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Tis season to be shopping online, at work
News Employees plan to spend 14.4 hours shopping online from work computers during this year-end festivities, highlighting need to keep systems secure, study finds.
Tags: Business security, IT training, Web sites, Social Networking, Employee, Computer, Survey, ISACA, Information Technology, Web sites
10 reasons businesses should buy e-readers
Insight commentary E-readers could be about to open a new chapter in enterprise efficiency, says TechRepublic's Jack Wallen.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Development/design, Storage, Employee, e-reader, Amazon.com Inc., computer monitor, E-book, printer, ease of use
Indian outsourcing trainees feel heat of recession
Insight perspective Outsourcers such as Infosys are packing graduates off to training centers, using education to maintain their edge in challenging economic times.
Tags: Outsourcing, IT training, Personal development, Trends, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Employee, Outsourcing, India, Electronics, Training
What to check when employees depart
Techguide Employment transition is an often overlooked danger to company security. Pay proper attention to protecting against compromises when someone exits.
Tags: Data security, Risk Management, Employee, Data, Security, Policy, Access Control, Password, Account, Strong Password
Prevent employees from 'going rogue'
Techguide There is often a personal crisis trigger that causes an already borderline employee to cross the border. Would intervention prevent information compromise or system loss?
Tags: Communication skills, Personnel management, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Data security, Employee, Security, Behavior, auditing, photocopier
10 ways IT departments waste money
Techguide IT is often a popular target for corporate cost-cutting. So the more you can identify and control unnecessary spending, the better you’ll be able to fend off the budget axe.
Tags: Cost control, IT budgeting, Employee, Money, Training, Server, Hardware, job, consultant, Benefit
Companies plan for possible swine flu pandemic
News There's no telling how bad the swine flu outbreak will be, but experts say companies should be preparing for the worst.
Tags: Crisis communications, Database management, Employee, Mobile, Plan, Sprint Communications, Gartner Inc., Crisis communications, network, health care
Tech that combats employee fraud
News Companies can cut down on worker malfeasance by using tools that monitor Web use and computer keystrokes, but they can't catch every would-be crook.
Tags: Employee, Fraud, computer, SpectorSoft, layoff, BasePoint, IMV Projects, Worker, software, network
Shell warns employees of suspected data loss
News A vendor has lost its contract with Shell in the United States following the alleged misappropriation of employee social-security numbers.
Tags: Security, Employee, Database, Storage, removable storage, oil company, intrusion detection, digital-rights management, network, monitor
Yahoo dishes up FAQ on severance plans
News Yahoo tells its employees the "that's nuts" comment made by its outside compensation consultant was no reflection of the company's severance package.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Search, Employee, Plan, Yahoo! Inc., Compensation, Stock, layoff, stock price
Video surveillance: Four ways to protect privacy
Techguide More employers are exploring implementation of inexpensive video systems to protect employees and the business. Before writing the check, however, there are several regulatory and employee relation safeguards to consider.
Tags: Video, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Business security, Employee, Video Surveillance, Privacy, long-term care, monitoring, job
Attract foreign talent with 'split pay'
News Offer salaries in currencies of expatriate's home and host countries to combat inflation and currency fluctuation, advises HR firm.
Tags: Benefits, Recruiting, Trends, Employee, Compensation, Salary, Human Resources, financial, network, bank
The (virtual) global office
News Moving beyond Second Life marketing, many companies are infiltrating virtual worlds for employee meetings, mixers and recruiting.
Tags: Virtualization, Employee, 3D, software, Burlington, virtual world, Second Life, China, U.S., barrier
S'pore employees want 'ethical' companies
News Some 66 percent of Singapore employees consider company's ethical conduct very important factor in deciding where to work, new study reveals.
Tags: Employee communications, Recruiting, Generation Y, Employee, Worker, Generation X, Survey, Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, Singapore
Moderate leisure surfing at work is OK
News Study may find employees who use 20 percent of time in office surfing for leisure more productive, but firms say this is too much personal surfing time.
Tags: Web browsers, Web 2.0, Employee, Asia, software testing, layoff, Worker, e-mail, University of Melbourne, managing director
