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A Process Approach to Protecting Privileged Accounts & Meeting Regulatory Compliance
White Paper This white paper outlines a sound process-based approach in protecting critical privileged accounts that are found in virtually every application, database and infrastructure device throughout enterprises. [15 Oct 2009]
Installing Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Drivers on Dell PowerEdge Servers
White Paper Upgrading Dell PowerEdge servers to the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 OS also typically requires selecting, installing, and troubleshooting device drivers. Using tested and validated drivers and following best... [15 Oct 2009]
Photos: Second coming for touchscreen BlackBerry
Photo The device is the successor to the original Storm, launched last year and, like its predecessor, the Storm2 is exclusive to the Vodafone network in the UK. BlackBerry's Media Sync software also allows the... [15 Oct 2009]
BlackBerry Storm2: RIM's second touchscreen - this time with wi-fi
News BlackBerry-maker RIM has unveiled its second touchscreen device, the Storm2. The device runs BlackBerry OS 5, and comes with GPS, a 3.2-megapixel camera and 2GB of onboard memory. The company released... [15 Oct 2009]
iPhone: Coming to Phones 4u for the first time
News The deal puts an end to Carphone Warehouse's hold on the device - since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, Carphone Warehouse was the only independent mobile retailer to carry the Apple handset. Instead, Orange and... [14 Oct 2009]
Photos: 10 of the best open source mobiles
Photo Like the HTC Magic, the device comes with the Android UI. The second Android device made by HTC was called the Magic - similar to the Hero in that it's also a touchscreen offering but this... [12 Oct 2009]
Do You Need a Broadband Remote Access Server?: Functionality and Trade-Offs of Using Smart DSLAMs and MSANs
White Paper This paper describes the key functions that may need to be implemented by the smart edge device, either the MSAN or the BSR. There are many misconceptions about the role of the DSL Forum's Broadband Network Gateway... [09 Oct 2009]
Windows 8: The 'dying gasps' of the desktop OS or the next big thing?
News He said: "If you were designing a new modern operating system from the ground up it probably wouldn't look architecturally at all anything like Windows - you'd want to support lots of different device form factors, you'd... [08 Oct 2009]
Photos: Amazon's Kindle comes to the UK
Photo This is the first time the device has been available outside of the US, where it launched in November 2007. Some media companies are hoping the device will allow them to generate new revenue streams by... [08 Oct 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: What is intelligence?
Comment A = Actuator or some output device Written in a coffee shop on the corner of 1st and 71st Street in New York on bright autumn day. Dispatched to silicon.com via a free wi-fi node. For more than 20 years now I have worked... [08 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The Kindle, Amazon's e-book reader
Cheat Sheet However, the reality is a little less high flying: there are just 350,000 books available for download - although more are promised in the future - and the device itself can store around 1,500. Previously, the Kindle was... [07 Oct 2009]
Amazon's Kindle e-book reader arriving in UK this month
News Amazon's Kindle is coming to the UK. On Tuesday, the web retail giant announced that its e-book reader, previously only available in the US, will now be available in more than 100 countries. The new global version, which is expected to... [07 Oct 2009]
iPhones unshackled, IT wages revealed and outsourcing explained
News Another Cheat Sheet topping silicon.com's best read list in September was the iPhone - Apple's iconic device explained. The iPhone also made the news last month with the announcement that the device will... [06 Oct 2009]
Network Security From the Bottom Up: Before the Firewall, Consider the Lock
White Paper Securing hardware is important because if a person has physical access to a device, there is almost always a way to take control of it or to get data out of it. It has been said that the most secure computer is one... [05 Oct 2009]
SIM Card Based Security and Trust Management in Mobile Services
White Paper A web server on the card enables the exchange of data with the mobile device through HTTP. The paper describes an architecture for mobile services where the SIM card is integrated as a personal security token for... [04 Oct 2009]