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EU showdown over Oracle-Sun; Objections seem imminent

Oracle is reportedly gearing up for a formal rejection by European regulators of its bid to acquire Sun Microsystems, according to a report in the Financial Times. An official statement of objection, the first step in blocking the $7.4 billion deal, could come as early as this week - but...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Regulations, Open Source, Databases, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-04

Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy

Oracle is taking a hard line in dealing with EU objections to its planned acquisition of Sun, according to a Financial Times report on Tuesday. Oracle is taking a hard line in dealing with EU objections to its planned acquisition of Sun, according to a Financial Times report on...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., European Union, Corporate Law, Regulations, Open Source, Databases, Business Operations, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Oracle, Sun, EU, merger, Stephen Shankland CNET News

News items 2009-11-04

Ediware 8.2.3 (Windows)

EDIWare is an easy to use desktop application that provides companies with all features and tools required to exchange EDI documents with their trading partners. EDIWare uses EDIWare mapping and translation engine together with standard or user defined maps to provide the required document translations. EDIWare users can download many...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, B-Data, EDIWare, EDI, Desktops, Hipaa, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Regulations, Healthcare, Government

Software downloads 2009-10-21

Sun cuts 3,000 jobs as Oracle takeover twists in regulator limbo

Oracle hasn't completed its Sun Microsystems acquisition yet, but the restructuring is already underway. In a regulatory filing, Sun said Tuesday that it will lay off 3,000 workers across the globe. The company added that it had to restructure as it waits for Oracle's purchase of the...

Tags: Job, Regulator, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Restructuring, Company, Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Regulations, Strategy, Management, Investment, Finance, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-20

HIPAA FTP 2.4 (Windows)

HIPAA FTP is designed to keep your data secure through the entire data transfer and storage process, so there is no need to invest in expensive FTP Servers. HIPAA FTP simply works along side your existing Web or FTP server. Using advanced encryption technologies HIPAA FTP scrambles your client data...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, HIPAA FTP, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

Software downloads 2009-10-19

AIC Audio Player 1.3.1.563 (Windows)

AIC Audio Player is a freeware program for playing audio files as WAV, PCM, MP3, MP2, WMA, OGG, AAC, M4A, MP4 AAC, MP2 AAC, AMR, CDA, FLAC, APE, AMR, AWB, PCM, a-Law, u-Law, MS ADPCM, IMA ADPCM, GSM 6.10. AIC Audio Player has a simple and friendly interface, it can...

Tags: AMR Research, Microsoft Windows, AIC-Media, AIC Audio Player, Regulations, Digital Music, Digital Media, Government, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-10-16

Secure Medical Email Hosting 2.9.6 (Mac)

Medical Doctor's HIPAA compliant email, manage PHI and voice transcription. Collaborate with Instant Messaging, File Sharing and Private Message Boards. Send and Receive secure email, share documents and patient information. HIPAA and GLBA compliant. Works across networks and firewalls without a need for expensive VPN, PKI or complicated network setup...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Network, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Secure Medical, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Security, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

Software downloads 2009-10-16

Secure Medical Email Hosting 2.9.6 (Windows)

Medical Doctor's HIPAA compliant email, manage PHI and voice transcription. Collaborate with Instant Messaging, File Sharing and Private Message Boards. HIPAA and GLBA compliant. Works across networks and firewalls without a need for expensive VPN, PKI or complicated network setup and maintenance. Formally comply with privacy and security provisions of:...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Secure Medical, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Security, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

Software downloads 2009-10-14

CFR Patents for iPhone 2.9 (Mobile)

With CFR Patents for iPhone browse in hierarchical fashion, jump directly to the regulation you are looking for, or use the built in search functionality to search by phrase, Jump directly to a regulation by number using the spinwheels or bookmark your favorite regulations for rapid retrieval.

Tags: Apple iPhone, Patent, Mobile, Cliff Maier, Regulations, Government

Software downloads 2009-10-13

CryptoHeaven 2.9.6 (Mac)

Send and receive secure and anonymous email. Backup, store and share files online securely. Chat and exchange secure instant messages, create secure message boards. Share document folders through easy to use interface. Communication and collaborate with your co-workers and friends accross networks and firewalls with very high level of security...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, CryptoHeaven Development Team, PKI, Hipaa, Security, Regulations, Network Security, Networking, Healthcare, Government

Software downloads 2009-10-13

Reduce the Cost to Achieving HIPAA Security Compliance with Lumension® Solutions

Healthcare organizations face a host of HIPAA Security Rule compliance challenges with the move to put patient medical records online. Lumension helps organizations address these compliance challenges by providing the proactive risk management and the required audit readiness to meet many aspects of the HIPAA Security Rule.

Tags: Compliance, Lumension Security Inc., Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

White papers 2009-10-12

EU, US looking at MSFT-YHOO search deal: Is competition for GOOG anticompetitive?

EU regulators are also looking at the Google competitors search-marketing alliance. Does this mean trouble or is it just a pro forma review of a very big deal? by Richard Koman

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., European Union, Regulations, Strategy, Government, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-16

When HIPAA and Twitter collide: Can you blab away your privacy rights?

What happens when a patient Twitters a hospital stay and the institution can't respond to allegations because of privacy laws? Maybe transparency should be a two-way street. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Twitter Inc., Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-15

Toxic caulk syndrome

Toxic shock syndrome was a killer in its day. Now the EPA is warning of toxic caulk...in schools plus other buildings that nobody ever inspects. Why bad caulk? The old stuff off-gases PCBs. Chalk another one up for the petro-chemical industry that create poisons faster than...

Tags: Syndrome, Regulations, Strategy, Government, Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-08

HIPAA Security Rule Assistant 8.6 (Windows)

HIPAA Security Rule Assistant provides HIPAA covered entities a program to learn and understand the HIPAA Security Rule. It contains Risk Analysis worksheet, sample policy templates, sample disaster recovery plan, and a sample Incident Report form. It also has areas to tract actions taken and enter policies and procedures developed...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, REG Software, HIPAA Security Rule Assistant, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Healthcare, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

Software downloads 2009-09-07

What the EU delay means for Oracle, Sun and us

European regulators are stopping, at least for a time, an American transaction that American regulators have no trouble with. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Regulator, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Regulations, Government, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-09-03

Privacy groups want Congressional action on behavioral ads

Privacy and consumer groups have had enough with Internet companies' promises of self-regulation and want Congress to pass legislation to protect privacy. The coalition - including the Center for Digital Democracy, Consumers Union, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and U.S. Public Interest Research Group - offered some 13 pages of proposed...

Tags: Advertisement, Privacy, Internet, Regulations, Security, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-01

Gute Nacht, Herr Edison

The European Union is phasing out the incandescent bulb. As of today the 100 watter can no longer be imported or made within the members of the E.U. By 2012 all incandescent bulbs will be illegal although those on stores shelves can be sold, and hoarded according to...

Tags: Energy, European Union, Retail, Engineering, Taxes, Free Trade, Regulations, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Government, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-01

XDAS standard aims to empower IT audit trails from across complex events, perhaps clouds

This is an emerging standard that’s being orchestrated through The Open Group, but it’s an open-source standard that is hopefully going to help in compliance and regulatory issues and in improving automation of events across heterogeneous environments. This could be increasingly important, as we get deeper into virtualization and cloud...

Tags: Audit, Event, Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Regulations, Hardware, Government, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-09-01

Decide to Survive: Four Imperatives that Make Better Decision Management Essential in Uncertain Times

Entering a global recession, companies must respond to increasingly complex markets, changing threats, and fleeting opportunities. They must show compliance with a growing regulatory burden and more layers of regulation at national and international levels, while also reducing operating costs. Companies must be able to serve customers who...

Tags: FICO, Imperative, Asset Management, Regulations, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Government

White papers 2009-09-01