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- COPA suffers another blow
- InformationWeek is reporting on the latest blow to the Child Online Protection Act, or COPA. COPA imposes heavy fines on libraries and schools among other institutions that fail to prevent children from "content harmful to minors." If you're asking just what constitutes "harmful to minors", so...
- Tags: child online protection act, minor, regulations, government, christopher dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- COPA is unconstitutional
- The Third Circuit has upheld a lower court decision that the Child Online Protection Act is unconstitutional, AP reports. In its ruling Tuesday, the federal appeals court concluded that the Child Online Protection Act is unconstitutionally overly broad and vague. The court also ruled that...
- Tags: child online protection act, parental control, third circuit, regulations, government, richard koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- European telcos squeal: should we care?
- One of the ongoing discussions among the Irregulars centers around telecommunications costs. Many of us travel internationally and bemoan the astronomical sic charges we're forced to pay by telecoms operators. Earlier today, I saw a statement from the GSMA, a global trade group for the industry arguing...
- Tags: mobile, industry, telephony, text messaging/sms/mms, telecom & utilities, regulations, telecommunications, networking, cellular phones, consumer electronics, personal technology, online communications, government, dennis howlett
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Gmail takes on Australian Ed
- PCWorld is reporting that Google, along with a local integrator, will be rolling out it's Gmail application (and, presumably, Google Apps) for all of the student email accounts in the public schools and colleges of New South Wales. This translates to roughly a million students, but a...
- Tags: google inc., google gmail, usa patriot act, e-mail providers, cloud computing, regulations, internet, government, christopher dawson
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Sentinel (exe)
- Advanced file integrity checker that integrates seamlessly with your anti-virus/trojan applications. Sentinel audits your system folder (as well as upto 20 other folders) for the slightest file changes and/or additions. If any files fail the integrity check, your anti-virus/trojan program will be notified. Sentinel, has been critically acclaimed worldwide for...
- Tags: runtimeware, sentinel, sarbanes-oxley, regulatory compliance, pci, asset management, regulations, government, financial accounting, finance, human resources, policies and procedures, storage, hardware, operational planning, business operations
- Software downloads 2008-06-18
- Microsoft Dynamics AX looking more like SAP?
- Mary Jo Foley has the skinny on what's inside the latest release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 (aka AX5.0). Mary Jo thinks: But what caught my eye most about AX 2009 when Microsoft recently demo'd it for me was how it is the showcase app for so many different...
- Tags: microsoft dynamics, compliance, sap ag, microsoft corp., ax2009, windows workflow foundation, regulations, government, dennis howlett
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- FileMed Electronic Medical Records (EMR) (exe)
- FileMed is an effective and affordable EMR and scheduling solution for small and medium sized (up to 200 users) primary care and physicians practices. FileMed EMR system offers simple and efficient, HIPAA compliant patient documentation management, while freeing your practice of bulky paper records. Version 5.3.0.2 has new backup and...
- Tags: patient, varsur, filemed, e-health, hipaa, regulatory compliance, healthcare, regulations, government, human resources, policies and procedures
- Software downloads 2008-05-29
- Dignan's Memo: Evaluating Google Health
- Google Health launched on May 19. ZDNet's Larry Dignan likes the idea of an online medical records system but says that Google Health's privacy policy is not regulated by HIPAA, which is a cause for concern.
- Tags: google inc., health care, dignan, vertical industries, benefits, healthcare, hipaa, enterprise software, software, human resources, regulations, government, fill in
- Videos 2008-05-26
- Section 230 to Twitter and others: Delete away
- Community and content management don't void a site's immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Participation in an unlawful act does. I was thus taken aback by the legal analysis included in Wired's/Betsy Schiffman's post about Ariel Waldman and Twitter...
- Tags: alteration, immunity, twitter, regulations, government, denise howell
- Blog posts 2008-05-24
- RSnake picks on Google Health... yes, Google wants your medical records, too!
- Interesting article from Robert "RSnake" Hansen yesterday on one of Google's new innovations, the Google Health application. Yeah, imagine that, Google wants to own the content of your medical records, too! You'd think that Google would want to avoid this due to HIPPA complications, as this is a true example of...
- Tags: google inc., health care, medical record, rsnake, hipaa, vertical industries, benefits, healthcare, regulatory compliance, security, regulations, government, enterprise software, software, human resources, policies and procedures, nathan mcfeters
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- Stanford Information Law Symposium
- Though it could scarcely be more cumbersomely named — the Transatlantic Information Law Symposium — this upcoming and free program at Stanford Law School looks excellent, featuring such big thinkers as Mark Lemley and Stefan Bechtold, and such big topics as privacy, free speech, the future...
- Tags: internet, blogging, regulations, government, denise howell
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Cohen's negotiated open source idea moving ahead
- Former OSDL head Stuart Cohen's Collaborative Software Initiative today rolled out the first successes in its "negotiated open source" initiative. When we first wrote about this last year, we called what he was doing a "vertical application stack." But in an interview with ZDNet last week it...
- Tags: gramm-leach-bliley act, cohen, csi, open source, regulations, government, dana blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- The Lock (zip)
- Provides user audit, access, Internet and system security for any computer running Windows 2000, 2003, XP, and Vista. User security is group based and Meets requirements outlined in NISPOM, Chapter 8, as well as Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPPA. Stand-alone, or multi-system network use. Restrict access to file system, including removable media...
- Tags: crashcourse software, user security, sarbanes-oxley, regulatory compliance, internet, microsoft windows, printers, microsoft windows 2000, regulations, government, financial accounting, finance, human resources, policies and procedures, operating systems, software, hardware, peripherals
- Software downloads 2008-05-08
- MedicAlert Expands Service and Protects Critical Data for Members Worldwide
- For fifty years, MedicAlert has helped save lives by providing emergency responders and healthcare practitioners. However, with the rise of HIPAA mandates and other standards from similar global regulatory bodies, MedicAlert decided it could no longer preserve that privacy with limited homegrown security technology. In order to provide extended member...
- Tags: computer associates international inc., medicalert, hipaa, vertical industries, benefits, healthcare, security, regulations, government, enterprise software, software, human resources
- Case studies 2008-05-07
- Understanding Today's Privacy Regulations
- As the amount of personal information gathered and electronically stored increases, so does the concern about protecting it. Data Security, Data Protection and Data Breach Laws and Regulations...what does it all mean? Download this paper to learn about different privacy regulations around the world, and how personal information can be...
- Tags: mcafee inc., personal information, disaster recovery, backups, regulations, security, data management, government
- White papers 2008-05-01
- Cutting to chase of Personal Health Record debate
- The New England Journal of Medicine has entered the debate over Personal Health Records PHRs with four articles, all with different perspectives, all with the full text behind their registration firewall. So let's cut to the chase. I've seen this play out in a host of industries over...
- Tags: google inc., microsoft corp., personal health record, e-health, hipaa, healthcare, regulations, government, dana blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-04-17
- Best Practices Guide for Healthcare Providers: Case Study
- Higher costs, more information, and greater regulatory compliance are just some of the demands placed on healthcare providers. Microsoft's Desktop Optimization solution helps healthcare providers access data at anytime from virtually anywhere, while keeping it secure and fully compliant with regulations such as HIPAA--freeing up valuable time to focus on...
- Tags: health care company, health care, microsoft corp., best practice, vertical industries, benefits, healthcare, regulatory compliance, hipaa, enterprise software, software, human resources, policies and procedures, regulations, government
- White papers 2008-04-04
- IT Manager Webcast: Microsoft IT Compliance: Policy, HBI, SOX, and PCI (Level 200)
- Disclosure of High Business Impact HBI information might cause severe material loss to Microsoft, the information asset owner, or relying parties. The attendee of this webcast will learn how Microsoft developed HBI policy that complies with SOX and the Payment Card Industry PCI standards. The attendee will also learn how...
- Tags: webcast, sarbanes-oxley act, compliance, pci, microsoft corp., sarbanes-oxley, regulatory compliance, asset management, quality, regulations, operational accounting, government, financial accounting, finance, human resources, policies and procedures, operational planning, business operations
- Webcasts 2008-04-03
- Microsoft won't budge on Yahoo price
- Microsoft is unlikely to raise its $31 a share offer for Yahoo and is girding for a protracted battle. The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft isn't going to bid against itself. The bet: A slowing economy will ding Yahoo and ultimately make Microsoft's bid look generous....
- Tags: yahoo! inc., microsoft corp., portals, web technology, regulations, internet, government, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-01
- What's Yahoo worth to Microsoft without Alibaba?
- One of Yahoo's best arguments for getting Microsoft to raise its offer to acquire the company--the portal's stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba--is in jeopardy courtesy of antitrust regulations in China. The New York Times reported Friday that a Chinese monopoly law that goes into effect in...
- Tags: china, antitrust, yahoo! inc., microsoft corp., alibaba, corporate law, regulations, security, business operations, government, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
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