IronKey Reveals New Director of Field Operations, EMEA
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IronKey is elated at its appointment of Colin Woodland as Director of Field Operations, EMEA for IronKey.
This engagement reaffirms IronKey’s focus and commitment on a region it views as vitally important at a time when it is experiencing rapid growth.
Colin’s first priority is to qualify IronKey’s EMEA channel – what it looks and [...]
SanDisk drive earns FIPS and Common Criteria certification
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SanDisk Corporation’s Cruzer Enterprise FIPS edition secure USB flash drive is the first FIPS 140-2 Level 2 USB Flash Drive ever to Earn Common Criteria Certification.
The Common Criteria, which is recognised in 26 countries, is an ISO standard used to assess the security functional requirements and security assurance requirements of technology products.
With its certifications [...]
NTA launches VoIP system for hospitality sector
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NTA (Nationwide Telephone Assistance) Ltd has launched a VoIP system which can help hotels reduce their costs.
The VoIP phone system is designed to offer feature-rich service to customers without the need to manage phone switch systems on site.
It should also help to reduce hotel costs.
NTA recently announced that its website would be available [...]
Palm goes to USB Implementers Forum over Apple restrictions
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Palm issued a complaint with the USB Implementers Forum that states Apple is restricting its trade options.
According to Palm, Apple is restraining trade because it will not allow the Palm Pre to access iTunes. This is an anti-trust case it would seem as this means Apple is ignoring the standards that were supposed to [...]
Hay Group Chooses SanDisk
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UK Management consultancy, Hay Group, has chosen SanDisk to help secure its business data with SanDisk’s Cruzer Enterprise secure USB flash drives and Central Management & Control (CMC) software.
The deal will ensure the security of USB flash drives used by Hay Group’s personnel and will enhance the protection of third-party data and internal files. [...]
Staccato Merges with Artimi
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Staccato Communications, a specialist in Wireless USB (WUSB), has merged with Artimi, Inc., a developer of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) and WUSB software and hardware.
The merged company will operate under the Staccato Communications name.
Staccato has also secured $20 million of equity financing to commercialise products developed by the two companies and to continue the company’s expansion. [...]
Wipro-NewLogic launches Dual Role Device MAC Intellectual Property core
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Wipro-NewLogic, the semiconductor design services provider has launched its Dual Role Device MAC Intellectual Property core based on the Certified Wireless USB specification from the USB-IF. The product is one of the first MAC cores in the market based on the Certified Wireless USB specification.
The device can work in Limited Host mode, Device mode [...]
Transcends Lifetime Warranty Extended to Flash Cards
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Transcend Information Inc, a world-leader in memory and flash products, has expanded its lifetime warranty service. The service, which was announced on 1 November 2006, now includes all Transcend SD, MMC and CF flash cards series (excluding CF Industrial) and all JetFlash USB flash drives (except JetFlash 210) bought since January 2006.
Transcend was the first [...]
Icron Looks Towards Next Generation Wireless USB 2.0
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Icron Technologies Corporation, the developer of ExtremeUSB, has achieved record growth and revenues for USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 extension in KVM, Remote Desktop, Presentation Systems and Media Server applications.
The company has entered into a partnership with Inova Semiconductor to launch the first integrated DVI/USB over CAT5 extension solution and reference design. The solution [...]
