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Alert over Treo data-access flaws
News Some versions of the Palm Treo carry security flaws that could allow a person in possession of the device to access data even when the handheld is locked, Symantec has warned. The vulnerabilities concern the way data is accessed on the Treo. [16 Feb 2007]
Vodafone and friends team up to provide access to data
News and its Remote Access service for businesses is concentrating on ease of use. GPRS is an always-on packet-based data standard. Vodafone has teamed up with a number of hardware companies in a bid to to make it easy for business users to connect to... [25 Nov 2002]
Give us open access to Whois data, says US gov't
News Leibowitz said he was "uncertain" the agency would have been able to do so without unhindered access to Whois data. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has made a pitch for open access to Whois, saying the databases are a key weapon in its fight... [28 Jun 2006]
Police tap road cameras for crime-fighting info
News Police could gain greater access to data from road traffic cameras under government plans. But another document from the Home Office, released inadvertently, revealed plans for enabling the police across the country to also get greater access to... [18 Jul 2007]
Hewitt gives government data to business
News UK businesses could be given unrestricted access to health, housing and demographic data, in a government push to promote the UK as a knowledge-based economy. It focuses on the establishment of an online information service - 'Click-use-pay... [07 Sep 2000]
Set 3.5G free, says analyst
News Mobile operators should look at offering single-fee, unlimited data access plans to their HSDPA services if they want to see the technology take off as broadband has, according to an analyst. High-speed downlink packet access, the touted successor... [08 Mar 2006]
First wireless feast hits UK market
News T-Mobile will be launching the UK's first combined GPRS, 3G and Wi-Fi data-card package with unlimited access for a fixed monthly fee Mobile-phone operator T-Mobile will be launching a wireless communication package for businesses in May that... [19 Mar 2004]
Cops to scan own fingers
News Police are to use biometrics on themselves to improve identity management and data access in forces around the UK. He said: "It's not just law enforcement in terms of crime, it's also the business process - access to data and buildings. [21 Oct 2005]
Oracle polishes portal software
News Oracle is set to release software designed to make it easier for business users to access data through a web browser. With the upgrade, Oracle is looking to sever businesses' reliance on information technology staff and programmers to access... [20 Jan 2003]
Vodafone goes roaming
News GPRS is an upgrade to existing GSM data networks which allows customers an always-on access to data networks. Vodafone UK is to switch on European roaming agreements for GPRS high-speed mobile internet access on 2 April. [25 Mar 2002]
LSE puts more data at traders' fingertips
News The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has signed a deal with BT Radianz which will give traders direct access to market data. The Radianz network allows clients to access market data directly from exchanges. [18 Dec 2006]
In brief: Industry heavyweights launch portable wireless office
News BT, Dell and Nokia have joined together to launch a notebook computer that includes a built-in GSM phone and remote data access facilities. Later in the year they will throw in remote Internet access from Concert Communications as well. [03 Sep 1998]
Inland Revenue stakes claim to loyalty card databases
News Confusion prevails this week over whether the Inland Revenue (IR) should be given access to consumer data held by retailers through loyalty card schemes. But a spokeswoman for the IR said the department has a statutory right to loyalty scheme... [25 Nov 1999]
Watchdogs snap over German government snooping powers
News Privacy organisations in 15 of the 16 German states have publicly objected to the proposed legislation, which would give security forces retrospective access to data about the time surfers spend online. [04 Dec 2000]
IBM aims to get smart about artificial intelligence
News In the coming months, IBM will unveil technology that it believes will vastly improve the way computers access and use data by unifying the different schools of thought surrounding artificial intelligence. [20 Jan 2003]
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