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  • Give gift of safety, security Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 7:37PMDespite the uncertainties of the current economic climate, many consumers will still be considering an expensive new family laptop or desktop purchase this Christmas season. [...]
  • Robotic arm runs Linux Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 6:42PM— Nov. 24, 2008 — [Updated Nov. 25] -- Zurich, Switzerland-based Neuronics has released an open-source embedded Linux version of its "Katana" robot."
  • ISI hyper-activity on border has India worried Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 5:59PMA recent report of the Customs preventive unit in north zone highlighted the hyper-active Indo-Pak border across Punjab, Rajasthan and J&K.
  • NEWSMAKER: Palaniappan Chidambaram Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 5:48PMSoon after Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram took charge of the home ministry, a mobile sms started doing the rounds. It said: “Hope he would be able to bring down the terror attacks just as he has brought down the Sensex”.
  • Harbour IT reaches Expert level Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 5:42PMSydney-based solutions provider, Harbour IT, has achieved Expert partner status with network security vendor, WatchGuard.
  • Micromem Technologies Inc. Provides Technology Update Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 5:41PM Micromem Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: MMTIF), and its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Micromem Applied Sensor Technologies, Inc. (MASTInc), issues a technology update, focusing on recent product innovation, life cycle testing, and client contract support.
  • ACE Enhances Its Executive Assistance Services for International Business Travel and Study Abroad Programs Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 5:41PMACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, today announced it has expanded its International Executive Assistance® Services to include emergency political evacuation, and concierge services. Enhancements also include a new online portal for travel preparation information. In addition, political evacuation coverage now is provided automatically to reimburse ...
  • Facebook Connect Goes Live: Let the Identity Wars Begin Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 5:37PMFacebook announced the general availability of its single sign-on technology Thursday, presenting a clear challenge to OpenID. Facebook Connect allows users of the massive social network to log in to and interact on participating websites using their Facebook IDs.
  • Reports of Palestinian torture grow Thursday, December 4, 2008 @ 5:32PMForces loyal to Mahmoud Abbas, the Western-backed Palestinian president, are rounding up suspected Islamist activists and allegations of torture and abuse of legal procedure are mounting sharply.
  • Arvind Singhal: Change has to come to India Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 3:08PMCan there be a silver lining to the horrific happenings of the week gone by? As we can all observe, these events have stoked near universal disgust and anger.
  • Could Apple (AAPL) be Forced to Rely on Mac Sales? Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 3:03PMAccording to this BusinessWeek article, Apple (AAPL: sentiment, chart, options) "may have an iPod problem." The author speculates that the masses of consumers that already own an iPod have no compelling reason to upgrade their current devices...( Read More )
  • Jo-Ann Stores Announces Results for Third Quarter Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 3:01PM HUDSON, Ohio----Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. today announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 third quarter ended November 1, 2008. Net income for the quarter was $10.2 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, versus net income of $8.0 million, or $0.32 per diluted share in fiscal 2008.
  • Copper Thieves Jeopardize US Infrastructure Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 2:57PMcoondoggie supplies an excerpt from Network World that might make you consider a lock for your pipes: "The FBI today ratcheted up the clamor to do something more substantive about the monumental growth of copper theft in the US. In a report issued today the FBI said the rising theft of the metal is threatening the critical infrastructure by targeting electrical substations, cellular towers, ...
  • Stateless or drifter from a dusty land Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 2:50PMDec. 3: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari calls him a “stateless actor”. Indian investigators call him Mohammed Ajmal Mohammed Amin Kasab, s/ Mohammed Amir Amin, originally of Faridkot village in Pakistan, now living in Lahore.
  • Scania expands Red Hat Enterprise Linux for virtualization Wednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 2:41PMRALEIGH, USA: Red Hat Inc. announced that Scania, the leading Swedish manufacturer of heavy trucks and buses, has expanded its use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform with integrated server and storage virtualization capabilities.
  • Smaller IT firms too freeze hiring outlook Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 7:01PMWhile information technology (IT) biggies like Wipro Technologies, decide to go slow on campus hiring, Kolkata-based small and medium IT companies too have nearly halved their hiring outlook for the next few quarters. Salary hikes too would be hit.
  • Vista SP2 Beta out This Week, Final Release by June Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 6:56PMMicrosoft will open its Vista SP2 beta to anyone starting on Thursday.
  • Die-shrunk x86 SoC draws 2 Watts at 1GHz Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 6:35PM— Nov. 20, 2008 — DMP Electronics announced a 32-bit x86-compatible SoC (system on chip) claimed to run Linux using under two Watts. The Vortex86DX targets home gateways, thin clients, and industrial controllers, and offers an "embedded redundancy" feature that can link two boards, says DMP. ...
  • Game Notes: Dec. 2, 2008 Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 12:45PMArizona (4-1, 0-0 Pac-10) opens a busy month of December beginning Tuesday against Loyola Marymount (0-6, 0-0 WCC) in McKale Center.
  • Terror attacks to boost security gadget sales Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 12:40PMSophisticated security-related electronics are expected to flood the domestic market after the Mumbai terror attacks.
  • St. Louis CIOs Report on First-Quarter Hiring Outlook Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 12:39PM A net 11 percent of chief information officers in the St. Louis area expect to hire information technology professionals in the first quarter of 2009, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.
  • Dallas/Fort Worth CIOs Report on First-Quarter Hiring Outlook Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 12:37PM A net 10 percent of chief information officers in the Dallas/Fort Worth area expect to hire information technology professionals in the first quarter of 2009, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.
  • Houston CIOs Forecast Increase in First-Quarter Hiring Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 12:36PM A net 13 percent of chief information officers in the Houston area expect to hire information technology professionals in the first quarter of 2009, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.
  • Axiomatics and Symlabs Partner to Solve Access and Authorization Problems Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 1:45PM Symlabs, a global leader in identity management products, and Axiomatics, a leading-edge provider of authorization management systems, have formed a partnership to deliver solutions that solve real-world problems involving authorization and access to services and resources.
  • Brokerage comments fail to lift the entertainment company Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 1:21PMThe shares of Netflix, Inc. (NFLX: sentiment, chart, options) have failed to shake off the doldrums that have pulled the market sharply lower this afternoon...( Read More )
  • Somalia: Ethiopian Troops Arrest High Rank Government Officials Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:32PMThe Ethiopian forces in Mogadishu have arrested 3 Somali government officials on Monday; sources close to the presidential palace confirmed.
  • Security vendors warn of Christmas e-crime spike Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:30PMThe IT security vendor community came out in force today to warn consumers and corporate web surfers that internet criminals are likely to double their efforts over the Christmas season to infect machines and steal sensitive data.
  • Security vendors warn of Christmas e-crime spike Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:29PM Phil Muncaster, vnunet.com , Monday 1 December 2008 at 18:11:00 Festive season likely to prove a fertile hunting ground for internet criminals once again The IT security vendor community came out in force today to warn consumers and corporate web surfers that internet criminals are likely to double their efforts over the Christmas season...
  • Mot camera-phone runs widgets Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:15PM— Nov. 18, 2008 — Motorola announced a Moto VE66 camera-phone that offers WiFi, GPS, a 5-megapixel camera, an MP3 player, and MontaVista Linux.
  • Gideon Technologies CEO To Give Unified Compliance Management Presentation at GTRA Symposium Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:06PM Gideon Technologies, the leading agentless, SCAP-compliant, automated network scanning, measurement and reporting solution, announces CEO, Ken Halley, will deliver a presentation entitled, "An Asset-centric View Towards Automating Unified Compliance Management: A Proven Model," at the Government Technology Research Alliance Conference on December 7-9, 2008 in Hershey, PA.
  • Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:01PM In June 2005, a balding, slightly overweight, perpetually T-shirt-clad 26-year-old computer consultant named Dan Kaminsky decided to get in shape. He began by scanning the Internet for workout tips and read that five minutes of sprinting was the equivalent of a half-hour jog. This seemed like a great shortcut—an elegant exercise hack—so he bought some running shoes at the nearest Niketown. ...
  • Strange Phone Calls Alarm Syrians Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 11:59AMSyrians continue to wonder who was behind a recent barrage of recorded phone messages asking people for information about missing Israeli soldiers in exchange for a ten 10 million US dollar reward.
  • Acquires MailWise and Mijanda Business Editors/Technology Writers Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 7:21AM(AP:LOS ANGELES--) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Dec. 01, 2008-- j2 Global Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCOM), the provider of outsourced, value-added messaging and communication services, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of MailWise LLC, a Boston-based provider of hosted email security services, and the fax and voice messaging assets of Mijanda, Inc., a Canton, ...
  • IT staff ethics slip as recession bites Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 7:21AM Tom Young, Computing , Monday 1 December 2008 at 12:51:00 Workers happy to steal information that could help if they hear of job cuts Half of IT employees would use their access rights at work to hunt for information that could prove useful if they were fired from the company, a survey by security...
  • Nigeria: Obi Okays N442.5 Million for Community Devt Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 7:15AMAnambra State Government has presented a cheque of N2.5 million each to the 177 communities of the state for palliative work on community roads and security programmes.
  • Civil Air Patrol squadron ready when called upon Local unit draws from Forsyth, Dawson and Lumpkin counties Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 7:04AMRELATED CONTENT On the Net For more information about the Dahlonega squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, go online at www.ga447.org.
  • j2 Global Acquires MailWise and Mijanda Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 7:02AM LOS ANGELES----j2 Global Communications, Inc. , the provider of outsourced, value-added messaging and communication services, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of MailWise LLC, a Boston-based provider of hosted email security services, and the fax and voice messaging assets of Mijanda, Inc., a Canton, Michigan-based provider of digital fax and voice messaging ...
  • Utimaco Overviews the Pending Perfect Storm of Data Breaches over the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 7:00AM FOXBORO, Mass. and OBERURSEL, Germany----Utimaco – The Data Security Company, today issued a warning for companies and consumers who may have unknowingly put their personal or corporate data at risk over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend due to device loss and data theft that can occur when portable devices are left unsecured.
  • Guards eject intruder from parliament Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:01AMA man has been removed from the House of Representatives after jumping from the public gallery on to the floor of parliament. The man was surrounded by security personnel as he landed and was removed by guards immediately.
  • Most recent posts Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 11:40PM“FireWire ports, per se, are not that expensive. but the ultra-compact motherboard design necessary to fit inside that MacBook Air-esque, ultra-slim enclosure simply left no room for a FireWire port, or so they say.”
  • Special Reports Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 11:35PMThe New York Times reported last week that the Taliban have cut back on poppy cultivation and is stockpiling opium, grossly overstating the group’s role in the Afghanistan drug trade.
  • Charities gear up for holidays Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 11:27PMBy DENISE GRANT
  • U.S. Patent Office Awards Universal SSO Patent to MetaPass, Inc. Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 11:25PMMetaPass, Inc. today announced the official issuance of its first patent, No. 7,454,783, by the United States Patents and Trademark Office (USPTO).
  • Boeing Seeks Anti-Discrimination Employment Exemption Down Under Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 11:24PMManufacturer Requests Exclusion Of Certain Nationalities At Australian Ops Boeing has ruffled a few Australian feathers by requesting the Queensland Anti-Discrimination tribunal for renewal of an exemption permitting the exclusion of certain nationalities from employment in compliance with US security regulations.
  • Space Situational Awareness: Europe Takes Important Step Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 11:20PMPartners within the European Space Agency are moving forward on developing a Space Situational Awareness system - a step that could lead to an international civil system for global space traffic management.
  • Iraqis find 33 bodies Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 2:30AMAuthorities have uncovered shallow graves north of Baghdad containing the bodies of 33 people.
  • State to state, Amber Alert triggers vary Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 2:30AMAuthorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so important.
  • Illegal immigrants fear police-reporting policy Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 2:26AMA little over a year after state Attorney General Anne Milgram directed law enforcement agencies to check the immigration status of serious criminals they arrest, the number of referrals to federal immigration officials has more than doubled.
  • Hajj pilgrims witness hi-tech mobile intelligent policing provided by Nurizon Corporation Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 2:23AMPublic safety and homeland security solutions providers Nurizon Corporation have provided the latest and most advanced fleet of police vehicles in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Special Forces patrolling the city of Mecca during the Hajj Pilgrimage.
  • Scientists hope to strike gold in the Black Hills Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 1:52AMSimply put, scientists hope to strike gold in the former Homestake Mine at Lead once again.