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Printer makers mum on new security standard
News New security standards for devices such as printers, copiers and multifunction systems have emerged, but details on hardware compliance are scant.
Tags: Storage, Standard, Security, Device, Risk, Singapore, Access Control, Standards, Environment, e-mail
Universal phone charger OK'd
News Branch of U.N. approves standard for one-size-fits-all phone charger that will work on any future handset, offering less hassle to consumers and reduction in e-waste.
Tags: Development/design, Green IT, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, U.N., greenhouse gas, Phone, Green IT, Telecommunications, greenhouse gas emission, GSM Association
HP t5730w Thin Client
Reviews Designed for use with server-based desktops such as Terminal Services, Citrix and VMware View, HP's t5730w is an excellent mid-range device suitable for most office applications.
Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., USB, remote desktop, Environment, Server, Thin Client, Microsoft Windows
Singapore BCM Standard SS540: TR19 with a facelift
Blogs In July 2008, I wrote that Technical Reference 19 (TR 19:2005), Singapore's proposed international standard for business...
Chipmakers team up for home-networking standard
News Intel, Texas Instruments, and others say powerline networking is the future of the connected home.
Tags: Networking technology, Network standards/protocols, Standard, Powerline, Technology Industry, Panasonic, phone, International Telecommunications Union, consumer electronics company, industry
Australian ICT guidelines embraced as world standard
News Guidelines on IT corporate governance developed by Standards Australia gets adopted as an international standard by the International Standards Organization.
Tags: IT Governance, Standards, Standard, Australian Computer Society, Information And Communication Technology, Australia, IT governance, process improvement, corporate governance, knowledge
Microsoft testing Excel for supercomputers
News At the Supercomputing 2009 conference, Microsoft releases an updated version of Windows Server for high-performance computers as well as a compute cluster version of its Excel spreadsheet.
Tags: Multiprocessor servers, Linux server OS, Server platforms, Portland, Microsoft Corp., software, Conference, Server, Supercomputing, supercomputer
Google's SPDY protocol could ramp up Web speeds
News Researchers at Google are playing with a new Web protocol that could theoretically decrease the time it takes to load a Web page by a significant amount.
Tags: Programming languages, Protocols and platforms, Google Inc., SPDY, Web Page, Web Browser, Web Server, Google Chrome, Server, TechCrunch
Offerpal revises terms amid continued scandal
News Under fire for running misleading ads on social networks, offers-and-surveys broker now says publishers can choose how "conservative" they want to be with ads.
Tags: Gamer, Games, Facebook, Social Networking, Media One, Offerpal, Survey, advertisement, network, Class Action
Google buys Gizmo5 for Google Voice
News Terms of the deal for the VoIP software company were undisclosed, but Google's second acquisition of the week will be used to help Google Voice.
Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Google Inc., Skype Technologies S.A., Gizmo5, Phone, Internet telephony company, telephony company, Voice, TechCrunch
Windows 7 business standard by next year
News Analysts believe that Windows 7 will become the standard operating system for business PCs, skipping Vista.
Tags: Windows 7, Business applications, Forrester Research Inc., Operating System, business PC, Business applications, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, IT Professional, Microsoft Windows 7
S'pore to get new-generation membership card
News Passion ez-link Card conforms with new standard for micropayments and will enable payment for transit services, retail purchases and motoring charges.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, micropayment, Singapore, Card, payment, CEO, managing director, Benefit, director
Shuttleworth: Amazon will win cloud battle
News EC2 is the only strong contender to eventually emerge as the leading cloud platform because it has open-source implementations, according to the Canonical chief.
Tags: Cloud computing, Web 2.0, Open Source, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Web 2.0, Amazon EC2, British Telecommunications, Savvis Communications
What Windows 7 means to security admins
Techguide Windows expert Greg Shultz reviews the most significant differences in Windows 7 that will affect the role of security administrators, including changes to UAC, the new AppLocker, and BitLocker To Go.
Tags: Security, Data security, PC security, Windows 7, AppLocker, NTLM Authentication Protocol, Microsoft Corp., Windows 7, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Windows Vista
Acer F900
Reviews The F900 is a solid performer with a nice 3.8in. screen, good battery life and a reasonable price. Acer's front end for Windows Mobile could do with a rethink though.
Tags: Battery, Acer Inc., HTC Touch, MicroSD, microSD Card, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Display, HTC Touch HD, Accelerometer, Microsoft Windows
