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Peter Cochrane's Blog: Energy shortages loom

Comment Written during an intensely boring conference session and dispatched via a free wi-fi node outside Liverpool St Station in London later the same day. Between 10 and 20 years ago designers and architects made assumptions about the use of office...

Tags: data centres, green, energy, power

[16 May 2008]

National Work from Home Day: A blessing or a curse?

News The 3G card became a bit slow in the afternoon so I switched to my home wi-fi network to send a large file. Signal strength is excellent - and I'm apparently getting 11Mbps so no complaints on speed either (that said, the whole 5,000-strong...

Tags: home, work

[16 May 2008]

IT sector: Not so bad after all

News Office insights…   Flexibility the key for women in IT   Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend   Wanted: Women must save IT industry   Long-hours tech culture hits morale  ...

Tags: work, tech, skills

[15 May 2008]

Wi-Fi Based Real-Time Location Tracking: Solutions and Technology

whitepaper This white paper provides an overview of Wi-Fi based real-time location tracking. It discusses the business problems that location tracking addresses, introduces the Cisco Wireless Location Appliance, provides an overview of the three methods used...

Tags: wi fi, cisco, tracking, location

[15 May 2008]

Peter Cochrane's Blog: A petabyte before I die...

Comment Written in a coffee shop in Ipswich UK and dispatched via a company wi-fi service. In the same vein I have attended conferences and company events over the past two years where the attendees have been given 4GB memory sticks, earphones, thumbprint...

Tags: storage, innovation, technology costs

[14 May 2008]

BlackBerry goes Bold with super-3G

News Unveiled on Monday, the BlackBerry Bold - also known as the BlackBerry 9000 - includes not only tri-band HSDPA but also integrated GPS and 802.11a/b/g wi-fi. RIM has launched the first of its BlackBerry smart phones to include high-speed HSDPA...

Tags: rim, blackberry, 3g

[13 May 2008]

BT adds smart phone to home broadband package

News Outside wi-fi zones, the phones have to run on a GPRS cellular network - rather than 3G - which means browsing will be much slower. While BT ToGo phones can make use of wi-fi at home or via BT hotspots for mobile VoIP, there is no ability for calls...

Tags: broadband, smart phone, bt

[08 May 2008]

Warning: The Storm still rages on

News W is for Wi-fi A number of nascent Storm hosting domains using fast-flux techniques to mask their URLs have been identified by the security company, which issued a warning this week. Fast-flux service networks are networks of compromised computer...

Tags: malware, botnet, storm

[07 May 2008]

Males in tech willing to show off their wad

News Office insights…   Flexibility the key for women in IT   Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend   Wanted: Women must save IT industry   Long-hours tech culture hits morale  ...

Tags: men, women, salary, pay

[02 May 2008]

Multiple network access becoming mobile norm

News The analyst points to an impressive array of radio access techs already in play - from cellular in its various forms, to 3G and HSPA data networks, to video broadcast techs such as DVB-H, to short-range connectivity techs such as Bluetooth, along...

Tags: networks, mobile, wi-fi

[02 May 2008]

Techies: 'We're worth more than last year'

News Office insights…   Flexibility the key for women in IT   Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend   Wanted: Women must save IT industry   Long-hours tech culture hits morale  ...

Tags: salary, jobs, skills

[02 May 2008]

Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame

News W is for Wi-fi On Tuesday the BCS published the results of a survey of members of the public. Of the 1,025 respondents, 66 per cent said their trust in government departments had decreased due to information breaches such as the loss of 25 million...

Tags: data breach, government, hmrc

[30 Apr 2008]

Eleven Myths about 802.11 Wi-Fi Networks

whitepaper Wi-Fi networks have been misunderstood by much of the IT community since their inception. In this white paper, we'll examine 11 common Wi-Fi myths and explore ways to use correct information to make your networks scalable, secure and satisfying for...

Tags: fi, wi fi, myths, examine

[30 Apr 2008]

Is It the Network? Solving VoIP Problems on a Wireless LAN

whitepaper Managing a network that includes VoIP and Wi-Fi means more than just learning the black magic that makes each technology work. The paper combines a deep knowledge of 802.11 protocols, quality of service (QoS) mechanisms and VoIP handsets with the...

Tags: wi fi, learning, fi, voip

[30 Apr 2008]

Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport insecurity

Comment Dispatched via a free wi-fi service. First drafted on flight BA633 from Athens to London and finished on BA093 to Toronto a week later. Before 9/11, I regularly travelled the planet with a full toolkit as well as other objects that are now...

Tags: travel, airports, security

[29 Apr 2008]

Are we losing the security war?

Comment W is for Wi-fi Now security experts admit traditional approaches can't keep pace with the growth in malware. What can be done to turn the tide, asks Simon Moores. A short cyber crime story on Al Jazeera TV on Sunday made me realise that this year's...

Tags: security, e-crime, cyber crime

[29 Apr 2008]

Glasgow NHS keeps tabs on equipment with RFID

News The initial phase of the project to install a wi-fi network and RFID tags cost up to £70,000. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has implemented a wireless networking project in the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) that involves tracking medical equipment...

Tags: wifi, rfid, nhs

[28 Apr 2008]

Global security spend to hit $10.5bn

News W is for Wi-fi Increasing demand for a mobile workforce and awareness of damage caused by security breaches will continue to drive the global security software market, Gartner said. Security from A to Z

Tags: smes, security

[28 Apr 2008]

Hacking 'goodies' get industry body

News W is for Wi-fi The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (Crest) made its public debut this week at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London. The aim of the council is to standardise ethical penetration testing and provide professional...

Tags: body, industry, hacking

[25 Apr 2008]

Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'

News W is for Wi-fi Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to the White House on cyber security, Howard Schmidt, said: "[Mobile is] going to become a rich target area for the bad guys.

Tags: criminals, schmidt, security, sdk

[24 Apr 2008]

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