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Dress your Web site for success


November 20, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Latest News & Views, Search engines, Web browsers

Have you looked at your organization’s Web site lately? Did you visit the way a client or customer might?

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Employee fired for MySpace page sues: Who wins?


November 20, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Communication, Compliance, IT employment, Latest News & Views

For some reason, many employees are surprised when inappropriate content they put on the Web is read by their boss. A few even go as far as suing the company once they’re disciplined or fired because of it.

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3 legal risks from staffers’ camera phones


November 19, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Compliance, Information security, Latest News & Views

These days, most cell phones come equipped with built-in cameras. Those devices pose several little-known legal risks when they’re brought into the workplace.

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Upside of the economic downturn: E-discovery


November 18, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Compliance, Gadgets, IT employment, Latest News & Views

So you thought this dark cloud called the recession of ‘08 might not have a silver lining, eh? Think again.

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Ex-employee sentenced for killing company’s servers


November 17, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views

When your company’s IT department lets someone go, are they leaving the organization open to sabotage?

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Foreign tech workers win huge settlement


November 14, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Posted in: Compliance, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

The Department of Labor is targeting wage and hour violations involving H-1B visa holders, many of whom work in IT.

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Password denied! Still EFTPS accessible?


November 13, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views

Quick check: If your company pays taxes electronically, are you sure your password is still valid? Earlier this year, the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) changed its password requirements.

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Google adds voice, video to chat


November 12, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Gadgets, Latest News & Views, Software, Software shortcuts, operating systems

Organizations that rely on Google’s Gmail now have the option of adding video and voice chat to their communications tool box.

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Experts: Downturn will make outsourcing more affordable


November 12, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views

The economic slump’s spreading around the globe and should result in some savings if your IT shop is one that is looking to outsource IT functions to places like India.

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Using social networking for good, not evil


November 11, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Web browsers

If the Obama campaign taught business organizations one thing, it’s that using the Web to connect, convert and collaborate can be a veritable gold mine.

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