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Coverage of new security research as it emerges from the industry trenches. You'll find articles including security conference coverage, snapshots of technical papers and videos.

LAN plan tool supports 802.11n

LAN plan tool supports 802.11n

Motorola's Enterprise Mobility unit has updated its wireless LAN planning tool to support 802.11n rollouts. The software is likely to prove beneficial to IT departments or network providers planning to upgrade their Wi-Fi installations in the near future.
Daniel Robinson Jul 23 2008 9:09AM Networking
Alitheia tool tests open source quality

Alitheia tool tests open source quality

The European Commission's Software Quality Observatory for Open Source Software (SQO-OSS) project has announced the release of its Alitheia Core checking platform.
Robert Jaques Jul 17 2008 3:12PM Software
US$4m centre to develop software for multithreaded supercomputing

US$4m centre to develop software for multithreaded supercomputing

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has established a new research centre as an aim to develop software for a new breed of multithreaded supercomputers.
Liz Tay Jul 17 2008 12:52PM Software
US boffins tout personal identity verification

US boffins tout personal identity verification

US engineers have developed software that can be used with Windows and Linux systems to perform log-ins, digital signing and verification.
Robert Jaques Jul 15 2008 9:18AM Security
'Lecture Notes in Computer Science' series reaches publishing milestone

'Lecture Notes in Computer Science' series reaches publishing milestone

Scientific publishing house Springer has published the 5,000th volume of its Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.
Staff Writers Jul 9 2008 3:29PM Hardware
Google open sources RatProxy security tool

Google open sources RatProxy security tool

Google has released the source code for a security tool it uses internally..
Shaun Nichols Jul 3 2008 12:41PM Software
Google opens RatProxy security code

Google opens RatProxy security code

Google has released the source code for a security tool it uses internally, The RatProxy software analyses web pages for potential security risks.
Shaun Nichols Jul 3 2008 9:55AM Security
IBM supercomputer boosts cancer research

IBM supercomputer boosts cancer research

An IBM supercomputer is to be deployed at Canada's Ontario Cancer Institute to search for more effective treatments for cancer..
Guy Dixon Jul 1 2008 3:40PM Hardware
Hyper-V launches without management tool

Hyper-V launches without management tool

Microsoft finally launched its hypervisor technology, Hyper-V Friday, 144 days after the February launch of Windows Server 2008 (WS 2008).
Dave Bailey Jun 30 2008 7:31AM Storage
Firms set to get datacentre emissions tool

Firms set to get datacentre emissions tool

The Carbon Trust and BSC are aiming to make data centre energy use as greenas possible
Staff Writers Jun 30 2008 7:31AM Storage
Oyster card hackers may have their research blocked

Oyster card hackers may have their research blocked

HMRC has radically improved its data security measures since the breach which caused it to lose 25 million child benefit records in October last year.
Richard Thurston Jun 27 2008 10:25AM Security
EquaTerra and Microsoft launch IT governance tool

EquaTerra and Microsoft launch IT governance tool

Software developer EquaTerra has partnered with Microsoft to launch an IT workplace governance platform..
Clement James Jun 26 2008 7:40AM Software
EMC backs research into cloud computing

EMC backs research into cloud computing

Storage firm EMC has joined the Daoli Trusted Infrastructure Project which conducts research into "trust and assurance" in cloud computing environments..
Ian Williams Jun 17 2008 8:46AM Hardware
McAfee launches anti-theft tool

McAfee launches anti-theft tool

McAfee has released a tool designed to protect sensitive information in the event of PC theft..
Shaun Nichols Jun 13 2008 3:20PM Security
Marshal has updated its web gateway tool

Marshal has updated its web gateway tool

Email and web gateway security provider Marshal has updated its WebMarshal gateway solution.
Staff Writers May 30 2008 2:24PM Security
Gartner: Generation V to change corporate computing

Gartner: Generation V to change corporate computing

As baby boomers leave the workforce and make way for younger, digitally-driven employees, businesses have been warned to prepare for Generation V -- the virtual generation.
Liz Tay May 27 2008 11:45AM Training & Development
Exinda accommodates growth with new research centre

Exinda accommodates growth with new research centre

Wide area network (WAN) optimisation provider Exinda opened a new $2.5 million research and development centre in Melbourne today to accommodate its growth and deliver solutions at a quicker pace.
Ashley Clark May 15 2008 4:02PM Networking
Research suggests Microsoft overestimated Vista security

Research suggests Microsoft overestimated Vista security

Security software vendor PC Tools released research today that suggests Windows Vista is not as immune from online threats as Microsoft had once suggested.
Ashley Clark May 12 2008 4:15PM Software
Sun open sources Mac OS X virtualisation tool

Sun open sources Mac OS X virtualisation tool

Sun Microsystems has unveiled a useful update to its xVM VirtualBox, open source desktop virtualisation, which now has support for both Solaris and Mac OS X.
Sylvie Barak May 12 2008 7:45AM Software
Google security tool goes beyond the network

Google security tool goes beyond the network

Google has expanded its web-based security application which allows administrators to set policies that limit user access to sites and monitor browsing habits..
Shaun Nichols May 12 2008 7:30AM Security

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