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NewsUsers of smartphones beware!
Hackers are quite ingenious, and they can invade your trusty handheld devices by tricking you into downloading spyware. They can also find other ways to install it, such as borrowing the device and Read more...
Are you cheap about replacing your workers' laptops?
You're trying to deal with a tight budget in the face of a recession and declining sales. So you decide to postpone the purchase of new laptop computers for a year or more. That's a mistake, Read more...
Former Lehman Brothers exec named FBI CIO
The FBI has named Chad Fulgham, a former technology executive at the now-defunct investment firm Lehman Brothers, as its next CIO. FBI Director Robert Mueller noted that Fulgham has extensive Read more...
A new data delivery stream via RSSWhile a few smart companies are already using RSS feeds to push business data points such as customer details, account actions and other activity-driven information to mobile workers, two vendors Read more... Laptop losses at Commerce Dept. are old hatAccording to a new review on agencies that use handhelds for data collection, laptops and other handheld devices containing confidential data at the U.S. Commerce Department have been disappearing Read more... Discarded handhelds hold valuable dataThere's been a lot of talk about the need to properly dispose of PCs and servers lately, with the most Read more... Editor's Corner
There's an interesting article from the Associated Press about how email is very quickly being replaced by Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Microsoft offers up Vista beta for user scrutiny; Why you need to put security policies to the test; and much more.> Microsoft offers up Vista beta for user scrutiny. Article > Why you need to put security policies to the test. Read more... Getting a grip on data growthThe data load growing within organizations today is astounding--800 megabytes per person each year. Given all the desktops, servers and handheld devices it's pretty safe to estimate there are Read more... Porting to wireless poses unique challengesAs wireless technologies saturate the enterprise, users are demanding more mobile applications and functionalities. That brings some unique challenges to IT leaders and software developer teams Read more... | Press ReleasesSPEC Seeks Input for Proposed Benchmark Measuring Compute-Intensive Performance of Handheld DevicesGAINESVILLE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC) is seeking input for a proposed new benchmark that would measure compute-intensive performance of handheld devices Read more >> XTIO2 Inc. Launches XTI-Mobile Anti-Germ Nanocoating for Phones and Hand-Held Devices at CES 2012Phones found to be 400 times dirtier than toilet seats LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- XTIO2 Inc. introduced XTI-Mobile nanocoating, the most powerful personal protection against germs on hand-held Read more >> Milestone Year for WiGig Alliance: MAC/PHY and Three PALs (WDE, WSE, WBE) Published, First WiGig Plugfest and ITU RecognitWorld’s first unified multi-gigabit wireless docking group formed by WiGig Alliance SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The WiGig Alliance has published two new Protocol Adaptation Layer (PAL) Read more >> Smarter Use of Store Technology Gives Retailers a Head Start in Race to Attract Holiday ShoppersNCR consumer research says Americans wish for more assistance in the aisles, greater flexibility across channels this holiday season DULUTH, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As U.S. retailers head toward Black Read more >> Consumers Lost Thousands of Smartphones at the Busiest Shopping Malls in the United States According to Credant SurveyNumbers of Lost Devices Expected to Increase When Official Holiday Shopping Season Kicks Off on Friday, November 25 ADDISON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Credant Technologies, the trusted expert in data Read more >> |
