On October 18, 2007 a coalition of major media and technology companies released a set of guidelines designed to halt online piracy. Media companies involved include CBS, NewsCorp, Fox Enertainment Group, NBC Universal, Viacom Disney, and MySpace. Google was notable absent from the list. A You Tube spokesperson who asked…
The following was published as an article in the November 20, 2007 New York Times. By SAUL HANSELL Published: November 20, 2007 Jeff Bezos knows that the world is not exactly clamoring for another way to read electronic books. “If you go back in time, the landscape is littered with…
The 2007 Annual Report of the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct was released last Thursday. In his article in the November 19, 2007 New York Law Journal Daniel Wise writes that the Commission ” opened more investigations in 2006 [the year covered by the Annual Reporrt] and had…
With the expanding variety of formats required for effective storage and retrieval of information in libraries coupled with the rising level of expectations of patrons, the future of bibliographic control is of utmost concern for all types of libraries. The following material from the Library Journal Academic Newswire for November…
McAfee Sees Cybercriminals Targeting Web 2.0, Windows Vista, and Online Games McAfee also is predicting a 50% increase in VoIP attacks in 2008, compared to this year. Click here to see complete article in the InformationWeek Daily Newsletter.
The following announcement appeared in the November 2, 2007 issue of the New York Law Journal “Justice Stephen G. Crane of the Appellate Division, Second Department, said yesterday he will resign on Feb. 4 to join Judicial Arbitration & Mediation Services in Manhattan. JAMS, a California-based dispute resolution firm, employs…
From Citrix Systems Summary: The threat profile facing enterprise organizations has undeniably shifted from network-layer exploits to more formidable attacks against applications, primarily Web and Web services applications. This radical change has been recognized by numerous IT security vendors, which have rushed to deliver products that shield Web applications from…
I”n response to the discussion about the far-reaching changes to the Federal Civil Rules of Procedure, we have posted a 5 minute video featuring the authors of the Federal Civil Rules Handbook. The authors, Steven Baicker-McKee and Professor William Janssen, discuss the dramatic amendments to the Federal Rule of Civil…
By Eric Chabrow Society for Information Management’s 2008 list of leadership books covers a wide-range of subjects, except IT itself. Books ranging from How to Read a Book to The Prince are among 30 books every CIO wannabe should read, according to an annual list of must-read books issued by…
William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Announces the First Authorized Federated Search Connection to HeinOnline Buffalo, NY – November 13, 2007 William S. Hein & Co., Inc. announces the availability of the first direct and authorized federated search connection to HeinOnline via 360 Search, Serials Solution’s federated search engine. Serials…