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  • i365 offers eVault to resellers

    The SaaS platform includes cloud APIs, i365's " enterprise -class" cloud storage hosted in data centres with SAS 70 Type II or ISO 9001:2000 certification, a service connector to securely transfer objects to and from the cloud, and SaaS business…
  • MySQL 5.5 beta offered to DBAs to test

    MySQL 5.5 will also support the ANSI/ISO SQL standard method of programmatically returning errors inside SQL procedures, called Signal/Resignal, which some users have called for. A new version of MySQL hits the streets - beta only though The MySQL…
  • Red-faced Microsoft issues Windows 7 tool as open source

    Customers running Windows XP must install .Net Framework 2 and the Image Mastering API before installing WDUT, according to new instructions published by Microsoft.Microsoft originally released WUDT in October, when it touted the tool as a way for…
  • Microsoft delays open source Windows 7 install tool launch

    Our goal is now to release the tool in all languages on the same day in the next few weeks.Microsoft originally released WUDT in October, when it touted the tool as a way for netbook owners to create a bootable flash drive from a downloaded .iso
  • Microsoft denies building security 'backdoor' in Windows 7

    NSA worked with Microsoft and others, like Cisco, on security configuration standards for [their] products.Cisco, in fact, has built "lawful intercept" capabilities into its products, including its Internetworking Operating System (ISO) and its…
  • Microsoft releases Windows 7 download code under GPL v2

    The tool helps users of netbooks that lack a DVD to install Windows 7.The Download Tool is free and was made available to users to create bootable USB drives or DVD backup media from the electronic editions of Windows 7 that come in an ISO format…

Latest Features

  • Industry sceptical on Microsoft's new-found openness

    Others characterised the announcement as more of the same rhetoric from Microsoft, while some saw it as a bold move to sway next week's International Standards Organisation (ISO) meeting concerning standardisation for Microsoft's Office OpenXML…
  • What's wrong with mobile browsers?

    It's time for the IEEE, the ISO or someone to step in here. We need to move to a web model for mobile applications - but at the moment our browsers let us down, says Craig Mathias. OK, which is it? Running local applications on the handset/mobile…
  • SNW Frankfurt: 1,800 people can't be wrong

    So we did it and took it to ISO for formalising.SNIA has a good reputation with formal standards bodies, according to Plumridge: "We're now a fast track submitter to ANSI INCITS. INCITS is accredited by, and operates under rules approved by, the…
  • Interop brings a round of WLAN updates

    Meru, Siemens and Motorola have added software-based location tracking capabilities to their WLANs; while WhereNet released a new wireless tracking tag that can use two wireless technologies: 802.11 (Wi-Fi) or ISO 24730 RFID.
  • Managed security - the war zone where nothing happens

    In fact, it's something far worse than any of that called ISO 27001 or, almost as bad, IOS 17799, security compliance standards whose simple figures nowadays hover over companies like a numerological curse.
  • The touching story of NFC

    The NFC Forum has published standards for NFC devices, based on the ISO 18092 standard. With GSM, 3G, Bluetooth, and (increasingly) WiFi, along with FM, DAB and/or TV receivers, you might think phones already had all the radios they could hold.
 

How-Tos

  • How to fix cloud security

    If you are going with an infrastructure-as-a-service provider, ask what tools it can provide you to protect your virtual environment.Encrypt data at rest and in transit; otherwise, don't put sensitive information in the cloud.Divvy up…
  • How to update your BIOS

    You might still be able to download an app that configures a USB thumb drive, blank CD/DVD, or even a floppy disk so that you can boot off of it to update the BIOS, or an ISO image file that can be used in your disc-burning app of choice (if you…
  • How to secure your data in the cloud

    The Cloud Security Alliance has taken a second run at creating recommendations for businesses to follow in order to better secure cloud services.The new document aligns CSA's definition of cloud computing with that of the National Institute of…
  • How to use Virtual PC with Windows 7

    Then either insert the CD into the drive or drag your ISO file onto the CD icon in the Virtual PC command window. If you haven't already provisioned an operating system image, it will think about things for a while, then tell you to go find a…
  • How to protect your network with an open source firewall

    It's meant to be managed via an integrated web interface, so it's appropriate to run it headless.To install, first download the 81MB ISO file and burn it to a CD. It the rare IT person who doesn't sometimes run into a situation where they are…
  • How to virtualise your Mac desktop

    Youll need either a copy of an installation CD, or an ISO disk image. With the release of the Intel Mac range, it became possible for a Mac to have multiple personalities. Richard Leon takes a look at VirtualBox, an open source project that allows…

Reviews

  • Canon PowerShot S90 review

    The result is that you can shoot at ISO 400, 800 and even 1,600 without destroying the image quality. The thinking is that if you put fewer pixels on a larger image sensor, you can better control image noise at higher ISO settings.
  • LG NAS N4B1 review

    Technical note: For data discs, you'll wind up with .iso images, while audio and video CDs result in files in the .cue or .bin formats originated by CDRWin but now supported by many programs, including the free ImgBurn.
  • Thecus N7700

    Our favourite feature is its ability to mount up to 50 ISO disk images from the NAS device's internal storage as individual shares. The ability to mount ISO images is also handy for deploying software across a company, but poor user administration…
  • Sony Alpha A330

    In terms of digital noise, the a330 performed admirably, holding down the ugly chromatic noise until ISO 400, and much of the time, even ISO 800. The camera offers an ISO range from 100 to 3200. With a petite size and a relatively low price, the…
  • Gizmo Drive

    It's only 8MB in total, and some of it's pretty handy - but this is about Gizmo Drive.Once we had Gizmo Central Manager and Gizmo Drive installed, all we needed to do was right-click an ISO, BIN, CUE, or NRG file.
  • LG WH08LS20 Blu-ray Burner

    On top of just burning data to CD, DVD, and Blu-ray, though, Power2Go can also rip CD audio, convert audio (WMA/MP3/.wav), burn DVD movie structures to disc, and create and burn images (in CyberLink's .p2i format as well as standard .iso).

White Papers

  • Effective security with a continuous approach to ISO 27001 Compliance

    Learn more about how you can improve security and comply with ISO 27001 by downloading this whitepaper. In this white paper, explore how organisations can quickly achieve IT configuration integrity by proactively assessing how their current…
  • ISO 20000: Whats an Organization to Do?

    It also reviews the need for automation to meet the requirements of ISO 20000 and how organizations focused on continual quality improvement in IT Service Management, will benefit by following the latest standard from the International…
  • ISMS Implementation Guide

    This paper can serve as a guideline for the implementation of ISMS practices using BS7799 / ISO 27001 standards. The requirement for BS7799 / ISO 27001 implementation or certification is mainly driven by external pressure, like a client requirement.
  • Has RFID Crossed the Chasm?

    TI wrongly bet on ISO standards rather than EPC in 2003, the company was off balance in 2004, and failed to make the strategic decisions and investments needed to participate. A lot has changed since Geoffrey Moores Crossing the Chasm was first…
 
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