| Watch out for bogus RoHS parts
The threat of counterfeit parts is not a new problem for electronics buyers, but it could take on a new wrinkle as the deadline for the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive approaches. Buyers could soon see counterfeit RoHS parts hit the open market. These would be parts that are billed as RoHS compliant, but in fact are not. RoHS bans the use of lead and five other substances from being used in electronics equipment sold in Europe beginning in July. Industry analysts and nonfranchised independent distributors say RoHS is creating confusion in the marketplace. Manufacturers are switching over to RoHS-compliant components and have different ways of identifying parts as compliant. 'When there is an event that creates confusion, there is an opportunity for someone with unscrupulous tendencies to take advantage,' says John Irving, executive vice president of Fusion Trade, an independent distributor in Andover, Mass.
Scott Staniforth awaits shoulder scan results
The versatile back is hoping to claim the inside centre spot, with Matt Giteau playing at five-eighth this coming season. He is confident the side can go further than its seventh spot last year and fitness will not be an issue. "The boys have been training hard over a long period of time, especially pre-Christmas when the load got really heavy,'' He said. "Everybody enjoys pre-season, getting your body in as good nick as you can get. "We don't want to take a step back. "We're quietly confident." .
RouteOne Signs Gateway One Lending and Finance to Its Online Credit ...
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- RouteOne LLC announced today that California-based finance source Gateway One Lending & Finance (GOLF) has joined its web-based credit application management system. GOLF provides indirect auto lending for a broad spectrum of consumer credit, combining personalized financing solutions for consumers by leveraging technology, industry partners, and an experienced management team. The finance source is the first on RouteOne to utilize the Daybreak Lending Suite, a widely recognized enterprise-wide software solution for the consumer finance industry. "We are pleased to welcome Gateway One Lending and Finance to RouteOne," said Mike Jurecki, RouteOne CEO. "We have always been committed to providing our dealers a wide variety of finance sources.
'E-Mail Wiretapping' Prosecutions Could Increase in the Future
So, I would take the position that the employer is a joint intended recipient of the e-mail. Employees are put on notice that their e-mail may be readso they have to presume that the employer will be looking at it." Click here to read more about security in the e-mail management industry. A recent survey conducted by Proofpoint shows that 63 percent of all companies employ staff or plan to employ staff to read employees' e-mail. The survey, conducted in May by Proofpoint of 332 IT decision-makers at U.S. enterprises with more than 1,000 employees found the following: More than a third of companies36.1 percentemploy staff to read or otherwise analyze outbound e-mail. Forty percent of companies with more than 20,000 employees do this. Companies estimate that almost 1 in 4 outgoing e-mails24.7 percent contains content that poses a legal, financial or regulatory risk.
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