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China busts hacking ring, managed to penetrate ten government databases

China busts hacking ring, managed to penetrate ten government databasesChinese hackers bustedWell, at least we know now that it's not just other countries that they work on. and "however, as in many other countries there seems to be a lack of political awareness on how severe the situation has...

Tags: Government, Chinese Government, hacking, government database, Chinese Hackers

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

China busts hacking ring, managed to penetrate 10 gov't databases

If you needed a university certificate in China during the last couple of months, there's a big chance that a group of ten people could have supplied with you such, going a step further and adding your details in more than ten government databases across different provinces in the country,...

Tags: China, Cybercrime, Hacking, Certificate, Government Database, Shanghai Daily, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Additional Resources

Congress may require ISPs to block fraud sites

It`s About Time!they should block and prosecute those sites that send and try to install virus/spyware throught peoples computers.they should loose their internet connection right way,and have their name/info somewhere in a database, that a ISP can check before they can sign up for a internet service.DOING that i`m sure...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, Internet Service Provider, fraud site, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Microsoft to drop Office Accounting product, services

DumbWhat a dumb move their Accounting software was one of the best products they had.Anyone notice a trend?Dumping Money, dumping Office Accounting, and all at a time when the Feds are increasingly regulating Financial firms. While MS is clearly not a "Financial" Company it looks alot like they are...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Office Accounting, Microsoft Corp., Intuit QuickBooks, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Want a cleantech grant? Here's a place to search

Law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and green research and events company Cleantech Group have assembled an online database with info about state and federal government green funding options. by Heather Clancy

Tags: Clean Technology, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Federal Government, Litigation, Government, Business Operations, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-10-29

Why is Microsoft opening up its Outlook file format now?

Customer says: nopen/tPartner: Can't hurtIf I had to list out things I'd like to see from Microsoft, this would not be on the top of the list, but it's a great move I think.People looking to move away from other mail systems could see more tools available that make the...

Tags: E-mail, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MySQL development

You really believe that?Look at Red Hat. $5.1 Bln market cap and they're not making *any* money with free software? There is plenty of money out there for consulting services and support. Just ask IBM.Proprietary software is not religion.The problem with Sun was that they couldn't commit either...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Websters, MySQL, GPL, Stallman

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

VA now loves its VistA software

In a VA hospital recently and watched VistA at workThe VA hospital in Omaha Nebraska handles about ten times the load of a normal hospital and every single bit of the load is possible because of their software. My sister had a big glitch show up in her medical...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), HEALTHCARE, Vista Software, Yes Vista, VA Hospital, MUMPS, hospital, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

The anti-capitalist GOOG founders . . .

Well duhhh....[i]They don?t trust the government, they don?t trust the press and they don?t trust Wall Street.[/i]So people wonder why they're so successful? Duh! They don't trust the three groups of people who constantly think they are oh so smart, but aren't....Sounds like a great life philosophy even...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Corporate open source is more vulnerable

RE: Corporate open source is more vulnerableI feel so much better now that the government is moving toward open source.'Nuff said.RE: Corporate open source is more vulnerableI feel the title of this article is misleading. Vulnerable how? When discussing computing vulnerability usually refers to the security of the...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Corporate open source, Linux, open source

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

EU right to investigate Oracle's MySQL buy

The European Union is justifiably investigating whether Oracle's proposed purchase of Sun -- and its subsidiary MySQL -- will lead to reduced competition and higher prices in the database market. Of course it will, and that's part of the reason European regulators are taking a hard look...

Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-09-04

Report: EC considering delay of Sun-Oracle over MySQL concerns

EU have been duped by M$ agentsI can see M$ trying to upset this deal by delays and FUD.Your tin foil hat is leaking againYou need to lay out a couple bucks for some new tin foil.Wonder how big a bribe they are after this time?:-(RE: Report: EC considering delay...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., MySQL

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Packaged software, an accident of history

"government engineered" ????"dysfunctional business model"Sounds like someone is looking for a new "revenue stream"!This sounds suspiciously like the "lease a car" vs "rent a car" debate. Change the looks of the same old clunker to "generate sales" without really improving anything.Feudal Europe had the royalty owning the land and...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Web Standard, software, accident

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Industry fight against Google hurts education

So it's NOT OK for Microsoft to control technology......but it IS OK for Google to try and take over the world of information?Sorry...not buying it.Google does no evil, just IS evil?Look at the account TOS. Anything that requires an active Google account -- gMail, gTalk, gApps, etc. -- is...

Tags: Google Inc., education

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul

The volume of physical spam I receive, aka junk mail, is now becoming an absolutely intolerable situation. Nothing less than a complete overhaul of the entire US Postal Service is in order. My friend and colleague David Strom, over at his site Strominator.com,...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., U.S. Postal Service, Web Site Development, Cyberthreats, Web Technology, Spam, Internet, Security, Spam And Phishing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-08-10

£10bn national ID card scheme vs. £65m cuts in higher education

Two very controversial topics met in the middle today, when one potentially pointless national identity card scheme which would cost the UK taxpayer between £10-20bn according to the London School of Economics, and a cut of £65m in higher education at university level would cut a further 1,500 full time...

Tags: Education, Card, National ID Card, U.K., Identity Card, Government, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Yes We Can -- improve records management

Yes We Can -- improve records managementEDRMS - what are the dangers?I work in the Records Management Industry and I work towards full electronic records management with government BUT at the same time while I am encouraging people to capture documents I know that someone will need to assess those...

Tags: Managerial accounting, Government, records management

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

HITRUST to seek government certification authority

HITRUST to seek government certification authorityHITRUST - More Than Another System CertificationThank you, Dana, for helping bring clarity to these important issues. HITRUST believes that establishing trust in our healthcare system is critical for the successful adoption of electronic health records and other health information systems. Toward this end there...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, E-health, Quality, HiTrust, health care

Discussion threads 2009-07-25

To the Moon: The Integrators

The historic Apollo 11 mission in July of 1969 culminated in the first manned moon landing. While many of the proud Americans who were involved in that project are no longer with us 40 years later, the technologies they built still live on, will be further refined, and will return...

Tags: Spacecraft, NASA, Mission, Computer, IBM Corp., UNIVAC, Productivity, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-13

Consumer Watchdog blasts Google over privacy

Consumer Watchdog blasts Google over privacyWow. No real surprise there[i]it certainly doesn?t seem that scary to me[/i]Of course not, you've proclaimed that you "Love everything Google does" and think the world of them (but would you fall on your sword, too?)[i]subscribe to the idea that Google collects information to make...

Tags: Government, E-mail, Google Inc., privacy, Consumer Watchdog

Discussion threads 2009-07-11