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- Supporting staff who work from home
- More employees than ever are working from home. Unlike in the past where reams of paperwork had to be lugged home, technology now makes it possible to remotely access corporate resources - assuming your company has the right hardware and telecommunications services. Here's a look at the...
- Tags: PBX, Analysis, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommuting, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Security news roundup: Apple's DNS patch flawed
- This week's security events includes news that the DNS patch released by Apple is flawed, a warning about the ease with which eavesdroppers can listen in to most wireless phone conversations, critical holes discovered in K9 Web Protection, and a DOS vulnerability in F-PROT's virus scanner. by Paul Mah
- Tags: Phone, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., F-PROT, Scanners, Domain Names, Security, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware, Peripherals, Internet, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-08-03
- Getting a second laptop battery
- In a recent TechRepublic poll, we asked about the company policies or personal practices in regard to laptop batteries. Here are the results of that poll. It seems clear from the results that the majority of TechRepublic members with a company-issued laptop do...
- Tags: Battery, Laptop Battery, Laptop Computer, Engineering, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Security news roundup: Tool lets you resolve location of rogue Wi-Fi users
- This week's security events includes news of a security update to the popular Thunderbird e-mail client, news of a buffer overflow in BEA WebLogic, exploits for DNS vulnerability released, and a tool that allows you to resolve the actual physical location of rogue Wi-Fi users. by Paul Mah
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Mozilla Thunderbird, Wi-Fi, Exploit, Tool, MoocherHunter, Security, Wireless, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-07-27
- E-mail security policies
- According to a survey by Webroot, some of the more common e-mail security policies have to do with prohibiting access to personal e-mail accounts from the office or stowing away corporate e-mails to such accounts. The next common strategy is to enforce a global confidential signature, essentially a signature...
- Tags: E-mail Security, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Online Communications, Security, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- How many spam do you get in a day?
- I ran a poll on "How many spam do you get in a day?" a couple of weeks back as part of a weekly roundup piece I posted over at TechRepublic's Security blog, and I thought I'll share the results over here. I...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Preliminary worldwide PC shipment estimates for 2Q08
- A preliminary report has been released by Gartner on the number of worldwide PC shipments in the 2nd quarter of 2008. According to the information technology research firm, the total worldwide PC shipments reached 71.9 million units. This represents an 16 percent increase from same time in 2007....
- Tags: PC, Gartner Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Security news roundup: Free software to trace stolen laptops
- This week's security events includes news of a free laptop tracking system, patches released to fix two critical holes in Firefox, a critical vulnerability of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, and the release of Adobe Acrobat 9. by Paul Mah
- Tags: Software, Adobe Systems Inc., RIM Blackberry Enterprise Server, Mozilla Firefox, Adobe PDF, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, RIM BlackBerry, Laptop Computer, Mac OS X Version, Web Browsers, Handhelds, Security, Internet, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-07-20
- Security news roundup: Google ordered to hand over YouTube records
- This week's security events includes news of Google being ordered to turn over YouTube records to Viacom, security updates released for Drupal CMS, and news of legal action taken by chip maker NXP against the security researchers that cracked its Mifare chip. by Paul Mah
- Tags: Google Inc., Drupal, YouTube Inc., Video, Drupal CMS, NXP, Corporate Communications, Security, Marketing, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-07-13
- Security news roundup: 7-Eleven's Citibank ATMs hacked
- This week's security events includes news of the most spammed man in Britain, and a compromise involving Citibank's network of ATMs in 7-Elevens nationwide, and yet another patch Tuesday coming up -- but with no "important" updates this time round. by Paul Mah
- Tags: 7-Eleven Inc., Citigroup Inc., ATM, Network Technology, Networking, Security, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-07-06
- CommunicAsia2008: Offbeat happenings
- Billed as the largest Infocomm event in Asia, CommunicAsia was held last week at the Singapore Expo from the 17th Tuesday to 20th Friday of June. CommunicAsia is actually a number of events in one, involving BroadcastAsia, EnterpriseIT and InteractiveDME as well as the CGOverdrive and imbX Ministerial Forum....
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Event, CommunicAsia, Paul Mah, CommunicAsia2008, off topic, trade shows, networking
- Image galleries 2008-06-30
- Better than lithium-ion?
- The last few years have seen a dramatic increase in the proliferation of portable consumer gadgets: iPods, PSP, mobile phones and laptops are all power-hungry devices. A common lament is that battery technology has failed to keep up. Silver-zinc battery technology however, might just change that. by Paul Mah
- Tags: Lithium-ion, Battery, ZPower, Engineering, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- CommunicAsia2008: Product Gallery
- Billed as the largest Infocomm event in Asia, CommunicAsia was held last week at the Singapore Expo from the 17th Tuesday to 20th Friday of June. by Paul Mah
- Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Paul Mah, CommunicAsia2008, product photos, networking, communications, trade shows
- Image galleries 2008-06-30
- Security news roundup: Hackers crack London Tube's Oyster Cards
- This week's security events include a vulnerability in the multicast filter of an unpatched Solaris 10 system, Trojans targeting the ARDAgent flaw in Mac OS X, hacks of the London Tube's Oyster Card, and an IT manager who got 63 months for causing massive data loss at his former employer....
- Tags: Card, Sun Solaris 10, Trojan Horse, Hacker, Londen Tube, Sun Solaris, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, UNIX, Security, Servers, Viruses And Worms, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-06-28
- No Windows Vista inside Intel
- Oh, the irony of the situation. On the eve of the official retirement of Bill Gates from Microsoft today, Intel has indicated in a published report that it will not be deploying Microsoft's current flagship operating system -- Windows Vista. by Paul Mah
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-06-27
- ITIF Broadband Rankings for 2008
- If you are trying to get the go-ahead for a Web or Internet-based system and your corporation has footprints in multiple countries, you might just find the ITIF Broadband Rankings useful in arguing your case. by Paul Mah
- Tags: Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Performance Management, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Security news roundup: New vulnerability affects Firefox 3
- This week's security roundup includes a new vulnerability discovered in Firefox, Microsoft admitting to a mistake with a recent Bluetooth patch, the lack of any progress at cracking the Gpcode.ak ransomware, and the loss of NHS laptops that could expose the personal particulars of up to 30,000 patients. by Paul...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Patient, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, NHS Laptop Theft, Web Browsers, Notebooks, Security, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- Red Hat goes for virtualization
- Red Hat is geared up to take a bigger slice of the virtualization pie. Its plan? To build virtual machine management into the Linux operating system. by Paul Mah
- Tags: Hypervisor, Red Hat Inc., Virtual Machine, Linux Workload, Linux, Virtualization, Open Source, Desktop Virtualization, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- Network and wireless technologies at CommunicAsia
- CommunicAsia2008 was held in Singapore last week. I managed to squeeze out a couple of days to brave the vast exhibition halls at the Singapore Expo. I am finishing up the fully gallery at the moment, but I shall highlight a few of exhibits -- of the networked and...
- Tags: M2M, Mobile, Network, Ultramobile PC, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Wireless Technology, Photograph, NTP, Mobile Data, NTP Server, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Advertising & Promotion, WiMAX, Wireless, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-06-22
- AV industry sucks, says CEO of leading antivirus firm
- The chief executive of leading antivirus firm Trend Micro, has thrown down the gauntlet by declaring that the antivirus industry "sucks." by Paul Mah
- Tags: Antivirus, AV Industry, Paul Mah, Security, Trend Micro Inc., Viruses And Worms
- Blog posts 2008-06-22
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