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How to Access DB2 for z/OS Data From the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Portal

whitepaper Either the Tivoli Enterprise Portal client or the Internet Explorer web browser can access the TEPS to display and/or act upon various aspects of the operational environment, with workspaces and views showing information from operating systems...

Tags: mainframes

[15 May 2008]

Google lays out mobile future

News One of the winning formulas is really a phone with a full web browser. Wireless from A to Z A is for Antivirus Z is for Zigbee Google Mobile group product manager, Hugo Barra, added a great user interface - like Apple's iPhone - and a flat data...

Tags: web, apps, android, mobile

[13 May 2008]

Harrods makes a tech-savvy exhibition of itself

News This message directs people to register for text alerts about the Design Icons exhibition or to a Harrods website, via the phone's web browser, where further information can be found. Security from A-Z

Tags: barcode, camera, qr, mobile

[25 Apr 2008]

Security experts criticise Phorm

News A browser request is first sent via a switch to a machine on the ISP network, which then redirects the user to the Phorm Webwise server to have an anonymised cookie attached to it, allowing Phorm to serve targeted ads to the user.

Tags: threat, ads, phorm

[18 Apr 2008]

Malicious software overtakes friendly apps

News Web browser Mozilla Firefox was also found to have contained more vulnerabilities than Internet Explorer in the report. Security A to Z Craig Scroggie, vice president of Symantec Australia told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.com.au the shift in...

Tags: software, malware

[09 Apr 2008]

Security threats revealed: Beware the metasploit

News Website attacks, which plant browser exploits to compromise users, are also becoming more a problem as they are able to target well known, high-traffic sites. A major threat is browser scripting attacks, which use web browsers to get through...

Tags: browser, rsa, phishing, botnet

[09 Apr 2008]

Network optimisation market speeds up

News The company offers a software client that can be downloaded to a remote worker's notebook and stores a multitude of information used by the individual's web browser. Security from A-Z… Biometrics from A-Z

Tags: wan, upgrade, riverbed, cisco

[26 Feb 2008]

Google warns: Malicious 'drive-by downloads' on the up

News The malicious sites target web-browser vulnerabilities to automatically download and run the binary when a user visits the site. Drive-by downloads, in which malicious websites exploit browser vulnerabilities to execute malicious code, have...

Tags: google, china, malicious, malware

[20 Feb 2008]

Happy 10th birthday Mozilla - there's a bug in your cake

News The code became the basis of the Mozilla Suite, which comprises the Firefox web browser and the Thunderbird email application. Mozilla, originally the codename for the Netscape Navigator browser code, became the name of both Mozilla's red lizard...

Tags: mozilla, birthday, firefox, suite

[25 Jan 2008]

First Direct banks on Apple

News First Direct is now offering its online banking services through Apple's Safari web browser, as well as on the recently launched iPhone and iPod Touch. Wireless from A to Z A is for Antivirus Around 10 per cent of the customer base use Macs - a...

Tags: mobile banking, apple, iphone, ipod

[24 Jan 2008]

AOL pulls plug on Netscape browser

News Netscape's Tom Drapeau wrote in a blog: "AOL's focus on transitioning to an ad-supported web business leaves little room for the size of investment needed to get the Netscape browser to a point many of its fans expect it to be.

Tags: aol, netscape, windows, firefox

[02 Jan 2008]

Google calls for help in flagging up the bad guys

News SiteAdvisor sits in the browser and ranks all sites as red, yellow or green. Security from A to Z When a "bad" site is selected, instead of being sent to the site, the user is shown a message saying "Warning - the site you are about to visit may...

Tags: google, malware, search, sites

[04 Dec 2007]

Unwired: The tiny screen problem

Comment In addition, with no need for keys the whole fascia of the device can become a display, switching to phone presentation, or media player, or web browser, as required. Wireless from A to Z Projectors are becoming smaller, with a wide variety of the...

Tags: convergence, wi-fi, wimax

[12 Dec 2006]

Mac OS X flaw: US gov adds warning

News The researcher who found the vulnerability claimed it is remotely exploitable as Apple's Safari browser can be set to automatically open '.dmg' files downloaded from external sources. According to the researcher, this can be prevented by changing...

Tags: flaw, mac os x, os x

[27 Nov 2006]

"Highly critical" Mac OS X kernel hole unearthed

News The vulnerability could be exploited remotely, as Apple's Safari web browser loads DMG files from external sources, such as one found while visiting an URL, LMH wrote. Security from A to Z A security researcher has published attack code for an...

Tags: kernel, flaw, apple mac, mac

[22 Nov 2006]

Sky Digital brings SMS to TV sets

Sky Digital brings SMS to TV sets

News The service takes advantage of Sky Interactive's enhanced-WML micro-browser technology, connecting via the Sky Interactive online infrastructure to an interface managed by Thus. Hinting at the La-Z-Boy-friendly benefits offered by the service, Phil...

[16 Sep 2002]

The A-Z of ebusiness (X, Y & Z)

News Refers to the delivery of information in a way that minimises application installation conflicts or browser compatibility problems by using only HTML or Adobe PDF files, without the need to download any software.

[01 Jan 2002]

The A-Z of ebusiness (S)

News A user will usually experience a search engine as a website accessible in their browser where they will type in a keyword or phrase and the engine will search against content on the web to provide a list of results that match the search criteria.

[01 Jan 2002]

Entrust puts faith in IBM mainframes

Entrust puts faith in IBM mainframes

News Andrew Armstrong, VP Northern EMEA at Entrust, said: "Digital signatures can be managed from the browser to the back-end, which allows mainframes to be utilised as part of a secure infrastructure. The agreement allows Entrust's authorisation...

[24 Jan 2001]

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