Comment Re:I'm a linux what's a worm? (Score 1) 290
It will become self-aware on April 19, 2011 and will begin its attack against humanity on April 21...but hey no worries okay? We're gonna be saved by one John Connor in 2029.
Comment Re:First things first (Score 1) 198
I'm sure if you ask them to, they will.
I'm getting a mental image of a boardroom full of executives forced to read the policy out loud at gunpoint by a sysadmin that's gone postal and insists no one will get hurt if they just read the whole thing.
Don't you think something is wrong here with the policy if no one is able to read through it, let alone embracing the policy it is trying to convey? I have long ago given up the idea of that company executives might be interested in reading any documents longer than 5 lines.
If the purpose is to raise awareness, instead of long-winded policy document which spans over 150 pages and 10 appendices, why not just create a series of short, to-the-point, funny (and witty) messages to be made available for reading while on the go?
I personally find posters with information security messages work best in areas like pantries, lifts, and yes, even washrooms.
Comment Re:Newsflash! (Score 1) 1654
Hint: Don't post the exact same thing in multiple places. If I had mod points, both your posts would be modded redundant.
Tech Companies That Won't Survive 2009 385
buzzardsbay writes "Fresh off their annual market survey, eWEEK channel folks have compiled the list of tech vendors their readers think will fail, falter, or be sold off in 2009. It's important to note that these aren't the opinions of the magazine or its editors. The list comes from folks who work in IT, mostly technology resellers, who are out in the field selling, installing and maintaining this stuff. If there were ever canaries in the tech coal mine, they'd be these service and solution providers who live and die by the slightest shift in the markets. Some of the companies on this list, like Sun and AMD, are shocking because of their size. Others, like CA and Symantec, not so surprising." What other companies are headed for implosion, or should be if all were right with the universe?
Comment Re:Those that haven't already changed... (Score 1) 455
I think that most people that read news about IT don't use IE already.
I work for Microsoft, you insensitive clod!
At Atlantic Records, Digital Sales Surpass CDs 273
The NYTimes reports that Atlantic is the first major label to report getting a majority of its revenue from digital sales, not CDs. Analysts say that Atlantic is out in front — the industry as a whole isn't expected to hit the 50% mark until 2011. By 2013, music industry revenues will be 37% down from their 1999 levels (when Napster arrived on the scene), according to Forrester. "'It's not at all clear that digital economics can make up for the drop in physical,' said John Rose, a former executive at EMI ... Instead, the music industry is now hoping to find growth from a variety of other revenue streams it has not always had access to, like concert ticket sales and merchandise from artist tours. ... In virtually all... corners of the media world, executives are fighting to hold onto as much of their old business as possible while transitioning to digital — a difficult process that NBC Universal's chief executive ... has described as 'trading analog dollars for digital pennies.'"
