Microsoft unveils new security brand

Microsoft has unveiled a new brand, 'Forefront', that will act as an umbrella for a range of business-oriented security products for client and server-based services. Microsoft promises that the new brand will integrate with customers' existing infrastructure and will simplify the task of managing and controlling IT security and access. As an example, Microsoft is rebranding its Windows Client Protection as 'Forefront Client Security'. ...more

Salad days for Salmon Days

Another step towards paid-for content from an online publisher. From today, the irreverent IT site The Register is to charge for viewing of a new video strip feature called Salmon Days. This "live action" drama is based on its Bastard Operator from Hell character and its brief is to be "amusing, ironic, edgy and to take an educated swipe at the IT industry, its products and the clones it has spawned". ...more

Websites judged in milliseconds

First impressions are often the truest, but how fast is the first judgement? Barely a twentieth of a second when it comes to viewing a webpage, according to the BBC. A team of Canadian researchers has found that such snapshot decisions - involving rating websites in terms of their aesthetic appeal - can incorporate significant amounts of design information. The rankings gleaned from the blink of an eye, just 50 milliseconds, were found to match those from more leisurely examinations of the same sites over a much longer period of time. ...more

Centrino gets 802.11a flavour

Intel has introduced PRO/Wireless 2100A network connections for Centrino notebooks. Previously, Centrino technology involved built-in support for wireless networking using the 802.11b standard (via the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100). ...more

Twenty-four new broadband exchanges

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