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Blowing up hard drives, stinky broadband and super cars
Photo The machine, seen in action here, is made by BAE Systems and is being trialled by UK Border Agency to reduce the heavy demands that searching the underside of vehicles for stowaways and smuggled materials places on staff. [01 Aug 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.07.08
Round-Up Almost a third of people said the devices tried to make them drive somewhere where vehicles are prohibited, like one-way streets, pedestrian areas or the North Sea. Sat-nav devices are either the saviour of the modern... [25 Jul 2008]
Photos: Future car tech at the British Motor Show
Photo One hundred vehicles are due to be trialled, with 10 going to Berlin as part of the Clean Energy Partnership programme. Unfortunately it's not currently able to operate in London due to a Public Carriage Office rule that... [25 Jul 2008]
Photos: 'Hero' bot hunts criminals
Photo Up to 10,000 heavy goods vehicles pass through Calais every week on routes that attract many illegal immigrants heading for the UK. The machine, seen in action here, is made by BAE Systems and is being trialled by UK... [24 Jul 2008]
Sat-navs driving motorists to distraction
News More than a third (36 per cent) of sat-nav users also said GPS has caused them to be uncertain or confused; and almost a third (26 per cent) said the tech tried to make them go through a no-entry sign or somewhere... [22 Jul 2008]
Driving Success With Smarter, More Efficient Processes
White Paper Operating a rental car business with more than 711,000 vehicles worldwide results in a lot of paperwork. Rental agreements, invoices, statements, maintenance records, vehicle registrations, and more all need to be... [18 Jul 2008]
Multi-Layer, Mission-Aware QoS Management Techniques for IP Applications in a Joint Battlespace Infosphere
White Paper It describes an MBNM prototype system for an Air Force Cooperative Attack mission with swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles. This paper presents an overall architecture and prototype for Mission-Based Network Management in... [18 Jul 2008]
The Evolution of Asset Management
White Paper Good asset management leaders pride themselves on being able to deal with tough asset situations and solving problems with their equiptment, vehicles and property. Asset management - i.e.the acquisition, use,... [17 Jul 2008]
Prediction Based Routing for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
White Paper Vehicles with only WLAN radios can use other vehicles that have both WLAN and WWAN radios as mobile gateways and connect to the Internet while on the road. The most difficult challenge in the scenario is... [11 Jul 2008]
A Study on the Feasibility of Mobile Gateways for Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks
White Paper Vehicles with Wireless LAN radios can use other vehicles with both Wireless LAN and Cellular radios as mobile gateways and connect to the outside world. Development in Wireless LAN and Cellular... [11 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Quality by design
Comment They go for good brands in clothing and cosmetics, reliable vehicles, great audio and video. Written on the flight back to London and dispatched via a free wi-fi service in the lounge at Heathrow later the same day. [09 Jul 2008]
State of Victoria Case Study: Torus Games
White Paper As well as fighting on foot, aspiring heroes can choose from a selection of vehicles to fight against the enemy including helicopters, tanks and hummers. Torus Games is an independent developer of video games. [09 Jul 2008]
Beverly Hills Chooses McDATA for Disaster Recovery Plan
White Paper The US city of Beverly Hills has 35,000 residents and over 200,000 daily commuters, shoppers and tourists and its IT infrastructure supports critical systems such as wireless network access in emergency vehicles and 911... [03 Jul 2008]
Hewlett-Packard: New Wireless Pocket PC Solution Puts Critical Data at the Fingertips of Agents
White Paper Vehicles equipped with laptop computers allow officers to quickly search official databases for information on vehicles, property or criminal history. Public Safety Group (PSG) provides the PocketCop... [03 Jul 2008]
Detailed Risk Assessment Report
White Paper The purpose of the risk assessment was to identify threats and vulnerabilities related to the Department of Motor Vehicles - Motor Vehicle Registration Online System ("MVROS"). During the period June 1, 2004 to June 16,... [03 Jul 2008]
