| Fujitsu and 123ID Introduce Biometric Client and Server Login Kits ...
SAN FRANCISCO and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LINUXWORLD -- Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and 123ID, Inc. today announced a suite of new biometric login kits for Novell(R) eDirectory(TM), the directory service that forms the basis for many of the world's major identity-management deployments. The new biometric login enables users to access Novell eDirectory running on Linux, NetWare or Windows. The product numbers are NMAS-UMS-2210, 2220, 2230, 2300, 2310, 4210, 4220, 4300 and 4310. Fujitsu has combined its industry-leading fingerprint sensor technology, including the MBF200 single touch sensor and MBF320 Sweep Sensor(R), with software specifically developed by 123ID, an innovative software developer specializing in pattern analysis and fingerprint matching.
C4, Sky, Carphone, Emap join in radio bid
Channel 4 has joined forces with BSkyB, Emap and Carphone Warehouse, and others in a bid to win a digital radio licence and challenge the dominance of the BBC. The combined group, called 4 Digital Group, submitted its bid for the 12-year licence promising to launch 10 new national digital radio stations from 2008. Channel 4 Radio would operate three national digital stations: one aimed at 15-to-29 year-olds; one on current affairs; and an all-music station. The other stations would include: Talk Radio from Ulster Television, a music station from Emap, and Sky News Radio, a joint venture between BSkyB and Chrysalis, a 24-hour news channel. Ofcom advertised for this second national digital multiplex licence in December in a bid to grow the industry. The first licence is majority owned by commercial radio group Gcap.
Ralsky Indictment Won't Reduce Spam
The U.S. Justice Department announced last week that the federal grand jury in Detroit indicted Ralsky, 62, of West Bloomfield, Mich. for violating the U.S. "CAN SPAM" Act and other federal fraud and money laundering legislation. "It's a little bit like getting Al Capone on tax fraud charges," said Stiennon. "The FBI has been after Ralsky for years and years. Now we're getting him on a pretty serious charge." Ferguson said that despite complex laws regulating spam and phishing scams, statistics have consistently shown that spam has risen exponentially since the "CAN SPAM" Act was initiated in 2004. And other experts don't anticipate that this growing trend will plateau any time soon. "Criminals are young," said Stiennon. "They have short memories. They might back off, but they'll just find better ways to hide their activities and protect themselves." Ralsky and nine others were charged Thursday with 41 counts of fraud and money laundering while running an illegal, international spamming operation that sold phony, "pump and dump" stocks.
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