Monthly Archives: June 2009
Blind Hacker Hit with 11-Year Sentence
A blind Boston-area hacker was hit with more than 11 years in prison June 26 for his role in hacking into a telephone network...
NASA, Japan Publicly Release Digital Topographic Map
Using nearly 1.3 million individual stereo-pair images, NASA and Japan released a new digital topographic map of Earth June 29 that covers more of...
SAP Introduces New Applications for Governance, Risk, Compliance
SAP announced on June 30 the rollout of two new applications designed to help the enterprise comply with government regulations, manage risk and ensure...
Research Unearths a Pinch of Technology Hiring
Computer Economics has put out its latest research on IT spending and staffing, and the numbers are mixed.The research—2009/2010 IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks—looks...
Hacker Max Ray Butler Pleads Guilty
Notorious hacker Max Ray Butler, also known as Max Ray Vision, pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges June 29, acknowledging his involvement in the...
Data Theft Attacks Still Driving Underground
It's all about the information baby.The central theme in the world of cyber-crime has been data theft for years, and despite the evolution of...
Infonetics Report Sees Big Future for SAAS Security
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research recently released a slew of security software reports that revealed virtualization and cloud computing are growing trends in...
Infusionsoft Partners with PowerPay on Processing
Marketing automation software firm Infusionsoft announced a partnership with PowerPay, an e-commerce processing specialist. Under the agreement, Infusionsoft's customers will be able to utilize...
Cisco Officials Push Online Collaboration, Video
Cisco Systems is using the platform of its Cisco Live show in San Francisco to push its aggressive expansion into spaces beyond its traditional...
Nirvanix Storing Archived Photos from NASA Lunar Orbiter in the Cloud
As NASA begins looking for potential sites for new moon bases, enterprise cloud storage provider Nirvanix is doing its part to hold and protect...