TJX CREDIT-MONITORING OFFER NO GOOD FOR 99% OF BREACH SUFFERERS
TJX customers who lost a whopping 45.2 million credit or debit card numbers will not be offered credit monitoring in the tentative settlement TJX drafted in hopes of smoothing over its data breach controversy.
IBM: SYMPHONY DOWNLOADED 100,000 TIMES IN FIRST WEEK
People apparently are already tuning in to IBM’s Symphony. The company reported Wednesday that its free rival to Microsoft’s Office suite was downloaded 100,000 times in the first week of release.
EBAY DENIES SECURITY BREACH LED TO POSTING OF USER DATA
When the names and personal information of 1,200 eBay users, along with credit card numbers, suddenly appeared yesterday on eBay’s Trust & Safety Discussion Board where public comment is shared, eBay responded by immediately shutting down the discussion board.
SOFTWARE LETS SKYPE CUSTOMERS RECORD CONVERSATIONS
A new program developed by a Russian software company allows Skype users to record their phone conversations and save them on their computer as digital multimedia files.
SALARY SURVEY: IT PAY BOOSTED BY BIG BONUSESRead the story and get the bonus outlook.
IT professionals report year-over-year bonuses are up 12%, our annual survey reveals.
VONAGE GETS PARTIAL REMAND IN VERIZON CASE
Vonage Holdings Corp. is downplaying an appeals court decision affirming an earlier verdict of patent infringement on two patents owned by …
CODE GREEN DOWNSIZES DATA-PROTECTION BOXES
Code Green Networks is coming out with a smaller, lower-cost version of its data-loss-prevention appliances that it hopes will attract small and midsize businesses that cannot afford higher-end data-protection gear.
CASE STUDY
ELEVATOR MAKER GETS A LIFT OUT OF VoIP
Switching to VoIP means less expensive management and maintenance for ThyssenKrupp’s telecom group, and it promises even more cost savings in the future for the elevator manufacturer.
VIDEO
MATCHMINE GROWS FROM PATRIOT ROOTS
Matchmine lets users take their tastes and preferences profile with them to multiple sites with technology spawned from the New England Patriots. Featuring Bob Kraft and the 2004 Super Bowl Ring.
LIVE CHAT
CHAT WITH AMAZON.COM’S CTO LIVEJulie Bort in advance will be eligible for a Network World T-shirt.
If ever there were a man that knew how to eek out capacity and secure a data center, it would be Werner Vogels, vice president & CTO of Amazon.com. Join him for a live chat on Monday Oct. 1 from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EDT. No registration is required, but those who RSVP “yes” to community editor
BLOGS
TODAY AT CISCO SUBNETScotland’s the place to build new data centers. Cisco trainer Wendell Odom answers the sample Cisco exam questions about VTP clients. Cisco security expert Jamey Heary explains how Cisco IPS 4200 Series sensors work with a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller to defend the network. Last few days to enter to win a Skyline-ATS training course worth up to $3,495 and Wendell Odom’s CCNA Exam guide.
Cisco says
TODAY AT MICROSOFT SUBNETbig customer win. Halo 3 Web site, built with Silverlight, rocks. The final pieces of the Unified Communications (UC) jigsaw will be launched on Oct. 16. Frequent Answers to your training/certification questions from new blogger Ron Colonna.
Microsoft/Nortel alliance showcases a
BUZZBLOG: ‘PANDA’ VICTIM TO HIRE PERP … AND TI TOE-BREAKER TURNS 40courtesy of one of his victims. … And the first TI calculator, a 3-pound behemoth, turns 40.
Freshly sentenced to 4 years in a Chinese prison, the author of the “Panda” virus will have a plum IT job awaiting him when he gets out,
