade victims to enter personal […]

AirWalk Communications Inc. has raised about $7 million in first-round funding. The companys products reduce the amount of equipment needed to provide wireless services in areas where calls are likely to be dropped. The companys systems are based on CDMA and can handle both phone calls and data, avoiding the need for separate equipment to […]

TSI Telecommunication Services Inc. said that 80,000 people applied to switch their telephone numbers to new carriers on the first day that local number portability rules went into effect. The company processes 80 percent of the number-switching orders. To transfer a number, customers contact their desired new carrier, which then sends the order to TSI […]

Applied Digital Solutions has announced a payment verification system that uses subdermal RFID chips. The VeriPay system will use chips implanted under the skin to transmit a verification number that can be used in a variety of security, financial, emergency identification and other applications, the company said. More than 30 people have already implanted the […]

Red-M this week will unveil its product to manage wireless infrastructure, and monitor hardware and software usage by clients. Red-Vision is part of the companys Red-Detect intrusion detection system (IDS). The product uses hardware probes to monitor the airwaves for rogue 802.11a/b/g and Bluetooth access points. Read the full story at Wi-Fi Planet

SBC Communications will offer prepaid and unlimited access plans for its new FreedomLink Wi-Fi service, the company said. The monthly fee hasnt been set yet and will likely vary depending on whether the user bundles Wi-Fi with other SBC services. The company currently has Wi-Fi hotspots in San Antonio, Texas, and it will expand to […]

Wireless local-area networks are notoriously insecure. But thats not stopping companies from cobbling together technologies. Learn strategies for managing.(Baseline) Why do organizations offer wireless access to their networks or Internet even though its fraught with risks? Companies want to protect themselves rather than allow individuals to hook up Wi-Fi on their own. In the absence […]

Managing the rapid security and individual access point configuration changes for WLANs is a major IT challenge, but one that can be tamed with management software such as Wavelink Corp.s Mobile Manager and Avalanche. Check out this Baseline profile of six companiesimplementations. Companies with large and rapidly changing wireless local-area networks could easily go broke—and […]

Microsoft A comprehensive solution to fight spam must combine strong laws and enforcement with industry cooperation, technological innovation and the empowerment of informed consumers, said Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp., in a Washington Post op-ed. Microsoft SmartScreen technology is blocking as much as 95 percent of spam, he said. The […]

Quantum Corp. officials on Tuesday said the company will undergo a reorganization and lay off 110 employees and 20 contractors. Chairman and CEO Rick Belluzzo remains, however, Storage Solutions Group President Larry Orecklin will leave by the end of this year, officials said. Orecklins division will be merged with the DLT Group, with current DLT […]

Security researchers and the press have had a field day exposing more and more security vulnerabilities in wireless networks. If you believe the hype, you would think wireless networking so porous as to be useless. Obviously thats not the case, as many individuals and corporations are already making productive and profitable use of wireless. But […]