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- TD Bank botches IT system consolidation; Customer havoc ensues
- But hey, don't worry... TD's got you covered.As reported in the local news last night, a woman who went to withdraw money from her account to pay her rent found that the ATM would not let her. So after discussing the situation with TD bank employees at her branch,...
- Tags: Financial services, information technology, Regis, TD Bank, bank, IT system consolidation
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- Young man yells at cloud
- Nice theory, but..."Or as Mark Twain once said, ?Put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket.?"But isn't moving to the "cloud" putting all your eggs all in one basket...and that all you can do is watch...because you have NO control over it.And how about when your "cloud"...
- Tags: Desktops, Thin clients, SECURITY, Young Man
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- Analyst: Apple to offer iPhone on U.S. carriers within a year; replace cable with iTunes subscriptions
- THANK GOD!!!!Ditch AT&T PLEASE!!!"Should never have been Allowed"AT&T Definitely needs competition. They are only gouging because they can. Exclusive deals are never good for the consumer. As it is, there are only two major cell phone providers which grab 70% of the market. AT&T and Verizon both overcharge for their...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Exclusive Deals, Apple iTunes, cable, iTunes subscription, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- Joe Biden and the dawn of the MediNet
- what a waste, just model VA Hospitalsthey have one of the most efficient medical records on the planet. HIEThese funds are not to develop electronic medical records (your right, the VA's VISTA system is very good - and I am a strong advocate of open source solutions) This is...
- Tags: Government, Insurance, Vertical industries, MediNet, Joe Biden, dawn, medical record, Hie
- Discussion threads 2009-08-21
- FCC to vote on wireless industry competition inquiry; Watch out Verizon and AT&T
- How does the current setup stiffle innovation?Is the fcc indicating that they feel phones are not as advanced as they should be, or that wireless networks are not as innovative as they chould be?The current setup prevents consumers from ....1. Choosing the device they want2. Using it with...
- Tags: 3G, Federal government, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Asian Governments, bureaucrat, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., FCC, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-08-21
- DOJ gives blessing to Oracle-Sun, awaiting EC approval
- Yeah but...Sure wish they'd fire McNealy & Schwartz, then it would make it all worthwhile.Michael Murdock, CEOWell I never liked Oracle anyway......good way for Oracle to shoot itself in the foot. :)Did you know that large snakes can misjudge prey and try to eat something too big? Then they literally...
- Tags: Linux, Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, Microsoft development tools, U.S. Department of Justice, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
- Amazon vs. tax happy states: E-tailer could nuke Associates program and still win
- Amazon vs. tax happy states: E-tailer could nuke Associates program and still winFree internet, a distruption to govt run bussinessesFor past few centuries governments always picked businesses which are very easy and made sure of no-competition. Some of these businesses are tax collection, lottery program, etc. Only politicians have full...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, Amazon.com Inc., happy state, tax, still win, online retail company
- Discussion threads 2009-06-30
- High drama and low points in RIAA trial
- High drama and low points in RIAA trialRichard, can you shed some light on a couple things.I don't know all the details of this trial so I'll talk in general terms about downloading files from a P2P or other source.Ask anyone in this forum and they will tell you I...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), RIAA, original work, P2P
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
- Iranian opposition launches organized cyber attack against pro-Ahmadinejad sites
- Approximately 24 hours ago, the Iranian opposition coordinated an ongoing cyber attack that has successfully managed to disrupt access to major pro-Ahmadinejad Iranian web sites, including the President's homepage which continues returning a "The maximum number of user reached, Server is too busy, please try again later..." message. ...
- Tags: Denial Of Service, Web, Server, Web Site, Site, Cyberattack, Distributed Denial Of Service, Tool, Iran, Attack, Presstv.ir, SupportIran.php, Web Site Development, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- China demands new PCs carry spyware
- China demands new PCs carry spywareI don't think that anyone thinks that China's government has changed its position on freedom of speech.RE: China demands new PCs carry spywareWait for something like this to come our way in the US. Except under the guise of protection against software piracy.RE: China demands...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, COMPANIES, spyware, government
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- H-1B legislation to watch - What it's really about
- H-1B legislation to watch - What it's really aboutDICK DURBINYou link to his page right in that top paragraph... yet you still can't get his name right?RE: H-1B legislation to watch - What it's really aboutThere are thousands of highly skilled Americans that are unemployed that are willing to take...
- Tags: Obama, H-1B, H-1B legislation, worker
- Discussion threads 2009-06-05
- Massive Chinese spynet targeted Dalai Lama
- Massive Chinese spynet targeted Dalai LamaTerrible lawyering but good detective workJust because the Chinese Govt. has and acts on the information doesn't really pin the act of stealing the information on them.If I had that information and knew I could sell it, I would.Our intelligence agencies gather information in any...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Operating systems, Dalai Lama, hacking, Massive
- Discussion threads 2009-03-30
- DTV delayed until June
- DTV delayed until JunePresident Obama and the Congress ....... got this one wrong! The same people that aren't ready now won't be ready in June. It is their nature that until their hand is forced they will not act.Furthermore, since when is television is a right? Did...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, digital television, TV
- Discussion threads 2009-02-05
- Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switch
- Senate OKs unnecessary delay to digital TV switchDude...They have had timeThe DTV transition has been in the works for a LONG time now, just because the poor/elderly/etc do not WANT to move on - why should the rest of us suffer? The government has had its act together (coupon creation...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, DTV transition, digital television, TV, unnecessary delay, government, U.S. Senate
- Discussion threads 2009-01-26
- White House is IT backwater
- White House is IT backwater6 Year old Windows?Isn't that XP? I know that the people reading this are all probably running the Windows 7 beta, or Solaris or something, but most of the world still runs XP. It's not really that big of a deal because Vista... well,...
- Tags: Workforce management, White House, administration, information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-01-22
- New U.S. energy triumverate now in power
- New U.S. energy triumverate now in powerEnergy independence....will be achieved when the govt gets OUT of the energy industry. How can some lawyer/senator be the expert on energy production?These are the same people who, prior to the election, said they weren't banning clean coal, but that companies would go bankrupt...
- Tags: Personal finance, Clean Coal, New U.S. energy, New U.S., formulation
- Discussion threads 2009-01-21
- Obama to 'fight back' for his BlackBerry
- Obama to 'fight back' for his BlackBerryOnly a country full of moronic lawyers...would want their leader deaf, blind, and mute.It's 2008. Damn right it's time for a change.Good for himGood for Obama. Bucks the status quo, with good reason. Geez, man, if the presidential IT folks are unable...
- Tags: Handhelds, Obama, RIM BlackBerry, fight back
- Discussion threads 2009-01-19
- CRM 2.0: The Government, Public Service & A Transformed World
- I KNOW that everyone who reads ZDNET columns loves technology. I get that. I also KNOW that everyone who reads ZDNET blogs loves it when the bloggers dish on technology companies - especially, it seems, Microsoft. I realize that coolness and government don't go together very well - probably something...
- Tags: Institution, Singapore, Public Service, CRM, Stuff Legend, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-01-14
- What does the spam ISP shutdown really mean?
- What does the spam ISP shutdown really mean?Spam VolumeWe use a Barracuda spam filter for our clients "As A service" and since that ISP went down.. our average amount of spam went down from around 120,000 messages a day to our client base to 80,000. It was a significant...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, spam ISP, Internet Service Provider, spam, recipe, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- Why there's a software support and maintenance revolution underway
- Why there's a software support and maintenance revolution underwayGood article, Larry.Software companies are running out of ways to make you buy their latest version. There just isn't anything in newer versions that increase productivity. So they have to raise their revenue somewhere.I think it is better for companies to hire...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Internal IT, database manager, software, maintenance revolution
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
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