WiMax world leaps ahead of SA

2006-02-15 Leave a comment

WiMax world leaps ahead of SA – ITWeb

WiMax has taken a step towards commercial implementation with the certification of the first complete solution based on the technology, but SA has yet another hurdle to clear.Until recently, international WiMax implementations have been held up by a lack of equipment certified as complying with technology and interoperability standards set by the WiMax Forum, which sees product certification as being critical to the ubiquitous deployment of WiMax.

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Spotlight on govt IT security – ITWeb

2006-02-15 Leave a comment

Spotlight on govt IT security – ITWeb

The eSecurity and eCrime Thought Leadership Forum, addressing IT vulnerabilities in the government, begins tomorrow in Vanderbijlpark.advertisement
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The two-day event will feature security experts from the South African Police Service, the State IT Agency and the corporate sector.

“With 10 new vulnerabilities reported every day, it is a full-time job for government to just patch up the cracks in security infrastructure, let alone take a proactive approach,” notes Kenny Nkosi, public sector executive manager at Faritec, who will address the forum.

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Telkom, MultiChoice test video-on-demand – ITWeb

2006-02-15 Leave a comment

Telkom, MultiChoice test video-on-demand – ITWeb

A partnership between Telkom and MultiChoice to stream selected TV content over the Web has been established, says Alphonzo Samuels, Telkom’s broadband executive officer.advertisement
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“We are investigating different compression techniques,” he says, adding that a closed-group video-on-demand (VOD) trial is being conducted.

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MS Anti-Spyware Deleting Norton Anti-Virus – (washingtonpost.com)

2006-02-12 Leave a comment

Security Fix – Brian Krebs on Computer and Internet Security – (washingtonpost.com)

Microsoft’s Anti-Spyware program is causing troubles for people who also use Symantec’s Norton Anti-Virus software; apparently, a recent update to Microsoft’s anti-spyware application flags Norton as a password-stealing program and prompts users to remove it.According to several different support threads over at Microsoft’s user groups forum, the latest definitions file from Microsoft “(version 5805, 5807) detects Symantec Antivirus files as PWS.Bancos.A (Password Stealer).”

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