Monthly Archives: July 2006
FCC Imposes Maximum Penalty on LocateCell
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission announced following its meeting July 13 that it would issue a Notice of Apparent Liability for $97,500—the maximum fine the...
Mumbai Bombings Shake Outsourcing Community
The big fear of offshore outsourcing customers has become a reality: a major bombing attack in an outsourcing hub.
On July 11, at least 200...
Good Goes After RIM with Pair of Carrier Deals
In a move that clearly delighted Good Technology executives, the enterprise wireless handheld computing software and services company is announcing a deal with Bell...
Imation Joins Growing Crowd of Blu-ray Disc Media Makers
Imation announced on July 13 that it is making its new Blu-ray media disks available to major IT and data storage channel partners. The...
IIS 7 Shows Continued Security Push
This year has seen more than its share of high-profile Microsoft beta releases, including Office 2007, Internet Explorer 7 and, of course, Vista.
A beta...
Report Blasts Veterans Affairs Response to ID Theft
A lack of oversight, personality conflicts and a serious underestimation of the scale of the information loss all played a significant role in the...
Microsoft Confirms PowerPoint Zero-Day Attack
First Word, then Excel, now PowerPoint.For the third time in two months, a zero-day vulnerability in a widely used Microsoft Office software application is...
Intel to Lay Off 1,000 Managers
Intel is set to lay off about 1,000 managers worldwide in a bid to streamline its operations.
The company began informing those managers affected by...
Dell to Cut PC Rebates, not Prices
Dell has decided do away with rebates in an effort to get to the bottom line on its PC prices.
As expected, the PC maker...
Most CFOs Harbor Security Concerns
Chief financial officers continue to rank information security as their top priority as compliance auditors and the fear of public humiliation over data leaks...