{"id":548603,"date":"2006-04-24T11:28:58","date_gmt":"2006-04-24T11:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/technology\/548603-laptop-capabilities-are-expanding.html"},"modified":"2006-04-24T11:28:58","modified_gmt":"2006-04-24T11:28:58","slug":"laptop-capabilities-are-expanding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/548603-laptop-capabilities-are-expanding.html","title":{"rendered":"Laptop capabilities are expanding"},"content":{"rendered":"

He says mobile users will need different types of laptops, depending on the tasks they need to perform while on the move. For example, salespeople will require a lightweight machine, but typically they are using basic applications such as accessing price lists and placing orders that do not require powerful processors. <\/font><\/p>\n

At the other end of the scale are the power users, who are running more demanding applications and are looking for fast, high-performance processors, more memory and disk capacity, and extreme reliability. They will be using their laptops mainly in an office environment and occasionally take them home, he says. <\/font><\/p>\n

Some power users also want to connect to the company network to communicate with other people online, send and receive e-mail and access and update information, says Slevin. <\/font><\/p>\n

More wired and wireless connectivity features are incorporated in the latest laptops, he says. <\/font><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the second half of this year we are incorporating wireless broadband connectivity in our corporate laptop models.\u201d <\/font><\/p>\n

This will allow users to connect to any cellular network in the world where there is GSM connectivity, he says. <\/font><\/p>\n

All these new communication capabilities are increasing the need for security, and laptop manufacturers are responding to this, says Slevin. <\/font><\/p>\n

He says most of the latest laptops have a feature that allows the device to be locked physically. In addition, software solutions are available that give off a signal if an unauthorised person tries to connect the laptop to the internet, and broadcasts the machine\u2019s internet protocol address, which can be tracked from a corporate server. <\/font><\/p>\n

Software solutions are available that provide a secure tunnel between the laptop and the corporate network when data is being transmitted, he says. <\/font><\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of the latest laptops incorporate this capability.\u201d <\/font><\/p>\n

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He says this is especially important with wireless communication because it prevents outsiders from tapping into the user\u2019s information. <\/font><\/p>\n

Slevin says manufactures are including smartcard readers that enable users to identify and authenticate themselves with an access card. Some models have optional fingerprint scanners. <\/font><\/p>\n

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