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AMSTERDAM, International Broadcasting Convention, 14 Sept 2009: Cisco, SmartLabs and Bouygues Telecom are the latest organisations to join the Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) in its development of open, end-to-end specifications for IPTV">IPTV, based on existing technologies and open standards. Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, transforming how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions provide the platform for these communications. SmartLabs LLC, headquartered in Russia, is a leader in service delivery platform (SDP) for interactive digital television (IPTV, DVB, hybrid, satellite, Internet TV), innovative client applications and user interfaces for STBs. SmartLabs LLC is a part of ITG (Inline Technologies Group) holding group of companies. Created in 1994, Bouygues Telecom is a mobile, fixed, TV and Internet communications provider. It has over 9.7 million customers, including 7.3 million with contracts. Bouygues Telecom is committed to being “the preferred brand of personal communication services” thanks to exemplary service and support for customers. According to Yun Chao Hu, Chair of the OIPF, “The addition of Cisco and Russian technology provider SmartLabs LLC strengthens our representation in the important North American and Russian markets respectively, while French operator Bouygues Telecom continues to reinforce the relevance of the Forum in one of Europe’s most vibrant and competitive IPTV markets. It is very pleasing that the Forum membership includes an ever-increasing number of the world’s most influential IPTV stakeholders, highlighting the desirability of standardised mass market IPTV and throwing a sharp focus on the OIPF efforts to achieve this.” For further information about this news release, please contact: Claire d’Esclercs <a href="mailto:press@oipf.tv">press@oipf.tv</a>
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7th September 2009: New research revealed today shows that three quarters of Brits believe certain household artefacts have brought them comfort and good luck! 20% of those questioned even go as far as to admit they believe artefacts in their homes hold ‘special powers’ or spiritual meaning, despite 61% of those questioned claiming they are not superstitious! The research, from the SCI FI channel">SCI FI channel, to celebrate the UK premiere of hit US TV series Warehouse 13">Warehouse 13 (Tuesday, September 8th at 9pm) has found the top five most common artefacts found in UK households which are perceived to hold ‘special powers’ are: gemstones, wind chimes, charm bracelets, dream catchers and Buddhas. The majority of us (74%) believe good things have happened since certain items have come into our possession, with the luckiest items being vintage jewellery, crystals and Buddhas, whilst antique dolls are said to be the items that have brought us the most bad luck. Professor Richard Wiseman, head of research at the University of Hertforshire, who has gained an international reputation for research into quirky areas of psychology, including luck and the paranormal, comments: "Owning such objects may not be as irrational as it appears. It is quite possible that they might make people feel better, and be more optimistic about the future and this, in turn, could make them persist in the face of failure and adopt a more positive outlook that could then act as a self-fulfilling prophesy, resulting in them experiencing good fortune". The research also reveals that the younger you are, the more sceptical you are likely to be with only 27% of 18 year olds admit to being superstitious, compared to 48% of those aged 50 and over. The cynicism of the younger age group is also reflected when it comes to money - 40% of 26-30 year olds keep an artefact because of its monetary value, compared to just 16% of those aged 56 years and over. The majority of us inherit artefacts from family members (34%) and very often keep them because they have some sort of sentimental value (36%). However, one in ten of us admit to keeping something because we get a ‘good feeling’ from it. Interestingly, women (42%) are more superstitious than men (30%). Professor Wiseman concludes: “There is considerable debate about why this is the case, but many researchers believe that it is cultural - in most societies there is considerable pressure on men to appear emotionally strong and rational, and thus they are often reluctant to admit to being superstitious.” The South West is the least superstitious region of the UK, despite the area being known for having spiritual and pagan associations. However, those living in the region are the most likely to give artefacts and relics to each other as gifts. The most superstitious region is the North West, followed closely by the Midlands. Londoners are the most likely to keep a religious symbol or special artefact in their car to warn off potential danger whilst driving. Warehouse 13">Warehouse 13 - part X-Files, part Indiana Jones - centres on two secret service agents who are consigned to a massive, top-secret storage facility in windswept South Dakota, which houses every strange artefact, mysterious relic, fantastical object and supernatural souvenir ever collected by the US government. Warehouse 13">Warehouse 13 sees the agents tasked with tracking down plenty of other tricky items imbued with paranormal powers and bring them back to the warehouse. Warehouse 13">Warehouse 13 comes to UK screens every Tuesday at 9pm from September 8th 2009, exclusively on the SCI FI channel">SCI FI channel, which is available on Sky, Virgin Media and Tiscali TV. Viewers can also watch in High Definition, exclusively on Sky channel 214.
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Le Groupe de Secours Catastrophe Français (GSCF) est une « Organisation de Solidarité Internationale » (OSI)
Elle a été fondée en 1999 par Thierry Velu, sapeur-pompier professionnel.
Ses objectifs :
Cette association, en qualité d’organisation non gouvernementale, poursuit les objectifs suivants :
Mobiliser
sur le territoire national et international et en faveur des
populations victimes de catastrophes naturelles ou humaines tous les
moyens nécessaires afin de leur apporter secours et assistance dans les
plus brefs délais, avec l’efficacité, la compétence et le dévouement
requis.
Lorsque la situation l’a exigé, le GSCF a immédiatement dépêché une équipe de secours sur les lieux de la catastrophe.
Valeurs et organisation :
Organisation
indépendante et apolitique, le GSCF intervient auprès des victimes sans
discrimination ethnique, politique, religieuse ou culturelle.
Organisation à but non lucratif, l’action du GSCF repose sur l’engagement volontaire de ses membres.
Par respect des personnes, le GSCF a choisi de ne jamais communiquer sur ses missions au travers d’images de victimes mourantes.
Nous avançons, construisons et développons des projets qui redonnent aux hommes la dignité à laquelle ils ont droit.
Visiter le site ici
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Misconception that DDoS attacks cannot be defended against Allot’s ‘ServiceProtector’ behavioural threat detection system can protect against DDoS attacks, botnets and zero-day attacks Woking, Surrey: 19th August 2009 - We’ve read about recent attacks on Twitter to get at the Georgian blogger Cyxymu, which also affected Facebook, LiveJournal and parts of Google. There has been much misguided comment about the risks to the Internet of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks and the difficulty of defending against such attacks. Much of the commentary has been about the “impossibility of the saervers to handle the traffic.” While it isn’t possible to stop the credulity of users who are click-jacked into installing malicious code and becoming unwitting members of ‘botherds’, Ian Kilpatrick, chairman of security specialist Wick Hill Group, says that it is possible for web based organisations to defend themselves against DDoS. He commented: “A lot of people, including some commentators in the national press, believe that you can’t protect against DDoS attacks. However, the evidence of many online sites, including gaming sites (which are often targeted by criminal gangs launching such attacks yet continue to function normally), is clearly proof to the contrary.” DDoS attacks are created by flooding a service with valid traffic, until the service fails due to lack of enough resources (a particular problem for router based defences) or bandwidth to keep up with the flood. Up until now, one of the main defences against a DDoS attack has been to take down the service, which effectively makes the attack successful. However there are solutions available which will give you proper protection and make this extreme and undesirable remedy unnecessary. Allot’s ServiceProtector Allot’s ServiceProtector is a behavioural threat detection system which protects against DDoS attacks, botnets and zero-day attacks, providing real-time detection and mitigation of threats at the network level. Behavioural threat detection offers significant advantages over traditional intrusion detection systems (IDS)/intrusion prevention systems (IPS), which rely on signature-based recognition and are often playing catch up with the attackers.
Allot’s ServiceProtector solution detects and reacts to attacks in real-time, yet does not suffer from the false positives that are common in today’s IPS/IDS systems, due to the unique way it detects threats. ServiceProtector accurately identifies the attacks in real time and when coupled with Allot’s NetEnforcer range of traffic management devices, mitigates the attack automatically by throttling the attack’s bandwidth, without causing a loss of service. ServiceProtector can also detect botnet threats by identifying infected users on the network and isolating them from such activities as outbound spam and port scanning. In a recent deployment on a service provider’s network, Allot’s ServiceProtector technology was able to detect and report on an actual DDoS attack taking place against a UK betting website. Kilpatrick concluded: “For users running internet-based mission critical applications, DDoS attacks can be protected against and it is not necessary to be exposed to the risks of financial loss and a harmed reputation caused by botnet attacks”
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21c Provides Contingency Emergency Planning Tool for Trafford Primary Care Trust NHS BI specialists, 21c, leverage existing Microsoft software infrastructure to deliver an adaptable national flu response contingency plan with ‘Pandemic Manager’ London, 28 July 2009 – NHS business intelligence (BI) specialists, 21c, today announced that Trafford Primary Care Trust (PCT) has implemented Pandemic Manager, a BI solution for automating the allocation and stock management of antivirals to PCTs who manage antiviral collection centres. Trafford PCT will use Pandemic Manager to help run its own local telephone triage systems should the national flu response service become unavailable as a contingency model. Abdul Razzaq, Director of Public Health, Trafford PCT explains, “In the event of the national flu response service suffering technical problems or being overwhelmed by the volume of inquires, we are now equipped as a local telephone flu triage unit. We needed to replace paper flows of data between the various anti-viral locations. These sites are scattered across the borough and require constant IT connection so that we can understand in real-time, who is coming to collect appropriate medication and Pandemic Manager will provide the solution to support this activity as part of our contingency emergency planning.” Pandemic Manager provides PCTs with a simple ‘command and control’ facility to collaborate and report between other PCTs and distribution centres. Based on standard Microsoft tools, it manages the stocks, distribution and dispensation of antivirals or vaccines, as well as patient contact and GP liaison using a simple set of electronic forms and workflow. Inexpensive and installed in just a matter of days, Pandemic Manager also includes a suite of clinical dashboards that give healthcare professionals access to critical data for accurate analysis and reporting. Paul Henderson, Managing Director at 21C explains, “Our solutions are built on the Microsoft Business Intelligence software stack, providing a common platform that fits neatly into the NHS IT infrastructure. This BI project is not only about responding to the current pandemic; but also about mitigating the risk posed by planning for any kind of emergency, as well as improving everyday operations such for immunisations and vaccinations.” Mr Razzaq continued, “This has massively helped to reduce development and deployment time as it doesn’t take months or years, but rather a few short days to implement 21c’s solutions. This is one of the biggest benefits of 21c – the length of time from getting the product, to deploying it.” “21c is not only professional, but is also playing a vital part in protecting the public health. We do this for a living, but it’s good to see that industry is playing its part, assisting the NHS to be better prepared to respond to the needs and demands on the health service in the coming weeks and months. We are truly in unprecedented times but well prepared for this pandemic and 21C is a pioneering company that is working at the cutting edge” concluded Mr Razzaq.
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