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2006: A year of public humiliation for the VA (FCW.com)
2006: A year of public humiliation for the VA (FCW.com)
Department of Veterans Affairs officials say they are on their way toward preventing the recurrence of a humiliating data loss that occurred in May this year. A VA laptop computer and an external hard drive containing the personal information of 26.5 million veterans were stolen from the home of a VA employee. The VA has instituted data security and awareness measures, including new directives …
Using CSS To Hide Text: Search Engine Responses (Search Engine Roundtable)
A WebmasterWorld sparked this post from me. At SES Chicago ‘06, during a session named CSS, AJAX, Web 2.0 & Search Engines the search engine representatives were asked about how they handle CSS. It is currently easy to hide text…
Checkout 1.0 supports instant searches (MacNN)
Madebysofa today released Checkout 1.0, its new point of sale application offering retailers a user friendly way to run their stores. The software, which has been in public beta since October of this year, features a clear interface and instant search capability. Checkout provides automatic bookkeeping, a customizable invoice layout in HTML as well…
Time to take privacy technology seriously (Seattle Times)
Our privacy is at risk in all of the online databases that store information about everything from our Web shopping habits to our income…
Electronic navigation with the Michelin touch (Gainesville Sun)
Michelin, the European map and guide experts, have moved into the new world of GPS The ViaMichelin X-930 is an in-car navigation device with Michelin-approved information about points of interest along the way.
December 26th, 2006
Checkout 1.0 supports instant searches (MacNN) Madebysofa today released Checkout
Checkout 1.0 supports instant searches (MacNN)
Madebysofa today released Checkout 1.0, its new point of sale application offering retailers a user friendly way to run their stores. The software, which has been in public beta since October of this year, features a clear interface and instant search capability. Checkout provides automatic bookkeeping, a customizable invoice layout in HTML as well…
Acacia Technologies Licenses Multi-Dimensional Bar Code Technology to Wyeth (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—-Acacia Research Corporation announced today that VData, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary that is part of the Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology licensing, has entered into a license with Wyeth covering a portfolio of patents that apply to certain multi-dimensional bar code systems.
Software provides network folder encryption. (ThomasNet)
Entrust Entelligence Group Share helps organizations protect data stored on corporate networks in manner that is automatic, transparent to end user, and persistent. With zero touch folder administration, program offers ability to change permissions on shared folder without modifying folder or its contents. To address interoperability, Group Share can extend outside enterprise to allow transfer …
Goldleaf Financial Solutions and Gladiator Technology Services, Inc. Partner to Offer Enhanced Security to Financial … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. & ATLANTA—-To make sure customers are proactive about preventing online fraud while remaining in compliance with federal regulations, Goldleaf Financial Solutions, Inc. , a provider of technology-based solutions for financial institutions, today announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with Gladiator Technology Services, Inc.
December 20th, 2006
Adam Sah, Architect of Google Gadgets, To Speak at AJAXWorld
Adam Sah, Architect of Google Gadgets, To Speak at AJAXWorld
SYS-CON Media, NJ -
XChange International announce availability of FullMeasure XT
Designer Today (press release), GA -
Software enables online reservations.
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release), NY -
FullMeasure v4 adds load of tool controls to QuarkXPress 7
Graphic Exchange News, Canada -
Adobe tackles browser incompatibilities
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December 14th, 2006
Mozilla sets sights on Firefox 3.0
Mozilla sets sights on Firefox 3.0
ZDNet UK - These include the creation of desktop shortcuts to work with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE), user-controlled style sheets, the option to customise shortcuts and a host of other features. User response began to flow in immediately. While Firefox 3
dotMobi Launches General Availability of .mobi Domains
PR Newswire - dotMobi has established best practices, style sheets, standards and tools to make sure the dotMobi experience is consistent and easy to use, for both consumers and site designers. To make creating Web sites for mobile Internet functional and reliable
Mozilla Lets Loose Wilier, Faster Firefox 1.5
MarketingVOX - Version 1.5 includes automatic updates, faster back and forward page viewing, drag-and-drop tab reordering, and new support for web standards, including JavaScript 1.6 and cascading style sheets CSS2 and CSS3. Its “Clear Private Data” tool allows
A Tale of Two Web Browsers
Wired News - For example, the new browser addresses more than a dozen bug fixes in the way it renders Cascading Style Sheets. Not all of the known problems have been fixed yet, but Microsoft has made an effort to tackle the most pressing issues first. In several
December 11th, 2006
Innovators of Online Therapist Search Mark 10th Year With Relaunched
Innovators of Online Therapist Search Mark 10th Year With Relaunched
PR Newswire - Innovators of Online Therapist Search Mark 10th Year With Relaunched Web Site, New Search Engine FindCounseling.com’s online database of qualified local therapists and advanced search capabilities make it easy to find a
What is the purpose of web analytics?
IT-Analysis.com - The first is that it is there to improve the performance of your web site: by analysing drop out Site Intelligence’s differentiator is that it is database-based: all clicks are stored as part of a visit, and all visits have associated visitors
RR Donnelley to Withdraw Arca Exchange Listing, Retains New York Stock
Forbes - print-and-mail, print management, online services, digital photography, color services, and content and database management For more information, visit the company’s web site at http://www.rrdonnelley.com . Use of Forward-Looking Statements This news
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Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - If you operate a Web site and wish to link to Sun-Sentinel.com, you may do so provided you agree to cease may not, for example, republish any portion of the Content on any Internet, Intranet or extranet site or incorporate the Content in any database
Server Operating Systems Buying Guide
Australian PC World - Servers function as crucial database stores and shared environments for collaborative applications (such as networked MYOB or Quicken). Web site services: A hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) server is included with many server OSes, either via an
December 8th, 2006
Zeus Technology names DSHi as US General Services Administrator (GSA)
Zeus Technology names DSHi as US General Services Administrator (GSA) Reseller (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—-Zeus Technology, a leading provider of award-winning application traffic management software, today announced a reseller partnership with DSHi, a provider of products and solutions for Government IT users.
RedCannon Security Signs on Accelera Solutions, Convergence Technology and MTM Technologies as Platinum Channel Partners (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
RedCannon Security, a trusted developer of centrally managed, secure mobile-access solutions for the enterprise, today announced it has signed global reseller agreements with Accelera Solutions, Convergence Technology and MTM Technologies to expand the channel for its portable security products.
Zeus Technology names DSHi as US General Services Administrator (GSA) Reseller (e-Consultancy)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, 05 December 2006 Zeus Technology, a leading provider of award-winning application traffic management software, today announced a reseller partnership with DSHi, a provider of products and solutions for Government IT users. DSHi will offer Zeus Extensible Traffic Manager (ZXTM)…
RedCannon Security Signs on Accelera Solutions, Convergence Technology and MTM Technologies As Platinum Channel Partners (RedNova)
FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ — RedCan
Cisco Intros Payload-Only Encryption for VPNs (ComputerWire)
Cisco Systems Inc has introduced a method of encrypting only the payload of an IP packet, leaving the header clear for simpler routing and ease of management, particularly in any-to-any networking such as MPLS.
PGP Corporation Announces Support for Microsoft Vista (SYS-CON Media)
PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data security and encryption solutions, today announced support for the upcoming Microsoft Windows Vista(TM) operating system, scheduled for broad distribution in 2007. As a member of Microsoft’s ISV Managed Partner Program and longstanding Microsoft partner, PGP Corporation is committed to rapid support and availability for Vista-compatible
December 5th, 2006
Nothing Succeeds Like Accessories For the Technology They Already Have
Nothing Succeeds Like Accessories For the Technology They Already Have (Washington Post)
Sparkling high-definition TV sets and sizzling Core 2 PCs may be high on wish lists this year. But sometimes, the most welcomed gift is one that makes a cherished tech toy work or look better. And these don’t have to break the bank.
Home Security (CBS 4 Miami)
CBS4 takes a look a new wave in home security systems. Technology, like sophisticated home monitoring systems, enables residents to watch what’s happening in their homes through any computer while they’re away. Now, newer, more sophisticated technology is taking the trend to a whole new level by allowing residents to monitor their homes through their cell phones.
November 26th, 2006
Court Finds Fraudsters Guilty of Civil Contempt, Liable for $2.37
Court Finds Fraudsters Guilty of Civil Contempt, Liable for $2.37
PressZoom (press release), Netherlands -
PARTLY NONSENSE-Trojans earn some recognition
Hillsboro Free Press, KS -
Albany Software releases eVERIFY for instant validation of BIC and
Finextra (press release), UK -
Senior Scene
Shrewsbury Chronicle, MA -
November 23rd, 2006
Working With Fractions In PHP (WebProNews) There are a few
Working With Fractions In PHP (WebProNews)
There are a few ways to display fractions in the web. The most common way is just to add a slash between 2 numbers, like so “1/2″. There are also special HTML characters that we can make fractions look more professional. Eg. to display 1/2, we can use the HTML code . However, not many fractions are supported by HTML. So, you may be in trouble if you want to display 2/9 in HTML. (* you may
Jefferies Broadview Serves as Advisor in $586-Million Sale of Protect Data to Check Point Software Technologies (SYS-CON Media)
The Jefferies investment bank today announced that its technology investment banking group, Jefferies Broadview, in the US and Europe, has served as exclusive M&A advisor for the sale of Sweden-based Protect Data AB (publ) (’Protect Data’) (PROT.ST) to Check Point(R) Software Technologies Ltd. (’Check Point’) for SEK 180 per share with a total transaction value of approximately SEK 4,152 million
Optimize Web applications with reduced page size (Tech Republic)
The response time of a Web page is critical to an application being fully utilized since users will quickly navigate to another site when/if load times are unacceptable. In this article, Tony Patton examines ways to optimize Web applications.
November 20th, 2006
bitShifter (IT Observer) bitShifter protect your documents/folders using the latest
bitShifter (IT Observer)
bitShifter protect your documents/folders using the latest DRM technology with military-grade encryption (AES-256) and the latest within lossless compression (Block ZIP).
The latest news & announcements about Linux based embedded applications … (Linux Devices)
The latest news & announcements about Linux based embedded applications … Keywords: Match: Sort by: Nov. 07, 2006 Funambol’s dual-licensed SyncML implementation will provide the “synchronization engine” in FIC’s Neo1973, the first phone based on the open source OpenMoko platform.
Buy Now, or Wait for Something Just a Little Bit Better? (RedNova)
By Michael Zitz, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. Nov. 13–Jan. 30 is the consumer launch for Microsoft’s new Vista operating system. Respected Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walter S.
USB Flash Drive features biometric fingerprint technology. (ThomasNet)
Compatible with Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP, Bio Slider II USB 2.0 flash drive utilizes 500 dpi biometric fingerprint sensor with low false acceptance rate. Fingerprint reader allows authorized users access to encrypted data on drive with swipe of finger. Drive weighs 19 g, resists shock up to 1,000 G, and is available with storage capacities ranging from 256 MB up to 4 GB.
News: Final Draft now supports FileVault (MacCentral Online)
Final Draft, the screenwriting software, has been updated with support for FileVault, Tiger’s file encryption technology, along with other changes.
November 14th, 2006
STMicroelectronics Migrates TCG 1.2 Trusted Platform Module To 0.15-Micron Process
STMicroelectronics Migrates TCG 1.2 Trusted Platform Module To 0.15-Micron Process Technology (EmbeddedTechnology.com)
STMicroelectronics recently announced a new module which is manufactured in ST’s advanced 0.15-micron CMOS EEPROM process technology. The new ST19NP18 is based on the successful previous-generation ST19WP18 TPM, with the 0.15-micron process delivering additional cost benefits for PC manufacturers, claim the company sources
USB chip adds security to embedded systems (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine)
Rousset, France Based on its smart card chip technology, Atmel Corp. has developed an ASSP with a full-speed USB 2.0 interface that is designed to secure embedded systems.
The latest news & announcements about Linux based embedded applications … (Linux Devices)
The latest news & announcements about Linux based embedded applications … Keywords: Match: Sort by: PS3 to ship without Linux? Nov. 06, 2006 Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3), due this month, will not ship with Linux pre-installed, as suggested in March by CEO Ken Kuturagi.
November 11th, 2006
What evil twin lurks at your WIFI Cafe?
What evil twin lurks at your WIFI Cafe?
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Hitachi's 2007 HDD Outlook Includes 250GB
mobilised, Australia -
Hitachi to anchor 2.5 inch hard drive leadership
Moneycontrol.com, India -
A Quantum Leap in Data Encryption
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November 5th, 2006
Secured Financial Network Appoints Chief Technology Officer
Secured Financial Network Appoints Chief Technology Officer
MSN MoneyCentral - FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Secured Financial Network, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SFNL) announced the appointment of Blake Burdeen as Chief Technology Officer for its recently announced acquisition of Virtual Payment
Techno-sport: A whole new ballgame
FOXSports.com - Yes, the computer and its outgrowths have utterly and completely reshaped human existence. So it shouldn’t surprise that the sports world has also been changed. These are the days of emergent technology, and things that previous generations
Emerging Technology Trends
ZDNet Blogs - If you use an online service to share your photos with the rest of the world, you know that you can annotate your pictures with selected words or tags. It’s an easy work, but imagine a computer doing this for you. This is what Penn State
RIM President and Co-CEO to Present at UBS Global Communications
MSN MoneyCentral - Mike Lazaridis, President & Co-CEO at Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM)(TSX: RIM) will present at the UBS Global Communications & Technology Conference on Thursday, November 16, 2006 in New York. The presentation, which is scheduled to begin at
Budgeting With Care
Hartford Courant - PET uses a nuclear medicine technology that shows how metabolically active tissues are, on a cellular level. PET/CT combines this with the CT technology, which gives an anatomic picture. So, for instance, we might see a picture of an enlarged lymph
Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. Ranked 13th Fastest Growing
MSN MoneyCentral - MORRISTOWN, N.J., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Access Integrated Technologies, Inc. (”AccessIT”) AIXD today announced that it ranked Number 13 on Deloitte’s 2006 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media
November 2nd, 2006
Explosive music websites (Computer Arts) Creating a MySpace page for
Explosive music websites (Computer Arts)
Creating a MySpace page for your band is as easy as falling off a log, but the difficulty is making it look good. MySpace is notorious for its unwieldy code and sparse CSS hooks, creating an uphill battle for anyone who wants their site to stand out from the crowd.
World’s first laptop with this built-in security (Addict 3D)
Lost a laptop loaded with sensitive files? In a few months it may not be such a big deal. Seagate Technology is poised to deliver the world’s first laptop hard disk drive with built-in encryption, or data-scrambling, capabilities.
Seagate Debuts New Hard Drives with Built-In Encryption (CRM Daily)
Seagate Technology will soon begin shipping its first hard drives with special encryption chips that will make it impossible to read data off the disk — or even boot up a PC — without some form of authentication. The world’s largest hard drive maker said its new DriveTrust Technology, which is designed to encrypt data stored on the hard drive automatically, will require users to have a key,
Seagate debuts content protection technology in hard drives (TG Daily)
Seagate today announced a first hard drive that integrates a hardware- and software-based content protection technology: Called “Drive Trust,” the security platform can prevent unauthorized access to data stored on the drive. It promises users a greater peace of mind when storing critical data, but the technology is very likely to end up as a new digital rights management (DRM) solution as well.
Seagate To Offer Full Disk Encryption (DesignTechnica)
Seagate plans to ship hard drives integrating its DriveTrust encryption technology which could prevent any un-authenticated use of a drive or its data.
Data Encryption Makes A Big Splash In Market (InternetWeek)
Recent headlines about lost or stolen laptops, tapes and devices, along with unauthorized access to data, have resulted in a big storage industry push to develop a variety of technologies for encrypting data.
Favorite Concerts & Music Videos
October 30th, 2006
Book Review - CSS: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland
Book Review - CSS: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland
Blogcritics.org, OH -
RSS Replay, File Sleuth
MacNN, CA -
Book review: JavaScript Phrasebook
Computerworld, MA -
Designing a more accessible web
BBC News, UK -
Internet Explorer 7.0
ABC News -
Go wild with widgets
Computerworld, MA -
Reichert's spokeswoman falsely boasts that her boss' website meets
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog, WA -
October 27th, 2006
NetLib(R) Awarded U.S. Patent for Its Data Encryption Solution Encryptionizer(R)
NetLib(R) Awarded U.S. Patent for Its Data Encryption Solution Encryptionizer(R) (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
NetLib, a leading innovator of data encryption security software for the enterprise and developers, and a Microsoft certified partner, today announced it was awarded U.S. Patent number 7,069,591 for the technology behind its flagship data encryption solution, NetLib Encryptionizer .
Is the era of electronic keys coming? (TechWorld)
SanDisk’s secured thumb drive technology. Just as we carry keys to open doors and cars will we have to carry electronic keys to access computers? Sandisk’s new TrustedSignins product looks like an ordinary USB thumb drive but it combines a 32-bit controller with an embedded cryptographic engine to provide real-time encryption and tamper-resistant security so as to keep stored data safe.
Bizanga Receives Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Technology Award in the Field of E-mail Firewalls (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Frost & Sullivan bestows the 2006 Excellence in Technology Award on Bizanga in recognition of its development of the Intelligent Message Processor in the field of e-mail firewalls.
Creating Web Pages With Ajax (Slashdot)
Ravi writes “Asynchronous Javascript And Xml, popularly known as Ajax, is a combination of Javascript, XML and some coding on the server side. Even though this technology existed for years, many believe it was Google which brought it to the front by implementing it on its sites and thus raising it to the cult status it enjoys now. There is something magical in seeing a website update its content
Dojo Toolkit Aims to Get AJAX Developers Hooked (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)
Alex Russell, project lead for the Dojo Toolkit, a popular AJAX framework, says it is like “crack” for developers.
The Continuing Development of CSS as a Web Standard (WebProNews)
Cascading style sheets were formally introduced by the W3C in 1997 and in the nine years since have made gradual progress to becoming a web standard. Although the W3C mandates style sheets instead of HTML formatting for internal styles, many web designers have been slow to adopt CSS. Graphic designers, especially, have been slow to accept CSS since it does not allow the complex designs made
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October 24th, 2006
Review: Microsoft Finally Catches Up to Rivals With Internet
Review: Microsoft Finally Catches Up to Rivals With Internet
FOX News -
JavaServer Faces and AJAX for Google Fans
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October 21st, 2006
D-Link Debuts Its Most Powerful Draft 802.11n Wireless Network Family
D-Link Debuts Its Most Powerful Draft 802.11n Wireless Network Family for Large Homes, Small Businesses and Gamers (Broadcast Newsroom)
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ — D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, is now shipping its most powerful home networking routers and adapters yet using the latest Draft 802.11n wireless technology.
Acacia Technologies Licenses Multi-Dimensional Bar Code Technology to Dell Inc. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—-Acacia Research Corporation announced today that VData, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary that is part of the Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology licensing, has entered into a license with Dell Inc. covering a portfolio of patents that apply to certain multi-dimensional bar codes.
ISMA End-to-End Video Encryption Specification Released after Extensive Interoperability Tests (Broadcast Newsroom)
SAN FRANCISCO, BUSINESS WIRE — A specification offering true end-to-end video content protection, ISMACryp 1.1, has been released to the industry by the Internet Streaming Media Alliance, a trade association developing open standards for the IPTV industry.
Creating Web Pages With Ajax (Slashdot)
Ravi writes “Asynchronous Javascript And Xml, popularly known as Ajax, is a combination of Javascript, XML and some coding on the server side. Even though this technology existed for years, many believe it was Google which brought it to the front by implementing it on its sites and thus raising it to the cult status it enjoys now. There is something magical in seeing a website update its content
Peanut Allergies Thai Restaurants
October 18th, 2006
How India uses technology against terror
How India uses technology against terror
rediff.com - Oct 15 9:09 AM
The border force is in the process of installing Israeli-made long-range recce and observation system, a radar-based system capable of tracking moving vehicles or humans within a 40-km radius.Save to My Web
Security, storage fastest growing IT segments
The Star Online - Oct 15 4:56 PM
PETALING JAYA: Security and storage have been identified as the fastest growing information technology (IT) segments among mid-sized businesses in Malaysia and Singapore.Save to My Web
Anhui gets auto electronics trade union
China Daily - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
Anhui Automobile Electronics Trade Union, initiated by Chery Automobile Co Ltd, Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co Ltd (JAC), China Electronics Corporation (CEC) No 38 Research Institute, Hefei University of Technology and Anhui Association of Automobile Manufacturers, was founded in Wuhu, southeast of East China’s Anhui Province.Save to My Web
Voting catches up with technology: Optical scanners put to the test in Bethlehem
Republican American - Oct 15 2:11 AM
BETHLEHEM — Laws did away with the party lever years ago. Now, technology is doing away with the lever altogether.Save to My Web
October 15th, 2006