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A forthcoming survey -- commissioned by Sun Microsystems -- indicates that 50 percent of consumers have promised themselves that if they are victims of identity theft at a particular financial institution, they will take their online business elsewhere. An executive summary of the survey -- to be re...
House Democrats today will introduce a new "innovation" strategy for the U.S. economy in a speech at the National Press Club by House Democratic Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi. After convening a number of regional roundtables with business, technology and academic leaders across the United States, House D...
A national survey released today indicates that instant messaging (IM) has grown 19 percent since last year and is penetrating the United States market as deeply as e-mail -- with many Americans sending as many, if not more, IMs than they do e-mails. What's more, at-work and mobile messaging usage h...
The technology battle between data and voice communications is intensifying, and data appears to have the momentum now. But, experts say, voice may be making a comeback someday soon as industry's favorite application. A new survey, released mid-October by J.D. Power and Associates, indicates that e...
The controversy over the Federal Communications Commission's proposal to allow wiretapping of Internet telephone calls continues -- as experts on both sides of the question battle it out in federal court and in the court of public opinion. Last week, an alliance of Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP...
A white paper published this week by the Heartland Institute, a free-market think tank in Chicago, is critical of a "discussion draft" of legislation released by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce concerning a new regulatory regime for Internet telephony. The document, entitled "The Metaphys...
A white paper published yesterday by the Heartland Institute, a free-market think tank in Chicago, is critical of a "discussion draft" of legislation released by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce concerning a new regulatory regime for Internet telephony. The document, entitled "The Metaphys...
Major college campuses aren't the only place where notebook PCs are being boosted -- or even the most likely locale for a theft. Experts say laptop PCs are often stolen at work -- by other professionals. And once the technology has been stolen, it most likely is gone forever, at least as far as its...
Can state laws -- like the one signed in late September by Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggar (R-Calif.) -- stop phishing scams? Probably not, experts tell TechNewsWorld. In fact, public policy experts say, confidence trickers are already willfully breaking a number of laws, and fear of punishment by author...
A number of non-profit alliances are actively promoting home networking technologies, perhaps providing the momentum to make the "smart home" a reality in the coming years. Eventually, home networks will become reliable enough to be managed from a distance -- when the homeowner is at work or on the ...
The latest emerging IT security threat to the enterprise -- viruses conveyed by instant messaging (IM) technology -- is increasingly taking up the time of security experts, who are implementing an array of solutions to staunch the flow of malware. Research shows that among 2,200 identified IM and P2...
CEOs of leading firms in the electronics manufacturing industry recently testified before Congress, seeking government support for initiatives that would promote the use of used mobile phones. A number of states and localities have mobile phone recycling projects underway, but some in the industry w...
A number of government-led plans are under consideration to rebuild the telecommunications infrastructure in the Gulf Coast, which was badly damaged by Hurricanes Rita and Katrina -- and experts say that technologies from mesh networks to smart radios are likely to be deployed there. Federal Communi...
Companies investing in VoIP across Latin America and South America are anticipating that they will generate revenue in several ways. There will be call handling, both inbound and outbound communications. There will be monthly subscriptions, with bundled minutes for national and international calling...
You have a right to privacy at home, and can e-mail anyone, or visit any Internet site you choose. But do you have the same legal protections at the office? Probably not, experts tell TechNewsWorld, as, increasingly, employers monitor not only e-mail, but Internet usage, and, in some cases, phone ca...
A number of new music file-sharing projects are in the offing here and overseas, enabling pop music fans to swap songs for a fee. This month, Sony BMG will begin offering a legal, peer-to-peer music file sharing service with UK-based Internet service provider (ISP) Playlouder. Customers can share fi...
Verizon is moving forward aggressively with plans to expand its broadband offerings, throughout the U.S. But experts tell TechNewsWorld that the moves are necessary, and timely, because broadband competition is rapidly accelerating, especially in the wireless market. Last week, Verizon began offeri...
Consortia led by Hewlett-Packard and Earthlink are the finalists for a proposed city-wide WiFi network in Philadelphia that government officials hope to have online within two months. While San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is making headlines in the west, back east, the city WiFi network is close to...
Computer industry firms are struggling to cope with the dearth of IT talent -- especially now that the economy is heating up again. Microsoft founder and chief software architect Bill Gates in July decried the decline in American college students who desire careers in computer science and said somet...
Sun Microsystems recently reported decreased revenues for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year, but you wouldn't know anything was amiss by the other actions of the company. Sun is planning massive investments overseas -- primarily in India -- and has reached deals to develop new thin client techno...
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