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S'pore mulls 'three-strikes' law against piracy
News Country evaluating new law to curb online piracy from persistent users who refuse to heed repeated warnings, cutting Internet access to violators.
Tags: Piracy, Regulations, Piracy, Internet Access, IPO, Singapore, Internet Service, intellectual property, movie, Internet Service Provider
How green credentials are shaping IT contracts
Insight perspective Green IT is not just a buzzword--sustainability is finding its way into contracts throughout the IT industry, says legal expert.
Tags: Green IT, ISO 14000, Green IT, Information Technology, Branding, Supplier, ISO 14001, Environment, public sector, sustainability
SingTel's EPL win 'not profitable', but ups ante
News Singapore carrier's winning bid to broadcast football league likely won't make profit but will drive up subscriber base to rival StarHub, says Frost & Sullivan.
Tags: IPTV, Starhub, SingTel, CEO, IPTV, TV, Singapore, pay-TV, cable television, Frost & Sullivan
OpenAmplify developer's diary - part three: Topic intention comparisons
Techguide Justin James chronicles his process of using Hapax's OpenAmplify Web service to create an application that can match documents with content that is similar or identical to the source document.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Document, Comparison, Simple Object Access Protocol, system administration, SM, topTopicsResult, Web sites, Web 2.0
Seagate lays off 1,100 employees
News Hard-drive maker lays off 1,100 employees, or 2.5 percent of its global workforce in an effort to save US$120 million annually.
Tags: Layoffs, Western Digital Corp., Seagate Technology LLC, layoff, organizational structure, product development, cost reduction, Pittsburgh, Layoffs, termination
Microsoft drops job axe on Philippine office
News It offers voluntary separation package, allowing staff of its Philippines operations up to May 15 to decide whether or not they wish to accept the offer.
Tags: Layoffs, Recruiting, Career, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Philippines, Compensation, Worker, job, severance package
Apple QuickTime update includes 9 security patches
News Apple's patches include both Windows and Mac OS X versions of the popular media player.
Tags: Mac OS, Security, Personal applications, Apple Inc., Apple QuickTime, Vulnerability, Apple Mac OS X, Application Termination, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Macintosh
Apple TV gets a security update
News Six patches address buffer overflows and arbitrary code execution. Apple TV devices are set to automatically detect and download the update within a week.
Tags: Security, Apple Inc., Apple QuickTime, TV, Buffer-overflow, Application Termination, Issue, Arbitrary Code Execution, Apple TV, Update
Apple releases security update for Mac OS X and Server
News Apple fixes more than two dozen vulnerabilities, including some that could lead to disclosure of sensitive data and the arbitrary running of code.
Tags: Security, Mac OS, Server platforms, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Apple Inc., Vulnerability, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Password
Microsoft bags European shopping site
News The software giant has agreed a US$486 million deal to acquire Greenfield Online, owner of consumer shopping sites such as Ciao.
Tags: E-commerce, Mergers, Acquisitions, Legal, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Live Search, Survey, Europe, Munich, ComScore Networks Inc.
Three security investigation pitfalls to avoid
Techguide Investigations are powerful tools for improving compliance--they should strengthen security controls and assure employees that the security team is a partner.
Tags: Risk Management, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Security, Investigation Report, Security Team, Investigation Pitfall, Policy Violation, Tool, Intranet
Do we need GPLv3?
Insight perspective Version 3 of the General Public License is clearer than its predecessor in many ways, but does that mean you should use it? A legal expert discusses the pros and cons.
Tags: Open source, Software licensing, Microsoft Corp., Version, Open-source Software, GPL, software, digital-rights management, Free Software Foundation, DMCA
Yahoo rebuts Icahn: You have no plan
News Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock lashes back at Carl Icahn, saying the investor misinterprets facts and has no plan beside selling the company to Microsoft.
Tags: Investor relations, Corporate communications, Business development/management, Microsoft Corp., Plan, Yahoo! Inc., job, shareholder, asset, talent
Sun to layoff 2,500 worldwide
News Sun Microsystems has served up 1,000 pink slips to its employees across Canada and the United States; further job cuts to include Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Tags: Layoffs, Europe, Sun Microsystems Inc., layoff, Latin America, Canada, job, U.S., Microsoft Word, Layoffs
Cisco 891 Integrated Services Router
Reviews Small businesses or branch/remote offices seeking an easily managed unified security, routing, switching and wireless network system should short-list the Cisco 890 family of Integrated Services Routers.
Tags: Security, Access Point, Cisco Systems Inc., Security System, Wireless, IEEE 802.11n, WAN, performance, network, router
