Intel expects to see the next major release of mobile WiMax technology deployed starting in 2012, an executive said Tuesday. The new 802.16m WiMax standard offers 170M bps download, 90M bps upload speeds
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Edmonton is the fourth municipality in Canada moving ahead with open government initiatives. The challenge is helping people understand ‘we are like the new city,’ says CIO Chris Moore, who made five major announcements at the Open Data Workshop
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IBM plans to combine two separately acquired technologies, Watchfire’s AppScan and Ounce Labs software, into a security app development tool to be released later in 2010
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The US$4.6 billion-a-year program that subsidizes telephone service to rural areas will go to broadband if a proposal from the federal regulator goes through. It’s a move that’s only just starting to be studied in Canada
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The construction industry supplier has standardized product descriptions to improve product search processes across its database using DataFlux dfPower Studio software
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Users pick easy-to-crack passwords like the name of a dog or a favourite movie, but multi-factor authentication may end the insanity
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Google, PayPal and Equifax are the first identity providers to offer access to U.S. government Web sites via a new trust framework operated by Open Identity Exchange.
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In the past seven years there have been three reports urging the government to encourage foreign investment in telecom carriers by removing investment restrictions. A look at what those reports said may suggest where the Conservative government will go with its new telecom policy
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At the RSA Security Conference, panelists from the U.S. National Security Agency and the Weizmann Institute of Science raised concerns about cloud computing. The former NSA technical director says the American electronic surveillance bureau still has an advantage over universities in cryptography
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Developers can test iPad apps using Apple’s SDK using an iPhone running Vimov’s iSimulate app as a multitouch controller. Find out all the details
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