By David Nagel The Kerberos Consortium on Monday added Microsoft to the ranks of its industry supporters. The company has joined the group, run out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as a founding sponsor, gaining a seat on the
(Credit: Jose Nazario, Arbor Networks) Don’t click on that silly April Fool’s Day e-mail, says one security expert. In a blog, Arbor Networks’ Dr. Jose Nazario reports that within the last 24 hours he’s seeing new releases of the Storm worm designed to
WASHINGTON (AP) — IBM Corp. has been temporarily banned from receiving future contracts with federal agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency confirmed on Monday. The suspension went into effect last Thursday ‘while the agency reviews concerns
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newsmaker Last year, Hewlett-Packard overtook IBM as the largest IT company in the world when its revenue hit $104 billion for the year ending in October, with IBM trailing at around $98 billion. As head of the company’s Technology Solution Group,
As we reported in this week’s Bank Monitor Update (subscription required), Wells Fargo recently announced a new service that will allow customers to store electronic documents within their Wells Fargo online account. This new service, called vSafe, is
Husbands who are not where they are supposed to be could soon be in danger of being sniffed out by a mobile phone service that gives suspicious partners an electronic map showing the location of their spouse. The Social Network Integrated Friend Finder
New York Gov. David A. Paterson announced Friday that $105 million in grants have been awarded to 19 leading community-based health information technology (IT) projects. The grants are central to the state’s strategy to ensure that clinical information
Due to low trading volumes, has requested to delist its shares from the and to have the admission to trading of its shares on the canceled, the company said Monday. A-B said in a release it requested the delisting to reduce compliance costs. The
Escalating credit concerns in Florida and in Atlanta prompted Fitch Ratings to revise the outlook for Synovus Financial Corp. to negative. At the same time, Fitch affirmed the rating of Columbus, Ga.-based Synovus (NYSE: SNV) and its subsidiaries,
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Several month after Zoho announced its offline version of Writer, Google has cranked its own Gears with Google Docs. Using its browser plugin Google Gears, the company says it’s rolling out offline functionality to its online office applications over
LAS VEGAS - There’s almost as many people buying smartphones as there are people buying laptops, and that trend is about to turn the computing industry on its head. ‘We do see that gravitational pull of the single-use device being played out in the
Starz Entertainment LLC says it will launch a $25 million marketing campaign Wednesday aimed at promoting the Douglas County-based company as a multi-platform movie and programming provider, including its on-demand service and original series. The
Miller Brewing Co. of Milwaukee said Monday that it is revamping the packaging for its flagship brand Miller Lite. Miller will roll out the new packaging in April on all bottles, cans, packaging, point-of-sale materials and signage in stores and on
Renowned Minneapolis architect Ralph Rapson, a pioneer in modernist architecture style and creator of the original Guthrie Theater, has died. Rapson, 93, suffered a heart attack Saturday night at his home, his son Toby confirmed in an interview Monday.
Just days after a competitor launched discount Philadelphia-to-New York bus service, Greyhound said Monday that it will offer low-cost bus service between the cities. BoltBus, as the service will be known, will launch April 10, with promotional fares
Sony BMG is no stranger to piracy. As one of the most vocal supporters of the RIAA and IFPI antipiracy efforts, the company has some experience hunting down and punishing consumers who don’t pay for its products. The company is getting some experience on
Google Docs finally works without an Internet connection. On Monday, Google is planning to launch Gears support for Google Docs. Google Gears is a free, open-source multi-platform JavaScript application programming interface (API) that allows Web
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