Year: 2008
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Adobe Acrobat 9 Passwords Not Secure, Claims Company
Categories: SecurityEight-character passwords for Adobe Acrobat PDF documents are no longer a reliable security protection, says Russian security software vendor ElcomSoft. In a press release issued this week, the vendor of password recovery tools says the security measures in the latest version of Adobe’s PDF software, Acrobat 9, is two-orders of magnitude easier to crack than… Read more
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Speed is the Feature Sought by Financial Services
Categories: News and TrendsFinancial services might seem like the last place you’d want to do business these days, but some vendors are finding innovative ways to drive sales into the troubled industry, proving there’s plenty of opportunity if you just know where to look. Asaf Somekh, vice president of strategic alliances at high-performance grid backbone and switch manufacturer… Read more
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Infosys Says Uncertainty Hinders Economic Recovery
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Nokia Poised to Snag Symbian
Categories: CollaborationLONDON (Reuters) – The world’s largest cell phone maker, Nokia, said on Tuesday its 264 million euro ($339.9 million) acquisition of British software firm Symbian was on track to be closed this year. Nokia said in June it would buy out other shareholders of UK-based smartphone software maker Symbian and make its software royalty-free to… Read more
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Mobile Apps Find Home in Touchscreen Devices
Categories: CollaborationSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Touchscreen phone users are discovering that much of the fun in their devices stems from applications — those little nuggets of convenience, amusement and distraction available for download on the slightest whim. A good example is Google Inc’s newly updated Mobile App for Apple Inc’s iPhone, which has been generating a… Read more
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Managing Paper Chaos with a Xerox Travel Scanner
Take a look at the typical desk and you will find stacks of paper. For some people, it’s a fact of life. For others, it’s an exercise in frustration. Desk-bound workers aren’t the only ones confounded by paper. The situation can be much worse for mobile workers, who often don’t have the luxury of a stationary desk… Read more