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ALSO CALLED:
Universal Serial Bus
DEFINITION: USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a plug-and-play interface between a computer and add-on devices, such as media players, keyboards, telephones, digital cameras, scanners, flash drives, joysticks and printers. USB supports hot-swapping, which means that a new device can be added to your computer without having to add an adapter card or even having to turn the computer off. The USB peripheral bus standard
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Trusted Computing: What the Future Looks Like
sponsored by Wave Systems Corp.
VIDEOCAST:
Ethernet transformed networking. USB forever shaped the perception of peripherals. Will Trusted Computing transform the way we compute? Hear Wave CEO Steven Sprague draw parallels between Trusted Computing and successes in the cellular and cable industries.
Posted: 15 Sep 2010 | Premiered: Sep 15, 2010
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How to Prevent Security Breaches Through Effective Management and Control of USB Devices
sponsored by Lumension
WEBCAST:
Learn how USB devices are used to transfer data, the federal government’s ban on USB devices and its impact, and how to effectively manage USB devices to secure data and networks without impacting productivity.
Posted: 12 Aug 2009 | Premiered: Aug 12, 2009
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Nucleus RTOS
sponsored by Mentor Graphics
SOFTWARE DEMO:
Complex microprocessors lie at the heart of every electronic device and embedded system in use today - from mobile phones to brain scanners. Such products demand sophisticated software to get the job done, and that's where operating systems come in.
Posted: 14 Apr 2009 | Premiered: 14 Apr 2009
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USB DEFINITION (continued):
was developed by Compaq, IBM, DEC, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, and Northern Telecom. The technology is available without charge for all computer and device vendors.Since 1996, Windows operating systems have been equipped with USB drivers or special software designed to work with specific input/output (I/O) device types. Most new computers and peripheral devices are equipped with USB.In November 2008, the USB Implementers Forum (USB IF) released specifications for USB 3.0, officially known as SuperSpeed USB. According to Forum president Jeff Ravencraft, a USB 3.0-capable flash drive can transfer
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