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Man Charged with Peddling Stolen Windows Source Code

Ken Dunham, the director of malicious code research at iDefense, a Reston, Virginia-based threat intelligence firm, told the E-Commerce Times that guarding millions of lines of shared-source code from hackers is a daunting task "I see Microsoft taking steps to address security...

FCC Bars State Regulation of VoIP Providers

Meta Group senior analyst David Willis told the E-Commerce Times that he doesn't expect the Bells to bow down just yet "I don't think VoIP is going to remain entirely unregulated over the next several years," Willis said. "But a light touch is better than a heavy one for this ...

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Pakistan’s IT Challenges

The information technology (IT) industry in Pakistan faces challenges that need to be understood by everyone preparing to send or receive IT services from that country ...

Amazon Embroiled in Another Patent Suit

Aaron C. Chatterjee, a patent attorney at the law firm Foley & Lardner told the E-Commerce Times, that the patent -- "System and Method for Providing Recommendation of Goods or Services Based on Recorded Purchasing History" -- makes extremely broad claims "I'm pretty sure Amaz...

SBC, BellSouth Acquiring YellowPages.com

It certainly has all the makings of a headlining deal, but Danny Sullivan, editor of SearchEngineWatch.com, told the E-Commerce Times that searchers might be able to access some of the same information in other ways. Yahoo Local and Google are also playing in this estimated $100 billion advertising market...

Nokia Smart Phone Counters iPod with Streaming Video

IDC Mobile Devices program analyst David Linsalata told the E-Commerce Times that it's just too soon to tell "What you are seeing is a convergence of a number of different factors that make mobile video a possibility," Linsalata said....

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Solutionary’s Earle Humphreys on Managed Security

Recently, Earle Humphreys, senior vice president of channel partners and marketing at Solutionary, described to E-Commerce Times the managed security services market, the role of the indirect channel and the transformation security is undergoing in the corporate world ...

Source Code Club: Hacker Hoax or Cisco Headache?

Ken Dunham, the director of malicious code research at iDefense, a Reston, Virginia-based threat-intelligence firm, told the E-Commerce Times that the Source Code Club is probably a hoax "Either these guys are just making noise to get attention and have fun behind the scenes o...

Transatlantic Sting Busts Online Identity Thieves

Ed Moyle, principal of information security firm Security Curve, told the E-Commerce Times the arrests should ultimately help calm the fears of some customers who are deciding whether or not to shop online "In the electronic space, we haven't had a lot of big wins against frau...

Verizon, Nextel Settle Airwaves Dispute

Roger Entner, the Yankee Group's Director for Wireless Mobile U.S. Practice, told the E-Commerce Times that the two companies "finally saw the light." "They've been fighting like a bunch of kids," he said. "Verizon realized the plan would get approved in the end, and that figh...

Yahoo Moving on Desktop Search; Semel Staying

Danny Sullivan, editor of SearchEngineWatch.com, told the E-Commerce Times that there's no reason why Yahoo cannot compete with Google's recently released beta desktop search tool "Yahoo may have enough talent in house to build this tool," he said. "If not, there are plenty of...

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Pakistan Now a Hot Spot for IT Outsourcing

Why is Pakistan the hot new offshore information technology (IT) destination? This is because of a combination of favorable economic circumstances. Just when many Western managers are finally becoming comfortable with the idea of working closely with Indian IT firms, along comes Pakistan ...

China Cracking Down on Internet Cafes

"When you shut off access to that many people, it definitely slows down progress," Heather Dougherty, retail analyst with Nielsen/NetRatings told the E-Commerce Times. "This could have a huge impact in terms of how China progresses in e-commerce. It's certainly another hurdle."

Dell Spyware Decision Spurs New Trend

Dell spokesperson Jennifer Davis told the E-Commerce Times that antivirus software giants Symantec and McAfee are separately developing a new antispyware detection and removal product for Dell Trial Basis Offer...

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Bankruptcy Protections for Your Company

Second, I will discuss the most common form of bankruptcy under the federal bankruptcy statutes -- Chapter 11. As a related note, the E-Commerce Times recently published an article about Donald Trump and his casinos, which appear to be heading for bankruptcy: Chapter 11 Sure Bet for Trump Casinos...

Bush Campaign Web Site Blocking Foreign Access

Independent security consultant Richard Smith, former chief technology officer at the Privacy Foundation, told the E-Commerce Times that this method of blocking does not appear particularly effective against hacker attacks Indeed, there are reports that users can skirt the vir...

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Limits of Drafting One-Sided Agreements

Online and offline, consumers are at a disadvantage when entering into a contract for services or the purchase of goods because, in most cases, a customer is not in a position to negotiate the terms of the item being purchased or the service being provided. Moreover, in the event of a dispute, the user might be held to these non-negotiated terms that almost always favor the vendor or service provider...

Sales of Hand-Held Devices Dip for Third Straight Quarter

"We expected a lot of Sony's users to switch to other hand-held manufacturers," IDC Mobile Devices program analyst David Linsalata told the E-Commerce Times. "But since the market has continued to decline since Sony's departure, the question becomes: Is there a demand there?" ...

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Offshore Environmental, Labor Practices Challenged

U.S. firms outsourcing software development and customer service work to firms overseas are largely doing so without regard to the environmental or labor records of those firms. This is a risky path for U.S. companies to follow, according to Trudy Heller of Executive Education for the Environment ...

Cisco To Pay $74 Million for Security Vendor Perfigo

Yankee Group senior analyst Zeus Kerravala told the E-Commerce Times that CleanMachines fits nicely into Cisco's Network Admission Control (NAC) architecture "Cisco clearly understands that security is an end-to-end story today," Kerravala said. "That's not just across the net...

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