At yesterday’s RSA Conference, Malcolm Harkins, CISO and GM, Intel Enterprise Capabilities Controls and Compliance, received the Excellence in the Field of Security Practices Award. In accepting the award, Harkins explained to other security professionals that the greatest vulnerability is “our underestimation or overestimation of risk.”
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Chip Shot: Intel’s Malcolm Harkins Receives RSA Award
March 3rd, 2010 |
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Biosensors receives CE Mark of approval for BioMatrix Flex
January 20th, 2010 |
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Biosensors International Group, the maker of drug-eluting stents, says it has received CE Mark of approval for a new version of its BioMatrix drug-eluting stent system, the BioMatrix Flex.
BioMatrix was originally launched in Europe in April 2008, where its unique combination of a Biosensors-developed abluminal biodegradable polymer and proprietary limus drug, Biolimus A9, rapidly proved successful.
Pan-United Corporation unit receives BCA certification for ready-mixed concrete
January 18th, 2010 |
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Pan-United Corporation says unit Pan-United Concrete is the first to receive the new Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore certification for production quality of ready-mixed concrete (RMC).
Barnes and Noble’s Nook Receives Mixed Reviews
December 12th, 2009 |
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Barnes Noble’s Nook e-reader, supposedly experiencing high demand from consumers during the holiday season, received decidedly lackluster reviews from Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal and David Pogue of The New York Times. The influential reviewers, whose articles have the reputation of being able to make or break devices on the market, suggest that the Nook needs substantial tweaks to its software features and offerings if it wants to become a more robust competitor to Amazon.com’s Kindle. Barnes Noble is facing a lawsuit from IT startup Spring Design over the Nooks design, which the latter claims was copied from its Alex e-reader.
– The early reviews of Barnes amp; Noble’s Nook e-reader are starting to
trickle in, and theyre not pretty.
quot;I dont think its as good as the Kindle, at least not yet, quot; Walt
Mossberg wrote in his Wall Street Journal column on Dec. 9. quot;At
launch, the Nook has the feel of a product …
Govt. receives poor marks in survey
December 2nd, 2009 |
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A new Gallup Balkan Monitor public opinion survey shows that as many as 44 pct of the Serbian citizens believe that the current government is performing badly. Only those polled in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia had worse opinion of their respective governments, European Fund for the Balkans Executive Director Hedvig Morvai-Horvat said during the presentation of the survey in Belgrade on Tuesday.
Afghan President Karzai’s brother receives regular pay from CIA: NYT
October 28th, 2009 |
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, who is alleged to be an important player in the country’s booming illegal opium trade, receives regular payments from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), according to current and former US officials.
The CIA pays Karzai for a variety of services, including helping to recruit an Afghan paramilitary force [...]
MP receives undisclosed threats
October 26th, 2009 |
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Member of the Serbian parliament and Judicial High Council Boško Ristić stated that he had received a threatening letter. However, he did not wish to discuss the details.
Jade Goody receives posthumous â€â€inspirationâ€â€ award
October 2nd, 2009 |
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Reality star Jade Goody has been honoured with a posthumous ””inspiration”” award for her battle with cancer.
The former Big Brother contestant was chosen for the Inspirational Determination Award at the Inspiration Awards for Women in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
Her friend and publicist Max Clifford accepted the award on her behalf in the ceremony held [...]
Bill Gates receives Indira Gandhi Prize in India
July 26th, 2009 |
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Saturday received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development from India’s president, a government statement said.
The prize recognizes his work with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It is awarded annually to individuals or organizations for creative efforts that promote peace, development and a [...]