| Jan 21 |
Archive for the 'Technology' CategoryGPS Tracking Cell Phones Through SpywareToday’s technology has made tracking a person on a cellular phone to be quite simple – in some cases, as easy as the point and click of a computer mouse. Though many people use these technologies for very positive reasons – such as making sure that their kids are where they should be – the introduction of spyware into cellular phones has made things a bit less wholesome. Current technology, readily available, offers services that can allow users to track cellular phone handsets to within a few dozen feet of its actual location. The technology depends on GPS chip technology within certain cellular phones. It was initially designed in order to allow emergency workers to find 911 callers who have called from their cellular phones. Spyware, on the other hand, was initially designed for cellular phones to be used by suspicious individuals who wished to have access to the calls and text messaging done by their potentially cheating spouses to prove honesty…or lack thereof. The most recent technology, though, is the combination of both of these elements. Now, there is spyware that can be applied to a cellular phone that exploits any GPS chips that happen to be installed so that the behaviors of the phone user can be tracked. For example, it has been confirmed that even large, well-known corporations have been sending emails to cellular phone users, who, when they open the email, become subject to a spyware in their phone that will track their location and behavior for those companies to use for their own purposes. This has many people concerned about their own personal information and privacy rights. After all, this kind of technology is permitting anybody with the right software knowhow to be able to trace online behaviors and physical locations of anybody with the appropriate kind of cellular phone. Personal security can become a real concern for people who could be tracked by individuals or companies with unethical intentions. This can include anything from harassment through phoning and text messages to identity theft. Rapidly, this risk is leading to a substantial market in cellular phone security technology. |
| Jan 10 |
Archive for the 'Technology' CategoryOutsourcing Information Technology it Benefits & AdvantagesSoftware companies need to develop a lot of different types of software for their many clients. A software company may develop for large organizations, such as banks, financial institutions, airlines, engineering and government agencies. Because of this, they need a lot of capital and people to handle the growing tasks for different types of softwares that is needed for the company. Information technology software companies in developed countries, such as Canada, USA, and Europe are now looking at outsourcing their information technology projects in developing countries, such as India, Philippines and China to reduce the manpower costs to remain competitive in the growing information technology industry. If you are an entrepreneur in this very competitive industry, you have to find ways remain competitive in this industry. You want to satisfy more clients in order to keep those information technology software orders coming and let your company grow. When you outsource IT, you will be making very large savings in terms of salary and also other expenses that your company may provide your employees. By outsourcing, you will only have to worry about the contract and the payment that you will be providing the outsourcing company in other countries, which can be cheaper than doing it in-house. Most IT jobs that are often outsourced are creating software in .Net, database solutions, smartcard solution, Java/J2EE, and wireless application developments. You have to consider that creating software for these things will require you to invest a lot of money and manpower if you do it in-house. When you outsource it, the technology and manpower is readily available. There are many talented information technology professionals in these developing countries. Also, they charge far less than equally qualified professionals in well-developed countries. For example, try to imagine that you need a software and you let someone in your IT department design the program. The person you hired charges 1000 dollars for the job. However, when you outsourced it, you will see that an equally qualified professional did the same software design with the same quality and they did it for only 100 dollars. Now, try to imagine that you need a thousand of that software. You will see that you will save a lot more money if you outsource it rather than get it done in-house not to mention the company benefits that you will provide, such as insurance. These are the advantages of outsourcing IT to other companies. By outsourcing, you will not only save a lot of money, but you will also get equal quality of IT software since there are a lot of talented and qualified professionals available in those countries. They will charge you far less on every IT job done instead of doing it in-house. Because of the savings, you will be able to let your company grow. And, because of the quality of work, you will also attract more clients to hire your company to do the software they want. Another great thing about outsourcing IT is that you can outsource all the small projects your company has and let your company focus on larger projects. This means that you will be able to effectively manage your company’s priorities with outsourcing. With outsourcing, you will be able to save a lot of money, prioritize your company’s goal and also get quality IT software products. |
| Jan 01 |
Archive for the 'Technology' CategoryHow Bluetooth WorksBluetooth is a high speed, low powered wireless link technology that’s designed to connect phones or other portable equipment together with little to no work required by the user. Unlike infrared, Bluetooth doesn’t require line of site positioning to work. Current prototype circuits are contained on a board that is 0.9 cm square, with a much smaller circuit board being developed. When one Bluetooth device comes in contact with another, they will automatically exchange addresses and details of capability. Then, they can establish a 1 MB link with security that they will use as required. The protocols involved with handle both data and voice, with a very flexible topography. The technology achieves its goal by embedding tiny, non expensive short range tranceivers into the devices available today. The radio operates on the 2.45 GHz frequency band, and supports up to 721 KBps, along with three voice channels. Each devices offers a unique 48 bit address from the IEEE 802 standard, with the connections being point to point or multipoint. The max range is 10 meters, although it can be extended to 100 meters by increasing the power. The devices are also protected from radio interference by changing their frequencies, also known as frequency hopping. What’s important, is the fact that Bluetooth devices won’t drain battery life. The specification targets power consumption of the device, limiting the drain on the battery. The radio chip will consume only 0.3mA in stand by mode, which is less than 5% of the power that standard phones use. Bluetooth will also guarantee security at the bit level. The authentification is controlled by the user via a 128 bit key. The radio signals can be coded with anything up to 128 bit. With the frequency hopping, Bluetooth is already very hard to listen into. The baseband protocol is a combination of both circuit and packet switches. Slots can be reserved for synchronous packets as well. Each packet will be transmitted in a different hop frequency. Normally, a packet covers a single slot although it can be extended to cover up to five slots. Bluetooth can also support data channels of up to three simultaneous voice channels. Therefore, it’s possible to transfer the data while you talk at the same time. Each individual voice channel will support 64 KB. From a technical standpoint, Bluetooth is very different indeed. It’s the best wireless method in the world, surpassing even infrared. For communication on the go, Bluetooth is indeed very hard to compete with. |