Absolute Software, Intel and Lenovo Launch Enhanced Hardware-Based Anti-Theft Protection
Vancouver, BC, December 3, 2008--(T-Net)--Absolute Software, Intel Corporation and Lenovo are bringing hardware-based anti-theft and computer-theft deterrence technology for notebook computers to businesses.

Webroot offers free security hardware recycling
IT security firm Webroot has teamed up with recycling company Centillion to launch a Go Green (PDF) campaign, which offers to recycle legacy security hardware for free when customers sign up to Webroot's software-as-a-service (Saas) offering.

Webroot offers free security hardware recycling
Ian Williams, vnunet.com , Wednesday 3 December 2008 at 14:07:00 Go Green initiative promises to scrap legacy kit if customers sign to SaaS offering IT security firm Webroot has teamed up with recycling company Centillion to launch a Go Green (PDF) campaign, which offers to recycle legacy security hardware for free when customers sign...

Ace Hardware donates funds for Campfire makeover
Beckie Frisbee thought she was meeting with Ace Hardware representatives Tuesday because Campfire USA Great Falls Council was a finalist for Ace's New Faces for Helpful Places program.

Atheros Hardware Abstraction Layer Source Is Released
chrb writes "With the recent discussion here on proprietary blobs in the Linux kernel, it's nice to see that today Sam Leffler has released the source for the Atheros Hardware Abstraction Layer under the ISC license, which is both GPL and BSD compatible. The Atheros chipset is used in many laptops, so this is another important step towards running a completely free distribution." Read more ...

NI Ethernet hardware for LabVIEW
AUSTIN, USA: National Instruments has announced a high-performance 8-slot chassis that delivers deterministic expansion I/O to the NI LabVIEW graphical development platform . The new chassis provides high-speed, jitter-free communication for applications such as distributed control, machine building and hardware in the loop.

PARC VP, hardware systems laboratory: Scott Elrod
Scott Elrod, vice president of the hardware systems laboratory at the Palo Alto Research Center, talks to CNET?s Dan Farber about researching and supporting innovation at one of Silicon Valley?s most storied tech institutions. He discusses new advancements in erasable ink, clean tech and what it takes to stay on the edge of innovation.

Analyst: Wii Hardware Gets Nintendo $6 Per-Console Profit
According to new analyst estimates, Nintendo currently makes about $6 in profit on each Wii console it sells, with a higher than average gross software margin helping to make the hardware company continually profitable. Traditionally console manufacturers have sold consoles at a loss or break-even price at launch. Ideally, the company can gradually lower the cost of parts and manufacturing, ...

Webroot Launches Global ?Go Green? Program - Offers Free Security Hardware Recycling
Webroot , a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced the launch of ?Go Green,? a global program which offers businesses free, earth-friendly recycling of legacy security hardware. In partnership with Guaranteed Recycling Xperts (GRX), one of the leading recyclers of computers and electronics in the U.S., and Centillion, a global ...

TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Introduces Industry?s Only Hardware-Based Mask Limit Testing for General-Purpose ...
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced the industry?s first hardware-based mask limit testing application for general-purpose oscilloscopes. Hardware-based mask testing helps users test hardware in seconds instead of the hours it takes with software-based solutions. The Agilent application is ideal for engineers working in manufacturing and R&D who need to validate the quality and ...

Research and Markets: 2009 Embedded Hardware/Software Design Preferences Is a Continuation of Last Year's ...
Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/baf368/2009_embedded_hard ) has announced the addition of the " 2009 Embedded Hardware/Software Design Preferences: Design Starts, Completions, Cancellations, Processor/Software Utilization, and How Developers Report on Design Problems and Required Solutions " report to their offering.

Air Force troops uncovers military hardware in Mannar
Air Force troops while conducting search operations in general area Palampiddi, Mannar have uncovered a few military hardware including 2 anti-personnel mines, Tuesday (Dec 2) morning.

12/2/2008 Daily Hardware Reviews
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Tuesday...

Ore. lumber-hardware company closes up shop
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Keith Brown Building Materials has closed the last of its stores that supplied contractors and do-it-yourselfers for 80 years - putting 74 workers out of jobs.

Ore. lumber-hardware company closes up shop
Associated Press - December 3, 2008 2:24 PM ET SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Keith Brown Building Materials has closed the last of its stores that supplied contractors and do-it-yourselfers for 80 years -...

Eddy Awards: Where?s Apple?
Apple normally dominates our annual awards for our favorite hardware and software products. This year, it captured only one award. Dan Miller explains why.

Eddy Winner: Airfoil 3.1
The diminutive AirPort Express is one of the unsung heroes of the Apple hardware lineup. While you can use it to easily stream...

The 2008 Guide To Open Source Hardware Projects
Wired: ""What is open source hardware? Briefly, these are projects that creators have decided to completely publish all the source, schematics, firmware, software, bill of materials, parts list, drawings and "board" files to recreate the hardware - they also allow any use, including commercial. Similar to open source hardware like Linux, but hardware centric."

IGF: To Reach the Next Billion, Internet Needs Multilingual Support
The Internet must support the large number of languages in the world at all levels, including content, hardware, software, and internationalized domain names if it is to reach the next billion people, according to speakers at an Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Hyderabad, India.

3FN Ups Hardware Swap Capability
December 1, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- US-based dedicated, shared and colocation hosting provider 3FN has improved its hardware monitoring and replacement services for its web hosting services, letting it identify and replace broken hardware and perform instant upgrades.

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