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RFID Hack Could Allow Retail Fraud
LAS VEGAS—A German consultant has released a tool that its creator says will allow modifications of the code stored within RFID tags, theoretically allowing consumers to wreak havoc in future retail deployments. The RFDump software allows a user equipped with an RFID reader, a laptop or PDA, and a power supply to rewrite the data…
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Microsoft Previews All-in-One Search
REDMOND, Wash.—For more than two years, Microsoft has been talking up its goal of providing users with an integrated search capability that would allow them to find information stored locally on hard disks, on corporate intranets and across the Internet. On Thursday, Microsoft finally showed a prototype of such a service. Here at the annual…
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Microsoft Sales Chief: ‘Facts’ Show that Windows Trumps Linux
REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft’s war on Linux isn’t about to let up. The Redmond software vendor plans to step up its “Get the Facts” anti-open-source campaign in the coming year by adding more evidence, in the form of customer case studies and analyst reports, to its arsenal. That’s what Kevin Johnson, Microsoft’s group vice president of worldwide…
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Partner with IM Companies for Custom Solutions
Before trying to sell an IM package to someone, you need to know what your clients want and require from an IM solution. For example, financial service companies, according to SEC regulations, now must archive their IM records. But you can’t simply ask your customer exactly what they require and want from IM, though. They…
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Thinking Small: New SMB Security Appliance
Ken Fitzpatrick believes he has a security solution for small businesses that are truly small. Fitzpatrick, chief marketing officer at ClearPath Networks Inc., is enlisting the channel to help market the company’s SNAP VPN (virtual private network) security appliance. The appliance, which the El Segundo, Calif., company started shipping in June, provides such features as…
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A Linux Desktop for Die-Hard Windows Users
Want an honest-to-God great Linux desktop for your SMB but you don’t want to give up Windows? Boy, do I have a deal for you! It’s Xandros Inc.‘s Xandros Desktop OS Business Edition 2.5. Built on top of the Linux 2.4.24 kernel, specifically the Debian 4.0 (Sarge) variation, it’s one solid operating system, and it’s…
