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• Hartford state rep. apologizes for parking in handicapped space - KVVU Las Vegas

  19-01-2015 23:50
  
  Hartford state rep. apologizes for parking in handicapped space
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  A photo from Friday allegedly showing Rep. Brandon McGee's state vehicle in a handicapped spot. The photo was captured and posted on the We The People Hartford. Rep. Brandon McGee on the first day of the 2015 legislative session. (housedems.ct.gov ...
  
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• IT-beslissers moeten betere verhouding nastreven met marketing, zegt Gartner

  19-01-2015 23:38
  Groeiende investeringen in marketingtechnologie vereisen meer betrokkenheid van IT-beslissers, zodat marketing zijn waarde voor de business kan waarmaken. IT moet een goede verhouding nastreven met marketing, om oplossingen (architectuur, functionaliteit, schaalbaarheid, prestaties en veiligheid) en brongegevens te... lees meer
  
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• De keten in zes dilemma’s, deel 2

  19-01-2015 23:38
  Steeds meer overheidsorganisaties zijn voor hun taakuitvoering afhankelijk van andere partijen en organisaties. De laatste tijd is mede onder invloed van politieke, maatschappelijke en technologische ontwikkelingen steeds vaker aan de orde dat de maatschappelijke taak door middel van ketensamenwerking vorm krijgt. In... lees meer
  
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• De keten in zes dilemma’s, deel 1

  19-01-2015 23:38
  In de afgelopen periode is binnen de overheid steeds meer ervaring opgedaan met ketensamenwerking. De ervaringen laten zien dat het niet eenvoudig en vanzelfsprekend is dat ketens optimaal functioneren. Onderzoeken, evaluaties en Gateway Reviews tonen dat ketensamenwerking andere aanvullende randvoorwaarden en eisen... lees meer
  
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• Cloudcomputing bereikt volwassenheid, DaaS en PaaS steeds belangrijker

  19-01-2015 23:38
  Over pakweg twee jaar zal het cloudcomputing-landschap steeds meer worden gedomineerd door platform- en databasediensten die een hybride infrastructuur ondersteunen. Zes op de tien bedrijven hebben een gemiddeld of hoog adoptieniveau van cloud computing bereikt. Hierop duidt onderzoek in opdracht van... lees meer
  
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• Hartford state rep. apologizes for parking in handicapped space - WFSB

  19-01-2015 23:35
  
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  Hartford state rep. apologizes for parking in handicapped space
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  As a party, we will join Representative McGee and other Connecticut Democrats in continuing to advocate for better services for the disability community," the statement from it's executive director Michael Mandall said. If anyone does park in a ...
  
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• UK regulators end fraud probe into HP's Autonomy acquisition

  19-01-2015 20:00
  
  U.K. regulators have closed their investigation into Hewlett-Packard’s botched acquisition of Autonomy, a British software company that HP has accused of inflating its value and of improper accounting.The Serious Fraud Office, the U.K. government department that investigates and prosecutes fraud, bribery and corruption, “has concluded that, on the information available to it, there is insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction,” the department said Monday. The SFO did
  
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• 5 Minutes a Week to Advance Your Career

  19-01-2015 19:17
  
  The New Year is always a good time to reflect on your career: where you’ve been, where you’re heading, and where you’d like to go. It’s also the traditional time for people like me — industry analysts, pundits and consultants — to tell you what hot skills you’ll need to develop to advance your career in the next year. Of course, if developing your career were really that simple, every reader would be the CEO of a company by now.
  In reality, simple advice like this is not as uni
  
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• Headwind ahead for SpiceJet revamp - mydigitalfc.com

  19-01-2015 18:42
  Headwind ahead for SpiceJet revamp
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  Since the aircraft is not operated by many airlines and are limited in numbers there are very few takers for it,” executive at a private airline said. An aviation analyst said SpiceJet has the option of sub-leasing the aircraft provided it finds an ...
  
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• Will 2015 Be the Year We Say Goodbye to Passwords?

  19-01-2015 18:01
  
  When it comes to protecting their most valuable information assets most companies still rely on passwords. The use of passwords is a very cost effective security measure but unlike many other security controls passwords are not under the complete control of the organization. Indeed, it’s a shared responsibility where how secure the passwords being used is at the grace and mercy of the users of those systems. With this in mind will 2015 be the year that two-step authentication and non-stan
  
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• Make yourself look and feel better - Inquirer.net

  19-01-2015 17:35
  
  Make yourself look and feel better
  Inquirer.net
  Leo Barayang, an IT executive, asks: “What is your best advice for weekend athletes like me who are preparing their body for extreme exercise once a week?” The ideal exercise program is at least thrice a week. But if you can't devote one hour a day ...
  
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• Copyright law needs overhaul to meet Internet needs, says EU lawmaker

  19-01-2015 17:35
  
  European copyright laws are too fragmented and ill-suited to online usage today: Legislators drafting new rules should limit copyright terms; allow unrestricted hypertext linking; exempt public-sector works from copyright; harmonize rules to simplify cross-border commerce, and restrict the use of DRM.That, at least is the view of Julia Reda, the European Parliament’s rapporteur for the Legal Affairs Committee, who presented a draft report on Monday laying out the Parliament’s agenda for t
  
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• Report: NSA not only creates, but also hijacks, malware

  19-01-2015 17:00
  
  In addition to having its own arsenal of digital weapons, the U.S. National Security Agency reportedly hijacks and repurposes third-party malware.The NSA is using its network of servers around the world to monitor botnets made up of thousands or millions of infected computers. When needed, the agency can exploit features of those botnets to insert its own malware on the already compromised computers, through a technology codenamed Quantumbot, German new magazine Der Spiegel reported Sunday.On
  
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• People are increasingly worried about privacy, say legal protections fall short

  19-01-2015 16:35
  
  Internet users in countries such as France, Germany and the U.S. are increasingly worried about the impact technology has on privacy, and feel legal protections are insufficient.In 11 of the 12 countries surveyed as part of a report published by Microsoft on Monday, respondents said that technology’s effect on privacy was mostly negative. Most concerned were people in Japan and France, where 68 percent of the respondents thought technology has had a mostly negative impact on privacy.A major
  
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• LTCG Announces the Appointment of Rob Frederick as Chief Operating Officer - Rock Hill Herald (press release)

  19-01-2015 15:57
  LTCG Announces the Appointment of Rob Frederick as Chief Operating Officer
  Rock Hill Herald (press release)
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — LTCG is pleased to announce that Rob Frederick, a highly experienced operations and IT executive leader in the insurance sector, will be joining its management team as Chief Operating Officer. Frederick comes to LTCG from ...
  
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• LTCG Announces the Appointment of Rob Frederick as Chief Operating Officer - Insurance News Net

  19-01-2015 15:41
  LTCG Announces the Appointment of Rob Frederick as Chief Operating Officer
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  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- LTCG is pleased to announce that Rob Frederick , a highly experienced operations and IT executive leader in the insurance sector, will be joining its management team as Chief Operating Officer. Frederick comes ...
  
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• LTCG Announces the Appointment of Rob Frederick as Chief Operating Officer - Business Wire (press release)

  19-01-2015 15:38
  LTCG Announces the Appointment of Rob Frederick as Chief Operating Officer
  Business Wire (press release)
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LTCG is pleased to announce that Rob Frederick, a highly experienced operations and IT executive leader in the insurance sector, will be joining its management team as Chief Operating Officer. Frederick comes to ...
  
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• How Big Data Analytics Can Help Track Money Laundering

  19-01-2015 14:43
  
  For the past decade, governments around the world have established international anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing efforts in an effort to shut down the cross-border flow of funds to criminal and terrorist organizations. Their success has encouraged criminals to move their cash smuggling away from the financial system to the byzantine world of global trade. According to PwC US, big data analytics are becoming essential to tracking these activities."Today's trade-base
  
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• Healthcare Breaches Need a Cure for Human Errors

  19-01-2015 14:00
  
  Better technology can improve security in the healthcare industry, but it won’t transform it. That would take a major upgrade to the human OS.
  The biggest risk to increasingly digitized Personal Health Information (PHI) is not a cyber attack. It is human error.
  [ Why healthcare providers need to take HIPAA risk assessments seriously ]
  That is the conclusion of numerous studies and surveys:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, January 19

  19-01-2015 13:35
  
  Microsoft has to get Windows 10 right this weekThe most-anticipated tech development in the week ahead is going to be Microsoft’s unveiling of the Windows 10 consumer edition. After several misfires in the OS market, Microsoft has to get this one right. Can CEO Satya Nadella prove Microsoft is still relevant in the desktop OS space? And can he make a compelling case in the mobile arena?The NSA was tracking North Korean hackers all alongTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, ple
  
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• 6 Reasons Your Business Needs Female Leadership

  19-01-2015 13:00
  
  Corporate culture doesn't change because it's the right thing to do. That includes fostering a culture of inclusion and diversity that actively seeks to hire and retain women. Corporate culture is driven by hard data and business results and, fortunately, there's plenty of data to back up the need for more female leadership in business.
  
  Here are six reasons your business should work toward gender diversity -- and the hard data to back them up.
  
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• What’s New in SUSE Linux 12?

  19-01-2015 12:00
  
  SUSE Linux 12 Image by ShutterstockIt’s been more than five years since SUSE delivered its last full release, and a lot has happened to the company during that time. In our testing we find that SUSE Linux 12 has been worth the wait. SUSE 12 is a broad set of Linux distributions ranging from desktop through enterprise level. We tested several instances and found them quite ready for enterprise use. All in all, SUSE 12 is a worthy competitor to Red Hat and Ubuntu in the enterprise Linux market.
  
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• TypeScript: Industrial-Strength JavaScript

  19-01-2015 12:00
  
  Historians who reflect on JavaScript's emergence as a dominant programming language in the 21st century may find themselves quoting Donald Rumsfeld: "You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might wish to have."
  For growing numbers of programmers, JavaScript is the army we have. As we send it into the field to tackle ever more ambitious engagements both client and server side, we find ourselves battling the language itself.[ JavaScript rules the Web -- but how do you harness it
  
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• SUSE Linux 12 Challenges Red Hat

  19-01-2015 12:00
  
  It’s been more than five years since SUSE delivered a full release of its Enterprise Linux software, and a lot has happened to the company during that time. But in our testing we find that SUSE 12 has been worth the wait.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Power Up! The Hunt is On to Extend Battery Life for Mobile Devices

  19-01-2015 12:00
  
  Smartphone and tablet makers are on a mission to make their mobile devices the epicenter of a user's professional and personal life. One major obstacle stands in their way, though: The device's battery life.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Java Focuses on Modularity, Real-Time Apps in 2015

  19-01-2015 12:00
  
  It's full speed ahead for modular and real-time Java efforts early in the new year.
  Interviewed at a Silicon Valley Java User Group meeting late last week, Ben Evans, a member of the Java Community Process Executive Committee, said the committee saw presentations last week on the modularity planned for Java 9 and Safety-Critical Java for use in real-time systems.[ The big 4 Java IDEs reviewed: See how Eclipse, NetBeans, JDeveloper, and IntelliJ IDEA stack up. | Keep up with hot topics in app
  
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• 14 Nightmare Clients -- and How to Defang Them

  19-01-2015 12:00
  
  The key to survival in a client-based profession like software development is recognizing the signals of a project heading south despite your best efforts. Here, difficult clients can be a clear impediment to your success.
  In fact, anyone who has spent time working directly with clients has probably come across a few that reminded them of mythological beasts. Maybe the project kicked off well but took a wrong turn into a bureaucratic fog, only to die a slow death. Maybe a powerful executive
  
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• Opponent of Apple, Google settlement with workers wants larger cut in new deal

  19-01-2015 08:00
  
  Michael Devine, who helped sink an earlier settlement between tech companies and workers in a lawsuit over an alleged conspiracy to prevent poaching of staff, has supported a new settlement proposed last week.But Devine, a former Adobe Systems engineer, wants his payout from the new settlement to be doubled for his efforts in getting the proposed settlement amount increased.In a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose division, Devine is asking for
  
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• Report: Inside North Korea's network, NSA saw signs of Sony attack

  19-01-2015 06:20
  
  The U.S. National Security Agency has had a secret foothold for years in North Korea’s networks and saw signs of the Sony Pictures Entertainment attack but only in retrospect grasped its reach and depth, The New York Times reported Sunday.The spy agency has worked for at least four years to infiltrate networks inside North Korea and those in China and Malaysia favored by the country’s hackers, the newspaper reported, citing former U.S. and foreign officials and a newly disclosed NSA docum
  
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• Uber woos European cities with the promise of 50,000 new jobs in 2015

  19-01-2015 05:35
  
  Uber Technologies has promised 50,000 new jobs in Europe from its service in 2015 alone, in an overture to get more cities on the continent to approve its ride-hailing service.“We want to make 2015 the year where we establish a new partnership with EU cities,” Uber CEO and cofounder Travis Kalanick said at the DLD (Digital-Life-Design) conference in Munich on Sunday.Kalanick said his company could take 400,000 cars off the road this year, and reduce congestion and emissions in Europe, by
  
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• BITS Pilani alum Manoj Saxena appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of ... - The American Bazaar

  19-01-2015 05:09
  
  BITS Pilani alum Manoj Saxena appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of ...
  The American Bazaar
  Saxena has held leadership positions as a business leader, IT executive and venture capitalist. He currently serves as chairman of Cognitive Scale and founding managing director of The Entrepreneur's Fund IV. He also is a special advisor to IBM senior ...
  
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• Email accounts exposed in Verizon My FiOS mobile app

  19-01-2015 03:20
  
  Verizon fixed a serious vulnerability in its My FiOS mobile application that allowed unfettered access to email accounts, according to a developer who found the problem.Randy Westergren, a senior software developer with XDA Developers, looked at the Android version of My FiOS, which is used for account management, email and scheduling video recordings.“Since Verizon has a good amount of my information, I thought it would be a good candidate for research,” Westergren wrote on his personal
  
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• Advertising company Turn will stop using Verizon's mobile tracking ID

  19-01-2015 00:55
  
  Online advertising company Turn said Friday it will stop using a controversial tracking method by early next month that aids serving targeted advertisements to Verizon’s mobile customers.Turn was criticized for using a persistent numerical identifier that Verizon attaches to the Internet traffic of its mobile customers to recreate a history of a person’s web browsing traffic even if a person has deleted the record.Verizon uses the number, called a UIDH (Unique Identifier Header), for two
  
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