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- More Middle East Gets Hip
To e-Banking
- FBI wants Carnivore
powers for phone taps
- 16 U.S.
agencies flunk computer security review
- FCC
Puts an End To Wireless Caps
- Controversial
cyber crime treaty ready for signatures
- FCC
Outlines EchoStar-Hughes Issues
- Internet
Addicts Drain Finances of British Firms
- Senators
Back Renewed Net Tax Ban
- IDC
Advisory Service Examines the Evolution of Online Payments
- Company
Makeovers Tout Homeland Security Expertise
- New
Australian Net censorship laws condemned
- ICANN
Warned Of Its Own Vulnerabilities
- No
cure for online privacy
- UCITA
opposition turns up heat
- Congressman
Makes Appeal To P-To-P Advocates
- Despite
Moratorium, States Move Toward Taxing E-Commerce
- Industry
group wants software holes kept mum
- UN
Task Force to Address Technology
- Uncle
Sam wants...virtual reality training
- FTC
warns online retailers to live up to shipping promises
- PlanetGov
Swings Back Into Old Federal-Contracting Orbit
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Middle East Gets Hip To e-Banking Misys International Banking Systems',
the Dublin, Ireland-based subsidiary of financial services solutions provider
Misys plc., announced a customer win for its Fontis iBanking solution.
FBI
wants Carnivore powers for phone taps The Federal Bureau of Investigation
has asked telecommunications companies to make changes in their state-of-the-art
networks to make it easier for the FBI to conduct surveillance. 16
U.S. agencies flunk computer security review In a scathing report released,
a U.S. congressional subcommittee flunked 16 federal agencies on their computer
security efforts, while giving barely passing grades to a host of other agencies.
FCC
Puts an End To Wireless Caps Regulators at the Federal Communications
Commission voted 3-1 to eliminate the spectrum allocation cap. Senators
Back Renewed Net Tax Ban A letter sent by six senators urging passage
of a two-year moratorium on new Internet taxes has prompted complaints from some
state and local government organizations. IDC
Advisory Service Examines the Evolution of Online Payments With $700 billion
in consumer spending and $4 trillion in business spending forecast to be spent
on the Internet worldwide in 2005, the need for innovative online payment systems
is enormous. Company
Makeovers Tout Homeland Security Expertise Within hours of the attacks
on the World Trade Center and Pentagon Sept. 11, Unisys Corp. officials were huddling
to discuss how the terrorist attacks would change the dynamics in the federal
market. New
Australian Net censorship laws condemned New Internet censorship laws
introduced to NSW Parliament will criminalise Internet material unsuitable for
children, effectively banning adult discussion of social and political topics.
ICANN
Warned Of Its Own Vulnerabilities Many of the people attending the ICANNs'
conference used a wireless network at the hotel, and AT&T researcher Randy
Bush knew some of the passwords they typed into their systems. No
cure for online privacy About 65 million Americans have sought health
information on the Internet, but many of their online activities are not protected
by U.S. medical privacy rules. Controversial
cyber crime treaty ready for signatures A controversial international
treaty to combat online crime is ready for adoption by participating countries
after foreign ministers of the Council of Europe approved the final draft
FCC
Outlines EchoStar-Hughes Issues Justice Department is expected to examine
whether deal violates antitrust laws. Internet
Addicts Drain Finances of British Firms On average, staff spend three
hours a week surfing the net for personal reasons. The cost of this time-wasting
works out as 7.5 percent of the salary paid to each employee. UCITA
opposition turns up heat Proponents of the UCITA software licensing law
have indicated a willingness to bend on a provision that would allow vendors to
shut down a customer's system remotely, but opponents say it's not enough.
Congressman
Makes Appeal To P-To-P Advocates U.S. Congressman Rick Boucher asked for
their support in his legislative efforts to make the authorized distribution of
music over the Internet a reality. Despite
Moratorium, States Move Toward Taxing E-Commerce Americans opposed to
paying sales tax on online purchases won a battle this month when Congress extended
a moratorium on Internet-related taxes for two years. Industry
group wants software holes kept mum A collection of security companies
has formed a group to create standard policies and guidelines for how information
about software security flaws is distributed and published UN
Task Force to Address Technology A new U.N. task force on technology pledged
Tuesday to fight poverty, improve education and create jobs by expanding access
to the Internet and other communications tools in the developing world.
Uncle
Sam wants...virtual reality training New virtual reality games allow U.S.
soldiers and platoon leaders to become enveloped in lifelike wartime environments.
Realistic lighting and sound mimic the feel of a variety of hostile situations.
FTC
warns online retailers to live up to shipping promises The Federal Trade
Commission has sent letters to 72 online retailers warning them not to make holiday
promises they can't keep. PlanetGov
Swings Back Into Old Federal-Contracting Orbit In May 2000, PlanetGov
saw itself as the preeminent Web site for anyone associated with the federal government.
It hired a Washington Post columnist and promised to run 200 of the most relevant
news stories every day.
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