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Why U.S. Visa policies are like Microsoft Windows

Inventory of H-1B Visa Woes & What’s Needed for Positive Change U.S. immigration and visa policies are like the Windows operating system. After decades of usage and many repairs to its code/policies, they both still need more patching and enhancements. Both of these institutions start off with...

Tags: U.S., Visa Inc., Visa, H-1B Visa, Window, Arbitrage, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-02-18

H-1B visas rife with fraud, worker mistreatment

Thirteen percent of petitions for H-1B visas filed on behalf of employers are fraudulent. That's the conclusion of a report by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, BusinessWeek reports. A key part of the fraud is loopholes that allow...

Tags: Visa, Loophole, Worker, Fraud, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies

Michael Dreyer, CIO of Visa, expresses what innovation means to him in different areas—such as their PayWave technology, which gives users the ability to send and receive money from anywhere.

Tags: Visa Inc., CIO, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Visa

Videos 2008-10-07

America's blocked labor policies

America's blocked labor policiesAll of our restrictions help Canada though. Companies, including MS are nowsetting up shop in Canada to get around US restrictions. Also, India and others will benefit, as more people stay home. Not sure what the solution is, but we only hurt ourselves with the restrictions.RE: America's...

Tags: H-1B, Recruitment & Selection, visa, blocked labor policy, labor policy, job, H1B

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

InternetTime 0.2 (Mac)

InternetTime calculates the Swatch Internet Time and displays it in a little panel. The Swatch time is updated every .1 beat, so the most accurate time is displayed. Converts also Internet Time to Normal Time and visa versa.

Tags: Visa, Apple Macintosh, Beat, Bit Powder, InternetTime, Internet, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2001-09-12

Additional Resources

Commercial spying app for Android devices released

Nothing newRegardless of what the 'official brand name' of spyware products, one should also consider what are the standards of development in the developers company, and following that logic, what else may have sneaked into the code of the spyware product. Spirovski Bozidarhttp://www.shortinfosec.netIt sounds like a "Mom & Dad" App.About...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, spyware

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

PRPWallet - Best Price Wallet for Windows Mobile (Mobile)

Digital Password Manager Software Windows Mobile Pocket PC. Carry all your vital information with this Secure, Safe, Convenient & Powerful personal information management solution with Touch UI. Store passwords, PINs, bank account, credit cards, email usernames, group IDs, membership IDs & any other important information. DEFAULT PASSWORD - '123'Storing &...

Tags: Card, Password, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, 3GR Technologies, Flexible & Secure PRP Wallet

Software downloads 2009-11-07

Batch Photo Processor 1.13 (Windows)

Batch Photo Processor is used for batch image/PDF processing, image files supported are BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIF, PNG Images & PDF documents. Batch Photo Processor software optionally can folder watch / e-mail every few seconds and process files in a folder, it also has a Scheduler feature for running at...

Tags: Traction Software Inc., Microsoft Windows, Photograph, Image, NT Service Wrapper

Software downloads 2009-10-29

Banks and auto sector got bailed out, are telecom providers next?

I kid you not :)Pensions got killed in the bailouts of the banks, except those that got insurance from AIG that bet against all the shenigans of Wall St. But sure enough AIG flops because it can't cover all the insurance bets it made on the mortgage backed certificates floated...

Tags: Telephony, Financial Planning, Benefits, Telecom & Utilities, Personal finance, payroll solutions, American International Group Inc., insurance, telecommunications, Wall St., bank

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Word to PDF 7.81 (Windows)

Word to PDF is an easy-to-use and powerful PDF Converter to Convert Word, RTF, HTML, Htm, XML, TEXT,CSS and IMAGES to PDF. Word to PDFDOC, Word to PDFRTF,Word to PDF Converter, Html to PDF(Html,Htm), XML TO PDFXml, Text to PDFTxt, CSS to PDFCss, PNG to PDF, Jpg to PDF, Jpeg...

Tags: Microsoft Word, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Windows, Abdio Software

Software downloads 2009-10-12

Palm developer program set for December lift-off

Palm said Tuesday that its webOS developer program will be open in December with "an unparalleled level of transparency" in a not-so-subtle dig at Apple. The company, which is playing catch-up with its application marketplace, opened its App Catalog beta program today statement. In August, Palm told...

Tags: Palm Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-06

Malware affiliate bounty: Infect a Mac, earn 43 cents

It's just what Apple deserves.Apple has long implied that its OS and software are inherently immune to attack. It's about time it and Mac owners were brought up short.It has begun...Now to see how long it will take before the Mac is as beset by malware as Windows.RE: Malware affiliate...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Desktops, Viruses and worms, bounty, Apple Macintosh, malware, Microsoft Windows, security

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Using Configuration Control to Meet Compliance and Improve Operations

CAPITAL Card Services, Inc. is a leading servicer of MasterCard and Visa accounts for financial and non-financial institutions nationwide. The challenge was to become compliant with various regulations, including PCI, to increase and enforce change management processes and discipline and to reduce unplanned work. Tripwire Enterprise provides configuration control to...

Tags: Compliance, Tripwire, Tripwire Enterprise, Change Management, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Management

Case studies 2009-09-19

Was Apple a "Liar Liar" to the FCC about the Google Voice app?

right...So now you are milking 2 cows: M$ and Apple.Google rules when it comes to software!M$ & Apple would not hold a candle if it was not for their monopolies!Awaits the impending destruction of Google by "The Followers..." ...Yes, there must be an explanation other than "Apple lied... again"[i]Apple hasn't...

Tags: FCC, Apple Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-18

Sun faces H-1B visa probe

Many points to make, but here is 1 quick point...Well before the current "economic slump", many U.S. citizens were Vocal, taking a stance against the H-1B visa program and the growing "offshoring" process. It's not just because of the economic downturn.. There are real problems with the H-1B program (and...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., H-1B, H-1B visa

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Feds pour it on - Add 8 more counts on H-1B case

An 80% increase in indictment counts Back in February, we reported that the U.S. government was going after a firm for violations in the H-1B visa program. At that time, Vision Systems Group was tagged with a 10-count indictment. Apparently, that has been updated to an 18-count...

Tags: H-1B Visa, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-09-09

App virtualization meets the mobile device

At VMworld in San Francisco, VMware CTO Stephen Herrod shows a Visa mobile application on a Microsoft Windows CE device that is also running virtually on Google's Android OS. The functionality allows users to run "any app on any device," the VMware executive says. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Mobile, VMware Inc., Mobile Device, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows CE, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-03

App virtualization meets the mobile device

At VMworld in San Francisco, VMware CTO Stephen Herrod shows a Visa mobile application on a Microsoft Windows CE device that is also running virtually on Google's Android OS. The functionality allows users to run "any app on any device," the VMware executive says.

Tags: Mobile, VMware Inc., Mobile Device, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows CE, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, VMware, CTO

Videos 2009-09-02

Time is Money 1.1.3522.4079 (Windows)

Time is Money allows you to set your own rates and turn your time into money. Now you can find out. Mobile workers can even use the PayPal option to charge clients immediately online and ensure they pay. Feeling undervalued? Do people not know how much your valuable time is...

Tags: Rate, Microsoft Windows, PayPal, Chris Dunn, Keyboards, Tablets, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets

Software downloads 2009-08-23

My PayPal credit card beef, Part II: PayPal responds

Ebay & PaypalDoesn't it equal "double-dipping" when both Ebay AND Paypal charge a seller when (1) an item sells on Ebay, and (2) a seller receives his payment through Paypal? A seller pays to post an item, pays when/if it sells, then has to pay Paypal again when he receives...

Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, PayPal, credit card, eBay Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-20