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Contradictory Charges Rattle Data-Loss Case

During congressional testimony Thursday, executives from bank and credit card companies involved in the largest credit card data loss ever pointed fingers at a...

Canadian Clothier Gets Personal

In the retail world, selling clothing is mostly about convincing customers what looks good on them. And it certainly helps if the salesperson already...

With a Name Like Microsoft…

It doesnt seem right to say that the entry of Microsoft should bring respectability to an eminently respectable market like managed secure e-mail hosting,...

Congress Nears Final Identity Theft Legislation

Since the ChoicePoint headlines in February, the number of reported data breaches of personal information has exploded to the point that the tally now...

FTC Targets X-Rated Spam

The Federal Trade Commission has charged seven companies with violating federal laws that require labels on e-mail containing sexually explicit content. Suits filed in U.S....

CardSystems Solutions Becomes a Cautionary Tale

Poor old CardSystems Solutions got thwacked in the head with a major trout this week by Visa and American Express. Both companies said that they...

Warning: iTunes Attachment Is AIM Worm

Anti-virus vendor Trend Micro on Wednesday issued a warning for a new computer worm infecting users of America Online Inc.s Instant Messenger application.The worm,...

MSN Begins Testing Messenger 7.5

Microsofts MSN division has begun beta testing the next release of MSN Messenger, version 7.5. The update brings a number of minor feature enhancements such...

VARs Should Stave Off Spending Cuts with Services

While the IT spending outlook for the rest of this year remains strong, concerns are growing about prospects for next year. Forrester Research reported...

VARs Turn Up CRM Heat

CRM sales in the SMB market are exploding. This is good news for VARs. Enterprise-level CRM vendors, as well as pure plays in the...