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After months of revisions, Sens. Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) released their latest Cybersecurity Act 2010, which would address the nation’s flagging cyber-security efforts. The Senate Commerce is expected to mark up the legislation March 24.The legislation is the culmination of nearly a year’s worth of consultation and input from cyber-security experts in […]

LifeLock, which has extensively advertised its identity theft protection services on television, agreed to pay $11 million Feb. 10 as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over claims that LifeLock used false claims to promote its services. LifeLock also agreed to pay another $1 million to a group of 35 state attorneys […]

The smartphone patent lawsuit derby continues with a company named SmartPhone Technologies suing Apple, AT&T, Research In Motion, Samsung, Sanyo, LG Electronics and Motorola, accusing them of violating patents owned by the company. Filed in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas, the suit claims that primarily Apple with its iPhone but […]

NASA scientists have launched a new experiment on the ISS (International Space Station) in hopes of producing alternative energy crops on Earth. Cell cultures of the jatropha curcas plant were sent to the space station in February in special flasks containing nutrients and vitamins.The cells will be exposed to microgravity until they return to Earth […]

Whatever the fate of NASA’s manned spaceflight program, the space agency’s weather satellite program is continuing unabated.NASA’s latest launch was March 4 when the GOES-P (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) rode a Delta IV rocket into space. The GOES-P is “the latest in a series of meteorological satellites designed to watch for storm development and weather […]

The concept of meaningful use “appears to be spurring an increase in health care information technology (IT) spending along with a brightening economy,” according to the results of the 21st Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Leadership Survey. HIMSS said in a news release: ““Asked to identify their single IT priority during the next […]

Despite lavish praise from the Democratic majority on the House Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee over the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the RUS (Rural Utilities Service) distribution of broadband funding, at least one Republican has found reason to grumble about the process. Out of $7.2 billion allocated by the Stimulus Act, To […]

Avaya introduced this week a new set of unified communications designed to improve the quality of patient care while increasing ROI and savings. The new solutions allow health care companies to address key processes such as care coordination and patient flow, and helps ensure their efficient operation. According to IDC, global IT spending in health […]

Details of January’s attacks on Google and other companies by allegedly China-based hackers are continuing to emerge. George Kurtz, CTO of antivirus software maker McAfee, on March 3 said the hackers stole valuable source code, breaking into the computers of employees with privileged access.Google Chief Legal Officer David Drummond wrote in a blog post Jan. […]

The Obama administration’s plans to mothball the space shuttle fleet at the end of 2010 would be derailed by legislation introduced March 3 by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX). Under Hutchinson’s bill, U.S. manned spaceflight would continue until at least 2013.Four more shuttle missions are planned in 2010, with the last flight currently targeted for […]