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Are you a smartphone ‘power user’? Then get ready to pay more


June 7, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: In this week's e-newsletter, cell phone, e-commerce, mobile technology, smartphones

A new data plan announced by AT&T has customers furious, confused, thrilled and totally in the dark — all at the same time. So who wins and who loses in this pricing scheme change? The answer would likely be AT&T.

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Get ready for mobile data traffic gridlock


February 15, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Gadgets, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Wireless carriers, e-commerce, mobile technology, smartphones

You think mobile data traffic is jammed these days? Just wait, say the folks at Cisco. The global networking giant says worldwide global mobile data traffic will grow 108% a year for at least the next four years.

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Have the geezers stolen Facebook?


August 7, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Special Report, Web 2.0, e-commerce, social networking

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Any parent can tell you that kids will likely scatter when grownups show up. And that’s what seems to be happening to the once-hip social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.

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The good news: Tech wages flat


June 1, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Uncategorized

Seen any change in your paycheck since 2009 began? Probably not, but that’s not news to the folks at Yoh, an IT staffing agency that tracks how much — or little — techs make.

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Users who’d steal data if dumped


May 6, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Databases, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Software, cell phone, cybercrime, mobile technology, smartphones

Desperate times call for desperate measures. When employees are faced with layoffs, they sometimes do things they ordinarily wouldn’t. Such as steal company data.

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Stealing from the (ex) boss


April 6, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Compliance, Databases, Gadgets, Green technology, IT employment, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Software

Desperate times call for desperate measures. When employees are faced with layoffs, they sometimes do things they ordinarily wouldn’t. Such as steal company data.

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Can retailers self-regulate PCI standards?


March 31, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views

Like the now-disgraced banking industry, thought by Alan Greenspan to be capable of self-regulation because it was in their institutions’ best interests, another sector may soon be facing its own regulatory Waterloo.

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Is that a memory stick in your pocket?


January 26, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Budgets and spending, Communication, Gadgets, Hardware, Special Report, Travel and entertainment

wasting-money

The Heartland data breach may be the biggest so far in history, but those little drip, drip, drips of company (and personal) data can probably be pegged to one of today’s most popular gadgets: The memory stick.

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BlackBerry embarassment for politicos


December 23, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, Compliance, Gadgets, Green technology, Hardware, Latest News & Views, Software, Software shortcuts

The McCain-Palin presidential campaign took plenty of hits, but a new one offers IT pros

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Extranets: Better sharing through technology


October 2, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Posted in: Communication, In this week's e-newsletter, Information security, Latest News & Views, Software, Web browsers

Staying connected to customers and vendors can take plenty of an organization’s resources — unless technology shortcuts can step in.

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