Government/Policy

Survey: IT Security Spending on the Rise in Higher Ed

1/20/2009

Organizations will be dedicating a larger chunk of their IT budgets in 2009 to security measures, according to a survey by Web security vendor Finjan. Conducted in December 2008 among 200 IT and security professionals, the survey focused on determining the trends for allocating IT budgets in 2009 compared to 2008. Read More

CSC, 4 Others Land DoE Contracts Worth up to $300 Million Each

10/23/2008

The Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid has awarded its Enterprise Development Support Services (EDSS) contract to CSC and four additional technology firms. Read More

Computing Execs Form PAC To Fight Calif. IT Services Tax Proposal

5/29/2008

With California facing a $16 billion budget deficit, representatives are looking for new ways to make up for the shortfall. According to Oli Thordarson, CEO of Irvine, CA-based managed service provider Alvaka Networks, one idea that some legislators keep turning to is a possible state tax on IT services as well as software downloads--and that's why he's decided to chair a new political action committee (PAC) designed to fight such proposals. Read More

Security Market: K-12 Schools Rate Themselves 'Vulnerable'

5/21/2008

A large percentage of schools consider themselves open for physical and data breaches. In a new study conducted by Quality Education Data and released this week by CDW Government (CDW-G), 39 percent of K-12 IT and security personnel rate their institutions as only "moderately safe" to "very vulnerable." Read More

European Commission Slaps Microsoft with $1.3 Billion Fine

2/27/2008

The European Union's antitrust commission today fined Microsoft 899 million Euros or $1.3 billion today for its failure to comply with the EU's 2004 finding that Redmond was engaged in monopolistic practices. Read More