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BlackBerry goes Bold with super-3G

News In many, national 3G coverage is already in place, with 2G/Edge confined to legacy-device support only. RIM has launched the first of its BlackBerry smart phones to include high-speed HSDPA connectivity.

Tags: rim, blackberry, 3g

[13 May 2008]

Vodafone gets speedy with broadband

News Vodafone is extending its fast mobile broadband coverage to a further three million people this summer as part of a multimillion pound investment. The extension will cover Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Reading and is due...

Tags: hsdpa, vodafone, broadband, mobile

[12 May 2008]

Next Generation Mobility Now

whitepaper By combining broadband speed with the greatest coverage and best-in-class security, Sprint EV-DO Revision A delivers on the promise of true mobility. Today's competitive marketplace demands fast, reliable Internet connectivity that extends beyond...

Tags: access technologies, shop, mobility, connectivity

[11 May 2008]

Oracle Architecture and Tuning on AIX

whitepaper It continues with the coverage of the AIX related tuning elements that are the crucial for the optimal DB activity. This paper contains best practices that have been collected during the extensive period of time that the authors team colleagues and...

Tags: aix

[11 May 2008]

An Automated Framework for Validating Firewall Policy Enforcement

whitepaper Generating random traffic to test the functionality of firewall matching is inefficient and inaccurate as it requires an exponential number of test cases for a reasonable coverage. The implementation of network security devices such as firewalls...

Tags: firewalls

[11 May 2008]

Nationwide WiMax in next two years?

News There will be WiMax coverage across the UK within the next two years, the managing director of Intel Capital EMEA has claimed. Speaking at a roundtable discussion yesterday, Ashish Patel said the long-range wireless technology would find an...

Tags: 3g, wimax

[09 May 2008]

Using Information Shield Publications for ISO/IEC 27001 Certification

whitepaper ISPME Version 10 provides complete policy coverage for the eleven information security domains of ISO 17799:2005. Organizations seeking certification against ISO 27001 can save considerable time and effort using pre-written information security...

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

The New ISO 17799:2005 - Security Policy Implications for Business

whitepaper For organizations that find policy gaps in their coverage of the standard, Information Security Policies Made Easy, Version 10, contains a complete set of over 1300 pre-written information security policies that cover all topic areas of the new...

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

O2 hits 3G target at last

News O2 has finally met the 3G coverage obligation that was part of the licence it acquired in 2000 for providing mobile broadband. On Friday, Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, said the operator had now rolled out 3G coverage to at least 80 per...

Tags: 3g, o2, ofcom

[06 May 2008]

SAP apps to show up on BlackBerrys

News Much in the same way that BlackBerry smart phones handle email, it will be possible to use SAP's enterprise applications even without coverage, with updates queued on the handsets and back-end servers automatically transferring when the phone has...

Tags: blackberry, rim, sap

[06 May 2008]

iPhone out of stock after £100 price cut

News Back in February, the regulator threatened to shave months off O2's licence if it didn't achieve 80 per cent coverage by 30 June. A £100 cut in the price of the entry-level iPhone has seen the touchscreen gadget flying off shelves in the UK.

Tags: carphone warehouse, o2, iphone

[02 May 2008]

TechNet Webcast: Monitoring AD and Exchange in an Enterprise Environment Using MOM 2000 - Level 200

whitepaper To mitigate risk and achieve a higher state of readiness, a data center must optimize its operations to provide comprehensive coverage of monitoring system services and performance for continued transactions.

Tags: monitoring systems

[02 May 2008]

O2 woos SMEs with broadband deal

News Mobile operator O2 UK has launched a business broadband service and extended the coverage of its home broadband offering to the whole of the UK from today. O2 is buying and rebranding a BT Wholesale product to roll out nationwide coverage for its...

Tags: broadband, smes, o2

[01 May 2008]

Dear silicon.com... XP lives, the femtocell 'truth', BlackBerry bashing…

Comment Here's how I understand it: I install the femtocell and use my broadband connection to improve my provider's 3G/HSDPA coverage, and they want me to pay them for it. XP lives? Dell and HP find ways to keep Windows XP alive

Tags: iphone, blackberry, femtocell, vista

[01 May 2008]

iPlayer loses its Virgin-ity

News BBC iPlayer: Latest coverage   BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole   BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone   Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer   BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits   Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux diams...

Tags: platform, cable, virgin media, bbc

[30 Apr 2008]

Developers claim Vista UAC 'bypass'

News Vista: all the coverage. Software developers from NeoSmart, a not-for-profit technology-development organisation, claim they have successfully bypassed User Account Control, a security feature in Windows Vista.

Tags: hack, uac, vista

[29 Apr 2008]

FSA warns banks to wise up on security

News Following an audit of 39 banks, building societies, insurance companies and financial advisors, the regulatory watchdog called on financial services firms to adopt a more transparent stance towards customers, rather than fearing adverse media...

Tags: fsa, disclosure, bank

[25 Apr 2008]

Ballmer: Windows XP may live and breathe for longer

News Vista: all the coverage. The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by 30 June, if customers demand it stick around.

Tags: vista, xp, windows, microsoft

[24 Apr 2008]

Mobile market ripe for femtocell loving

News Infonetics says market conditions are looking up for the backhaul tech which piggybacks on a broadband connection to boost mobile coverage indoors. Webb said while the access point tech has the potential to offer mobile operators a less expensive...

Tags: mobile broadband, 3.5g, femtocell

[23 Apr 2008]

Critics label Microsoft's OOXML a 'marketing tool'

News Vista: all the coverage. The developer of XML and a former International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee chair have both claimed Microsoft was interested in having Office Open XML (OOXML) accredited as an international standard in...

Tags: ooxml, iso, microsoft, vista

[21 Apr 2008]

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