Author: Larry Dignan

Nasdaq Has a Year 2007 Problem

The Nasdaq exchange has a Year 2007 issue. In November, Nasdaq said the exchange will change its systems to account for stocks with tickers from

Preventing Fraud from Trusted Sources

Natarjan Venkataram funneled $11.4 million in funds from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)—money earmarked to help New York City build computer systems to identify the

The 2005 Hall of Shame

All told, it was not a good year for safeguarding customer data. Indeed, 2005 will likely be remembered as the year customer data protection fell

Mortgaging Your Future for IT

You take out loans for homes, home improvements and automobiles. Should you take one out for a technology project? To Ken Barker, director of information

Surviving the Software Vendor Shuffle

Software vendors were wheeling and dealing this year. Oracle Corp. announced or closed nine acquisitions, led by Siebel Systems Inc. and Retek. Microsoft Corp. purchased