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Photos: Robots to the rescue: Robots descend upon Texas A&M's Disaster City for a rescue exercise sponsored by Homeland Security and the Commerce Department.; Tags: Robots, robot, rescue, U.S. Department of Commerce, homeland security, photograph; Image galleries 2007-06-25
Data attack targets Commerce Department: Data attack targets Commerce DepartmentI don't get itWhy is it the our commerical oferings can get by but our government with greater resources, or so I thought, can't get by.Don't get it... talk to your member of congressYou want to know why the government can't secure it's systems? Ask Congress?...; Tags: Vertical industries, government, security, U.S. Department of Commerce; Discussion threads 2006-10-06
Commerce Department counts 1,100 missing laptops: Commerce Department counts 1,100 missing laptopsThere's gotta be something wrong...Something is wrong when so many laptops either turn up missing or are stolen. These government organizations are simply being irresponsible about the personal information that is in their posession. It is a relief to know that at least some...; Tags: Notebooks, U.S. Department of Commerce, laptop computer, sensitive data, security; Discussion threads 2006-09-22
The Future US Role in Internet Governance: 7 Points in Response to the US Commerce Department's "Statement of Principles": Non-governmental internationalization of Internet administration was intended to keep the Internet's core coordinating functions free from national political rivalries and territorial jurisdiction. That choice promoted openness, accessibility and innovation, and also discouraged the fragmentation that might result from the assertion of national legislative authority. Accordingly, DNS management was privatized and...; Tags: ICANN, U.S. Department Of Commerce, Syracuse University, Internet; White papers 2005-07-28
On the Use of Wireless Network Technologies in Healthcare Environments: The suitability of wireless technologies in healthcare/hospital environments is investigated in this paper. The focus is on Wireless Personal Area Network technologies, namely, Bluetooth and the low-rate specifications described in the IEEE 802.15.4 standard. The paper evaluates the relevance of each technology for supporting medical applications and examines related scalability...; Tags: Network, Environment, Health Care, U.S. Department Of Commerce, Wireless Network, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Wireless; White papers 2005-07-28

Cost-Effectiveness Tool Primer: Tips on Software Use: Risk assessment is used to identify the risks confronting a facility. It includes development of possible damage scenarios, probability assessments for these scenarios, and identification of the facility's vulnerabilities and critical areas. Identification of mitigation strategies - Engineering Alternatives, Management Practices, and Financial Mechanisms - provides performance and cost data...; Tags: Software, Risk Assessment, U.S. Department Of Commerce, Tool, Mitigation Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Productivity, Performance Management, Security, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2005-04-25
Using Efficiency Tests to Reduce Revisions in Panel Data: The Case of Wage and Salary Estimates for U.S. States: This paper studies the preliminary estimates of state wage and salary growth produced by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis BEA, investigating whether they may be improved using basic efficiency tests. State wage and salary growth can be thought of as the sum of two components, an aggregate component equal...; Tags: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Salary, Benefits, Human Resources; White papers 2005-04-21
Sandy Hill School District Case Study: Founded in 1894, Sandy Hill School District SHSD is the largest public school district in the state of Anywhere, with a district population of 482,618 and a student population of 84,169. The Sandy Hill School District Case Study was prepared for use in the 2004 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award...; Tags: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Sandy Hill School District Case Study; Case studies
New South Wales Department of Commerce - CCSU Uses Advansys Formativ and GroupWise to Roll Out Centralized Incident and Request Management Process for All CCSU Client Agencies and Staff: Central Corporate Services Unit CCSU of the New South Wales Department of Commerce provides administrative and technical support to 38 government agencies. In 2002, CCSU recognized that each of its service lines had a unique set of processes, procedures and contact points for managing CCSU client and staff incident and...; Tags: New South Wales, Agency, U.S. Department Of Commerce, Novell GroupWise, Formativ, E-mail Servers, E-mail Clients, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies

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News to know: DNS flaw; Amazon; Microsoft shakeup; Facebook: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service Attack code published for DNS flaw Nate McFeters: |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit 'Spam King' escapes from federal prison iPhone vulnerable to phishing,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, DNS, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Flaw, Game Players, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Judge refuses to reduce 'rogue' admin's bail: Breaking news: A San Francisco judge just refused to lower Terry Childs' bail from $5 million, the SF Chron reports. Prosecutors said that by rigging the network so that key programs were held in memory so that they would be deleted when the network was shut...; Tags: Bail, Administrator, Network, Sheriff, Prosecutor, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-23
No e-commerce worries here? Amazon doubles earnings: Updated: Amazon's second quarter earnings doubled from a year ago as sales jumped 41 percent and executives said that the e-tailer may be benefiting from a slowing economy courtesy of its free shipping deals. On Wednesday, the company reported net income of $158 million, or 37 cents a share,...; Tags: Jeff Bezos, Quarter, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings, E-business, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs: Terry Childs's lawyer, Erin Crane, offered the court some insights into the Childs' motivations in changing SF's network passwords. She will argue today for a reduction in his $5 million bail, perhaps to something closer to the bail set for common murderers ($1 mil.) In her written...; Tags: Password, Network, Backup, Terry Childs, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Another student hacks another police website: Oh the fun. Once again, another police website has been hacked by a student, showing that even the police aren't safe from all crimes. This is another link in the long chain of attacks over the years from egotistical teenagers trying to get a kick out of life without sticking...; Tags: Web Site, Attack, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-23
McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position: Several days after blogging about a research conduced by n.runs AG that managed to discover approximately 800 vulnerabilities in antivirus products, McAfee issued a statement basically debunking the number of vulnerabilities found, and providing its own account into the number of vulnerabilities affecting its own products : "A recent...; Tags: Software, McAfee Inc., Antivirus, Vulnerability, Vendor, Flaw, N.Runs, Dancho, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Yahoo: Microhoo, Icahn drama cost us $22 million; Economy soft: The Carl Icahn proxy battle and Microsoft buyout drama appears to have been a slight distraction for Yahoo, which is seeing slowing display ad demand amid a weak economy. Yahoo on Tuesday reported second quarter net income of $131 million, or 9 cents a share, on revenue of...; Tags: Revenue, Jerry Yang, Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?: Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?Toshiba Cell Laptop anyone?...[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=laptops&articleId=9102518&taxonomyId=66&intsrc=kc_top]FYI[/url]Slap Yellow Dog Linux on it and you are good to go!Do we know if backwards compatibility is holding back......progress? Or is it just purists who would like to see legacy support end?Currently x86 outperforms US T2 in just...; Tags: Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Real Bottom Line, Linux STILL, Linux architecture, Intel x86, Linux, slate; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
The evolution of search over traditional BI: Today's business intelligence tools are great at tracking tradional numbers but fail to quench business's thirst for more information says Commentary--A recent Gartner report predicts that IT’s involvement in business intelligence BI will diminish in time as business users adopt new technologies to quench...; Tags: Payment, Data, Analyst, Information, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, business intelligence, search, Sid Probstein, Attivio; News items 2008-07-22
iPhone 3G Pwned: From the "It was only a matter of time" department... Over the weekend, the iPhone Dev Team released PwnageTool 2.0.1, a free jailbreaking and unlocking tool for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch devices â€“ including the iPhone 3G. The new version, which can be downloaded from the...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Firmware, Sparkle AppCast URL, PowerPage, Team Management, Management, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Shopping Cart System SCS5 (exe): Shopping Cart System store and site builder is an e-commerce or Web site solution software for creating Web Store to be posted on the Internet. The purpose of this store builder is to provide an easy-to-use interface that automatic creates all the HTML files necessary to run your store. Any...; Tags: Shopping Cart, Builder, USA Sat; Software downloads 2008-07-21