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WISPr 2.0 boosts roaming between 3G and Wi-Fi

The Wireless Broadband Alliance has released specifications that should make it easier for mobile devices to switch between Wi-Fi hotspots and cellular networks Read more

23 June, 2010 by Richard Thurston
Sharpen penetration tests to foil cybercrime

Sharpen penetration tests to foil cybercrime

...need to establish a basic understanding of the organisation's current security standards, as well as the overall business and security objectives. The testing itself... Read more

20 March, 2011 by Alan Calder

Adobe pushes standard for magazine-style web pages

...Adobe has proposed a standard that could make it easier to create web pages with fancy layouts... Read more

10 March, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

BSA: Open standards will 'increase e-government costs

...its IT costs rise because it has chosen to get behind open standards, the Business Software Alliance has argued. The BSA has reacted strongly to... Read more

1 March, 2011 by David Meyer

W3C prepares draft spec for touchscreen standard

...Wide Web Consortium published an editor's draft of a new touchscreen standard for web apps on Friday. A standard, if designed well and adopted... Read more

31 January, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Universal wireless charger standard gets public release

The Wireless Power Consortium has publicly released a standard for wireless low-power charging for mobile devices and has started work... Read more

2 September, 2010 by Jack Clark

Smart-meter makers embark on common standards push

...Three leading utility meter manufacturers have joined forces to work on developing standards that will let their smart meters work in any British home's... Read more

30 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Standard set for universal wireless charger

The Wireless Power Consortium has finalised a standard for wireless charging of mobile devices, bringing universal charging for products one... Read more

26 July, 2010 by Ben Woods

Government pushes for open-standard data releases

...Francis Maude has said that public releases of data will use open standards when possible. Answering a parliamentary written question from Labour MP Tom Watson... Read more

21 June, 2010 by Kable

Poor password standards hit web, say researchers

...A lack of consistent password security standards damages web security, according to researchers from Cambridge University. Websites suffer from... Read more

8 June, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Lack of metrics hobbles security, says Enisa

...Monday. This makes it difficult to measure resilience of networks. Some security standards, including ISO/IEC 27004:2009, NISTIR 7564, and NIST SP 800-55... Read more

28 March, 2011 by Tom Espiner

US Justice Department investigates web video patents

...The corporate wrangling over web video standards, already a technically and legally complex matter, is getting a lot more... Read more

4 March, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

OpenStack cloud gets Bexar release and backers

...has delivered the second major release of its open-source and open-standards cloud platform, adding experimental compatibility via middleware for Amazon's storage cloud... Read more

4 February, 2011 by Jack Clark
W3C promotes HTML 5 with new logo

W3C promotes HTML 5 with new logo

...marketing. The new HTML 5 logo could help increase awareness of the standard. Credit: W3C The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) hopes the logo — shirts... Read more

19 January, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

W3C seeks help with HTML 5 standards tests

...make premature judgements regarding which browser best complies with the HTML 5 standard, and has asked for help in improving its tests. On Thursday, Philippe... Read more

5 November, 2010 by Stephen Shankland

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