Monthly Archives: June 2006

New Federal Data-Protection Guidelines Unveiled

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Following a series of seemingly nonstop theft-of-data problems from quite a few government agencies recently (Veterans Affairs, IRS, Agriculture, Federal Trade Commission and the...

Reflections on a Flat World

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Study: Voluntary Reporting Can Prevent Medical Errors

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Allowing clinicians to report errors voluntarily likely helps prevent future errors, according to a study published recently by researchers at Johns Hopkins Childrens Center,...

Symantec Launches Attack Preparation Service

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Security applications maker Symantec introduced a new package aimed at helping companies prepare for emerging attacks such as so-called zero day exploits on June...

IBM Dominates List of Top 500 Supercomputers

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IBM continues to dominate the list of the fastest supercomputers in the world, with four of the top 10 computers on the list and...

RIM to Expand BlackBerry Connect Service

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NEW YORK—Research In Motions co-CEO and Chairman James Balsillie says the company will release a version of its popular BlackBerry handheld device by the...

Dell Burnishes Enterprise Services

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In its push to gain credibility as an enterprise IT vendor, Dell is turning up its high-end service a notch with an offering that...

10 Possible Consequences of Google’s GBuy

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Why does Google want to automate the advertiser click cycle and make it as fast as it possibly can? The first reason is obvious:...

Microsofts Plea: Dont Turn Off User Account Control

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A Microsoft security guru is pleading with Windows Vista beta testers to not turn off the User Account Control feature, regardless of how annoying...

Nokia Going Mobile Deal Happy

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Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, is certainly in a deal-happy mode.On Tuesday (June 27), it announced a deal with Giesecke & Devrient,...