Blogs: the new information revolution? RIM professionals have an
opportunity to provide leadership and guidance in the developme
Weblogs, or blogs, constitute a significant new development in the
information world. They're taking the business world by storm. From
the perspective of records and information management . . .
The why and how of international records retention.
For a multinational organization with global business operations,
records retention for its overseas business units is just as important
as it is for its domestic operations. Unless the overseas . . .
IRISPdf aids conversion of scanned documents to electronic
data.(MARKET PLACE: New Products & Industry Announcements)
I.R.I.S. Group has released IRISPdf 4.0, an advanced OCR production
tool that enables the conversion of scanned documents into electronic
data and supplies document management systems with . . .
Software provides disk encryption.(MARKET PLACE: New Products
& Industry Announcements)
Dekart has released version 1.22 of Dekart Private Disk
Multifactor, its disk encryption software. Private Disk protects
confidential information by creating virtual encrypted partitions . . .
New utility groups files by probing names and attributes.(MARKET
PLACE: New Products & Industry Announcements)
Punspace has launched FileCategorizer v 1.0, a Windows utility that
categorizes and groups files automatically based on intelligent probing
of the files' names and attributes. FileCategorizer . . .
New storage solution features compact packaging, speed.(MARKET
PLACE: New Products & Industry Announcements)
SATABoy[TM] has joined Nexsan Technologies' line of data
storage devices. The highly scalable SATABoy cost-effectively stores
large amounts of information online, such as fixed content and . . .
New system simplifies e-doc management.(MARKET PLACE: New
Products & Industry Announcements)
DocuLex has introduced ArchiveStudio, a simplified electronic
document management system enabling small- and mid-size businesses ease
of information organization and access. ArchiveStudio's . . .
Improved web services marks new editor.(MARKET PLACE: New
Products & Industry Announcements)
Belus Technology has released Version 1.6 of XStandard, a
standards-compliant WYSIWYG editor for Windows desktop- and
browser-based content management systems.
The new version of XStandard . . .
Program allows web interface for databases.(MARKET PLACE: New
Products & Industry Announcements)
Universal Data Solutions has released ASPRunner Professional 3.2,
an enterprise solution that web-enables corporate databases. It creates
sets of ASP pages to access and modify Oracle, SQL Server, . . .
Software helps enforce retention policies.(MARKET PLACE: New
Products & Industry Announcements)
Trusted Edge has released RM Edge[TM] 2.5 for Microsoft Exchange, a
program which enables companies to establish, administer, and enforce
retention and records management policies for all . . .
NARA enters new "ERA" of electronic records management:
National Archives' initiatives focus on preserving and providing
access
For many years the primary focus of the National Archives was
preserving pieces of parchment and paper that had been created during
more than two centuries of America's government. In . . .
Most U.S. libraries offer free web access.(UP FRONT)(American
Library Association)(Brief Article)
According to an American Library Association (ALA) study, nearly
all U.S. libraries offer free public Internet access, and an increasing
number are offering wireless connections.
The study, . . .
Britain warns of Trojan horse computer attacks.(UP
FRONT)(Computer Viruses threatens worldwide)
Computer experts are warning of an increase in targeted computer
attacks worldwide.
In such attacks, virus writers craft Trojan horse programs to sneak
into computers and steal documents. . . .
Politicians promote FOIA compliance.(UP FRONT)
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) have
joined to crack down on government offices that ignore public requests
for information and to widen the public's access to . . .
Study reveals consumers' data worries.(UP FRONT)(analysis on
data security)
Consumers, inundated with bad news each day about data breaches,
say the government isn't doing enough to protect them, according to
a Gartner Inc. study.
In an extensive study on consumer . . .
Despite complaints, U.K. complies with FOI levels.(UP
FRONT)(Freedom of Information Act)(Brief Article)
A U.K. government watchdog commission has received more than 1,000
complaints since January about authorities failing to comply with the
country's new Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, but it says . . .
Government secrecy reaches historic levels.(UP FRONT)
The U.S. government currently classifies documents at the rate of
125 a minute, using vague labels such as "sensitive security
information," according to The New York Times.
Driven in part by . . .
Breaches spur data encryption.(UP FRONT)(Brief Article)
With reports of security breaches and data losses occurring on an
almost weekly basis, companies are increasingly adopting data encryption
technology that many previously avoided, according to . . .
NARA releases military records.(UP FRONT)
The military records of more than 1 million Americans, including
famous entertainers, politicians, athletes, and military personnel, are
now available to the public for the first time.
The . . .
New HIPAA security guidance papers released.(UP FRONT)(Health
+Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)(Brief Article)
Three new papers are now available from the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services in its series of Health +Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Education Papers.
The . . .
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