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- RIM: we couldn't listen in on conversations even if we wanted to
- As a result of last week's extension of a ban by the French government on its workers using BlackBerrys to send and receive sensitive data, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion felt the compelling need to respond."No one, including RIM, has the ability to view the content of any data communication...
- Tags: Uncategorized, Security
- Blog posts 2007-06-25
- France backs down on iTunes DRM stance
- France backs down on iTunes DRM stanceI guess they finally realized that:"the alterations in the legislation signify willingness by some in the French government to honor the rights of companies that don't wish to share their technology with competitors"In other words, they realized that they would then have to share...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, digital-rights management, French Government, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2006-05-02
- Music vendors versus France
- As most of you already know, the French government is proposing to legalize the conversion of audio media from one format to another, including media that is DRM-protected. This is a climbdown from earlier versions of the law, which would have legalized file trading in exchange for a flat-rate "culture...
- Tags: legalization, digital-rights management
- Blog posts 2006-03-14
- Cote de Silicon?
- Here's a concept: the French government wants to make the French Riviera into a high-tech center. As this article in the Post says, you don't usually put the French government and high-tech entrepreneurship together. The notion of a notoriously bureaucratic French government stage-managing innovations in the high-tech sector -- typically...
- Tags: French Riviera, French Government, government
- Blog posts 2005-12-09
- Mandrake in contract to boost Linux security
- Mandrake in contract to boost Linux securityFrench protectionist economic policies at work.It's no suprise that the contract benifits a French company. They are big time protectionist there and it is screwing their economy. Compete or die.Great to see people all over the world helping out.It is great to...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Mandrake, Microsoft Corp., software, protectionist, French company, French Government, security, Airbus, Linux
- Discussion threads 2004-09-23
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- Response to financial crisis may mean more IT work ahead
- Governments all across the world are responding to the current financial crisis with a range of nationalization initiatives, and increased support of various parts of the financial services industry through guarantees and pumping in increased liquidity. You know what it means when there's more government involvement with...
- Tags: Financial, Information Technology, Industry, Enterprise Architecture, Strategy, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Management, Government, Finance, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversations
- NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversationsThis could help the economy...The government should burn the recorded conversations to CDs and sell them. :-)NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversationsHrmmm I wonder if they are hiring?More lies from the Bush administration.http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060102/news_1n2bush.htmlIt only counts because AMERICANS are...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone sex, NSA, Eavesdroppers, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures
- US proposes DNS fix: digital signaturesGold mineExpect that if VeriSign has the key authority, they'll require VeriSign certificates. In effect, this will amount to VeriSign being paid for every domain, and considering the number of domains at stake and VeriSign's rates, that's a [b]very[/b] large sum of money that...
- Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, SECURITY, DNS, VeriSign Inc., e-mail, DNS machine, centralized authority, DNSSEC, digital signature
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures
- The Commerce Department is considering deploying digital signatures to make DNS less susceptible to hacking, ComputerWorld reports. Under the proposal, DNS records would be signed by DNSSEC Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions. There have been some commitments to the system for the following top-level domains:...
- Tags: Digital Signature, DNS, ICANN, Domain Names, Digital Signatures, Authentication/Encryption, Networking, Security, Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Will Bush sign Pro-IP? Biz, labor, schools push for it
- There's no word yet on whether President Bush will sign the PRO-IP bill [ZDN] but big business and labor were united in favor of the bill that creates a copyright czar in the executive branch. The bill originally called for the Justice Dept. to prosecute copyright...
- Tags: Bill, President, IP, Justice Dept, Network Technology, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- America's airways ready for NextGen
- It's time – long past time – to upgrade the U.S. air traffic control system. The current system, designed during World War II, contributes mightily to flight delays, customer dissatisfaction and a massive energy wastefulness. But a GPS satellite-based system, on the drawing board for more than a decade, has...
- Tags: FAA, Air Traffic Control, Greenhouse Gas, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- ISP snoops slink away: Adzilla quits US market
- The bottom is falling out of the market for spying on Internet users. Adzilla says it is leaving the North American market to focus on a part of the world with a seemingly limitless appetite for snooping – Asia. Adzilla's home page says: ...
- Tags: Privacy, Internet Service Provider, Adzilla, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Government, Security, Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Wall Street: MSFT should buy Yahoo, consider RIM
- Wall Street: MSFT should buy Yahoo, consider RIMProof that investors should all be drownedThey do nothing but hold mankind back in their own self serving way.Competition is a basic factor for any free market, yet investors want it both ways.They should offer $11 a shareby Monday, it'll look like a...
- Tags: M$FT, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Research In Motion Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Around the World: Paris (exe)
- Find yourself in the very heart of Paris, one of the most fascinating and romantic cities in the world. You will be impressed by the gorgeous view of the Eiffel Tower, a legendary symbol of elegance and innovation, especially when it sparkles at night. The setting is enhanced with the...
- Tags: Paris, Astro Gemini Software, Leadership, Management
- Software downloads 2008-10-10
- H-1B visas rife with fraud, worker mistreatment
- H-1B visas rife with fraud, worker mistreatmentWell, Duh.....Anyone working in the tech field can provide many examples of this activity. The financial services company where I work is almost completely outsourced to Indian vendor company workers, over here on H-1B's. Additionally, many of us here have trained the very people...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Litigation, Outsourcing, H-1B, worker mistreatment, mistreatment, job, worker, fraud
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- How closely to regulate consumer medical tests?
- The door is being looked at, in other words, while the barnyard door is wide open. So how closely should the government be regulating medical tests that are marketed to consumers? Are warnings good enough? Or is it time for stricter controls? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Test, Government, Federal Government, Strategy, Vertical Industries, Security, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Up on the rooftop: Brightening prospects for solar technology
- It's midnight, do you know where your solar panel is? I read somewhere yesterday where thefts of solar panels are on the rise, no doubt due to the rather dear price that they still command. Hopefully, that's on a pace for change, given that many of us...
- Tags: Installation, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Telecom & Utilities, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Kernell's prior: In 7th grade he broke into school computer
- Kernell's prior: In 7th grade he broke into school computerprobably an arrogant kidI doubt that other kids don't wanna hang around with him due to his smartness. He probably likes to put other kids down trying to show-off himself. Why leave a computer logged into the school server? If you...
- Tags: Kernell, e-mail, school computer, Palin
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- AUS-Browser (rar)
- The Australian Government Direct Site Browser to allow a direct link to the Australian Government site for public usage for information and reading of all the services provided by the Australian Government and to other less known sites linked to the Australian Government. This version is the first release on...
- Tags: Site, Global Network
- Software downloads 2008-10-09
- CAN-Browser (rar)
- The Canada Government Direct Site Browser to allow a direct link to the Canada Government site for public usage for Information and reading of all the services provided by the Canada Government and to other less known sites linked to the Canada Government. This version is the first release on...
- Tags: Site, Global Network
- Software downloads 2008-10-09
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