PayPal: India payments suspended for 'at least a few months'
PayPal said a ban on personal transactions to and from India will continue for "at least a few months" while the online payment service tries to resolve a problem with local regulators.
HP app preserves SharePoint for the ages
Hewlett-Packard has updated its records management software so it can now capture for legal posterity Microsoft SharePoint files and even entire SharePoint workspaces, the company announced.
Polish priest checks attendance with biometrics
How deceitful can a bunch of children studying for their confirmation possibly be?
SAS starts hiring across Canada
SAS Canada is adding roughly 20 new positions, mostly in sales, to offices across the country.
Oracle launches worldwide cloud-computing tour
Oracle has officially put both legs on the cloud-computing bandwagon, recently launching a roughly 50-date global road show on the topic for developers and system administrators.
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PS3 motion controller delayed; goes up against Project Natal
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Neolithic Windows security hole alive and well in Windows 7
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Where Google Chrome security fails: the password
I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
- Dann
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