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Target: Internal Threats
While most security vendors continue to develop products that harden the network perimeter, two companies are introducing solutions designed to protect the vulnerabilities inside enterprise networks. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. and Ingrian Networks Inc. are each taking steps to solve the problem of internal threats—data misuse and abuse from employees, partners, customers and other…
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Mozilla 1.6 Ready For Release
The Mozilla Foundation late on Thursday released the next version of its open-source Web-browser suite. The Mozilla 1.6 release, out in a beta version since December, includes expanded authentication support that is particularly useful for enterprises as well as greater integration with the GNOME desktop that is popular among Linux users. Mozilla 1.6 is available…
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How Tape Shapes Up
Tape remains the leader of the backup pack, delivering more bytes for the storage buck than even the lowest-cost disk drives. Tape thrives because every information technology executive worth his or her onions recognizes the absolute need to keep copies of any data that affects operations or financial results. Obviously, companies must ensure they can…
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Keeping Out of the Patent Briarpatch
While in the shower one day, Ole Tange came up with a great idea. He was going to launch a video store in his native Denmark. Only this store was on the Internet; customers would rent and watch videos online. He put together a rough prototype of his site and showed it to a friend.…
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Channel Reports Brought Direct to You with RSS
There’s an easy way to keep up with the technology news, reviews and tools you need to succeed in the IT channel. Headlines and features from the Ziff Davis Channel Zone are now available via an RSS feed. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML standard developed to make it easy for publishers to share…
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Xerox Phaser 8400 Series Color Printer
What’s faster than most laser printers, prints much like an offset printing press, and costs $1,000? It’s the Xerox Phaser 8400 Series Color Printer. This solid-ink printer melts its resin-based ink, sprays it on a drum, then rolls the drum against the paper to transfer the image—all at an engine speed of 24 pages per…
