Monthly Archives: March 2009

The Economic Times: Business News, Personal Finance, Financial News

The Economic Times: Business News, Personal Finance, Financial News
Economic Times India’s Leading Business Newspaper offers Business News, Financial news, Stock/Share Market News, Economy News, Loans & Banking News, Live Stock Quotes and News

Business News – WWD Index – WWD.com
The WWD Index provides daily stock prices for the top 100 publicly traded fashion companies.

Milwaukee News – Breaking News Milwaukee – Milwaukee WI News
Milwaukee News | Breaking News Milwaukee | Milwaukee WI News | Milwaukee Business News

UPI NewsTrack Business – United Press International

UPI NewsTrack Business – United Press International
NEW YORK, March 5 (UPI) — U.S. markets stumbled Thursday on word auditors warned General Motors Corp. ( NYSE:GM ) might not be able to avoid bankruptcy. The warning signs have been available for months, but a Securities and Exchange Commission

PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News – March 6 – Reuters UK
— Food manufacturer Goodman Fielder ( GFF.AX ) has rejected analyst concerns that it is at risk of breaching its banking covenants. ‘Any suggestion that we are under pressure on our covenants is just plain wrong,’ chief executive Peter Margin told

E-mail Alert Center – WRAL
Welcome to the WRAL.com e-mail alert center. WRAL.com offers a variety of e-mail alerts, including WRAL Local Tech Wire’s “First Edition”, wrapping up the region’s high tech and life science business news. All are free, but WRAL.com requires that

Refugees in Darfur camp fear the worst after Sudan expels aid groups – Newsday

Refugees in Darfur camp fear the worst after Sudan expels aid groups – Newsday
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Even before Sudan’s president expelled aid groups from Darfur following an international warrant seeking his arrest, diarrhea was spreading among newcomers at one of its largest refugee camps and people waited hours in line

Importance of High Employee Engagement During Recession Leads – CNW Group
Attention News Editors: Importance of High Employee Engagement During Recession Leads Organizations to Participate in Annual Best Employers in Canada Study Hewitt Associates and Canadian Business for Social Responsibility Partner to Examine Link

Darfur: fears of crisis if aid agencies leave – Cleveland Plain Dealer
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) Even before Sudan’s president expelled aid groups from Darfur following an international warrant seeking his arrest, diarrhea was spreading among newcomers at one of its largest refugee camps and people waited hours in line

Securing Your Wireless Network

 As more and more of us run computer networks for our businesses, it has become more and more important to secure our information.

One of the things we need to watch out for is the ability for people to connect to our wireless internet connections, simply by being in the vicinity. Why pay for internet servic e and go though the hassle (and it IS a hassle ) of setting up a network when others can simply connect to it?

It is also a safety concern for any business. You do not want sensitive information being shared.

So… how do we secure our networks? There are many aspects to securing networks, but this particular article is about securing the wireless network which can help prevent hacking of your information.

Hope you find it a useful read:

How To Secure Your Wireless Network

Policymakers to debate federal budget March 20-21 – University of Washington

Policymakers to debate federal budget March 20-21 – University of Washington
Washington University School of Law and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies will bring together leading experts for “Federal Budget and Tax Policy for a Sound Fiscal Future,” beginning at 8:45 a.m. March 20 and 21 in Anheuser-Busch Hall. The

IOC appoints new Director of Communications – People’s Daily Online
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Tuesday announced the appointment of Briton Mark Adams as Director of Communications and will be in charge at the end of May. Adams, 45, is joining the IOC from the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland

T-Base Assists Organizations Blind to Potential Fraud – CNW Group
OTTAWA, March 4 /CNW Telbec/ – With March recognized internationally as Fraud Prevention month, organizations are challenged to consider, now more than ever, whether their most vulnerable customers and constituents are in fact protected from

Consumer business boosts Scotiabank – Edmonton Sun

Consumer business boosts Scotiabank – Edmonton Sun
HALIFAX, N.S. – Scotiabank’s old-fashioned base of consumer loans helped boost overall profits slightly in the fiscal first quarter, despite a jump in auto industry credit losses caused by the recession. The bank (TSX: BNS ) reported Tuesday it

PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News – March 4 – Reuters
Toll-road operator BrisConnections has started court action against its largest shareholder, Nicholas Bolton’s Australian Style Investments, seeking to have the investment company wound up on the grounds it is insolvent. Mr Bolton is seeking to have

Grand Bahama Island tourism leaders to vist St. Lucie County this week – Fort Pierce Tribune
ST. LUCIE COUNTY Tourism leaders from Grand Bahama Island will meet with local officials this week and get a first-hand feel for St. Lucie County in an effort to build a business and tourism partnership. Grand Bahamian and St. Lucie County