Safetica: Outlining its latest IT security offerings
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012Most companies and institutions nowadays have IT security measures and software in place. Some are voluntary, some are compliance-regulated. But the facts regarding data safety gathered by surveys in the last few years speak for themselves: 59 per cent of corporate workers surveyed stated they would leave with sensitive corporate data upon lay-off or departure; 79 per cent of these respondents admit their company did not permit them to leave with company data; Approximately 68 per cent are planning to use such information as email lists, customer contact lists and employee...[full story]
Reforming copyright: The debate
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012Peter Cheney summarises the current copyright debate. Copyright infringement is theft under Irish law but legislation also allows exceptions for the ‘fair dealing’ of created material. The maximum penalties under the 2000 Act were a £100,000 fine or five years in prison. The current debate on copyright centres on how consumers can enjoy music, art and literature online, while the authors also receive a financial reward for their creativity. The European Communities (Copyright and Related Rights) Regulations 2012 arise from the EMI and others v. UPC judgment in the High Court...[full story]
Spatial data: Google’s Ed Parsons discusses his behind-the-scenes role
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012As entrepreneurs generate an industry around spatial data applications, Google’s Geospatial Technologist, Ed Parsons, talks to Owen McQuade about its potential and how online developers can learn from the print media. Google’s approach to spatial data reflects how the company has used cloud computing and big data internally, Ed Parsons remarks as he takes stock of how its business has grown to date. As the corporation’s Geospatial Technologist, Parsons ‘evangelises’ its sweeping mission to “organise the world’s information using geography” through Google Earth and...[full story]
Big data: Benefiting from the data explosion
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012The volume of data companies and public sector organisations generate has exploded in recent years. Owen McQuade looks at the implications, and opportunities, for businesses and public services. For £500 (€597) you can now buy a disc that can store all the world’s music. With the growth of the online world and five billion mobile phones in the world, the amount of data has grown into a torrent. With the drive towards innovation through rapidly developing information-based technologies, the intelligent use of data now offers companies real competitive advantage. The...[full story]
