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New York To Examine Effectiveness Of E-Documents

OpenDocument Format Alliance praises state legislature for taking steps toward openness and accessibility for government documents.

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Greener Grass In Financial Services
As my colleague Marianne Kolbasuk McGee pointed out in a recent blog, while the financial services industry is under a dark cloud these days there appears to be green grass in some organizations (literally and figuratively), at least in terms of IT positions. Take a look at Fidelity Investments, which just hired two new tech chiefs away from competitors.

Are You An 'Emotionally Intelligent' Leader Or A Dimwit?
Recession or no recession, dot-com boom or bust, bull or bear market, it doesn't seem to matter. For as long as I've been covering tech career trends (about 15 years,) employers have complained about shortages of IT professionals who have the right balance of "people skills" and tech-skills du jour. However, now there's a new skill shortage developing--a scarcity of "emotionally intelligent" IT leaders. Have you tapped into your emotional intelligence today?

Risk Assessments In Information Security
When I read a book like Against The Gods: The Remarkable Story Of Risk, my wife sees it as proof of just how hopelessly boring I am. But it's actually a lively book, exploring how the understanding and quantifying of risk became a foundation for decision making in business and other disciplines. Which makes it's a good read for anyone responsible for information security strategy or implementation.

Tech Careers Looking Shiny In The World Of Money
The beleaguered financial services industry can be a bleak place to work these days. But not to Denis Stypulkoski, the new CIO of start-up firm Tygris Commerical Finance Group, where he says optimism and opportunity abound.

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Using speech analytics, the technology identifies and masks credit card numbers and other sensitive information in audio recordings.

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In a case that could shut down RIM's network, the judge has granted a stay until the disputed patents are fully reviewed.

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Investors reacted negatively to the graphics chipmaker's revised earnings estimate and the news that it would take up to a $200 million charge for products that failed in notebooks.

Google Ordered To Release Data On YouTube Users

The owner of YouTube has to turn over user login IDs, records showing when users watched videos, their IP addresses, and numbers that identify the videos.

Civil Rights Groups Sue Over Government's Cell-Phone Tracking

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Google-Yahoo Deal Faces Justice Department Review

When the deal was announced, Google and Yahoo said they had agreed to delay it for three months to allow the Department of Justice time to review the arrangement.

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