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- WV senate wants out of Real ID
- There is a growing movement among the states to block the controversial federal Real ID Act , reports the (Charleston, WV) Daily Mail.Some West Virginia lawmakers are hoping that their state will be the next to stand fast against the law, which requires states to create drivers' licenses that carry...
- Tags: State &, Local Govt, Privacy
- Blog posts 2007-07-02
- Senators skeptical of Real ID Act rules
- Senators skeptical of Real ID Act rulesReal ID = Real pile of BSThe plain and simple of it all is this.... It's far too intrusive. It makes it far too easy for government to track its citizens. Government will abuse this capabilities you can be sure. ...
- Tags: Real ID Act, REAL ID
- Discussion threads 2007-03-27
- State officials oppose repealing Real ID Act
- State officials oppose repealing Real ID ActBiometrics will always be problematicThere will always be exceptions to foil biometrics, simply because humans and the human condition are so varied. Fingerprints? What to do with amputees that have no fingers? Retinal scans? Won't work if you're blind. ...
- Tags: Biotechnology, Authentication/Encryption, Smart cards, SECURITY, DNA, biometrics, smart card, Real ID Act
- Discussion threads 2007-02-09
- States' rebellion against Real ID grows
- A battle royal between the states and the federal Department of Homeland Security is gathering steam. The revolt is over the Real ID Act, which would require states to issue new high-tech drivers licenses but provides no funds for the expensive makeover. The revolt started in Maine, but about a...
- Tags: Government technology, Homeland security, State &, Local Govt, REAL ID
- Blog posts 2007-02-06
- Ready for electronic IDs?
- The Real ID Act, which just needs to be signed by President Bush, would require states to meet federal standards for electronically readable driver's licenses.
- Tags: Real ID Act, standards, president
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- EA's 'Spore' aims to create new worlds, businesses
- Electronic Arts's creature-building game "Spore" offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game maker. RALEIGH, North Carolina--Electronic Arts's creature-building game Spore offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game...
- Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., Spore, Games, Personal Technology, Reuters, Electronic Arts, video games, Nintendo
- News items 2008-09-05
- VMworld is bringing out the vendors
- Planning for an announcement is a challenging task. Large suppliers know that just about whatever they do will be picked up by the media and presented to the world. Smaller vendors have a much more difficult time getting heard. So, picking the right place and time for an announcement is...
- Tags: Supplier, Announcement, VMworld, Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- XO sold through Amazon this year...Who cares?
- The One Laptop Per Child OLPC program will begin selling its XO laptop via Amazon this year in a reprise of its Give One Get One (G1G1) program, according to Ars Technica and several other outlets. Although the Ars piece paints this a real boon for OLPC, whose G1G1...
- Tags: Developing Country, Amazon.com Inc., One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Martin jabs back at Comcast over suit
- FCC chairman Kevin J. Martin responded to Comcast's lawsuit challenging the agency's authority to sanction the company. "Given Comcast's past failure to disclose its network management practices to its customers, it is important Comcast respond to the many still-unanswered questions about its new management techniques," Martin...
- Tags: Comcast Corp., Federal Government, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Networking, Government, Marketing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Cablevision blankets Long Island with Wi-Fi
- Cablevision Systems, one of the biggest cable providers in the New York City metro area, announced that it's completed the first stage of a massive Wi-Fi network project called Optimum WiFi that will eventually cover the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area. The company says that its wireless networking equipment now...
- Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Handicapping the Fall Enterprise Software Race: SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft
- It's leapfrog time in enterprise software land, and the next frog to jump will be Oracle, which is hosting industry analysts next week in Redwood Shores and then hosting the entire world at its much-too-massive Open World Conference in San Francisco the following week. Oracle is...
- Tags: Strategy, Small And Medium Enterprise, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Smb/Sme, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- SocialCast: enterprise Twitter/FriendFeed mashup
- SocialCast has revamped its group comms service, given it a facelift, aligned itself more closely to consumery apps like Twitter and FriendFeed and then given it an enterprise twist. As far as I am aware, this is the first enterprise facing application that has gotten close...
- Tags: Enterprise, Mashup, SocialCast, Pricing, Sales Force Management, Branding, Wiki, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sales, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Comcast challenges FCC authority
- I don't have time to review this right now, but I wanted to get it up ASAP. Comcast is appealing the FCC decision on network management, even though it plans to comply. Here's the message I received: In connection with its filing today in the...
- Tags: FCC, Commission, Network, Comcast Corp., Network Management, Sales Force Management, Federal Government, Internet, Networking, Sales, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Is this Tuesday's 4G nano?
- This picture just cropped up on MacRumors of a screen cover for the 4G nano.It comes from Alibaba, a B2B marketplace via Zollotech. Who cares about the screen protector frankly, look at the photo. It looks like it could be the real. It's much clearer...
- Tags: 4G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Analyst: Google Chrome 'SOA ready'
- There's been plenty of excellent commentary about Google's new Chrome browser provided by my colleagues here in the ZDNet community, so I'm not going to go into any nitty-gritty here. But to look at it from an enterprise perspective, Chrome may help lay the groundwork for a...
- Tags: Google Inc., Client-server, SOA, Web Browser, Computing, Dave Linthicum, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Web Browsers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Family entertainment act
- There was an assertionin the comments on the story Guns 'n' Roses that the prosecution would have to prove some economic damages. How do they plan on proving financial impact in court? Piracy rates are calculated by comparing ESTIMATED demand for a product...
- Tags: Entertainment, Title, Piracy Rate, Sales Strategy, Performance Management, Advertising & Promotion, Sales, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Ten key differences between Linux and Windows
- Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Here are the key differences distilled into one list....
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Jack Wallen. TechRepublic, Jack Wallen. ZDNet.co.uk, Windows, Microsoft, GNU Public License
- News items 2008-09-04
- Forms in Google Docs
- Forms in Google DocsYes...I believe a formula like =COUNTIF(B:B,"Yes") and so forth would take care of that.It would need to be in a different column that wasn't already being populated by the form.Can you add sums?It would probably be good, on the second row to add the number of...
- Tags: Google Docs, Google Inc., Zoho
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Forms in Google Docs
- Google has been getting a lot of attention in the last couple of days for its Chrome browser. As a Google devotee, I'm particularly bitter that the Mac port of Chrome hasn't made its way out of development yet. However, I did discover a slick new Google feature...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Spreadsheet, Productivity, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Hybrids v. Pickensplan? You do the pickin'
- Hybrids v. Pickensplan? You do the pickin'How about a plug in hybrid that uses CNG and electric?How about a plug in hybrid that uses CNG and electric instead of gasoline/electric? The other thing to consider is that trucks, construction equipment, and farm equipment could be converted to CNG....
- Tags: CNG, car
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
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