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UPDATE: $3 billion census bureau IT failure: The Census Bureau's $600 million custom-handheld initiative has finally been scrapped. The upshot: the 2010 census will now cost $3 billion more than planned. Guess those pesky handheld computers are a bit too complicated, so it's back to paper and pencil methods. ...; Tags: Information Technology, Translation, Census Bureau, Strategy, Handhelds, Management, Hardware, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-04-05
Billion-dollar IT failure at census bureau: The US Census Bureau faces cost overruns up to $2 billion on an IT initiative replacing paper-based data collection methods with specialized handheld devices for the upcoming 2010 census. The Bureau has not implemented longstanding Government Accountability Office GAO recommendations and may therefore be forced to...; Tags: Harris Corp., Government Accountability Office, Census Bureau, Bureau, Handhelds, Hardware, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-03-20
census bureau posted personal info of 63,000 people: Census Bureau posted personal info of 63,000 peopleBusiness as usualJust another inept move by a regime which has apparently made great strides in disconnecting itself from any consideration for the individual.The only cure for this, if indeed it might be one is for un-tainted elections in 2008, by that I...; Tags: Census Bureau; Discussion threads 2007-04-24
Census employees inadvertantly post citizen data: The Census Bureau posted personal information from 302 households on a public Internet site multiple times over a five-month period, the bureau said today, the AP reports. Names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and family income ranges, but not Social Security numbers, said spokeswoman Ruth Cymber. "A...; Tags: Government technology, Privacy; Blog posts 2007-03-07
Top US states by PC penetration: Utah, Alaska, New Hampshire, Washington: US Census Bureau listed Utah and Alaska among the top US states by PC penetration.Top US states by PC and Internet penetrationStatePCInternetUtah74.1%62.6%Alaska73.4%68.5%New Hampshire71.7%65.5%Washington71.4%62.3%Colorado70.3%63.4%Source: US Census Bureau; Tags: PC, Census Bureau; Blog posts 2005-10-31

Information Technology Management: census bureau Has Implemented Many Key Practices, But Additional Actions Are Needed: The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the leading source of high-quality data about the American people and the economy. These data are used to determine congressional and state legislative districts and to distribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds each year. Also, federal agencies use census...; Tags: Bureau, Information Technology, General Accounting Office, Census Bureau, Strategy, Management; White papers 2005-06-16
U.S. census bureau Counts on MySQL: Most Americans are aware that every 10 years, the United States Census Bureau conducts a massive Census of the 105 million U.S. households to collect updated national demographic information. What many people don't know is that the U.S. Census Bureau also creates and manages web sites that serve as highly...; Tags: MySQL, Census Bureau, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies

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2007 US ad revenues up 26%: The Interactive Advertising Bureau IAB and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PwC announced that the 2007 Internet Advertising Revenue Report shows Internet advertising revenues in the US continued their upward climb. For the full year 2007, revenues totaled $21.2 bln, exceeding 2006 performance by 26%, itself the former record year. Q4 2007 Internet...; Tags: Revenue, Advertisement, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Internet Advertising, Internet, Operational Accounting, Finance, AM; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?: As expected, billionaire Carl Icahn launched his proxy war to turn over Yahoo's board of directors and one of his nominees is Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo and then took those funds to buy the Dallas Mavericks. Just for entertainment value I may buy a...; Tags: Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Chairman, Mr., Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Director, Yahoo Shareholder, Bebchuk, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
FBI: Counterfeit Cisco routers risk "IT subversion": An internal Federal Bureau of Investigation presentation states that counterfeit Cisco routers imported from China may cause unexpected failures in American networks. The equipment could also leave secure systems open to attack through hidden backdoors. The scope of the problem is broad and results from a complicated supply chain originating...; Tags: Cisco Router, Router, Network, Information Technology, FBI, Cisco Systems Inc., Hardware, Federal Government, Routers & Switches, Networking, Government, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-05-12
The recruitment sector is the leader of advertising market with 25.7% share: The recruitment sector continued to lead the market with 25.7% market share, up 0.9 points on the second half of 2006, according to Internet Advertising Bureau. Second was automotive with 11.9%, while Technology (10.4%) overtook Finance (10%) for the first time to take third place. Other areas of growth were...; Tags: Advertisement, Leader, E-business, Recruitment Sector, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Data: Names List: Complete US Census Bureau names list data. All US names. Format: CSV. Line 1 = Male, Line 2 = Female. Features: Complete list, all US names, CSV multi-platform format, instant use.; Tags: Frequency; Software downloads 2008-04-28
Search ads grew by 39% in UK in 2007: In 2007 search ads grew by 39% in United Kingdom, in line with overall growth, to £1.6 bln ($3.14 bln) (£1.2 bln ($2.35 bln) in 2006), according to Internet Advertising Bureau.Search market share remained largely the same at 57.6% (57.8% in 2006). Classified advertising grew 54% year-on-year and was worth...; Tags: Internet Search Advertising, U.K., Search, NB; Blog posts 2008-04-25
UK online ads reached $5.5 bln in 2007: Online advertising in the UK grew in 2007 with more than £2.8 bln ($5.5 bln) - a 38% year-on-year increase - and a market share of 15.3%, according to Internet Advertising Bureau. In 2003-2007 online advertising spend has increased by £2 bln ($3.9 bln). In UK advertising market the internet...; Tags: U.K., Online Advertising, Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-04-24
How big can Ubuntu get?: If you think desktop Linux has a future then Ubuntu is Da Bomb and Mark Shuttleworth is Da Man. Nearly half the Linux machines checked so far in the Open Source Census are running Ubuntu, and a new, even easier-to-use release comes out tomorrow. ...; Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-23
LendingTree insiders leak customer data: LendingTree, an online loan referral service owned by IAC, has informed select customers that their confidential data has been leaked to "a handful of lenders" by company insiders. An email to customers that may have been impacted by the breach refers folks to an FAQ that's basically...; Tags: LendingTree, Sales Channel, Social Security, E-mail, Financial Services, Identity Theft, Sales, Government, Online Communications, Security, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-23
News to know: Yahoo; ToorCon; Microsoft Surface, XP; Apple; Psystar: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microhoo: A frenetic week ahead; Yahoo could turn the tables on Microsoft Nathan McFeters: ToorCon Seattle 2008: Nuke plants, non-existent sub domain attacks, muffin diving, and Guitar Hero ToorCon gallery. Mary Jo Foley:...; Tags: Google Inc., Hard Drive, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Veterans Administration, Help Desk, Open Source, It Operations; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Census for open-source apps kicks off: Project expects to offer the first detailed look at how businesses are using open-source software and how widespread it's become.By Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK A project aimed at delivering the first detailed survey of how open-source software is used in businesses is off the ground. Open-source...; Tags: Open source; News items 2008-04-18
Is IT abuse a threat to democracy?: Is IT abuse a threat to democracy?Mind ControlWith my X-files inspired name, and a subject line like that, I probably deserver to be dismissed as a loon, but...A read of Derren Brown's book "Mind Control" should make even the the most ardent sceptic ponder on just how controllable people are....; Tags: Biometrics, Government, Authentication/Encryption, Mind Control, Google Inc., information technology; Discussion threads 2008-04-17
Digging into Psystar: [UPDATE 04/17/08 9:51am - Today there's a new announcement on the Psystar website and I link to in and include it here for completeness: "We're in the process of moving to a new location which is now listed on our contact page. The first new address posted...; Tags: Address, Psystar, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-16