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New regulations will soon swell IT workloads

New regulations stemming from the financial industry meltdown will put IT in the hot seat, much as the post-Enron Sarbanes-Oxley and other such rules did in the early 2000s.

| Feature | Government | 11/12/08 at 10:44 am |


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Groups to launch e-waste certification program

Two environmental groups plan to launch an e-waste recycling certification program.

| News | Green IT | 11/10/08 at 3:41 pm |


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Data privacy, security laws have far-reaching impact

Massachusetts has enacted data privacy and data security regulations that will make it eke out California for the most wide ranging state privacy and security laws -- laws that are likely to impact the policies, practices, procedures, contracts and training used by companies nationwide.

| Opinion | Security | 11/10/08 at 2:25 pm |


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FCC seeks more comment on telecom reforms

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has decided to seek more comment on proposed changes to two programs, the Universal Service Fund and intercarrier compensation, that have been controversial for years.

| News | Government | 11/06/08 at 4:29 pm |


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