Author: Sean Gallagher

The Low-down on Digital Presence

What is it? The digital existence of a user—that is, a person, device or application—on a network. Being “present” ranges from simply being registered to

Getting a Handle on Biometrics

What is it?In today’s usage, technology that uses unique biological attributes, such as fingerprints or iris patterns, to identify a person. How does it work?A

How Allfirst Trader Fudged Data

Allied Irish Bank on Thursday spelled out its accusations against former Allfirst Financial currency trader John Rusnak in the wake of a scandal that lost

Allfirst Financial: Out of Control

Baltimore’s Mount Washington neighborhood is not a likely locale for an international banking scandal. But the narrow streets of this hilly upper-middle class enclave were

Lotus in Never Land

Have IBM and Lotus execs inhaled too much pixie dust? Late in January, Big Blue staged its annual Lotusphere conference at Walt Disney World for