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Protect Against Cyberattack

National Infrastructure Protection Center (part of Homeland Security) has published a document entitled, "Risk Management: An Essential Guide to Protecting Critical Assets" which offers a systematic method of assessing and addressing your security problems once you wade through the usual government gobbeldy-gook.

Aligo Markets Employee Tracking Service

Aligo is offering a hosted, subscription-based service to track field employees. Its WorkTrack service costs $15 per month and has employees use a GPS-enabled cell phone for attendance and job reporting. Aligo's WorkTrack combines proven, leading-edge mobile software expertise with advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to offer companies real-time centralized view and control of their distributed workforces, resulting in cost savings, increased worker productivity, and improved job log accuracy through an easy-to-use attendance and job reporting system.

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OTC Releases WiJet Hardware

OTC Wireless has released its WiJet Video hardware, which creates a high-speed wireless link using the 802.11g standard so users can now wirelessly transmit full-motion video, animated rich media, and very large presentations from their laptop, desktop PC, or mobile computing device to presentation devices such as plasma or LCD screens, projectors, or remote computers.

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