Day: September 26, 2006

U.S. ‘lobbied’ the EC over Microsoft fine | CNET News.com

U.S. ‘lobbied’ the EC over Microsoft fine | CNET News.com For more info click on above link The U.S. government sought to influence the European Commission over Microsoft’s antitrust case, according to Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes. Kroes said the U.S. Embassy in Brussels, Belgium, had asked her to be “nicer” to Microsoft ahead of her decision to fine the software giant 280 million euros ($357 million) in July. The commissioner criticized the approach. “This is of course an intervention which is not possible,” Kroes told Dutch newspaper Financieele Dagblad this week.

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Senators question .com price increases | CNET News.com

Senators question .com price increases | CNET News.com For more info click on above link A long-running dispute over the cost of domain names and VeriSign’s lucrative .com monopoly returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, with several U.S. senators questioning the current arrangement as uncompetitive. Sen. Gordon Smith, an Oregon Republican, asked why VeriSign should have what critics have called a guaranteed perpetual income stream from .com domain registrations. The company currently receives $6 per domain, or about $323.4 million a year, from .com fees alone.

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House panel endorses controversial spy bill | CNET News.com

House panel endorses controversial spy bill | CNET News.com For more info click on above link epublicans on a key congressional committee on Wednesday approved legislation they described as a necessary rewrite to electronic surveillance law but attacked by Democrats, civil libertarians and technology advocacy groups as flawed and unconstitutional. In a 20-16 vote mostly along party lines, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee backed an amended version of the Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act of 2006, a Republican-sponsored measure introduced in July. Two Republicans and all 14 Democrats present rejected the proposal.

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E-cards used in data-thieving scam | CNET News.com

E-cards used in data-thieving scam | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Cybercrooks are using e-cards that appear to come from a secret admirer in a scam to collect sensitive personal information, a security expert has warned. Data including credit card numbers, online banking credentials, and log-in names and passwords of thousands of individuals from Australia and the U.S. has already been collected in the scam, Roger Thompson, chief technology officer at security software maker Exploit Prevention Labs, said in an interview Wednesday.

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Commerce Department counts 1,100 missing laptops | CNET News.com

Commerce Department counts 1,100 missing laptops | CNET News.com For more info click on above link More than 1,100 Department of Commerce laptop computers were lost, stolen or missing in the last five years, and some contained personal data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the department said. Of the 30,000 or so laptops in the department’s inventory, 1,137 were missing, and of these, 249 contained personally identifiable information, according to a statement on Thursday.

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Online criminals step up phishing scams | CNET News.com

Online criminals step up phishing scams | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Criminals are increasingly trying to trick citizens into giving them their bank account details, according to a survey published on Monday that showed such phishing attempts almost doubled in the first six months. More than 157,000 unique phishing messages were sent out around the world in the first half of 2006, an increase of 81 percent compared with the six-month period to end-December 2005. Each message can go to thousands or hundreds of thousands of consumers, according to the bi-annual Internet

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Equilite Inc. Launches New Ambassador Program

POTTSTOWN, PA. For years Equilite Inc., the makers of the award-winning Sore No More, has been endorsed by top riders and trainers like Olympic medalist Anne Kursinski, Cowgirl Hall of Fame member Sharon Camarillo and World Cup Finalist Dr. Cesar Parra. Now Equilite launches the Ambassador Program that will create strategic alliances with another strata of equestrian professionals. “Our new Ambassador Program is our way of helping and encouraging up and coming riders as well as thanking confirmed professionals for using Equilite’s products,” explains Stacey Small, CEO of Equilite, Inc. The Ambassador Program offers trainers, riders, judges

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New booklet contains registration forms released by APHA

and important information on upcoming show Paint Vegas “Premium Book” released by APHA FORT WORTH, TEXAS— Paint Horse enthusiasts awaiting the exciting new Paint Vegas show, set for Dec. 5–10 at the South Coast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., now have an added resource to help them prepare for the event—the official Premium Book. This book features a wealth of information about the new show, including entry and check-in procedures, travel and rooming information, a map of the facility, a tentative schedule, deadlines and fees, class conditions and clarifications, and payout details. The Paint Vegas

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