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VIA Introduces StrongBox:

VIA Technologies today made available VIA StrongBox, a secure virtual drive application that utilizes the VIA PadLock Security Engine in VIA C7 and VIA C7-M processors to enable real-time encryption of data on local storage devices using military-grade security algorithms. The security of VIA StrongBox will be put to the test with a US$5000 prize on offer during the annual OPEN HACK competition at this year's Hack in the Box security conference being held in Malaysia this week.

Intel And Cisco Collaborate:

Cisco Systems® and Intel Corporation today announced a collaborative effort to support EPCglobal Hong Kong’s EPCnetwork initiative to bring end-to-end supply chain visibility to the Pan Pearl River Delta (PPRD) region. Building on their technology leadership and expertise, Cisco and Intel are developing Electronic Product Code™/ Radio Frequency Identification (EPC/RFID) enabled solutions for EPCglobal Hong Kong’s EPCnetwork infrastructure, which will connect manufacturers and logistics companies in the PPRD with retailers worldwide.

AMD Delivers Stronger Solutions For OEMs:

Enabling stronger commercial solutions for OEMs to meet the evolving needs of business, government, and education, AMD (NYSE: AMD) is delivering a new choice in the implementation of commercial desktop and notebook PC platforms. Today, AMD introduced the AMD Commercial Stable Image Platform (AMD CSIP) program, a commercial PC solution that offers OEMs a 15-month disk image stability period for improved system manageability. AMD is working with industry-leading chipset and motherboard manufacturers to enable desktop and mobile PC solutions designed to lower IT costs and increase end-user productivity. The AMD CSIP program enables stable image PC platform solutions, while reducing the amount of platform configurations an IT organization must support.