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Mid-sized business News

• Microsoft hit with $1.5 billion bill for MP3 patents
  Ordered to pay Alcatel for infringement.
• IBM launches Informix beta and promises Linux bundle
  There's still life in the database...
• Business Objects aims at mid-sized businesses
  Offering BI to smaller companies
• Oracle rolls out E-Business Suite version 12
  Company promises an easier upgrade this time.
• Kaspersky offers anti-virus for mobiles
  Preparing for the new threat.
• IBM adds cache to speed Tivoli storage system
  Stores recently backed-up files.
• Vista takes off - with business still at the check-in desk
  Latest Redmond offering disappoints enterprise users.
• Brocade integrates (kills) McData products
  Merger sees product line boiled down.

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Mid-sized business Insight articles

• The war of indoor wireless
  There's more than one way to converge indoor and outdoor phones. The Wi-Fi warriors will have to fight femtocells.
• What is Motorola going to do with Symbol?
  Motorola is buying Symbol - but didn't it already have some projects involving other WLAN partners?
• "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that."
  Talking to your computer has been a staple of science fiction since at least the 1960s, but it looks as if it's finally coming within reach.

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Mid-sized business How-Tos

• WiFi's security secret - authentication
  Wireless authentication is for big companies. Wrong. It is now within reach of the ordinary user, assuming they are actually listening...
• The ten-minute guide to wireless security - part two
  Next, secure the clients, but which encryption scheme to use? Stage two - encrypt all traffic using WEP or WPA.
• The ten-minute guide to wireless security - part one
  Before switching on a new wireless access point, make sure you're not unwittingly setting up a radio station for your company's most intimate secrets.

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Mid-sized business White papers

• Free Whitepaper: PC on a Stick.
  The traditional definition of a corporate "endpoint" is clearly evolving. For millions of employees, portable mass media represents the next generation of endpoints, shifting from simply PCs and laptops. Because of this evolution, enterprise endpoint security must also grow to address the increasing concerns. Ultimately, this shifting corporate endpoint exposes a new threat vector that IT professionals must confront and secure. Data theft is not the only potential risk from unmanaged USB devices and removable media - these same devices are now being recognized as an entry point for malware. Enterprises have seen the convergence of endpoint application and device control, and need to make sure that they have the right solution in place.
• Pod slurping - an easy technique for stealing data
  A common misconception is that perimeter security measures such as firewalls and anti-virus software are enough to secure corporate data residing on the corporate network. In this white paper, we explore how the uncontrolled use of portable storage
• The Essential Guide to Driving eBusiness Adoption
  The Internet has had a far-reaching impact on all companies, dramatically changing the way business is conducted globally. Through eBusiness, companies can engage directly with their customers and partners online and automate all external-facing processes with a range of self- service applications, including ordering, information gathering, quoting, guided configuration of products and services, creating service renewals, managing warranties, handling product and parts replenishment and developing on-line catalogs. Via eBusiness, companies can reach customers and partners through a wide variety of coordinated, customer-centric sales and service touch points – all at the speed of light. The ultimate result is competitive advantage.

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Mid-sized business Briefings

• Why education pays off in e-mail security
  Should we rely on the user or technology to safeguard our messaging systems?

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Mid-sized business topics pages

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Mid-sized business Blog: Editor's Notes

• Microsoft's OneCare won't care for you just yet. 
  Outside the US? Forget it then.
• A finger in the eye for biometrics 
  Not working as planned.

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Mid-sized business Reviews

• Zyxel P-2602HWL ADSL2+ VoIP Wi-Fi Gateway
  Another vendor leaps in and combines tasks in an "all-you-need" box for SOHO offices.
• Intertex Surfinbird IX68 ADSL 2+ VOIP Wi-Fi gate
  A gateway with a full SIP server, the IX68 could provide a full IP telephony system for a small company - and deliver it over Wi-Fi as well.
• Speedtouch 780WLVoip WLAN DSL router
  A low-cost way to add two VoIP lines and Wi-Fi to a broadband service - but this box has limits.
• Fritz! Box 7140 Wi-Fi VoIP DSL router
  A major upgrade tidies up this classy all-in-one box adds significant features to a good value product. We like the improved ease of use.
• Draytek Vigor2800VG Wi-Fi VOIP ADSL 2+ router
  Is this the most fully-featured VoIP Internet router in the world? We try our best to find something Draytek has left out.

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Mid-sized business Interviews

• Are smart switches all the SMB needs?
  Mid-size businesses use switches you can manage in a browser. Netgear product line manager Peter Newton expands.

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Mid-sized business Case Studies

• USB flash drive security risk removed
  Barclays Bank deploys SecureWave Sanctuary Device Control to remove USB security risk

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