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Cisco Aironet 3600 access point boosts tablet performance

Cisco has today announced a new wireless access point, the Aironet 3600 Series, which the company claims is the industry?s first three spatial stream 802.11n access point with a fourth antenna.
Ericsson wants more money from patent licences

As wireless access is added to new types of devices, Ericsson is reorganising its licensing department in an effort to make more money from its patents, the company announced.
O2 starts building free London WiFi network

Mobile network O2 has announced a plan to install free WiFi access across the London boroughs of Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster in time for the Olympics in July.
100G Ethernet with Brocade MLXe router implemented by medical group

100G Ethernet has been implemented by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), a nonprofit medical research organisation, to boost their network bandwidth for advanced data analysis.
HP unveils ultrabook with SSD and nine hours battery life

HP unveiled its first business ultrabook this morning, offering nine hours of battery life, a solid-state drive, and a security chip that protects data in email and information on the hard drive.
Cross-site scripting is a security threat forever, claims hacker

Websites that accidentally distribute rogue code could find it harder to undo the damage if attackers exploit widespread browser support for HTML5 local storage and an increasing tendency for heavy users of web apps never to close their browser.
Software upgrades could produce self-tuning wireless access points

Researchers say wireless access points could double as analysis tools that detect radio-frequency interference and automatically adjust to preserve the quality of Wi-Fi connections.
Samsung shows off optical drive with Wi-Fi connectivity

Samsung has announced its new SE-208BW Smart Media Hub, which is an optical disk drive that comes equipped with Wi-Fi and allows users to stream CDs and DVDs to smartphones, tablets, and computers.
Ford puts cloud services at heart of Evos concept car

Ford's Evos concept car shows how the company is increasingly looking to electronics and entertainment to keep customers hooked on driving its cars, says Chief Technical Officer Paul Mascarenas.
IT consultant recovers MacBook stolen during London riots

When Greg Martin returned home last Wednesday morning after a night of intense rioting in London, his West End apartment had been ransacked.

Latest Features

Will the sky fall if you don't deploy IPv6?

Will the world end if you don't deploy IPv6? Will the internet grind to a screeching halt? Will your computer systems disintegrate into a pile of bits and bytes? In short, no. At least not yet. But you may want to consider a few things.
Six new and rising hacker threats

Hackers never sleep, it seems. Just when you think you've battened down the hatches and fully protected yourself or your business from electronic security risks, along comes a new exploit to keep you up at night. It might be an SMS text message with a malevolent payload or a stalker who dogs your every step online. Or maybe it's an emerging technology like in-car Wi-Fi that suddenly creates a whole new attack vector.
The iPad 2 is the holy grail of tablet computing

Eleven months ago, Apple released the first iPad, a touchscreen handheld computer that redefined tablets, disrupting the laptop/desktop market just as the iPod did to music players and the iPhone did to smartphones.
The future of wireless networking architecture

With ever more devices needing greater throughput for video and voice content, today's wireless hub-and-spoke network architecture is showing its age. What's needed is a wireless LAN (WLAN) solution capable of greater intelligence at the network's edge to optimise traffic flow without compromising security or quality of service and driving up cost.
Five reasons to get an iPad over a Galaxy Tab

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is the first tablet to come along that offers a serious alternative, or poses any notable challenge to the Apple iPad. As formidable as the Samsung tablet seems, though, there are still a number of reasons to forego the Android-based device in favor of the Apple iPad.
How to build a wireless network

In the Wild West of mobility, you'll need to support all kinds of consumer devices that tap into your wireless network. How Bryant & Stratton College's CIO Ernest Lehman created a blueprint for a secure wireless network that could be rolled out to the campuses.
Despite Google Street Car incident, WiFi data collection continues

Four months ago, amidst a backlash from government regulators and privacy advocates, Google stopped collecting WiFi data with its Street View cars. But that doesn't mean Google has stopped collecting wireless data altogether, and neither have other companies such as Apple.
Burning Man's open source mobile phone system could save the world

Today I bring you a story that has it all: a solar-powered, low-cost, open source cellular network that's revolutionising coverage in underprivileged and off-grid spots. It uses VoIP yet works with existing mobile phones. It has pedigreed founders. Best of all, it is part of the sex, drugs and art collectively known as Burning Man. Where do you want me to begin?
Stupid data centre tricks

A university network brought to its knees when someone inadvertently plugged two network cables into the wrong hub. An employee injured after an ill-timed entry into a data centre. Overheated systems shut down after a worker changes a data centre thermostat setting from Fahrenheit to Celsius.
A simple guide to 802.1x networking security

Understanding what the IEEE 802.1x standard is and why you should care means understanding three separate concepts: PPP, EAP and 802.1x itself.

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Implementing Voice Over Wireless Networks

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Meeting and exceeding PCI 1.1 compliance today

Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diner?s Club, Discover, and JCB collaborated to create a new set of standards based on CISP (Cardholder Information Security Policy), and known as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI). All merchants and service providers that handle, transmit, store or process information concerning any of these cards, or related card data, are required to be compliant with PCI or face contract penalties or even termination by the credit card issuers.
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