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Details emerge on credit card breach
News Payment processor did not meet guidelines, MasterCard says, as more details come out about the break-in that exposed 40 million credit cards.
Tags: Network security, Hacking
BSA hands out biggest reward to whistleblower
News The software industry group dishes out US$6,300--the biggest amount, so far--to an individual in Singapore who exposed a company's copyright infringements.
WorldCom customers scramble
News With news of the company's financial shenanigans and its pending 17,000 layoffs, customers and partners are wondering whether it might be best to take their business elsewhere.
Salesforce offers hosted accounting software
News Accounting company Coda and on-demand specialist Salesforce.com claim to have come up with a way for companies to handle their accounting software without having to pay for a full-scale application.
Tags: Software, Accounting, On-demand, software company, Roche Holding AG, PaaS, accounting company, financial, shareholder, Software
Disable user accounts with Windows Server 2003
Techguide When an employee leaves your organization, you may want to disable rather than delete the user's account.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003, Security Management
Members describe bonus plans that actually work
Insight Although bonus plans are not as common or as generous as they were during the boom years, consulting firms still use them to reward and retain valuable workers. Here are a few real-life examples of effective bonus plans.
Win jobs by being up front about background issues
Insight If you've got a black spot on your employment record, the hiring manager is going to find out. These days, companies are conducting more background checks than ever before, and the key to handling these record checks is to be honest from the start.
Weigh all the pros and cons before taking an ill-fitting promotion
Insight When one IT manager admits that a possible new promotion won't be as gratifying as the manager's current role, career expert Molly Joss points out the many issues to consider before just blindly moving ahead.
Microsoft, Yahoo connect IM services
News Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger with Voice launch interoperability.
Tags: Instant messaging
Symantec touts 'Security 2.0'
News Company announces products, services and partnerships designed to secure consumers and businesses.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security, Web services
Promising antispam technique gets nod
News Internet Engineering Task Force approves a technique designed to put junk e-mailers out of business forever.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Security implementation/standards
E*Trade to customers: Trade or pay
News Online broker E*Trade will start charging customers a quarterly fee if they don't make trades or maintain a minimum balance on certain types of brokerage accounts, the company announced Thursday.
BizAid, Digicert to launch Web site authentication program
News BizAid Technologies Sdn Bhd sealed Thursday a partnership with certification authority Digicert Sdn Bhd to launch an online seal program that aims to authenticate and secure Web sites, particularly those of business and accounting companies.
WorldCom finances in upheaval; CFO fired
News The troubled telecom fires its CFO after finding almost US$4 billion in accounting irregularities.
Accounting puts telecoms on defensive
News Qwest and Level 3 get defensive as questions swirl around Global Crossing's bankruptcy proceedings.
