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Critics gun for Microsoft's patch cycle
Microsoft has been slow to respond to security threats in its software, leaving others to do its job.
Low power is future for high-powered servers
The electricity consumed by a server over its lifetime could cost as much as the hardware, according to one analyst. So energy efficiency is a concern that server vendors are increasingly addressing.
Users unfazed by consumer Vista OS delay
Microsoft?s announcement of a delay to the planned release of Vista won?t adversely affect the plans of most large corporations. That's primarily because few planned to roll out Vista anyway.

WiFi's security secret - authentication
Wireless authentication is for big companies. Wrong. It is now within reach of the ordinary user, assuming they are actually listening...
The ten-minute guide to wireless security - part two
Next, secure the clients, but which encryption scheme to use? Stage two - encrypt all traffic using WEP or WPA.
The ten-minute guide to wireless security - part one
Before switching on a new wireless access point, make sure you're not unwittingly setting up a radio station for your company's most intimate secrets.

Taming the data explosion
This brief examines the increasing evidence that intelligent process automation, deployed through operational BI software, delivers key capabilities for dealing with an organization's most pressing operational decision-making and compliance issues.
Make Wi-Fi batteries last longer - with a test
Voice on Wi-fi won't be any good till we get more talk time. Here's how the Wi-Fi Allance propose to give it to us.

Why education pays off in e-mail security
Should we rely on the user or technology to safeguard our messaging systems?

Microsoft's OneCare won't care for you just yet.
Outside the US? Forget it then.
A finger in the eye for biometrics
Companies shouldn't rely on fingerprints alone to secure systems.

Linksys WAG54GX2 ADSL MIMO router
Another broadband networking box with MIMO WiFi. So how does one choose between them?
Buffalo DriveStation backup drive
Like so many others, it's a box with a hard disk in it. Cheap it might be but have the manufacturers skimped on the software side?
QNAP TS-101 network backup server
The backup drive mates with the entry-level SME storage area network and the results aren't bad to behold thanks to clever design and the latest hardware.
Maxtor OneTouch II Small Business Edition
There aren't a lot of options for an SME that needs a simple, low-cost backup product for Windows Server 2000/2003. We found one product designed to solve this backup puzzle, however.
Eli managed security appliance
A low-cost managed security appliance should be out of the reach of small businesses. This particular product/service package challenges that assumption.

Are smart switches all the SMB needs?
Mid-size businesses use switches you can manage in a browser. Netgear product line manager Peter Newton expands.

USB flash drive security risk removed
Barclays Bank deploys SecureWave Sanctuary Device Control to remove USB security risk