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Reconfigurable Vehicles
White Paper When we envisage automotive electronics we automatically consider electric windows, central locking systems, safety systems, climate control and electronic ignition systems, all of which require stringent qualification, temperature cycling, and... [03 Jul 2008]
Tapping Into the Power of ITIL to Improve the Quality of IT Service
White Paper The ignition of this development, which rapidly gained approval in Europe and has since reached the United States, was the publication of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) by the British government agency now known as the Office of Government... [03 Jul 2008]
A Primer on Electrical Equipment in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
White Paper In such areas there is a necessity to eliminate sources of ignition such as sparks, hot surfaces or static electricity, which may ignite these mixtures. Where electrical equipment has to be used in these areas, it must be designed and constructed... [03 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Wireless jelly
Comment I mean ignition systems, pumps and motors, microwave ovens and other devices operating in, or close to, the wi-fi band, including some cordless phones. You know how it is: you're in a coffee shop working online and using the free wi-fi service. [13 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Tax crash, mobile driving, eBay feedback, Vista woes…
Comment Motorists told: Switch off mobiles when switching on ignition What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. [07 Feb 2008]
Motorists told: Switch off mobiles when switching on ignition
News The government is urging drivers to switch off their mobile phones before setting off on a journey to cut down the number of motorists still flouting the law by using a mobile while behind the wheel. Road safety minister Jim Fitzpatrick launched... [01 Feb 2008]
Q&A: Alex Burns, COO at AT&T Williams F1 team
Comment We connect the laptop to it, we send a signal, someone puts the starter in the car, we turn it over without a spark - so we turn it over without ignition - that generates all the pressures in the various systems and the notebook is then used to... [15 Mar 2007]
When Is the Use of RFID Really Justified?
White Paper RFID is used everyday in tracking livestock, identifying pet cats and dogs, in car ignition keys as ignition immobilizers for auto theft prevention, for purchasing fuel with a Mobil-Exxon Speedpass, for toll road transponders and numerous other... [09 Nov 2006]
Roaming rates to fall by up to 70 per cent
News We want this legislation to provide the initial ignition to a more competitive European mobile industry. European mobile operators have nothing to fear from impending roaming tariff regulation if they remain competitive, according to an EC spokesman. [14 Jun 2006]
Security Analysis of a Cryptographically-Enabled RFID Device
White Paper Manufactured by Texas Instruments, DST (and variant) devices help secure millions of SpeedPass payment transponders and automobile ignition keys. This paper describes the success in defeating the security of an RFID device known as a Digital... [04 Jan 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: RFID and flight security
Comment Seems to me all means of ignition should be banned on all flights if we are really serious about aircraft safety. Along with an aircraft full of people at Schipol, I have just stowed my luggage in the overhead, got seated and settled in, ready to... [01 Dec 2005]
Car tracking tech rescues developer's own motor
News BT's Secure Operating Centre can also liaise with police to have the vehicle's ignition disabled when parked. When David Thomas had his car stolen earlier this month he knew how to get it back - using the satellite-based tracking system he had... [28 Nov 2005]
Devil's Advocate: Your PC will never be safe
Comment At one time, keys could be bought by number and the correct number was sometimes even stamped on the ignition lock for convenience. How can you protect your PC when hackers target the very security software that's supposed to be doing the job? [05 Jul 2005]
Microsoft CFO has 'done one'
News Connors announced in January that he planned to leave Microsoft and join venture capital firm Ignition Partners. Microsoft's chief financial officer, who had already announced plans to leave the company, stepped down at the end of the last week... [07 Apr 2005]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Valley lessons
Comment At the height of the dot-com bust San Francisco police were finding over 80 cars a day with the keys left in the ignition at San Francisco airport. Peter Cochrane, inspired by a recent visit and conference on the US West Coast, asks whether there... [31 Mar 2005]
