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Linux inner circle thumbs nose at Microsoft patent bravado; Search engine roulette; New type of image spam hides in e-mail wallpaper; FBI: Operation Bot Roast finds over 1 million botnet victims. (7:00)
How to optimize teleworkers
Telework requires managers to set productivity standards, establish communications policies, deliver on technology requirements and create clear goals against which to measure teleworkers’ success.
Minnesota turns to RFID to monitor inmates
The Minnesota Department of Corrections is about to roll out a half-million-dollar RFID inmate-tracking system at one of its facilities to boost security and automate the monitoring of prisoners.
AT&T CEO touts iPhone, wireless and video servicesRandall Stephenson, chairman and CEO at AT&T, kicked off the inaugural NXTcomm conference by touting AT&T’s dominant position in the wireless services market, its upcoming iPhone launch with Apple, the carrier’s new wireless video service and yes, its business customers.Feds choose 10 vendors to secure mobile data
The U.S. government has awarded contracts to 10 software companies that meet its requirements for protecting sensitive information stored on laptops, handhelds and other mobile devices.
HP aims to snatch up SPI Dynamics
Like rival IBM and its Watchfire buy, HP plans to put application security technology to work in its application quality management products through its acquisition of SPI Dynamics.
Wall Street’s need for speed in spotlight at SIFMA Conference
SIFMA Conference puts spotlight on Wall Street’s need for speed.
Start-up debuts access-management tools, names Cigna as major adopter
Role-base access control can be a management headache as healthcare giant Cigna has discovered. The company is using tools from Aveksa to relieve the pain.
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Lawyers in a how-to video: as in how to avoid hiring an American
Watch this video and keep it in mind the next time you hear a high-tech industry titan such as Bill Gates complain that he simply cannot find qualified American employees and therefore the country needs more H-1B visas: You’ll see a panel discussion that looks like a sit-down with “the families” on The Sopranos, only instead of talking about organized crime these lawyers are discussing the ins and outs of helping employers side-step immigration law.
