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China’s Wi-Fi Security Stance Ruffling Feathers
The staunch proprietary position on what China calls its Wired Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI)–implemented on Dec. 1 as part of the nation’s GB 15629.11-2003 Wi-Fi standard–caught the wireless-LAN industry off-guard. The ruling means that any Wi-Fi chip or system imported into China or manufactured there for domestic use must employ the WAPI encryption scheme,…
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The National Anti-Spam Registry, or a Pretender?
One interesting e-mail that recently found its way into my inbox was from an organization calling itself the “National Anti Spam Registry.” The site is filled with American flags and the Statue of Liberty and references to the recently-signed and about to go into effect federal CAN-SPAM act. As I wrote in my recent analysis…
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Citrix Acquires Maker of GoToMyPC in $225M Deal
Citrix Systems on Thursday announced its acquisition of Expertcity, Inc., the Santa Barbara company that makes GoToMyPC and GoToAssist, in a cash-stock transaction valued at approximately $225 million. The deal expands Citrix portfolio of offerings to the desktop in what Citrix officials are touting as a move that will allow the company to offer end-to-end…
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Microsoft Changing Support Policy
The lifecycle clock is ticking for a number of older versions of Windows. At the end of every calendar year, Microsoft pushes more products out to pasture. The company revised its support policy last October so that it now offers a minimum of five years of “mainstream support” (measured from the date of a product’s…
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Firewalls, Patches and Updates. Oh My!
Microsoft products, chief target of every deranged real and would-be hacker, have many vulnerable holes. This year large companies and government agencies became collateral damage when hormonal driven hackers set about to flex muscles. Over one and a half a million computers fell prey to viruses and worms. Lost productivity was measured in the billions.…
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Getting Linux 2.6 Into the Enterprise
Like an early holiday present, Linux 2.6 arrived on Thursday. The new software made Linux distributors happy, but analysts disagreed on how the new kernel will affect the marketplace. Chris Stone, vice chairman of Provo, Utah-based Novell Inc., said in a prepared statement, “The Linux industry is rapidly accelerating and the 2.6 kernel will add…