Posts Tagged ‘News’

Tax Credits Launches Small Business Tax Credit Calculator

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Cost-conscious businesses that need an easier way to calculate their tax credit return relating to the health care bill might turn to the Small Business Tax Credit Calculator. - The Small Business Tax Credit Calculator, in production for the last three months, has been launched by Tax Credits, which manages and markets the technology in cooperation with Tekmark Global Solutions. The calculator, which the company points out is not an estimator, computes specific, complete...

Oracle Hires Former HP CEO Mark Hurd as President

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Oracle hires Mark Hurd, former CEO of HP, as co-president just as former Oracle President Charles Phillips resigns. - Oracle announced Sept. 6 that the database giant has hired former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd as co-president reporting to Oracle Chairman and CEO Larry Ellison. Oracle announced that Hurd has joined Oracle as president and has been named to Oracle's board of directors. In his new role, H...

Nokia to Launch N8, E7 Smartphones in September

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Ahead of its Nokia World 2010 conference, reports indicate Nokia will release two key new smartphones – the N8 and E7 – later this month. - A week before its Nokia World 2010 event, Nokia has let loose with information about its next generation of smartphones, indicating news that the much-anticipated N8 will launch at the end of September. According to Engadget, based on an article that ran in the Finnish newspaper Kauppalehti, ...

Apple’s Ping Won’t Work: 10 Reasons Why

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News Analysis: Apples Ping is now available in iTunes. But whether or not it will become the vibrant community of music lovers the iPod maker hopes for remains to be seen. - When Steve Jobs took the stage on Sept. 1 and started talking about Ping, the companys new music-based social network, some wondered exactly how it would be implemented. After all, there are several social networks already in the wild. As Apple has shown time and again, iTunes is a place to buy ...

Context-Aware Computing and Security

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Context-aware computing, when used appropriately, can improve enterprise security and improve the end-user experience. But chief information security officers and other security professionals must understand this important and evolving trend to ensure its impact is positive, rather than damaging.

Tossing Your Cookies: The Privacy Implications of Context-Aware Agents

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Context-enriched services provide a great deal of personal convenience and commercial value, but they may be two-edged swords that inadvertently disclose information that is confidential, embarrassing, or otherwise harmful to individuals and their privacy.

MarketScope for Enterprise Single Sign-On

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The enterprise single sign-on market continues to mature in 2010. A few vendors are dominating most of the new business. ESSO remains a valid choice for enterprises requiring automated sign-on of new and legacy application targets not enabled by other means.

Police terror trainers lose USB stick in street

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The curse of the unencrypted memory stick has stuck Manchester Police, which has suffered embarrassment as a drive containing apparently sensitive information was found lying in the street.

Can a Relative or Roommate Spy on Me?

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If you're both adults, can someone you're living with spy on your Internet habits? nikkiraz asked the Networking forum.

HTC Android GSM, CDMA Slider Info Leaked by FCC

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The FCC leaks photos of HTC's upcoming Google Android-powered smartphone, a slider featuring a QWERTY keyboard, a 4-inch touch screen and dual 3G modems. - Information and photos of mobile handset maker HTC's latest Google Android-powered slider phone, currently designated the HTC PD42100, have leaked from the Federal Communications Commission Website. The photos show the Verizon Wireless company logo on the front of the device, all but confirming t...