6 of onehalf dozen of another. Like all extremists you paint a nice picture from one perspective. All these internet companies are so innocent and all they want is a fair shake . . . yeah right. In order to maximize profits, they purposely underbuilt their networks. They advertize high...
To enhance productivity and efficiency, employees are increasingly turning to wireless networks to get the job done. The security experts at AirPatrol believe that a defense-indepth approach to wireless security yields the greatest results, especially when it comes to protecting corporate laptops. Armed with AirPatrol's endpoint security solution, an IT...
FCC's more proactive stance: Should we cheer or worry?Regulation is not micromanagement"At some point, the FCC meddles in free markets. It will micromanage."Clearly you think more about business than you do about government. Or maybe you're just conservative, politically, and ideological to a fault.This is about the public's interest...
I’m here to talk some more about that fun little acronym I know you all are so fond of: ECM. Enterprise Content Management can be a great tool to meet the compliance requirements of your business, but like all things, you need to understand it to do it right. I’m...
Repubs say the Waxman-Markey bill is DOA in SenateWah, wah, wahThat's all I read out of your "verbiage."You only look at one side of the equationWhat about the thousands of companies that run server farms? Their energy bills are going to skyrocket.You discuss the benefits to the green companies...
The Red Flags Rule was developed pursuant to the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions FACT Act of 2003. Under the Rule, financial institutions and creditors with covered accounts must have identity theft prevention programs to identify, detect, and respond to patterns, practices, or specific activities that could indicate identity theft.
Identity Theft is on the rise, and the government has taken notice. As of May 1st, the Federal Trade Commission, the federal bank regulatory agencies, and the National Credit Union Administration NCUA have issued regulations the Red Flags Rule requiring financial institutions and creditors to develop and implement written identity...
The latest round in the battle over CO2 centers around a document that says CO2 regulation would cost money! The Environmental Protection Agency has made a finding this year that would enable it to begin regulation of CO2 emissions for the first time in U.S. history. [poll id="133"]...
Red tape keeps Conficker on medical devicesAnd of course we [i]want[/i] the governmentto run healthcare? If they are interfereng with routine patching due to their regulations, then having those regulations interfere with fixing the issues the regulations caused, maybe it is time they stepped aside and let the staff maintaine...
With 800 clients, Warren Wicklund is an innovative asset management business based in Oslo, Norway. It was founded in 2002 and now specialises in hedge fund management. Like many financial institutions during the global economic crisis, Warren Wicklund - a leading asset management firm in Norway - is under pressure...
Microsoft cuts prices of all-in-one hosted productivity suiteOpen_Source cost nothing....With the economy tanking with new regulationsthis will take the MS empire with it....Which regulations are those?We've had some regulations for decades...The last 30 years have seen lots of regulations in the US cut; many of which happened in the last...
Outsourcing in this recession: will it increase?Given that the bleeding of local jobs has helped lead TO this recession,and if people are sincere about ending this recession, then we need to look at the larger scheme and not diddle around with huff'n'puff pieces like this. I mean, doing...
Grid spyware: Deregulation bites us againHow long did it take...For stop signs to be posted at intersections after the automobile came into use? Red lights? Speed limits? Look both ways before you cross?I am mystified at the apparent lack of any common sense about the digital reality...
Unless you don't pay attention to your utility bills at all, you've probably noticed that having an HDTV or two is costing you some extra cash when the electric bill arrives each month. That's because they consume a lot of powera lot of powereven when they're turned off (as they're...
Xech S.r.l. wanted to guarantee unparalleled availability, security, performance, and data retrieval speeds for XStore, Xech's industry-leading solution for tracking and storing call data records and ensure XStore can scale to meet anticipated exponential demand growth when the European Union EU mandate requiring retention of data from cell phones and...
Convergent Computing CCO is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner that helps customers better manage their IT networks. CCO uses Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 for its instant messaging IM. CCO needed an IM-specific antivirus solution to limit any potential damage to its environment and prevent injury to its reputation. CCO...
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Substantial changes in the financial and regulatory environment are calling for banks to revise their credit risk management strategies. The problem was to develop a reliable solution capable of evaluating the probability of customer default, especially those in the corporate segment, and use the results as the basis for developing...
Cochrane Reviews enable all those involved with healthcare decisions to keep up to date with the very latest evidence in their field of interest - a challenge which becomes harder each year as the volume of evidence increases. Cochrane Reviews solve this problem by delivering the best single source available...
Memo to the President-elect: Environmental responsibility and economic revitalization go hand-in-handCleanTech and Economic IncentivesGiven what we now know about how modern electronic manufacturing and scavenging works (see the new 60 Minutes report tracking "E-Waste" from Denver got China), and how our current environmental regulations are set up on manufacturing processes,...
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