certification in news
China lab checks Windows
News Called the Source Code Browsing Lab, it is part of the existing government-run software site, the China Testing and Certification Center for Information Security Products, according a report in the People's Daily. [26 Sep 2003]
DTI throws weight behind SME technology audit
News The Continuous Compliance Programme, offered by the Initiative for Software Compliance (iSC), will provide certification that SMEs have reached a minimum level of compliance to a wide range of IT laws. [14 Jan 1999]
Wi-Fi: 'It will be safe within 12 months'
News Earlier this week, an industry group called the Wi-Fi Alliance announced the certification of products using the latest security specification, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). WPA is the third specification related to... [02 May 2003]
Europe agrees digital signature standards
News At a directive meeting in Luxembourg yesterday the ministers addressed European Commission guidelines on public-key encryption policies and the role of certification service providers. They also agreed to develop a legal... [23 Apr 1999]
Banks join forces to combat online fraud
News Member companies will be given electronic certification guaranteeing their identity to other Identrus members. The company claims it will back up the certification with a financial guarantee should... [12 Apr 1999]
Linux security gets €7m boost
News Mandrakesoft, joined by Bertin Technologies, Surlog, Jaluna and Oppida, will boost Linux so it meets the Evaluation Assurance Level 5 (EAL5) of an internationally used security certification called Common Criteria, the... [27 Sep 2004]
Windows 2000 to set a tough standard
News According to Microsoft, companies producing software for Windows 2000 will find it difficult to achieve official certification. Microsoft officials said the certification program is "more technically... [29 Jul 1999]
Air France to trial in-flight mobile use from July
News The airline had been due to launch the in-flight mobile service last month but has been forced to delay it until the summer due to regulatory certification for the on-board equipment taking longer than expected. [18 Apr 2007]
Next-gen wi-fi kit gets thumbs-up
News The industry group, which has certified products for all the preceding 802.11 standards, including 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g, said that it is taking a two-phased approach to the 802.11n certification process. [29 Aug 2006]
Next-gen wi-fi kit to get early stamp of approval
News The delay between certification and the final standard could mean that access points and client devices cease to interoperate in two years' time when the standard is complete.n promises up to five times the throughput... [17 May 2007]
Anti-fraud tech added to food safety docs
News The audits for the programme are carried out by certification bodies who issue thousands of certificates. Many large UK retailers will only consider business with suppliers who have gained certification... [15 Aug 2006]
Palm prepares high-end handheld
News Palm and AT&T Wireless were set to make a formal announcement about the launch of the Tungsten W on Tuesday, but held off because one element of the certification process for the device had not been finalised with the... [19 Feb 2003]
So you want standardised Linux?
News Red Hat 8, SuSE 8.1, SCO Group OpenLinux 3.1.1 and MandrakeSoft 9 ProSuite all comply with the LSB's guidelines, according to the Free Standards Group, which oversees the LSB certification process. But while the... [09 Oct 2002]
FSF slams Microsoft OOXML standards vote tactics
News ISO certification would result in governments accepting OOXML as a recognised document format, encouraging its use to the exclusion of others. Votes on ISO certification by national bodies in Germany,... [31 Aug 2007]
DaimlerChrysler demand SCO suit be thrown out
News In addition, the automaker argued that it has provided proper certification, contended that its Unix contract wasn't with SCO in the first place, and said the actions of Novell - an earlier owner of Unix intellectual... [30 Apr 2004]
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