President Elect
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Job-related spam on the rise
News With the worsening economy, spammers are employing various job and finance-related guises to try to exploit job seekers, according to Symantec.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Data security, Anti Phishing Work Group, Sophos Plc., Spam, Anti-Phishing Working Group, job agency, payment service, Crimeware, e-Mail Message
Bursting the proprietary-software bubble
Insight perspective Strip away all the bluster and jargon and you soon realize the end is nigh for proprietary software, argues open source expert.
Tags: Business applications, Open source, Software licensing, Marginal Cost, IT Budget, Bubble, Open Source, Financial Company, software, theory
US government transition sites launched
News President-elect Barack Obama's new transition site features a blog with YouTube videos, while the Government Accountability Office's site lists urgent priorities.
Tags: Government, Web sites, Web 2.0, Site, General Accounting Office, Video, comptroller, Afghanistan, Pakistan, space shuttle
Bush talks with international bloggers
News In recognition of Human Rights Day, President Bush speaks in support of using blogs to promote democracy.
Tags: Domain names, Web sites, Politics, Blogger, Democracy, U.S. Department Of State, Video, broadcasting, Belarus, Burma
What difference a tech-savvy president maketh
Blogs In a typical newsroom where every journalist is fighting for a space on the front page, there are often days when you do...
Obama may be able to keep his BlackBerry after all
News There's been plenty of speculation about whether U.S. President Obama will be able to hang on to his beloved BlackBerry, a fixture of the presidential campaign. One report says yes, he can.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Federal Government, State Government, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows Mobile, State Government, National Security Agency, recession
Texting and tweeting through Obama's swearing in
News Inauguration planners are turning to Twitter and text messaging to keep things organized when President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in January 20.
Tags: Web sites, Politics, Location-based services, Apple Inc., Twitter, Ceremony, Text Messaging, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Washington
How much of IT are you willing to give up?
Blogs A CNN report this week discussed the likelihood that the country's first tech-savvy president will have to give up the o...
Measuring your Google search's carbon footprint
News A Harvard University physicist says a typical search on a desktop computer generates about 7 grams of carbon dioxide, which is comparable to bringing a kettle to boil.
Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, Clean Technology, Google Inc., Carbon Footprint, Geothermal Energy, Computer, Eric Schmidt, Google Search, carbon dioxide
New privacy guidelines for US e-health records
News As U.S. president-elect Barack Obama calls for widespread adoption of e-medical records, the Department of Health and Human Services is offering more privacy guidelines for them.
Tags: Privacy, Data security, Security Management, Service level management, U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services, personal health information, E-health, Mike Leavitt, electronic health record, accountability
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
Tech sector suggests role of CTO in US administration
News U.S. President-elect Barack Obama should make his chief technology officer part of his economic policy team because IT is increasingly integral to good governance, says industry.
Tags: Network security, Infrastructure/architecture management, Federal Government, Regulations, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Business Software Alliance, Information Security, CTO, White House
Why Obama can't ignore education tech
News Not only is it a proven way to generate significant economic benefits, the cost would be only a few drops in the bucket of U.S. president-elect Barack Obama's stimulus plan.
Tags: Web sites, Personal broadband, Technology, Investment, Workforce, Tool, Education, Broadband, Britain, Internet Connection
Obama's new BlackBerry: The NSA's secure PDA?
News RIM's BlackBerry may not be certified by the National Security Agency to handle top-secret material, but a PDA-phone called the Sectera Edge has been. Its operating system: Microsoft Windows Mobile.
Tags: BlackBerry, Mobile/Wireless, Wireless e-mail devices, Politics, RIM BlackBerry, Security, Sectera, Flexispy.com, e-mail, aide
Bush leaves behind a mixed technology legacy
News news analysis After 9-11, U.S. President George W. Bush moved to a wartime footing, and with the exception of wiretapping, no longer focused on technology policies.
Tags: Government, Security Management, IT Governance, Security Management, IT Governance, Government
