CSO-It was almost a year ago that a curious mathematician with no real Internet security training was able to walk through a gaping security hole left by Google--a weak email cryptographic key. But most security experts say that while the ...
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Microsoft has officially launched Windows 8 ahead of the commercial release of its operating system (OS) and Surface tablet worldwide on Friday. The new OS has been designed for use on desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones ...
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Employees are at risk of information overload as social media technologies are increasingly used in the workforce, CEOs of small and medium-sized businesses heard at The Exchange 2012 conference. Social media will increasingly replace ...
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Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has opened a new office in Singapore, in a bid to meet the increasing needs of clients in the Asian insurance market. The newly launched office, located at One Finlayson Green, will be managed by a ...
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Microsoft's range of Windows 8 tablets has been delayed due to a hold-up in the development of power conservation features on new Intel"Clover Trail"microprocessors.This line is intended for Windows 8-based touchpads competing against the ...
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Much of Europe is now in the midst of an economic downturn,which is likely to plunge the region into its second recession in four years. But most of Europe's large and even medium-sized coating companies,as well as many of their raw ...
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(RTTNews.com)-Auto insurance group Progressive Corp.(PGR)reported Thursday 529 percent jump in profit for the month of August,benefited by an increase in net premiums earned and gains on securities. The Mayfield Village,Ohio-based holding ...
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The unique identifiers of 1 million Apple iOS devices that hackers leaked last week were stolen from the servers of a Florida-based digital publishing firm called Bluetoad. Bluetoad develops digital distribution technologies. Its ...
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Validus Holdings and Flagstone Reinsurance have inked a deal, in accordance with which the former will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Flagstone in a move to strengthen Validus’ leading property catastrophe ...
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XL Group's reinsurance operations has appointed Tim Fisher as senior vice president & Canadian branch manager. Fisher will report to managing director and head of casualty reinsurance in North America Christopher Buse, and will manage ...
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Network World - While nobody is predicting that the proliferation of mobile devices in the enterprise will create a full-blown bandwidth catastrophe, IT managers will have to move quickly to ensure satisfactory performance for employees ...
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When he joined Great Ormond Street Hospital as IT director three-and-a-half years ago,Mark Large was faced with immediate issues as the result of an ageing IT infrastructure. Staff were tied to their desks because there was not a viable ...
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Yokohama launch:Dr.Peter Leibinger,Vice Chairman of Trumpf at the opening. Laser giant Trumpf has opened an Asian production location for disk lasers at Trumpf Japan in Yokohama.Dr.Peter Leibinger,Vice Chairman of the Managing ...
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The Hanover Insurance has reported that its net income rose by 70% to $49.7m, or $1.09 per diluted share during the first quarter of current fiscal, against a net income of $29.3m, or $0.64 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2011. ...
In the third quarter of 2011 the Canadian OSB manufacturer Ainsworth Lumber was unable to pursue its impressive increases in turnover recorded overseas between January and June. Between July and September turnover generated overseas ...
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