WAP, short for wireless application protocol, the standard for connecting cellphones and the Internet, is all the rage in Europe.
The first security feature attached to the B standard was called Wired Equivalency Protocol and it was pretty poor from the get-go.
Raucheisen said duct tape and plastic zip ties are considered standard protocol when restraining a passenger.
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The Internet protocol suite has become the de facto standard for global Internet services and consumers, but it also serves as a near ubiquitous substrate for running critical network infrastructure and applications.
The PlayPad's utilizes a new standard HID protocol supported by today's leading Android developers and hardware manufacturers.
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The e-commerce platform that UBee plans to launch next month will rely on SOAP, for Simple Object Access Protocol, a technology standard based on using "envelopes" that retailers and uBee use to exchange information quickly enough to make these real-time offers.
Through its own standard protocol, Mxit subscribers can also connect to other social networks and instant messaging applications such as Facebook, Google Talk, Yahoo, AIM and ICQ.
But truth be told, this exact same story made the circuit about six months ago, when Reggie Fils-Aime sat down with a number of media outlets during the 3DS launch and said that children under seven shouldn't watch 3D, calling the rule a "standard protocol" in the industry.
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The new version of WAP, or wireless application protocol - a standard that allows mobile devices to display Web-like information - is due out by January, and is expected to create a PC-type environment that could open the door to attacks.
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