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November 2008 - New Identity Theft Prevention Regulations in Mass.

November 2008

There is a new regulation set to take effect in the state of Massachusetts early next year and chances are your business will be forced to comply with it. 2001 CMR 17.00, issued by the state Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, establishes a set of standards for how businesses store and protect the personal information of clients and employees. Since the regulation defines private information to include social security, driver’s license, and credit card numbers &

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October 2008 - 3G Networks

October 2008

A lot of the technology buzz today is centered around mobile technology, and with good reason. What seemed like only a few years ago cell phones were capable of making calls and not much else. Now technology advances have transformed them into multiple use devices that are capable of performing nearly all the same functions as a desktop computer. Of course all this technology wouldn’t be worth much if there weren’t wireless networks working in the background that were powerful eno

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