Sony VAIO B1 Series: a first look
Sony's recent revamp of its VAIO notebooks includes a range aimed at the business sector. Sony's new VAIO B1 series turns the company's attention firmly to business buyers. With a…
IBM beefs up security on ThinkPad T42
IBM's business workhorse notebook gets a fingerprint reader and an upgraded suite of security tools. We take a first look. IBM's 'thin-and-light' ThinkPad T42 already offers one of the most…
Introduction to SSL certificates
What is a SSL certificate? A SSL certificate provides a means of vouching for your web site's integrity and authenticity. If your site requires a secure section, you want people…
What is SSL? And how can I use it?
What is SSL? And how can I use it? SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer. What this means in plain language is that when a Internet Browser connects to a…
How do I generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for my web server?
For detailed instructions on the different web servers and how to create the Certificate Signing Requests (CSR's) for server certificates, please proceed to the following URL: Select your server software…
Where should I get my SSL Certificate?
Though there are a large number of entities selling secure certificates, there are primarily 6 major SSL certificate providers. Whoever you purchase your SSL certificate from will most likely be…
What is SSL (the „little padlock”)?
SSL (“Secured Socket Layer”) is a protocol used to encrypt the communication between the user's browser and the web server. When SSL is active, a “little padlock” appears on the…
MIDP Application Security 2: Understanding SSL and TLS
Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a protocol that enables authentication and data encryption over insecure networks. It is implemented as a layer between TCP/IP and higher-level network protocols like HTTP,…
What is SSL?
The SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Handshake Protocol was developed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide security and privacy over the Internet. The protocol supports server and client authentication. The SSL…
RSA Security and GeoTrust Announce Strategic Partnership to Offer Digital Certificate Solutions
RSA Security and GeoTrust help customers needing low-cost, SSL server certificates to receive them quickly and easily compared to other managed service providers BEDFORD, Mass. & WELLESLEY, Mass. — May…
Wi-Fi overtakes Ethernet for home networks
Wi-Fi now rules the roost, according to a new research report concluding that wireless technology has gained a slight edge over Ethernet cables in US home survey, by research firms…
A History of Russian Philately Part 1
A History of Russian Philately Part 1 255BC - 31 December 1857 Ninth Century Wow. Twelve hundred years ago. Way back then, the earliest known Russian writings referred to messages…
The International Society for Japanese Philately
The International Society for Japanese Philately was founded in Canada in 1945. Membership is worldwide and open to any philatelist of ethical reputation. The Society is non-political and non-commercial with…
A History of Russian Philately Part 2
1 Jan 1858J - 2 March 1917J 1 January 1858J Russia officially adopts its first stamp - an imperforate 10 kopek stamp, good for the postage of a letter weighing…
Postage stamps and postal history of India
The postage stamps and postal history of India are complicated by the patchwork of British and local rule prior to partition in 1947. For the states with their own stamps,…
A History of Russian Philately Part 3
25 October 1917J (= 7 November 1917G) With the support of the armed forces, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin seized power in Petrograd. Elections a couple of weeks later showed them to…
Philately
PHILATELY (Gr. 4LXor, loving, and &rfXs~s, free of tax), the study and collection of postage-stamps and other marks of prepayment issued by post-offices. The fancy for collecting postagestamps began a…
‘Japanese Philately’: the cultural side of stamps
One of the great pleasures I get from working at Linn's Stamp News is reading the many hundreds of stamp publications that come to Linn's offices every week, and I…
An Introduction to Hungarian Philately
Early History Magyar tribes migrated from Asia and settled in the Carpathian Basin in 896AD. The Kingdom of Hungary, founded by King St. Stephen in 1000AD, had a turbulent history…
Worm plays games with victims
A worm that plays video game Tetris with victims as it attempts to further contaminate networks has infected a small number of PCs, antivirus firm Sophos warned worm, known as…