Stories by Mikael Ricknäs

CEBIT: Power line networks speed up to 400Mbs

At the Cebit trade show, DS2 and Devolo are showing faster power line networks, supporting speeds of up to 400M bps (bits per second) -- twice the maximum capacity that the technology provides today.

CEBIT: Deutsche Telekom keeps its '4G' options open

Deutsche Telekom hasn't yet decided on a technology for its next generation mobile network, even though at Cebit it is demonstrating the LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology for speeding up 3G (third-generation) cellular networks.

Blockbuster year for mobile phones

With more than 1 billion phones sold globally for the first time, 2007 was a banner year for mobile phone sales. As sales continue to grow, the big questions this year are whether global market leader Nokia can expand in North America, and whether Motorola can stop its slide.

EMC buys Pi to round out cloud computing unit

Storage giant, EMC continues, to push into the consumer territory: Its latest move is to acquire Pi, a company whose software and services will help users keep track of their personal data.

Researchers say SAP systems wide open to hackers

SAP enterprise systems were never developed for security, researchers say. Since such systems manage the core information for many major companies, this is a major flaw. As more vulnerabilites are discovered, the situation is ripe for large-scale industrial espionage.

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