Leading technology companies have set up an alliance to alert members to security issues. As well as improving their own security, this initiative could prove a model for UK firms to work together to combat IT weaknesses.
An antipiracy organisation with members including Microsoft and Adobe is releasing a study that says increasing software protection is good for countries' economic health.
Cisco is not taking enough action to stamp out the sale of counterfeit products on internet auction sites, according to networking-product resellers in the UK.
Six technology titans are banding together to jointly license patents that cover WiMax in an effort to prevent costly royalty rates.
Cisco admits its partners sold counterfeit Cisco products to the US military, posing a serious threat to military and critical national infrastructure, according to the FBI
During the holiday season, snow isn't the only thing analysts shovel. With that in mind, senior analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group, Jon Oltsik, takes a look forward on networking technology and related industry trends in 2008.
IBM and Cisco Systems are going to know each other a lot better in computing rooms.
Today's systems increasingly blend the digital and the physical -- and the convergence is spawning industry alliances that might have seemed unusual in the past.
Rivalry between long-term partners heats up as Hewlett-Packard seeks more gains in low-end switching market.
Although many software makers promote responsible disclosure, it isn't universally backed by the security community. Critics say it could make security companies lazy in patching. Full disclosure of flaws is preferred.
The chipmaker and the wireless gear maker are aiming to make it easier for consumers to use Wi-Fi technology, as the companies look to gain a stronger foothold in the emerging market.
The confusing mix of names used to describe wireless networking equipment based on the 802.11 standard might just become a little simpler.
The new Xircom CreditCard Wireless Ethernet adapter supports 11Mbps connectivity, conforming to the recently ratified IEEE 802.11b standard. As such it can communicate with other 802.11b adapters and LAN access points to build new wireless LANs and to extend existing networks.
A key industry group is aiming to come out with a new specification for a high-speed chip connection technology that could more than triple the bandwidth for data.
A new streaming-media standard promises to unify a fractious market, but inferior quality and bureaucracy may block acceptance.
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