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Making NAC Security-Aware With IF-MAP
White Paper However, no single tool usually has the "big picture," an ability to say that a particular MAC address is on some port of some switch with an IP address, an authenticated identity (and access controls) and an... [12 Nov 2009]
802.11n: The End of Ethernet?
White Paper Over the next few years, refinements in system silicon, radio design, network control, wireless security, and power management will improve 802.11n and its successor products to the point where they will begin to erode... [12 Nov 2009]
Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
News Also popular last month was silicon.com reporter Nick Heath's interview with Acorn co-founder, Andy Hopper, and a look at the best sectors to work in IT from a pay-packet point of view. October's highlights on... [09 Nov 2009]
Bletchley Park's World War Two codebreakers in their own words
News The first Colossus machine was completed in 1944, just before the Allies mounted the Normandy beach landings to retake France from the Germans, and the intelligence it revealed played a key role in what proved to be a turning... [05 Nov 2009]
Magic Mouse - Apple's best ever?
Comment Except they may have a point with the Apple mouse. Will Apple's new Magic Mouse end its losing streak at creating great computer mouses? I have a dream… a dream that Apple finally gets around to creating... [03 Nov 2009]
Can I use a netbook as my everyday work machine?
Comment Many netbooks now sport screens of up to 11 inches, have hard drives comparable to many fuller-figured PCs, keyboards that even the chubbiest of fingers will be able to cope with - and a price point that is most... [02 Nov 2009]
Digital Dilemmas: Should I add my boss as a Facebook friend?
Comment Cons: At some point your superiors will see embarrassing pictures of you. Cons: You'll feel the need to explain to everyone at work that you don't add any work colleagues, inventing some convoluted explanation why -... [28 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying yes to open source software
News There's no point in spending a fortune on proprietary systems or programming frameworks that don't move with the times. While using open source in the IT department - for example on web servers and for back office... [28 Oct 2009]
How will you use Google Wave? Recruiting, decision-making, dealing with complaints
News Wave's real-time collaboration between business could reach a point where delicate matters such as contract negotiations could be settled using the platform, Rasmussen predicted. The number of users is expected to grow... [28 Oct 2009]
How to simplify the IT infrastructure with end-to-end automation of document processes
White Paper Esker DeliveryWare is a comprehensive document delivery server automating all document-based business processes and eliminating the need for multiple point-to-point solutions. Businesses continue to face... [27 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 23.10.09
Round-Up At which point The Round-Up shakes its head and wonders what is happening to this country when fat broadband pipes mean more to people than easy access to frothing nut brown ale. Partly because it took an age to get... [23 Oct 2009]
CIOs waste energy and budget as one in six servers go unused
News It said that in some cases, for example for low-end servers sold at a price point below €800 and with an average life of three years, it will cost more to power these machines than it cost to acquire them. [19 Oct 2009]
MagicNET: The Human Immune System and Network Security System
White Paper The main reason for their failure is the use of point solutions to protect hosts and reactive approach against intrusions. By taking immune system as an analogy, the paper proposes an... [06 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying no to Macs
News Ibukun Adebayo, IT director of social care organisation Turning Point, told silicon.com that the upfront costs, as well as the productivity hit a move would entail, serve as a deterrent to adopting Macs. [02 Oct 2009]
Dell ditches the wires with Latitude Z for business
News The ultra-thin laptop measures 16-inches across, and is 14mm at its most narrow point and has the ability to charge wirelessly - a first for the laptop market. What Dell, DeviceVM, Phoenix and plenty of others are doing... [29 Sep 2009]