Latest standards and regulations news.
FCC members pitch spectrum plan, 08/07/07: A plan to have a private company build a nationwide broadband network for emergency response agencies wasn’t the perfect solution for two members of the FCC, but it was the best compromise available, they told a group of public safety communications officers Tuesday.
Survey: Half of compliance pros say their organizations botching identity, access control, 08/06/07: Polled about their organization’s approaches to identity and access management, audit and compliance professionals in industry and government expressed a high level of frustration with how their IT and business management units are managing IAM.
Podcast: The endless loop of security and compliance, 08/06/07: Michael Sparks, senior security specialist with Intel’s IT Group, says that keeping up with security threats and regulatory compliance issues is like painting the Golden Gate Bridge: Once you finish, you have to start over at the beginning.
Competitiveness bill advances in U.S. Congress, 08/02/07: Lawmakers from the U.S. Congress have negotiated a compromise on two similar bills intended to pump up math and science education and research.
New Bluetooth standard approved, 08/06/07: The body tasked with maintaining the Bluetooth standard has agreed its new iteration, Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR (Enhanced Data Rate).
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