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Wikimedia receives US$500,000 from Hewlett Foundation
News Nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia plans to use grant to improve user-friendliness of Wikimedia's software, among other things.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Training, nonprofit organization, Wikipedia, Wikimedia, San Francisco, director, Web 2.0, executive director
India working on standard for biometrics
News Government looking at national standard to provide "level-playing field", as India readies e-government initiatives based on biometric technology.
Tags: Biometrics, Data security, Security applications/tools, Privacy, E-passport, E-government, Security, India, Information Security, Card
Universal phone charger OK'd
News Branch of U.N. approves standard for one-size-fits-all phone charger that will work on any future handset, offering less hassle to consumers and reduction in e-waste.
Tags: Development/design, Green IT, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, U.N., greenhouse gas, Phone, Green IT, Telecommunications, greenhouse gas emission, GSM Association
Changing of the IT guards
Blogs There's another strong storm coming to the Philippines this weekend, but I won't go into this topic again just like what...
Willcox leaves Telstra board early
News Telstra director Peter Willcox has stood down from the Telstra board three months early due to his involvement in the James Hardie asbestos law suit.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business development/management, Telstra Corp., chairman, audit, telecommunications company, secretary, director, board, Business development/management
S'pore to get new-generation membership card
News Passion ez-link Card conforms with new standard for micropayments and will enable payment for transit services, retail purchases and motoring charges.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, micropayment, Singapore, Card, payment, CEO, managing director, Benefit, director
Green electronics EPEAT registry goes global
News EPEAT certification, which rates electronics on a variety of environmental factors, will be available to tech gear sold outside the United States.
Tags: Green IT, Electronics, Registry, computer, monitor, agency, sustainability, manufacturer, New Zealand, director
GPS device maps typically two years old
News User-generated data may be the answer to the problem of users encountering inaccurate maps on their GPS navigation devices, say industry voices.
Tags: GPS, Web 2.0, Map, Asia-Pacific, Tool, Singapore, managing director, Google Maps, director, Web 2.0
Google PowerMeter energy tracker works without smart meter
News Google connects its PowerMeter Web-based energy tool to a monitoring device, which means that consumers don't need to have smart meters for real-time energy tracking.
Tags: Green IT, Web 2.0, Google Inc., Phone, Web 2.0, Green IT, Smart Phone, Web Browser, Tool, monitoring
IBM outlines Power7 chip plan
News Company reveals details of the chips which will appear in its Power Systems server line, announcing an application to manage a range of virtual servers.
Tags: Processors, IBM Corp., Unix, Chip, Environment, Server, systems management, processor, virtual server, director
Report: Acting US cyberspace chief resigns
News Melissa Hathaway, who was considered a leading candidate to fill the post permanently, says she's resigning for personal reasons.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity strategy, Bush Administration, e-mail, White House, Homeland Security, Wall Street Journal, strategy, spokesman
Amit Yoran talks cybersecurity
Insight newsmaker Former U.S. cybersecurity director Amit Yoran talks about his year as the "cyberguy" and why he is an "anti-user".
Tags: Authentication and encryption, PC security, Data security, Policy and management, Amit Yoran, Security, NSA, CNCI, Cybersecurity, Information Technology
HSBC companies slapped with US$5M fines over data breaches
News Three HSBC companies are hit with fines after the financial services watchdog finds they were not doing enough to protect customers' data.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Security Management, Training, floppy disk, Identity Theft, insurance, financial, financial service, managing director
More questions than answers on Google Books
News Google insists it has the best of intentions following its settlement with book rights holders, but there is a strong undercurrent of distrust in the publishing community.
Tags: Data Management, Databases, Settlement, Class Action, financial, knowledge, asset, University of California at Berkeley, director, Data Management
Asian postal agencies dip feet in RFID
News Four postal administrations in Asia are among 21 agencies participating in a worldwide trial to improve service delivery using radio frequency identification.
Tags: RFID, Business applications, Asia, Monitoring System, Singapore, QoS, Finland, e-mail, agency, point-of-sale
