Vista prevents users from playing high-def content, researcher says
Content protection features in Windows Vista are preventing customers from playing high-quality video and audio and harming system performance, even as Microsoft neglects security programs that could protect users, computer researcher Peter Gutmann …
How does Cisco predict market transitions?
Cisco’s Emerging Technologies Group sniffs out $1 billion business opportunities.
Bank uses wireless for image transfers
Sharing images of checks and other bank documents over wireless links between 16 branch locations has become standard procedure for Jeff Davis …
Bug bounty program answers critics
The man who launched both of the security industry’s major bug bounty programs Thursday defended the idea of paying for vulnerabilities, but also …
Gartner urges caution on virtual-world business
Despite recent publicity about companies staking out territory in Second Life and other virtual worlds, companies that want to protect …
VMware virtual appliance a threat to the OS
The virtual appliance model could be a major threat to operating systems from major vendors such as Microsoft, says a cofounder of VMWare.
Active RFID market surging
Active RFID uses battery-powered radios to locate, track and monitor a growing list of things, people — and even livestock.
Mirage makes NAC device for small offices
Mirage Networks introduces a less expensive, lower-capacity network-access-control appliance that is suitable for smaller sites and faster to …
Open source and virtualization: a perfect match?
Seven need-to-know points when looking at open source virtualization technology.
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No Olympic medal for Vista, wireless
IT sponsor Lenovo says it won’t be using Windows Vista or wireless networking for key systems at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
