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TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

Developers Seek Breakthrough for Fuel Cell-Powered Laptops

Fuel cell technology for big-ticket consumer items like automobiles is still many years away, based on numerous industry reports. However, the day when portable devices like laptop computers, PDAs and cell phones can run for extended time periods without refueling is indeed much closer ...

Online Consumers Window Shop More than Impulse Buy

The Internet might be turning into the ultimate window shopping experience for online shoppers. Greater sophistication with browsing is making consumers more prone to comparison shop online before actually buying ...

SOFTWARE

Software Allows College Test Prep via Mobile Devices

Perhaps one of the most effective and efficient methods for getting into college is no further from students than the palms of their hands. Using PDAs and cell phones, students now can study for the PSAT, the SAT or the ACT wherever they are, whenever they want ...

Security Software Firm Tenebril Gets Funding, New CEO

Tenebril, Inc., a security and privacy solutions company founded in 1998, announced today an award of US$6.5 million in Series A funding and the hiring of industry veteran Irfan Salim as the company's new CEO ...

ArtsPass Delivers Arts Education over the Internet

When Richard Humphrey, chief executive officer of Arts4All, began searching for his nitch on the Internet, he started Master Vision, delivering video conferencing services over the Internet. Now he is forging Arts4All as a vehicle for bridging the gap between content online and technology ...

INDUSTRY REPORT

Internal Threats Still Major Network Concern

As wireless technology gains popularity, network security issues continue to multiply. However, wireless connectivity isn't the only major concern for IT managers; corporate workers pose heightened threats from within enterprise structures ...

AOL Search Adds Pay Per Call Marketing Strategy

Starting this month, Ingenio is teaming up with AOL Search to provide businesses nationwide a new marketing strategy that combines the Internet and the telephone ...

Device Allows Internet Calls from Any Phone

Making telephone calls over the Internet is nothing new. Once the arena for hobbyists and techies, Internet telephony is now a proven technology ...

Company’s Seal of Approval a Standard for Security Products

When it comes to keeping bad stuff from entering computers, hardware protection devices work better than software solutions. "The software side of things still needs a lot of work," NSS Testing Labs CTO Bob Walder told TechNewsWorld ...

PRODUCT REVIEW

Permission-Based Filtering Puts Kibosh on Spam

The problem with using most spam-blocking programs is they require constant fixing. Creating rules for filtering can be frustrating and annoying, and even downright unreliable ...

Dot-Com Comeback Marks Rise of Hosting Services

The fallout from the dot-com collapse a few years ago might be fueling a new rush for businesses to build a presence on the World Wide Web. Network Solutions CEO Champ Mitchell sees small businesses setting up shop on the Internet in record numbers ...

TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

Skybox Security Introduces Worm Prediction Software

When Gidi Cohen started Skybox Security three years ago, he made a commitment to manage security risk more efficiently than other firms were providing for the enterprise community ...

Online Banking Gets Bad Rap

Online banking is not getting a fair shake from the public. A growing public view is that using the Internet to handle personal financial transactions puts consumers at greater risk of identity fraud ...

PRODUCT PROFILE

Enterprise-Strength Anti-Spyware for Consumers

Las Vegas based FBM Software has announced on March 14 the release of ZeroSpyware 2005, designed to target consumers and small businesses with what company officials say is the most comprehensive and easy-to-use anti-spyware software available ...

PRODUCT REVIEW

Network Security Now Comes with Guarantees, Options

The way Finjan Software founder and CEO Shlomo Touboul sees it, the end justifies the means. Virus and spyware writers have become so sophisticated in their scams and attack strategies that it is time to up the ante in protection services ...

PRODUCT PROFILE

Sharp Notebook Plays 2-D DVDs in 3-D

Computer video professionals might find it hard to turn away from the latest innovation in laptop technology. The Sharp Actius AL3D notebook announced today bundles a second generation 3-D LCD notebook with a software package that converts any DVD from 2-D to 3-D format in real time, allowing users to view any DVD movie in full 3-D ...

PRODUCT REVIEW

Spycatcher Deadly to Spyware – But Watch Out

The recent release of Tenebril's SpyCatcher 3.5 packs several high-powered features. Its sophisticated detection engine requires less memory to scan a computer and its components, resulting in scans up to 300 percent faster than earlier versions and most competitive products ...

PRODUCT REVIEW

Phileas Project Uses Bots To Ferret Out Spyware

A new search technology by Webroot Software takes a proactive approach to protecting computer users from spyware. It uses bots to find spyware buried deep within distribution centers ...

Banks Will Only Slowly Begin To Clear Checks Electronically

Contrary to the impression many recent media reports created, new federal legislation does not require banks to replace paper check processing with electronic images. Eventually that is the goal. However, for the foreseeable future, compliance is only voluntary ...

INDUSTRY REPORT

Computer Security Comes of Age

Computer security, until now, was a matter of bolting on third-party hardware products or adding on software to screen out unauthorized users. Not so any more ...

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