Indiana
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Virtual currency small but growing threat
News Online money is still small threat to real-world economies, but its growth could translate into numerous issues for countries, says analyst.
Tags: Banking, Legal, PayPal, Money, e-mail, payment, research director, Tencent, Second Life, Legal
Napster changes code to appease schools; copycats surface
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HP to close plant, cut 300 jobs
News The company plans to shutter a New Jersey computer assembly plant, the first factory shutdown announced since the Compaq Computer acquisition.
Amazon to close three facilities
News Closure of distribution centers for the online retailer in three states affects 210 workers, who will be redeployed or cut, according to an Associated Press report.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, E-business, Facility, Closure, Indiana, e-commerce company, Nevada, Amazon.com Inc., Associated Press, network
Report: Attackers exploit IIS hole to breach university server
News Indiana university hit by attackers exploiting a hole in Microsoft Internet Information Services software.
Tags: Hacking, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft IIS Server, Security, Apple iWeb, Indiana, HTTP Request, Server, Attacker, e-mail
Experts: US Homeland Security needs fresh ideas on cybersecurity
News A successful public-private partnership to combat cyberthreats will require more trust and forward-looking ideas, policy experts say referring to Homeland Security.
Tags: Hacking, Firewalls, Web 2.0, Security, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, cyberthreats, Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center, accountability
Auto battery maker Ener1 eyes grid storage
News Lithium ion battery company seeks to expand its auto business with government loan and grant programs while testing power grid energy storage with utilities.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Manufacturing, Storage, auto company, Ener1, electric car, lithium-ion, lithium-ion battery, industry
BCM standard discovered in Malaysia
Blogs I have upbraided SPRING Singapore and the Singapore Business Federation for failing to promote effectively Singapore's e...
Is smart grid the next green-tech bubble?
News IT heavyweights and start-ups eye stimulus money to modernize grid but there's concern too much money and hype could lead to inflated expectations.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., Google Inc., Grid, wind energy, venture capital, information technology company, network, Green IT
Indiana nixes India offshore deal
News Citing the need to protect local businesses, the U.S. state of Indiana terminated a software contract it had awarded to an Indian company--a move indicative of growing opposition to offshore outsourcing.
Sun hopes Project Indiana will help OpenSolaris
News Company wants to create an OpenSolaris-based OS familiar to Linux and Solaris users in a long-term attempt to propagate the software.
Tags: Operating systems, Open source
Indiana University gets cautious, drops Napster
News Another ally has fallen away from beleaguered music-swapping software company Napster
Does Wi-Fi security matter?
Techguide Researchers at Indiana University say Wi-Fi networks are insecure and warn that more education is needed.
Tags: Wireless LANs, 802.11/Wi-Fi
University to lift Napster ban
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Does Wi-Fi security matter?
News A large number of Wi-Fi networks are "horribly insecure," researchers say, but what that means is up for debate.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Data security, Network security, Security applications/tools, Security implementation/standards
