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Cheat Sheet: Encryption

Cheat Sheet Say two computers want to communicate via a web server, the digital certificate is basically a rubber stamp that says the web server is trusted by an independent source known as a certification authority.

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[28 Nov 2007]

Cheat Sheet: Virtualisation

Cheat Sheet We're talking about virtualisation in terms of the creation of a virtual version of something - such as server or storage device. This concept has been scaled up and various pieces of software have been developed so - for example - a physical...

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[04 Jun 2007]

Cheat Sheet: Blade servers and PCs

Cheat Sheet Let's start with server blades. Server blades allow more processing power to be squeezed into a server room because they are rack-mounted and so take up little square footage - this is a big boon for businesses which need to process large...

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[24 Jan 2007]

Cheat Sheet: Web 2.0

Cheat Sheet which is slightly ironic given the revolution taking place in software as a service isn't good news for traditional client/server software. Web 2.0? I'm learning to spot a buzzword when I hear one and I think I just have.

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[21 Aug 2006]

Cheat Sheet: Itanium 2

Cheat Sheet Compaq had already started to discontinue its Alpha-based server line in favour of Itanium. Intel's Itanium 2, known pre-launch as McKinley, is said to be a revolutionary product as it is the first 64-bit offering from the chip giant that can be...

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[05 Jul 2002]

Cheat sheet: Mobile and wireless security

Cheat Sheet WTLS resembles SSL because they both rely on certificates on the client and server to verify the identity of participants involved. OK, let's start with mobile security. Why should I care? I mean there's very little I can do with my phone at the...

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[14 Feb 2002]

Cheat Sheet: Cookies

Cheat Sheet OK, the server stores relevant information on the client side (in the client/server computing model) because the page server has no memory of what pages it has sent to a user previously. So tell us, what is a cookie then?

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[29 Nov 2001]

Cheat Sheet: Microsoft Passport

Cheat Sheet At first it looked like all the data would be held in big server farms in Redmond, but recently the software behemoth has softened its stance, adopting a 'federated' approach, whereby many companies will hold their own data.

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[09 Nov 2001]

Cheat Sheet: Windows XP

Cheat Sheet Out on Thursday 25 October, it is the most ambitious version of the popular Windows desktop and server software yet to come from Bill Gates' brainstorming bunker. Q. What is Windows XP? A. So, this isn't just another product update from Microsoft?

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[22 Oct 2001]