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iPass to Let IT Managers Guide Mobile Security
In a move that analysts say is likely to open the door to greater corporate use of public Internet hot spots, iPass Inc. announced Monday that it will enhance its mobile connectivity services to allow corporate IT managers to enforce security policies over all connections, including connections from public wireless hot spots. “Mobility has been…
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Cisco Fortifies WLAN Security
Cisco Systems Inc. is preparing to introduce products to its WLAN line that add support for AES, among other security and management features. While Cisco is not the first wireless LAN provider to embrace Advanced Encryption Standard, its support will bring peace of mind to many IT managers who have standardized on the leading enterprise…
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The Evolving Memory Landscape
Robert A. Heinlein is famous for writing some of science fiction’s classic novels. We remember him today, however, for his famous acronym: TANSTAAFL (“There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.”) Heinlein was by no means the first writer to express that sentiment, but he used the acronym often enough that it stuck. TANSTAAFL…
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Opteron Could Bridge 64-Bit Gap for SMBs
The most disruptive IT trends in 64-bit computing are occurring not at the high end of the market, but rather on the “low and middle ground.” That’s the view of a recent report from The Sageza Group, a technology market analysis firm. Charles King, the report’s author and research director at Sageza, contends that the…
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Microsoft Opens IM Server to AOL, Yahoo
Microsoft Corp. is connecting its Office Live Communications Server with the major public instant messaging networks in a move that analysts say removes a major barrier to enterprise IM adoption. The Redmond, Wash., software maker is announcing on Thursday a deal with America Online Inc. and Yahoo Inc. to allow its enterprise IM server to…
