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Aussie power grid threatened by virus

Nasty virusInfects and corrupts several file typesspreads in network sharesOne of the few virus I've encountered that can only be cleaned up by reloading windowsRE: Aussie power grid threatened by virusIf there's "absolutely no way it could make its way onto the grid" then don't use a sensational headline like...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, power grid, virus, tool

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Simplify Component Inspection Management and Meet Your PUC Requirements More Efficiently

Regulatory agencies, including the Public Utility Commission PUC, require utility companies to inspect and report back on substations, transformers, manholes, utility poles and other power grid components regularly. Exploiting SQL Server 2008 data management software's powerful merge replication technology, e-finity Mobile Solutions sends inspection assignments - by plat, work order,...

Tags: Power Grid, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Data Management, Pocket PC, Databases, Handhelds, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-06-12

Smart Grid vulnerable to cyberattack

OK, next multibillion dollar opportunity for security consultants coming right up! The Smart Grid, a sort of energy-carrying Internet that will feature automated meters, two-way communication and advanced sensors according to CNN, is ripe for the same kind of cyberattacks that Net users have become so...

Tags: U.S., Blackout, Grid, Cyberattack, Power Grid, Hacking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-03-22

Optimizing Smart Power Grids With WiMAX and Broadband Wireless Connectivity Solutions

Smart Power Grids SPGs, also known as Intelligent Utility Networks IUNs, represent a new paradigm in electrical power distribution and management. Incorporating advanced two-way communications and distributed computing capabilities, SPGs are emerging power grids that enhance control, efficiency, reliability and safety. This paper will first explore the drivers and goals...

Tags: Alvarion Ltd., WiMAX, Broadband Wireless, Broadband, Power Grid, Wireless, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking

White papers 2009-02-03

Protect Network-Based Power Grid Applications From Denial of Service Attacks

Today distributed industrial networks use Internet to transmit feedback and control signals between a plant and a controller. However there are several attacks on the Internet. From these attacks perhaps Denial-of-Service DoS attack is the most detrimental one that affects the packet delivery. DoS attack causes significant disruption to the...

Tags: Denial Of Service, Network, Power Grid, Attack, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Internet, Security

White papers 2009-01-19

Hybrid cars and the power grid

Hybrid cars and the power gridHybrids AREN'T "plugable" carsThere aren't any "plugable" hybrids in the market. A few people may add some extra batteries that may require a plug, but that is not a standard vehicle. The only "plugable" cars in the market are 100% electric (with only a max...

Tags: kW, Hybrid-car, power grid, plug-in, grid, battery

Discussion threads 2008-03-13

Nick Carr's Big Switch

Nick Carr's Big SwitchNick Carr is a fraudNick Carr has no morals. He says whatever will create some kind of controversy or buzz so that he can be relevant.Public transportation is available, however I dont see companies discarding"Companies are beginning to dismantle their private computer systems and tap into rich...

Tags: Wiki, power grid, Software Update, Nick Carr, Wikipedia, grid, transportation, software

Discussion threads 2007-06-23

Additional Resources

Dell finalizes $3.9 billion offer for Perot

Dell buys PerotH.Ross and T.Boone should get together and build the NG fueling infrastructure needed to convert semi-tractors off diesel, then build and rent out a parallel power grid so there would be a way to distribute power from wind/tide farms and the excess from micro solar installations. The utilities...

Tags: Perot, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google's mammal?

Random comments...How odd the mixed metaphors sound... "built from the ground up to work in the cloud"...The dinosaurs were around for tens of millions of years, and we mammals can barely say the same. The crown of creation can be wrested from the head of the wearer by something unforeseen--like...

Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Ideation, Google Inc., desktop, dinosaur, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Smart grid grants

Over $3 billion dollars worth of federal money will be awarded to smart grid projects in the U.S. today. President Obama has chosen a Florida solar power plant as the location for making his announcement. He'll be in Arcadia, Florida, at Florida Power and Light Co.’s...

Tags: Grant, Monitors & Displays, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Components, Wireless And Mobility, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-27

News to know: Apple tablet; Android; Social Search; Netflix on PS3; Verizon

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Jason D. O'Grady: Times exec hints at Apple tablet Larry Dignan: Apple slate "impending," says NYT exec editor; Much...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Phone, Social Search, Sony PlayStation 3, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Telecom & Utilities, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Silver Spring signs up another smart grid client

The latest utility to commit to using smart grid technology from Silver Spring Networks is American Electric Power AEP. Silver Spring will be part of the company's gridSMART initiative, which is being engineered by Indiana Michigan Power and AEP Ohio across regions in Indiana and northeast central Ohio. AEP hopes...

Tags: American Electric Power Co. Inc., Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Carwatchers watching Tokyo

Arguably the Tokyo Auto Show is now more important than the one that opens the calendar year in Detroit. And the show in Tokyo opens officially on October 21, so that means all the competitors are busy seeding the blogosphere with their hints and leaks and hype. There...

Tags: Mitsubishi Corp., Subaru, Car, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Plug-in, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-17

GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000

it would be nice......if GM would sell these cars in North America...just my two centsRE: GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000It aggravates me. Why is the US the last one to get this type of innovation that is affordable. I WANT ONEOh yeah people in a...

Tags: car, General Motors Corp., electric car, small electric car

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Don't discount network technology in the energy-efficiency equation

I haven't much thought about the role of networking equipment in more energy-efficient data centers. But switch maker Voltaire, a specialist in InfiniBand technology, is now co-opting this rallying cry. What gives it the right? Well, for starters, it's worth noting that some flavor of the company's...

Tags: Energy Efficiency, Data Center, Network, Network Technology, Voltaire Inc., Data Centers, InfiniBand, Storage, Networking, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Under Construction 1.0 (Windows)

Under Construction is an interesting puzzle game for free. There are empty blox for you to put some materials within them, mind the most proper position to fit them together into the slot. Under Construction is a strategy and board game, available on nowstat.com, for your spare time relaxing and...

Tags: Board, Microsoft Windows, NowStat, Corporate Governance, Games, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-15

LG Bliss - white (US Cellular)

LG is one of the top makers of touch-screen feature phones, and though many of them go to big national carriers like Verizon Wireless and AT&T Wireless like the LG enV Touch and the LG Xenon for example, quite a number of them make it to regional carrier U.S. Cellular...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, U.S. Cellular, LG Electronics Inc., home screen, LG Bliss, phone, Bliss

Product reviews 2009-10-14

IBM XIV® Storage System: Snapshots Reinvented

The ability to create and manage snapshots of existing volumes is among the most fundamental features commonly offered by enterprise-class storage systems today. In this white paper, we describe the XIV snapshot architecture and explain its underlying advantages in terms of performance, ease of use, flexibility...

Tags: Storage System, IBM Corp., Storage, Storage Management, Hardware

White papers 2009-10-12

Gartner research suggests data center energy metrics still mystery to many businesses

The industry can provide more useful toolsWe encourage the IT, electrical & mechanical infrastructure, construction, and data center management industries to continue to work through The Green Grid, the US EPA, and other internationally recognized organizations to develop metrics and reporting standards for data center efficiency and productivity. In addition...

Tags: Data centers, Storage, Gartner Inc., data center, industry

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Motorola Entice W766 (Verizon Wireless)

The Motorola Entice W766 is the latest Motorola flip phone to join the Verizon Wireless family, and it is almost the same as the Motorola Rapture VU30, which was released late last year. It's not as sleek and shiny as the Rapture, but the Entice does have external touch-sensitive keys...

Tags: Media players, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., phone, speakerphone, display, music player

Product reviews 2009-10-07