1790: Workers doing repairs in Mexico City unearth a massive stone bearing ancient symbols. It turns out to be a representation of the Aztec calendar and will eventually become a national treasure.
The disc-shaped stone measured 12 feet in diameter and 3 feet thick. It was covered with pagan symbols. The Spanish had contemptuously buried it [...]
For the process of decentralization of Serbia to take place, it is necessary to change the Constitution, agreed MlaÄ‘an Dinkić and Vuk DraÅ¡ković. Speaking during a round table in Belgrade on Monday, the economy minister in the current government, and leader of the Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO) explained that the country’s highest legal act should be changed in such a way to give regions more powers.
In a Senate committee hearing, cyber-security and critical infrastructure experts discussed the implications of the Stuxnet worm on the country’s industrial plants. – The Stuxnet worm was a “game-changer”, and the country must develop better approaches to address todays cyber-threats.
Those were two of the sentiments that came out of a hearing today by
the U.S. Senate committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs.
First detected in June and publicized …
News Analysis: Apples iPhone 4 is becoming a major problem for the company. Its also becoming increasingly clear that a recall is what it really needs. The sooner Apple fixes the problem the sooner it will put this customer relations disaster behind it. –
The iPhone 4 was supposed to be the most successful iPhone to have
ever hit store shelves. After all, the device is well-built, runs iOS 4, and
includes a front-facing camera that allows users to have video chats over WiFi
with other iPhone 4 owners. Its a major upgrade over its…
News Analysis: With Microsoft ending support for Windows XP Service Pack 2, it might be time for the company to rethink discontinuing the operating system itself in 2014. – Microsoft has officially discontinued support for Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Although the company will continue to support Service Pack 3 through 2014, it’s
worth nothing that nearly 50 percent of the world’s computers are still running
Service Pack 2. Going forward, owners won’t have the support…
Android developers say Google’s hands-off approach and lack of management of its Android Market is hurting the company even as it proudly hawks its operating system as an open-source platform for smartphones and other mobile devices. Some analysts agree and say Google needs to take a more active role in cutting down on spam and copyright and trademark infringement in the application store. Failure to address these issues could lead developers to abandon the Android Market for Apple’s App Store. – When Google unveiled its Android Market in 2008 as a source of applications
for its open-source operating system for smartphones and other mobile gadgets,
it was pitched as the freewheeling alternative to Apple’s more closed and
proprietary iPhone App Store.
The Android Market application count …
Reporter’s Notebook: Expected in July, the first beta of Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 delivers needed enhancements for VDI customers, although implementation requires a significant hardware refresh in the data center and possibly also at the edge. – At TechEd, held June 7 to 10 in New Orleans,
Microsoft unveiled the technical details and timing of the first service packs
expected for the Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 operating systems, which
could be of particular importance to companies investigating the use of VDI, or
virtual deskt…
At the D8 conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg discusses his company’s privacy and security battles and its effort to find the balance between sharing and privacy. – From a stage at the D8 conference in
Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.,
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the
company’s privacy policies as he discussed the idea of maintaining the
balance between sharing and privacy.
quot;Privacy is a really important issue for us and for the Internet, quot;…
International Civilian Office (ICO) chief Pieter Feith says the implementation of the “strategy for the integration northern Kosovo” requires time and patience. Feith, who also holds the office of EU’s special representative in PriÅ¡tina, also said that the plan, drafted by the Kosovo Albanian government and ICO, and its implementation, depends on the approach of the local communities.
Facebook and Twitter use in enterprises require much greater governance and oversight than is currently practiced in most businesses, according to a new study sponsored by Cisco’s services group. Of almost 100 companies surveyed, 75 percent admitted to using Facebook and other consumer-facing social networks, while 50 percent of respondents admitted to using Twitter extensively in the workplace. The results come two months after Cisco began its first official foray into enterprise social networking with Cisco Enterprise Collaboration Platform, Show and Share video application and Pulse network tagging software.
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The use of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter
in enterprises require much greater governance and oversight than is currently
practiced, according to a new study
sponsored by Cisco’s services group.
Cisco commissioned three business schools, the IESE
Business School in S…
On December 21st, Glenn Greenwald quoted from The Jewish Daily Forward to make an important point:While reports have focused on alleged tension between the Obama administration and Israel over the latter’s uncooperative conduct, this is what is actuall…
Outsourcing without taking steps such as virtualizing and consolidating IT infrastructure can merely result in an internal mess being transferred to an outside provider, Discovery Communications CIO David Kline says at an outsourcing conference in New York. It is also important for a company to know its limitations, cost and structure when outsourcing. The mere mention of the term is guaranteed to cause emotional debate among IT workers.
– NEW YORK During a
keynote address at the Global Sourcing Forum and Expo here on Nov. 11,
Discovery Communications CIO David Kline
suggested that any companies wanting to outsource their IT assets would do well
to virtualize, streamline and otherwise render shipshape their organizations
before t…
Nouriel Roubini writes:Ultimately, deleveraging requires the writing down of debt as reflationary policies are not a free lunch and won’t solve the debt overhang problem (Dr. Roubini). Important case study: Japan back into deflationary territory despit…
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano says it will take the combined efforts of vigilant users, government and the private sector to secure the country’s cyber-infrastructure.
– U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called on the general public to play a role in improving cyber-security.
In a speech Oct. 20, Napolitano said home users have to do their part to ensure the safety of their own computers to prevent them from becoming bots that can be u…
The Department of Justice says AT T’s original $944 million deal to acquire regional wireless carrier Centennial would result in higher prices, lower quality and reduced network investments.
– The Department of Justice on Oct. 13 ordered AT amp;T quot;to divest assets
in eight areas in Louisiana and Mississippi
in order to proceed with its $944 million acquisition of Centennial
Communications, quot; according to a DOJ news release. Without the
divestitures, the DOJ said, the deal qu…
