Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- September 24, 2008
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Today's Headlines
The New Biology of Biometrics
New PCI Security Standard Falls Short
Flock: Firefox's Social Cousin
Apple's Clever iTunes 8
Feds Aim to Tighten Net Around Online Predators
The Social Media Puzzle
RIM Preps Investors for Glum Q2, Pins Hopes to Holidays
WTO Puts Japan's Chip Tariffs Under Microscope
Microsoft Offers Wall Street Super Powers
Adobe Gives Creative Suite 4 More Flash
Netflix Wades Deeper Into On-Demand Stream With CBS, Disney Deals
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Today's Story Highlights
The New Biology of Biometrics
To a lot of computer users, the concept of biometric authentication is
limited to thumb drive reader devices, eye scanners and voice pattern
recognition. Such technologies still face stiff competition in most
enterprise circles, where passwords and user tokens seemingly work well
enough and are quicker and cheaper to deploy.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64594.html
New PCI Security Standard Falls Short
October is the expected release date for the next version of the PCI
Data Security Standard, 1.2. Since the PCI Standard's creation -- to
serve as a guideline to help organizations that process card payments,
prevent credit card fraud, hacking and various other security
vulnerabilities and threats -- much hype has surrounded each PCI update.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64598.html
Flock: Firefox's Social Cousin
In June, updates on two browsers were released: Firefox version 3 and
Flock version 2 beta. Those in the know are already aware that the Flock
browser was built with Firefox 3 code as its foundation. So here are
some specifics for those who deal with requests from patrons for
alternative browsers on library laptops or desktops or who may want a
better understanding of the differences between Firefox and Flock.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64593.html
Apple's Clever iTunes 8
It's been more than seven years since Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs
bounded onto the stage at the annual MacWorld conference in San
Francisco and took the wraps off the first version of iTunes. And oh,
what a difference nearly a decade makes: The desktop jukebox has evolved
from a simple, no-frills MP3 manager into an ever-expanding media
gateway offering music, TV, movies, podcasts and even video games.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64590.html
Feds Aim to Tighten Net Around Online Predators
Cooperation between law enforcement agencies is essential in the fight
against online sexual predators, the U.S. attorney general said Tuesday.
Michael Mukasey announced the signing of an agreement between four
federal agencies to share criminal intelligence on child predators.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64601.html
The Social Media Puzzle
The other day I had a conversation with some nice people from the market
research company Coleman Parkes Research. They wanted to tell me about a
study they have recently concluded about social networking. What was
interesting to me is the evidence they turn up about adoption and how
the adoption of social media to date by companies follows an early
adopter pattern.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64588.html
RIM Preps Investors for Glum Q2, Pins Hopes to Holidays
Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry e-mail phone,
disappointed investors with its initial forecast for the second quarter,
and the stock has not recovered. The company had said it would launch
its new flagship model, the Bold, in the U.S. during the quarter, but it
has been delayed, and no U.S. launch date has been announced.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64604.html
WTO Puts Japan's Chip Tariffs Under Microscope
The World Trade Organization will examine whether Japan is complying
with a ruling against its punitive import charge on South Korean
computer chips. The WTO has twice ruled against a 27.2 percent charge
Tokyo levies on dynamic random access memory made by South Korea's Hynix
Semiconductor. Earlier this year, the WTO gave Japan until Sept. 1 to
bring the tariff in line with international trade rules.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64600.html
Microsoft Offers Wall Street Super Powers
Microsoft on Monday announced its latest software release, Windows HPC
Server, at the 2008 High Performance on Wall Street Conference in New
York. The application, aimed at industries like financial services,
marks Microsoft's latest entry into the high-performance computing
market. The software is designed to give firms an easy-to-deploy, cost-
effective and scalable HPC solution.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64599.html
Adobe Gives Creative Suite 4 More Flash
Adobe's long-awaited Creative Suite 4 has made its public debut. As the
company has demonstrated with previous releases of Creative, as well as
other products, it is advancing a Web 2.0 agenda. For example, Adobe has
integrated Flash throughout Creative Suite 4 to facilitate collaboration
among designers and developers as they craft digital work products.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64595.html
Netflix Wades Deeper Into On-Demand Stream With CBS, Disney Deals
Online movie rental company Netflix has signed distribution deals with
two heavy hitters from the TV world -- the CBS Television Network and
the Disney-ABC Television Group. Netflix will soon have a stable of new
and syndicated television shows that its users can stream over the
Internet, including "CSI," "NCIS" and "Hannah Montana," to name a few.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64591.html
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