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Daily Archives: March 20, 2006

Sprint Nextel Files Lawsuit Against PI Firm For Sale of Customer Phone Records

Press release: “Sprint Nextel Corp. announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against a private investigation firm that employs deceptive practices to illegitimately obtain customer call detail records, and then sells the confidential information to online data brokers. In its complaint against San Marco & Associates of St. Petersburg, Fla., Sprint Nextel states that… Continue Reading

Comparison of Web Browsers

Wikipedia has published an extensive comparison of over two dozen web browsers. Included is information on each respective browser’s general history, features, operating system support, web technology support, languages in which the brower is available, and technical vulnerabilities. Readers note that all data is subject to verification, as this is a collaborative, open source publication. Continue Reading

Enterprise Search Makes Inroads in Tackling Corporate Info Overload

ComputerWorld reports on enterprisewide search applications implemented by large corporations for a range of tasks, including competitive intelligence, e-discovery, and generating intranet content. Solutions such as FAST, Autonomy and Endeca index formats including text, audio and video. Continue Reading

Global Phishing Enforcement Initiative Launched By Microsoft

Press release: “Neil Holloway, president of Microsoft Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), unveiled a global law enforcement campaign that will target cybercriminals behind phishing attacks. Microsoft Corp. announced that by the end of June 2006 it will have initiated legal actions on more than 100 cases in EMEA against individuals suspected of committing online… Continue Reading

GAO Reports on Costs and Failures Associated With FBI IT Upgrade

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Weak Controls over Trilogy Project Led to Payment of Questionable Contractor Costs and Missing Assets, Full-text, GAO-06-306, and Highlights, February 28, 2006. “The Trilogy project–initiated in 2001–is the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) largest information technology (IT) upgrade to date. While ultimately successful in providing updated IT infrastructure and systems, Trilogy… Continue Reading