Former NIH Employee In Scheme To Steal Computers

A former National Institutes of Health (NIH) employee pleaded guilty to making false statements on a tax return and making false statements in connection with an investigation of computers stolen from the federal government. Leon Jones was an employee of the NIH, responsible for surplus computer parts at NIH s Gaithersburg, Md. Distribution Center (GDC). Jones allegedly received $150,000 in return for computers that he had stolen from the GDC. </td></tr&...

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Kehilangan 3 Punggawa Bikin Yahoo Goyah?

Jakarta - Yahoo harus kehilangan tiga punggawanya sehingga membuat perusahaan internet itu diprediksi berada dalam posisi goyah. Ketiga eksekutif tersebut terpaksa harus meninggalkan CEO Carol Bartz di kursi panas saat ia berusaha merancang sebuah perubahan. Para pentolan yang hengkang itu adalah Hilary Schneider selaku wakil presiden eksekutif yang mengawasi periklanan Yahoo di Amerika Serikat, David Ko yang menjabat wakil presiden senior yang bertanggung jawab atas mobile dan Jimmy Pitaro, wakil presiden yang menjalankan divisi berita, olahraga dan keuangan yang merupakan bagian dari situs Yahoo. "Mereka adalah beberapa orang yang terpenting di perusahaan," tukas analis Scott Kessler. "Pastinya akan memberikan lebih banyak tekanan pada Carol Bartz," tambahnya. Dikutip detikINET dari...

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Former NIH Employee In Scheme To Steal Computers

A former National Institutes of Health (NIH) employee pleaded guilty to making false statements on a tax return and making false statements in connection with an investigation of computers stolen from the federal government. Leon Jones was an employee of the NIH, responsible for surplus computer parts at NIH s Gaithersburg, Md. Distribution Center (GDC). Jones allegedly received $150,000 in return for computers that he had stolen from the GDC. </td></tr&...

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Logo Canon Pixma Kini Lebih Fresh

Jakarta - Bertepatan dengan peluncuran lima http://us.detikinet.com/read/2010/09/30/134644/1452204/317/canon-hadirkan-jajaran-printer-hitam-terbaru/?i991102105 produk seri printer hitam terbarunya , Canon pun memperbaharui logo Pixma. Sekilas logo tersebut tampak elegan, futuristik, namun simpel menyerupai bentuk X dan terlihat seperti kupu-kupu. Apa filosofi di baliknya? Bertempat di Sun City Resto, Kamis (30/9/2010), Ryan Woon selaku Asisten Manager Consumer Imaging Information Product Division Canon Singapore, hadir menjelaskan perihal perubahan logo tersebut. "Logo P bisa berarti Peace (damai-red)," paparnya di awal penjelasan. Ia pun melanjutkan formasi empat huruf P yang menyilang sehingga menyerupai bentuk kupu-kupu ini mencitrakan aspirasi yang tinggi pada jajaran printer...

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Eiffel Tower Evacuated Over Bomb Threat

The Eiffel Tower and the surrounding park were evacuated on Tuesday for the second time in two weeks after a bomb alert. The city s police headquarters said an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat Tuesday from a telephone booth near the tower. Last week, France s national police chief said the country was facing a "peak" terror threat, and that authorities suspect al-Qaida s North African affiliate of plotting a conventional bomb attack on a crowded target. That was preceded a week earlier by a false bomb alert at the Eiffel Tower, and investigators are looking into an anonymous phone call that prompted police to evacuate the most-visited monument in the tourism-oriented country. </td></tr&...

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Nge-blog di WordPress Bisa dari Windows Live

Jakarta - Microsoft menggandeng WordPress untuk dijadikan default platform media blogging di Windows Live. Kerjasama ini memungkinkan pengguna Windows Live Spaces memperbarui blog mereka di WordPress, serta membuat para pengguna WordPress mudah mendapatkan notifikasi terbaru yang berhubungan dengan blog yang di- posting melalui layanan Messenger. Tambahan lainnya, pengguna Windows Live juga bisa dengan mudah membuat blog baru di WordPress. "WordPress memberi kekuatan bagi sekitar 8,5 persen web, digunakan lebih dari 26 juta situs, dan dilihat oleh 250 juta orang lebih setiap bulannya," tulis Microsoft dalam blog-nya. Seperti detikINET kutip dari lansiran terbaru PC Mag, Selasa (28/9/2010), langkah ini ditempuh Microsoft tak lain karena alasan investasi yang efisien dan efektif....

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Food Marketing Institute, NRF To Fight Organized Retail Crime

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) is teaming up with the National Retail Federation (NRF) and eBay to tackle the growing problem of organized retail crime. The partnership supports a multi-tiered approach to organized crime. The groups have agreed to: <ul> <li>Bring together a core group of FMI retail members and representatives of eBay on a regular basis to discuss organized retail crime, identify best practices in prevention, and take steps to eradicate the criminal activity. </li> <li>Leverage new technology, including LERPnet and eBay s PROACT programs, to further assist law enforcement in identifying and tracking organized retail crime rings. </li> <li>Collaborate with the FBI to help identify crime rings that have been responsible...

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Walau Bermasalah, China Tetap Minati iPhone 4

Jakarta - Tahun ini sepertinya menjadi puncak kejayaan Apple. Beberapa gadget-nya seolah mampu menyihir calon pembeli untuk berduyun-duyun mengantre handset berlogo buah apel itu. Tak terkecuali iPhone 4 yang konon masih menyisakan masalah antena. Di China, pemesanannya telah meluap hingga lebih dari 200.000 unit. Bahkan perusahaan Unicom sebagai rekan operatornya terpaksa menutup pemesanan iPhone 4 saking banyaknya calon pembeli yang akan memesan. Seperti dikutip detikINET dari Reuters , Senin (27/9/2010), pemesanan tersebut membanjir sejak penjualannya dibuka akhir pekan lalu. Namun dari jumlah itu baru sekitar 60.000 pemesan mendapatkan ponsel canggih pesanannya. Menurut Unicom, penjualan tersebut mengalahkan penjualan iPhone 3GS tahun lalu yang hanya terjual 100.000 selama enam...

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New Security Building Enhances Capabilities Aboard NAS Whidbey Island

A new Naval Air Station (NAS) in Oak Harbor, Wash includes physical security equipment, communication systems with fiber optics, an armory and vault equipment and electrical upgrades. The Whidbey Island Security Office also includes administration, communication and fingerprint rooms, evidence storage, breathalyzer equipment, file spaces, additional storage, training, briefing and a conference room. The former security office was once located in buildings adjacent to one another. Building 180, located off base on Langley Boulevard, was one of two former celestial training facilities that were built in 1944 at Ault Field. Building 220, the second of two former celestial navigation training facilities was built in 1945. The building is nearly identical to building 180 with the exception...

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