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One of the thorniest issues that the newly installed leadership of the Federal Communications Commission is dealing with is net neutrality. In the long run, it’s likely that the trickiest part of the overall topic will be the application of the concept to the wireless world. The net neutrality... More >
Broadband Mapping: Treasure for a New Age
In the olden days, explorers paid a lot of money for maps that they hoped would lead to buried treasure. Things apparently haven’t changed too much from the days of Hernando Cortez and Ponce de Leon, as broadband mapping companies hope to find their pot of gold – or at least a... More >
Thaw Seen in IT Hiring
The good news, if there is any in this lousy job market, is that the unemployment rate in IT is only about half that of the overall market, which the U.S. Labor Department on Friday put at 9.8 percent. It remains an employer’s market, with an abundance of candidates for every... More >
Software Forum: Information On Demand Virtual Experience
This interactive virtual forum presents leading IT experts providing the insights you need to turn your information into a strategic driver for innovation, business optimization and competitive differentiation.
Performance Under Pressure: The State of Enterprise Web Application Quality and Availability
This research study finds that Web application issues are an all-too-common problem and examines these Web-based enterprise application issues from two perspectives: that of an online customer and that of a site manager.
Report: Chinese Cyber Spying Increasing
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission says the Chinese government seems increasingly to be hacking U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to get useful data for its military, reports Reuters. The report notes that China is the most aggressive country engaging in espionage against the... More >
Tech Workers Taking H-1B Visa Issue to Supreme Court
Trying to reverse two lower court rulings, tech workers plan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a federal decision to extend foreign student visas from one year to 29 months, reports InfoWorld . The lawsuit, brought by the Programmers Guild and others, claims that the Bush administration decision last year was... More >
FTC Accuses Online Check-Writing Service of Not Authenticating Users
Online check-writing service Qchex.com has been slapped with a civial complaint by the Fedral Trade Comission for allegedly allowing customers to create and e-mail checks without verification of their identities, reports Computerworld . A January court order required Qchex.com to implement fraud-prevention... More >
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