Sugar Labs(TM) announces the availability for testing of Sugar on a Stick Beta-1. This version of the free open-source Sugar Learning Platform, available at http://www.sugarlabs.org/ for loading on any 1 Gb or greater USB stick, is designed to facilitate exploration of the award-winning Sugar interface beyond its original platform, the One Laptop per Child XO-1, to such varied hardware as aging PCs and recent Macs to the latest netbooks.

Sugar on a Stick

Teachers and parents interested in trying Sugar with children can download the Sugar on a Stick beta-1 file from the Sugar Labs website and load it onto a USB stick by following the instructions at http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick.

Walter Bender, Executive Director of Sugar Labs, said “Sugar is perfectly suited for children in the classroom with its simple, colorful interface, built-in collaboration, and open architecture. Sugar on a Stick lets you start a computer with Sugar and store a child’s data on the stick without touching the host computer’s hard disk. Sugar’s Activities such as Write, a shared word processor, and the recently announced InfoSlicer Activity, which enables teachers to easily collect and package web-based content for the classroom, benefit fully from Sugar’s collaboration features.”

Caroline Meeks of Solution Grove (http://www.solutiongrove.com/), the Sugar on a Stick project manager, commented: “We’re counting on teachers to help us improve Sugar on a Stick as we work towards our Version-1 release scheduled for Q3 2009. We just presented Sugar on a Stick at the FOSS VT conference (http://www.ncose.org/node/47) where it generated great interest, and our real-world tests at local sites with varied aging PCs have been very encouraging.”

Sugar testers are invited to send bug information and constructive criticism to feedback@sugarlabs.org. “We won’t be able to reply to every message,” continued Ms. Meeks, “but we will read every one in order to make Sugar on a Stick a reliable learning tool in budget-stretched classrooms by the fall.”

Source: Sugar Labs


New Features and Enhancements Improve Ease of Use, Management and Security For Large Enterprise Deployments of the World’s Most Secure USB Flash Drives

IronKey, maker of the world’s most secure USB flash drive and portable security device, today announced the launch of its enterprise remote management cloud computing dashboard service for IronKey Enterprise flash drives. The latest version of the IronKey Enterprise Management Security Service combines industry-leading security features with enhanced tracking and auditing capabilities, as well as a consolidated dashboard view that provides unprecedented visibility into user location, device status and usage.

The IronKey Enterprise Management Security Service provides unparalleled centralized management of IronKey devices over the Internet, including software and service provisioning, device usage monitoring, policy enforcement, anti-malware signature updates, password resets and remote destruction. IronKey Enterprise includes enterprise network support, enabling automatic detection of enterprise network settings such as proxies and firewalls. This improves usability, particularly for users who frequently move between enterprise sites and remote locations. The new dashboard service provides a plotted map that displays all the locations where users have accessed their devices, and visually locates them by host IP, country and city.

IronKey Enterprise now includes the IronKey Identity Manager, representing a major step in establishing IronKey’s leadership in the Portable Security Device market. IronKey’s Identity Manager software is pre-installed on IronKey devices, and provides convenient and secure one-click access to all of a user’s online passwords. The new Identity Manager also protects against phishing sites and keystroke capturing malware. Integration with VeriSign(R) Identity Protection (VIP) services provides true two-factor authentication to VIP Network member websites such as eBay and PayPal. Additionally, the Identity Manager’s on-screen virtual keyboard eliminates the need to type passwords on a physical keyboard, providing an added level of protection against key loggers.

“Enterprise organizations realize the importance of comprehensive security and management for their portable storage device deployments,” said John Jefferies, vice president of marketing at IronKey. “These new features enable large organizations that manage thousands of IronKey devices to efficiently protect and track these USB devices. It reflects the functionality our enterprise customers require, and delivering it in a SaaS model also makes it accessible for small and medium-sized businesses and even work groups.”

Updates to the IronKey Enterprise Management Security Services will be made available through customer management accounts on my.ironkey.com. Downloads for devices that have already been deployed are available through the IronKey device Control Panel.

For more information, visit www.ironkey.com.

Source: IronKey


Display Adapter Set Based on Wisair’s WSR601 Wireless USB Single-Chip

Atlona Technologies, a manufacturer of connectivity solution based Audio Video products, and Wisair, a leading provider of single-chip based Wireless USB solutions, announced the availability of a Wireless USB Display Adapter Set that wirelessly transfers PC content to TVs, monitors and projectors. The Atlona Wireless USB Adapter set allows users to view video, Internet content and pictures from their computer on monitors and HDTV displays without the hassle of extra cables.

The Wireless USB Adapter Set features VGA and HDMI outputs with the ability of both outputs being active simultaneously. It supports up to 1400×1050 screen resolution, provides a wireless range of up to 30 feet (in the same room), and is a fully-standard USB-IF certified solution. The set is expected to be available in retail stores in May at an affordable MSRP of $129 USD.

Christopher Bundy, Director of Marketing, noted, “We’ve been seeing strong customer demand to be able to view PC content on displays and projectors without any video cables, so we are very excited about the potential of this new offering. We have examined several technological solutions, and Wisairs’ undoubtedly provided the best range and performance at the most attractive price point.”

“The Wireless USB Display Adapter Set is the most innovative, low cost and high performance solution in the market today,” noted David Yaish, Wisair president and CEO. “We are pleased to cooperate with Atlona, and will continue offering high performance solutions to enable the introduction of affordable, user-friendly Wireless USB products.”

The Wireless USB Adapter Set will be demonstrated at the National Broadcasters Show (NAB) in Las Vegas, April 20-23, in Atlona’s booth # SL12416.

Source: Wisair


KeyArmor USB Drive – transparent hardware encryption with automated anti-malware detection

Mobile Armor, Inc., the leader in mobile data protection for the U.S. Government and recipient of the largest single award for Data at Rest Encryption, today announces the addition of anti-malware support to its existing KeyArmor product group.

The mobile workforce continues to show sustainable growth, the requirements for protecting portable data for enterprise organizations needs to be addressed. USB drives are highly vulnerable assets at risk to theft and loss, but are often exposed to malicious applications and viruses. Mobile Armor’s KeyArmor USB drive is designed to combat these threats that exist in today’s mobile workforce environments.

The KeyArmor solution is a military level encrypted USB drive managed by the Mobile Armor enterprise policy console, PolicyServer. KeyArmor USB drives are FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validated using on processor AES hardware encryption.

KeyArmor now independently provides protection against viral and malware threats. With integrated anti-malware detection and remediation, viruses and malicious software are prevented from attacking data transferred and stored on the KeyArmor drive. This is an independent function of KeyArmor, not requiring the existence or utilization of anti-malware from the data source device. KeyArmor provides detailed auditing and logging relating to the anti-malware component, including version control, update integrity, update frequency and file status.

In addition to anti-malware support, KeyArmor already addresses multiple requirements for the U.S. government, military and enterprise organizations. These include:

Transparent hardware encryption in a tamper resistant USB device – KeyArmor allows drag and drop capability with always on encryption. KeyArmor provides seamless non-bypassable protection of portable and mobile data in a hardened tamper resistant USB drive.

Flexible and comprehensive policy enforcement – Enterprise command and control, allowing granular policy control. KeyArmor allows security administrators and operations to actively control how susceptible data is accessed and protected while being stored and transfer.

Smartcard authentication support – KeyArmor supports strong authentication with CAC and PIV II support, including Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) capability.

Remote wipe and destroy capability – A virtual “Dead man’s switch” is available to protect and maintain confidential and sensitive data. KeyArmor can be securely wiped and disabled in the event of theft or loss.

Extensive audit and log support – KeyArmor provides detailed auditing and logging to meet Federal and State regulatory compliance, including the ability to log files stored on the USB drive.

“Combined with our unified management, this update to KeyArmor makes it the most advanced encrypted USB drive available. We have always engineered KeyArmor to exceed the stringent standards set forth by the Federal government, coupling anti-malware support brings additional firepower to our arsenal,” said Chand Vyas, Chairman and CEO at Mobile Armor.

KeyArmor is available in various capacities including; 2GB, 4GB and 8GB.

Source: Mobile Armor, Inc.


esobi Inc., an innovative Internet information navigator, announced a strategic alliance with Transcend Information, Inc., a global leader in storage and multimedia products, to preload the eSobi software on Transcend’s JetFlash V30 USB flash drives. The alliance will enable the JetFlash V30 users to stay connected with the world’s breaking news over the Internet. In the future, users not only can securely carry personal data on the go, but also will take greater advantage of the compact device to flexibly share valuable Internet information that eSobi helps aggregate and organize.

eSobi is an all-in-one Internet data management software application that integrates an RSS reader, meta-search tool, and document library in order to fulfill daily Internet needs. The latest JetFlash V30 users can install eSobi directly from their device and immediately start receiving online news from all over the world. Just a click away, those looking for wider-ranging web resources can also search Google, Yahoo and MSN all at once for the best results.

In addition, eSobi supports OPML format for transporting a group of RSS feeds altogether, and Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, html files for central data management. When used with a JetFlash V30, it is extremely easy to exchange well-organized personal files as well as web pages across different computers to synchronize all saved Internet data or share with others.

“As the web 2.0 concepts have been practiced widely in the Internet world, the eSobi-preloaded JetFlash V30 offers an integrated platform for reading, browsing, and archiving online news that can be seamlessly exchanged and carried on the go,” said Wen Lee, chairman of esobi Inc. “I believe that users will enjoy the added flexibility when a USB flash drive is no longer just a stand-alone storage device but plays a vital role on Internet information sharing and management.”

Want to get more out of eSobi? Register eSobi now to receive free future updates, inspiring user articles, and recommended RSS feeds! Users of the new eSobi-preloaded JetFlash V30 USB flash drives can even win a free Acer Aspire One netbook simply by registering. For more information about how to enter the sweepstakes, visit http://www.esobi.com/transcend .





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