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mTag - Architecture for Discovering Location Specific Mobile Web Services Using RFID and Its Evaluation With Two Case Studies

This paper introduces mTag, a distributed event-driven architecture for discovering location specific mobile web services. Service discovery is initiated by touching a fixed RFID reader with a mobile passive RFID tag attached e.g. to a phone, which results in information of available services being pushed to user's preferred device. The...

Tags: Mobile, Case Study, University Of Oulu, Service Discovery, RFID, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Marketing

White papers 2005-12-02

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Web Help Desk Pro 9.2.3.1 (Mac)

This help desk software Pro edition of Web Help Desk for Mac OS X Server offers an industry leading web-based help desk software that empowers IT help desk technicians with iPhone web-app access, email-to-ticket conversion, trouble ticket email notifications, self-service knowledge base, track billable time & materials, LDAP & AD...

Tags: Asset, Web, Apple Macintosh, MacsDesign Studio, Web Help Desk, Help Desk, Call Centers, Asset Management, It Operations, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Finance, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-11-25

Invent Upshot 1.1.0.60 (Windows)

Invent Upshot is a new, feature rich and low TCO, agent-free network discovery, hardware & software inventory and remote tool, with which you can manage a single PC to several home and corporate networks in a few minutes hard wired or wireless. This software is not just another network inventory...

Tags: Software, Network, UpShot, Microsoft Windows, Aplixio, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-25

Overview on SP1 Release for Storage Foundation and High Availability for Windows 5.1

Storage Foundation and High Availability for Windows 5.1 will be releasing Service Pack 1 (SP1) in November. This SP1 release includes an eye-popping list of extended features and additional functionality that enables this product to maintain its competitive edge in the storage management and availability space for the Windows environment....

Tags: Symantec Corp., High Availability, Provisioning, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-11-12

Towards a Zero-Configuration Wireless Sensor Network Architecture for Smart Buildings

Offlate buildings account for a large fraction of energy consumption. In an effort to economize scarce fossil fuels on earth, sensor networks are a valuable tool to increase the energy efficiency of buildings without severely reducing quality of life. Within a smart building many sensors and actuators are interconnected to...

Tags: Sensor, Association For Computing Machinery

White papers 2009-11-03

CrossFTP Pro 1.55a (Windows)

CrossFTP Pro is an excellent FTP client supporting SFTP, FXP, WebDav, Sun Cloud Storage, and Amazon S3. CrossFTP Pro uses a two-pane interface so that the novice user can master in minutes. It features: Multi-tab navigation; Mutli-thread queue engine; SFTP/FTPS/FXP/WebDAV/MobileMe iDisk/Amazon S3 protocols support; Unicode support for international sites; Bonjour...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, CrossWorld, CrossFTP Pro

Software downloads 2009-11-02

CrossFTP 1.55 (Mac)

CrossFTP is an excellent FTP client. CrossFTP Pro is a FTP client supporting SFTP, FXP, WebDav, and Amazon S3. It uses a familiar, Explorer-like interface so that the novice user can master in minutes. CrossFTP's main features are: 1. Multi-tabs navigation. 2. Archive browse, extraction, and compression. ...

Tags: S3 Inc., Apple Macintosh, FTP Client, WebDAV, CrossWorld, CrossFTP, CrossFTP Pro, Transportation

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Web Help Desk Pro 9.2.2.1 (Windows)

This help desk software Pro edition of Web Help Desk for Microsoft Windows offers an industry leading web-based help desk software that empowers IT help desk technicians with iPhone web-app access, email-to-ticket conversion, trouble ticket email notifications, self-service knowledge base, track billable time & materials, LDAP & AD integration, and...

Tags: Asset, Web, Microsoft Windows, MacsDesign Studio, Web Help Desk, Help Desk, Call Centers, Asset Management, It Operations, Operational Planning, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-10-25

Integrated Lifecycle of IT Services in a Cloud Environment

Virtualized Service models are now emerging and redefining the way information technology is delivered to end users. Current research is focused on specific pieces like service discovery, composition etc. There is no holistic view of what would constitute a lifecycle of virtualized services delivered on a cloud environment. This paper...

Tags: University Of Maryland, IT Services, Information Technology, Environment, Virtualized Service Model, Strategy, Management

White papers 2009-10-13

An Enhanced Security Protocol for Fast Mobile IPv6

Off late, Kempf and Koodli have proposed a security protocol for Fast Mobile IPv6 (FMIPv6). Through the SEcure Neighbor Discovery SEND protocol, it achieves secure distribution of a handover key, and consequently becomes a security standard for FMIPv6. However, it is still vulnerable to redirection attacks. In addition, due to...

Tags: Mobile, Protocol, Security

White papers 2009-10-01

VMware to step up data center automation game

ResponseThis is great news for the IT world. These tools will greatly improve the efficiency and effectiveness of virtual environments. And VMware is smart to focus on automation. They understand better than anyone that automation is the key to virtualization and then cloud computing.Without it, you?re not likely...

Tags: Server virtualization, Virtualization, VMware Inc., game, automation, provisioning, virtual server

Discussion threads 2009-09-27

Implementing an In-House eDiscovery Solution That Maps to the eDRM: A Guide to AccessData eDiscovery, Its Components and How It Addresses the Entire eDiscovery Lifecycle

Traditionally, electronic document production "eDiscovery" was considered a manual, time-consuming task - and an expensive one. During the eDiscovery process, companies must identify, collect, preserve, process, review, analyze, produce and present any and all Electronically Stored Information ESI that might be relevant to a specific matter. The Electronic Discovery Reference...

Tags: Process, AccessData, Business Services, Litigation, Business Operations

White papers 2009-09-18

Mailspect taming unstructured Email data

Paul Sterne, CMO of Mailspect, collared me yesterday and brought me up to speed on what he's doing now.  Paul and I worked together at Open-Xchange.  His company is doing something that is new to me. It might be something new to you as well. Here's what Mailspect has...

Tags: MPP Web Services Mailspect, ESM, E-mail, Online Communications, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-09-17

SysUpTime 5.2.5040 (Windows)

SysUpTime is a powerful distributed network/system management product. It provides users with out-of-box capabilities to efficiently and proactively manage any kind of network. Key features of SysUpTime: Automatic network discovery and accurate topology map; Real-time, end-to-end event management; Built-in reporting and graphing; Trended Performance, Status, and Service Monitoring (including PING,...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Exchange Server, WMI, iReasoning, SysUpTime, Network Administration, LDAP, Telnet, E-mail Servers, Microsoft Windows, Groupware, Networking, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems

Software downloads 2009-09-09

Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack'

Vulnerable by default?[i]Exploit code for a remote reboot flaw in Microsoft's implementation of the SMB2 protocol has been posted on the internet, exposing users of Windows 7 and Windows Vista to the teardrop attacks that used to be popular on Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.[/i]I presume this attack is able...

Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, NETWORKING, Microsoft Windows Vista, firewall, Network Address Translation, Microsoft Windows, software firewall, Microsoft Windows 7, attack

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Lawyers Service 1.2 (Windows)

Lawyers Service combines powerful case management tools for organizing clients, case details, exhibits, documents, discovery, mail, e-mail, phone calls and much more. Lawyers Service is designed to help you effectively keep track of not only your schedule for a particular matter, but all the other associated details that will require...

Tags: Lawyer, Microsoft Windows, Schedule, Binary House Software, Corporate Law, Backups, Productivity, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-09-03

Source code for Skype eavesdropping trojan in the wild

Social Engineering?According the the Symantic press releasehttp://www.prwire.com.au/pr/14463/symantec-threat-bulletin-trojan-peskyspy-recording-skype-voip-conversation"The Trojan is detected by Symantec as Trojan.Peskyspy and can be downloaded to a computer by way of tricking the user with an E-mail scam or other social engineering tactic....The Trojan is targeting Windows API hooks, a technique used to alter the planned behavior...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Skype Technologies S.A., trojan horse, Source Code Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

10 Windows XP services you should never disable

Guest post from TechRepublic's 10 Things blog. There are dozens of guides out there that help you determine which services you can safely disable on your Windows XP desktop. Disabling unnecessary services can improve system performance and overall system security, as the system’s...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Service, Computer, Network Connections Service, Play, Network Location Awareness Service, Productivity, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-24

Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps replace "channels," kill cable?

AppleTV only called a hobby after its dismal failureTo be sure, Apple did [b]not[/b] call AppleTV a "hobby" when they released it. It was only after they released the dismal sales figures for this piece of garbage that they "apologized" by calling it a hobby.You know what Apple should do...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Web, TV, Apple Inc., cable, Apple TV

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

MySpace makes iLike acquisition official

MySpace on Wednesday announced an agreement to acquire iLike, a leading social music discovery service. The acquisition brings together two companies who share a common vision revolving around social discovery and distribution of quality content. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Acquisition, MySpace, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-19