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Should HIPAA compliance be outsourced?: CynergisTek, a computing and security consultant, reported on its blog recently that HIPAA compliance audits will be increased this year, thanks to a contract the government signed with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. I admit that the significance of this went right by me at first. Then I went, "whaah?" ...; Tags: Audit, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Compliance, Outsource, Assumption, Nothing, Government, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Vertical Industries, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Healthcare, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-01-10
Yap Yamb (Net+) (zip): Yap Yamb (Net+) (Jamb) is a four column (advanced Yahtzee-like) dice game for 1 to 5 players. You can play it versus remarkable computer player(s). You can customize number of players, type of players, disabled columns and rows, number of dices, additional throw (skill easy). For non disabled game mode...; Tags: Player, Assumption, Computer, Games, Productivity, Networking, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2007-12-24
ROI is so Business 1.0: not: As social computing technologies start to make their presence felt in larger enterprises, the ROI question looms large in people's minds. Or rather the CFOs mind. Like it or not, any enterprise project is going to require a check cutting and unless it is something that goes under the departmental...; Tags: Conversation, Social Computing, ROI, Sales, Assumption, CFO, Forrester Research Inc., Roi/Tco, Social Networking, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2007-10-01
Monopoly INT (zip): Monopoly INT is a free ware dice game on a board designed for at least 1024x768 resolution. Assumption is that you know the classic Monopoly rules. The aim is to collect lots of money and estates and bringing other players to bankruptcy. You can choose between English or Croatian language....; Tags: Player, Property, Assumption, Monopoly INT, Corporate Governance, Litigation, Games, Recruitment & Selection, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Workforce Management; Software downloads 2007-08-27
Experimental Characterization of Interference in a 802.11g Wireless Mesh Network: Multi-channel wireless networks are being studied as a means to increase wireless network capacity. The implicit assumption is that network throughput increases in direct proportion with the number of non-overlapping channels used. But there have been very few studies which have experimentally verified this premise. This paper characterizes the performance...; Tags: Mesh Networking, Network, IEEE 802.11g, Assumption, Wireless Network, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking; White papers 2005-12-11

Managing Mixed DSDM and Waterfall Projects: For the majority of the White Paper, it is assumed that DSDM is the method of choice for the project but that there are parts of the system which are to be developed using waterfall approaches. However, there is some discussion of fitting DSDM into projects where DSDM is not...; Tags: DSDM, Assumption; White papers

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Egypt shuts off cell anonymity: As protests continue to mount over rising food prices, Egypt is moving to keep close tabs on cellphone users. The government wants cellphone companies to close down anonymous subscribers, Reuters reports. "Everyone who uses the telephone must be known," Trade Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid told a news...; Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Egypt, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-07
The changing SAP culture: The changing SAP cultureHow will SAP attract developer talent?The #1 issue I see with SAP, as an outsider, is that it is a closed, proprietary system with which it is impossible to get experience. People who implement SAP scream and scream for developer talent who can make it sing and...; Tags: Programming languages, Enterprise software, SAP AG, ABAP; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Know when to say when on open source: Know when to say when on open sourceAlways be practicalOfcourse one should always use common sense. Open source when possible AND practical. Closed source when not.Greetz, Pjotr.I'm sure your school district appreciated...you spending money on a product that you could have gotten for free just because you didn't want to...; Tags: open source, software; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
Analogy: WOA treats symptoms, but SOA the cure for IT complexity: Analogy: WOA treats symptoms, but SOA the cure for IT complexityWO is just as valid as SOWhy is an SO approach considered better and inherently far more reaching than a WO approach?The analogy implies that WOA addresses only the superficial symptoms and that it never addresses the underlying issues. Why...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, WOA, SOA, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
MS08-025: Microsoft Windows kernel vulnerable to local privilege escalation flaw: MS08-025: Microsoft Windows kernel vulnerable to local privilege escalation flawCrumbsThe 10 year old mouse is out.Who'da thought?New news?Isn't this just rehashing news from three weeks ago? Not that it isn't a serious flaw, but it's old news. Can't we just wait for the next patch Tuesday, or is...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Operating systems, Nothing, flaw, local access, MS08-025, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows kernel, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., window; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Turns out it's harder to be green when you have a lot of green: Turns out there's some truth to that phrase "filthy rich," at least when it comes to your environmental footprint. Web site TGDaily reports today about a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that proves (surprise, surprise) that your typical billionaire like tech titan Bill Gates...; Tags: Footprint, Ton, Carbon Footprint, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Developers at fault? SQL Injection attacks lead to wide-spread compromise of IIS servers: Developers at fault? SQL Injection attacks lead to wide-spread compromise of IIS serversAh yes, the technology me-too'smaking the most basic of errors.On a less dangerous level, if you look at the HTML & CSS source of web sites, the most appallingly written ones are most often on IIS.This is...; Tags: SECURITY, Microsoft IIS Server, SQL injection, HTML, CSS, SQL, Microsoft Corp., server; Discussion threads 2008-04-28
Hardy Heron is hardly a snap: Hardy Heron is hardly a snapA clean installation is always better than an upgrade...of an older version. This old wisdom is valid for every operating system under the sun.The possible problem lies in the settings and configurations of the older version. Sometimes they conflict with the new version.If you want...; Tags: Linux, Corporate communications, Video cards, Operating systems, Hardy Heron, snap; Discussion threads 2008-04-28
Microsoft's elephant in the OS room: Apple: Are all of those Apple OS X vs. Vista commercials making an impact? Microsoft's client revenue--Vista and XP came in below expectations--and the company cited three primary reasons: A tough comparison from year ago levels, OEM inventory build and piracy. But the elephant on the conference call may have been...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, OEM, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Brendan Barnicle, March, Macbook Air, TR, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-25
The view from stupid: The view from stupidWhen and how to explainI recall from the Comment that you refused to provide full explanations, in Comment or TalkBack because you would have required too much time and space. (Paraphrasing.)As at that time, I'll observe that assertions must be supportable, by data or by logic....; Tags: Processors, Network technology, PPC, Apple Inc., Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
OLPC ready to scrap Linux??: OLPC ready to scrap Linux??XPEOMDon't you know?He swears by BeOS!What "annual tax" are you refering to?[i]having to pay an annual tax to Microsoft for software updates[/i]I receive my updates for free. How do those on the OLPC unit differ?So what would they run on it?Vista? LOLRather extreme positionFundamentalists are always...; Tags: Operating systems, Third-World government, Fundamentalists, One Laptop Per Child project, Linux?, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Enterprise 2.0 industry matures as businesses grapple with its potential: Enterprise 2.0 industry matures as businesses grapple with its potentialI also agree that Enterprise 2.0 is not newI think eventually Enterprise 2.0 is indeed about disclosing hidden values of informal networks between the structures of the Enterprise.But what if the people in these structures are not really Web 2.0 minded?...; Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise 2.0 industry; Discussion threads 2008-04-22
NJ court: IP-related info is private: Someone broke into the website of Jersey Diesel, changed the physical address listed on the site to a nonexistent address and changed the login password. Who? Owner Tim Wilson thought he knew. Shirley Read was an employee who had just returned from disability and whom Wilson had just argued with....; Tags: Subpoena, New Jersey, Comcast Corp., IP, IP Address, U.S. Supreme Court, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Network Technology, Networking, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-04-22
VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?: VeriChip goes consumer with its implantable RFID chips; Would you buy?Back to Basic - Fingerprint and DNA scan - What is the difference?The suspense is dramatic for me personally!Disingenuous arguments...."However, I see RFID as a key component to personal health records."Key component? Are you kidding? I see it...; Tags: RFID, VeriChip, implantable RFID chip, RFID chip, medical record, chip; Discussion threads 2008-04-22