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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
License auctions stifling mobile development
News news analysis India will finally hold its 3G spectrum auction in December, but market analysts say this form of license distribution can negatively impact industry growth.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Local Government, Taxes, License, Operator, India, Money, International Data Corp., Spectrum, Auction
China outlaws virtual money for trading
News Chinese government decrees virtual currency not legal tender in transactions involving real-world products and services, but allows it to be purchased by real money.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Local Government, Security, Money, Philippines, MasterCard International, Online Game, Internet User, Tencent
Corporate bank accounts targeted in online fraud
News Small and midsize businesses, governments, and school districts are targets of online bank fraud involving malicious e-mails, key loggers, and money mules, FBI says.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Business security, Malware, Security, Krebs, bank, Authentication and encryption, Money, Web Browser
Banking Trojan steals money from under your nose
News Trojan hijacks your browser, calculates how much money it can steal from your bank account without detection, transfers the money and displays fake balance information to hide its activity.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Malware, Security, Money, Finjan Software Inc., Web Browser, Server, researcher
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
Will greentech attract lots of green in the new year?
News Folks with money expect the new regime under U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to encourage, perhaps even subsidize, greentech in the United States.
Tags: Green IT, Network infrastructure, Infrastructure/architecture management, Dollar, Money, Wyoming, fossil fuel industry, Greece, venture capital, SolFocus
Philippines not banking on virtual currency yet
News Though touted as enabler of e-commerce, adoption of online money is hindered by lack of single or dominant unit able to connect consumers and traders.
Tags: B2B, Gamer, E-commerce, Web sites, E-business, Money, Philippines, Online Game, e-mail, payment
Common ways IT wastes money on development
Techguide Examples include using developers as support staff and failing to calculate a project's ROI before giving it the go-ahead.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, IT project management, Outsourcing, Project, Money, Training, Chances, Developer, Justin James, Worker
Ten ways SMBs can cut costs in a slow economy
Insight Even if your small business is holding its own, there are steps you should take to keep costs under control. Here are 10 practical ways to lower expenses.
Tags: IT Management, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, Budgeting/cost control, Business, Security, Physical Security, Money, Small And Medium Business, Small Business
Mozilla gives add-on developers a tip jar
News Creators of add-ons for Firefox now have a way to get paid for their work, at least through Mozilla's add-ons site.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Business applications, Web browsers, PayPal, Developer, micropayment, Mozilla Corp., Contributions, Mozilla Firefox, pilot program
Mozilla not interested in building Firefox OS
News Does Firefox backer want to turn its open-source browser into the basis for an operating system a la Google's Chrome OS? Not for now at least.
Tags: Browser, Web browsers, Google Inc., Mitchell Baker, Operating System, revenue, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Internal Revenue Service, Microsoft Internet Explorer
VMware hits back at Microsoft cost criticism
News Company has responded to comments by Steve Ballmer, saying while cost comparisons of virtualization products are complicated, Microsoft may be more expensive.
Tags: Business applications, Virtualization, Steve Ballmer, Operating System, EMEA, Microsoft Corp., operating system company, server operating system, Business applications, VMware Inc.
Cloud, consumers give Skype enterprise boost
News Cloud computing revolution and consumers driving IT adoption provide opportunity for VoIP player to shake off non-enterprise grade label, says Asia-Pacific exec.
Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Phone, Small And Medium Enterprise, IP, Cloud Computing, Small And Medium Business, telephony, customer service, SIP, online application
Apps to flourish on mobile, games
News Developers should bet on Android, games, navigation and music, to reap returns, suggest industry watchers, who say business apps can also prove viable.
Tags: Mobile applications, Business applications, Mobile platforms, Nokia Corp., Ovum, Phone, Operating System, App, mobile, Business applications
