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Did Jobs and Apple lie about reason for departure?

Corporations must make "material disclosures" to shareholders, information that, if known, would induce a shareholder to sell or buy shares. If you don't make such disclosures, or if you omit material information, you're probably in hot water with the Securities and Exchange Commission. With that legal...

Tags: Shareholder, Job, Disclosure, Steve Jobs, SEC, Apple Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Why full disclosure is an important tool

Guest editorial by Danny Quist This latest Adobe vulnerability has created a stir on some of the closed mailing lists regarding full disclosure. While I would have liked to think that this debate was over a long time ago, I now realize that everyone has disagreed to...

Tags: Disclosure, Adobe Systems Inc., Tool, Productivity, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-03-03

Debate around 'partial disclosure' heats up

There are many ways of telling the world about a security vulnerability. A vulnerability can be announced without telling the vendor, it can be announced after giving the vendor a period of time to fix the issue, or it may just be circulated amongst the underground without ever coming...

Tags: Disclosure, Researcher, Vulnerability, Security, Adam O'Donnell

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Off topic: The facade of objectivity

This Wired-TechCrunch war is interesting for the media wonks out there, but larger question is this: Does objectivity exists? Does it even matter? Here's the short version. The Washington Post inks a syndication deal with TechCrunch. Wired notes that it's odd that the Post picks up a...

Tags: Disclosure, TechCrunch, Wired Inc., Objectivity, Blogger, Post, Personality, Blogging, Business Ethics, Construction, Internet, Leadership, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-14

Patent app points to touchscreen BlackBerry

A new BlackBerry Patent application published this morning strongly points to a touchscreen BlackBerry- similar to the touchscreen iPhone. It's also important to note that although most BlackBerry Patent applications are only published 18 months after they are filed, this one has only a four-month gap. These...

Tags: Touch Screen, Disclosure, Electrode, Voltage, RIM BlackBerry, LCD, Patent Abstract, Touchscreen Liquid-crystal Display, Pixel Element, Telecom & Utilities, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-02-07

Move over, iPhone: touchscreen BlackBerry imminent, clues say

A new BlackBerry Patent application published this morning strongly points to a touchscreen BlackBerry- similar to the touchscreen iPhone. It's also important to note that although most BlackBerry Patent applications are only published 18 months after they are filed, this one has only...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Disclosure, Electrode, Voltage, RIM BlackBerry, LCD, Patent Abstract, Touchscreen Liquid-crystal Display, Pixel Element, Telecom & Utilities, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-02-07

Additional Resources

Zero-day flaw found in web encryption

A zero-day flaw in the TLS and SSL protocols, which are commonly used to encrypt web pages, has been made public. Security researchers Marsh Ray and Steve Dispensa unveiled the TLS Transport Layer Security flaw on Wednesday, following the disclosure of separate, but similar, security findings. TLS and its...

Tags: Web, Flaw, TLS, SSL, Zero-day Bug, Ssl/Tls, Network Security, Channel Management, Networking, Marketing, zero day, security, encryption, Tom Espiner ZDNet UK

News items 2009-11-05

Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Alex, Nook

I kind of want to see barnes and noble win this one...The whole concept of a sliding image preview isn't exactly revolutionary, and it does look decidedly different from the bulky, 2003-esque block interface of the alex.On a personal note, I think the alex looks like some children's toy out...

Tags: Sales channel, E-books, NDA, Barnes & Noble Inc., B&N, credit card, patent, Nook, password

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

ADmitMac 5.0 (Mac)

ADmitMac v3 allows Macintosh users running Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, or Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger with the latest updates, to participate in and take advantage of all the directory services provided by Microsoft's Active Directory, NT, and Apple's Workgroup Manager. As a result, administrators can manage their domain...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Administrator, Network, Domain, ADmitMac 5.0, Apple Mac OS X, Kerberos, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2009-11-03

SOMESSO: social computing meets financial services

Next Monday and Tuesday I will be attending SOMESSO in Zurich. This is an event that covers the intersection between the financial services industry and social computing. According to the blurbs: Day 1 is reserved for corporate workshops for Finance and Banking professionals Finance Masterclass on the...

Tags: Financial Service, Social Computing, Fidor, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-30

The fight for medical cost transparency is coming online

Unfortunately the "industry" will manipulate the data to their advantage.Universities cannot force "honest" disclosure of true rates like the government can. I can see another indictment and or law suite for manipulation in a year or two.The colleges work for the governmentIt's semi-privatized, which conservatives will like, but it's...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Government, Benefits, health care, transparency

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

SAP regaining its mojo?

Will your incessant cheerleading for SAP ever end?You posted a blog on SAP's mojo returning on the day that SAP posted another HUGE sales decline of -31% for software? Where is your disclosure statement of what SAP is paying you travel and free entrance to conferences?

Tags: SAP AG

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Malware ads served from Gizmodo blog

Disclosure please!I'd like to know who their ad partner was.Disclosure please!I'd like to know the platforms affected.(fake anti-virus) ...(And we would have noticed sooner except everyone on staff is on OS X or Linux for production machines.)I can only guess. But I shouldn't have to.thx^o^Is is really needed?How many...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, blog, malware, advertisement, Gizmodo

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

PR Google Wave: When opportunity meets overkill

Common Sense and Good MannersJennifer ? just as desktop publishing made it easy to produce really bad newsletters, social media enables lazy or inept PR people to pollute ?In? boxes and social sites. Technology evolves and methods change, but common sense and good manners never go out of style. Peter...

Tags: Enthusiastic Employee, POM Wonderful, public relations, Google Inc., social media

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Gartner in the dock over Magic Quadrant

Persona Non GartnerOver the years, I've watched, participated in researching and experienced the results of the positing of Gartner's disclosures. My analysis is as follows:On any given subject at any given time, there is a .90 probability that the opinions expressed by Gartner will be either flat out wrong or...

Tags: Gartner Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Gartner in the dock over Magic Quadrant

Friday October 23rd will see Gartner argue a motion to dismiss a complaint by ZL Technologies Inc about the famed Gartner Magic Quadrant. According to court papers, Gartner will argue to dismiss based on First Amendment rights citing that the Magic Quadrant is not meant to represent statements of fact...

Tags: Quadrant, Analyst, Vendor, Gartner Inc., Vinnie, MQ, Blogging, Operational Accounting, Marketing Research, Internet, Finance, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Android opens doors for Google's next-gen search, ads and tools

There's no question that there's been some pretty astounding growth around Android, Google's open-source mobile phone operating system. A year ago, there was only one Android device out there - the T-Mobile G-1. Today, Android is powering 12 devices in 26 countries with 32 carriers - and there's more on...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Google Android, Phone, Mobile, Smart Phone, Tool, Carrier, Android, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-16

IAB to FTC: Rescind blogger rules

Completely self-servingBy this rationale, why does anyone ever have to disclose anything? You can apply this logic to traditional media as well. Afraid to admit in the blog that you got the stuff you rave about was free? The real impact is it opens a channel for the vendor to...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, blogger, free speech, traditional media, blog, blogging, Interactive Advertising Bureau, FTC

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

BuyersGuide 99 4.1.2 (Windows)

Awards include coveted Tucows.com 5-cows award. Easy to install and intuitive user interface. Prints great looking "As-Is" warranty status Window Stickers FTC Buyers Guide labels as mandated by federal law. Must be affixed to any used car offered for sale in USA (check with your legal advisor for local venue...

Tags: Car, Leadersoft, Sales Strategy, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Sales, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-12

Netgear Digital Entertainer Live

The first few rounds of network media streamers we tested weren't necessarily recommendable. Sure, this was partially because most of these devices depend on Windows Media Center for connectivity and content, but we also had issues with their interfaces and performance. Unlike the company's previous solutions to home...

Tags: Corporate communications, PRODUCTIVITY, Storage, Digital media, Digital music, Netgear Inc., Digital Entertainer, Digital Entertainer Live

Product reviews 2009-10-08