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Consumer electronics 'needs standards'
News Japanese corporations are not promoting standardisation of technology in home appliances, preferring to promote their own technologies, said a Japanese ministry official. This was the thrust of a lecture delivered by Hidetaka Fukuda, director of...
[October 20, 2003, 10:55]
Father of energy efficiency to get Fermi Award
News Art Rosenfeld, a physicist who helped jump-start the push for energy-efficient appliances and homes, will receive the Fermi Award from the US government next week. During the OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) oil crisis of...
[June 14, 2006, 10:30]
Next-gen Cobalt Raq server 'due this summer'
News Sun Cobalt is planning an update to the popular Raq line of server appliances, due to launch this summer. The launch will add flesh to Sun's recent announcement that it plans to build on the Cobalt product line with new servers -- both general...
[February 13, 2002, 9:55]
Design of Ethernet-Based IR Controller for Smart Home
White Papers Intelligent devices are growing popular in home applications, but legacy devices remain the main streams of home appliances. Whether these home appliances are legacy or intelligent, infrared (IR) remains the important remote control media.
[July 8, 2008, 1:01]
High Performance Network Security
White Papers Security appliances are now a mainstay in the corporate security arsenal. Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) are one of the leading categories of security appliances. Unlike traditional devices like firewalls which examine packet headers alone, an...
[February 8, 2008, 0:16]
Inty ExoServer XL review
Reviews ExoServer appliances are available to handle everything from five to over a thousand users, and are particularly popular in the education market. As with virtually all SME server appliances, SMB file sharing is provided, along with email, Internet...
[October 12, 2004, 10:35]
Neoware Systems Case Study: Caixa Bank
White Papers Caixa Bank is a leading EuroZone Bank, has standardized on Neoware thin client appliances and management software throughout its French branches. Caixa Bank chose Neoware thin client appliances to replace an aging computing system while maintaining...
[January 26, 2005, 23:00]
IBM launches systems management in a box
News IBM has launched two Tivoli-branded, systems-management appliances aimed at companies with fewer than 1,000 employees and departments of larger enterprises. The Tivoli appliances are also up against systems-management software from rival HP...
[October 19, 2009, 9:07]
Sun Cobalt prepares May appliance launch
News Sun Cobalt is preparing a major addition to its line of Linux-based server appliances this month despite the departure -- just weeks before the launch -- of the key executive who heads up the operation.
[May 3, 2002, 16:48]
Networks '99: Remote toaster claims world first
News Designed to demonstrate "that appliances previously thought too small to be controlled remotely over the Net can be brought into this ever-expanding market", the RMN stand was doing a brisk trade in handing out toast to hungry visitors to the...
[June 29, 1999, 11:38]
Start-up promises to speed web data access
News Start-up Schooner Information Technology has launched two appliances that are intended to significantly speed up data access for websites. The two data-access appliances, introduced on Monday, are both based on one piece of hardware, but are...
[April 15, 2009, 15:30]
All-in-one network box reaches Europe
News ServGate Technologies, a manufacturer of all-in-one security appliances, has bought its products to Europe. By coincidence, ServGate, whose marketing director came from Extreme, has adopted the same shade of purple as Extreme for its appliances...
[September 16, 2002, 9:04]
'Thin' Windows 2000 debuts
News Microsoft yesterday released a new test version of Windows 2000 that will ship in thin servers, also known as server appliances. Server appliances are special-purpose servers that don't need many of the features required by fully-fledged general...
[March 1, 2001, 12:55]
Internet fridges: Virus magnets?
News As embedded operating systems become more widespread in household appliances, some security experts are warning that computer viruses could rival salmonella bacteria as the biggest health risk in the new generation of fridges.
[July 12, 2002, 14:54]
Intel lines up with Linux
News Intel and Microsoft are straying further apart in the emerging market for non-PC "appliances" that tap into the Internet. Intel is expected to announce Wednesday a brand of Web appliances that don't use its longtime partner's Windows operating...
[January 5, 2000, 13:00]
Google flaw provides phishing hook
News A security flaw in Google's search appliances could expose websites that use the products to information-stealing phishing attacks, experts warned Monday. We have notified all customers and provided them with clear instructions on how to protect...
[November 28, 2006, 8:10]
VMware sets up virtual-appliance marketplace
News VMware, long an advocate of pre-packaged software appliances that can be loaded onto virtualisation software, launched a programme on Tuesday to certify and sell such virtual appliances. The move expands VMware's earlier support for virtual...
[November 8, 2006, 9:08]
Check Point launches wireless security series
News Check Point Software Technologies is expected to announce on Monday that it will begin selling wireless security appliances, as it looks beyond the tethered firewall and VPN market. Check Point's Burton, however, said that while it is not the first...
[April 11, 2005, 9:10]
Gartner: Google enterprise search has its limits
News Businesses looking to use Google's search appliances should realise that the devices do not have the same level of security or customisation as products from some enterprise-specialist competitors, according to a report from Gartner.
[March 13, 2006, 12:15]
Security hardware battle heats up
News Internet Security Systems has added two new models to its flagship Proventia line of intrusion prevention appliances. He added that the appliances will also prohibit any spyware on the system from transmitting outgoing information.
[April 5, 2005, 9:15]
