The News Review:
- Report: Sensitive Federal Data Posted on File-Sharing Networks
- Boeing 787 Supplier Balks At Brake-Software Redesign Cost
- Advent Software to sell MicroEdge unit to Vista Equity Partners
- Sonos Unveils New Music System Controller Software
- Ultimate Software Q2 revenue rises
Report: Sensitive Federal Data Posted on File-Sharing Networks
Washington Post
Secret Service document on the location and layout of an emergency safe house for First Lady Michelle bama. The revelations came at a House Government versight & Government Reform Committee hearing on the problem of inadvertent sharing of files via P2P software. Robert Boback chief executive of Tiversa Inc. a company that scours these music- and file-sharing networks for sensitive data told the committee his researchers also found the Social Security numbers and family information for every master sergeant in the U. Army as well as the medical records of some 24000 patients of a Texas hospital.
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Boeing 787 Supplier Balks At Brake-Software Redesign Cost
CNNMoney.com
’s (BA) delayed 787 aircraftprogram said new software for the plane’s braking system has yet to be completedamid a disagreement over who should pay for the work. (CR) has already been forced to redesign the brake-control systemfor the yet-to-fly plane in partnership with a unit of General Electric Co. The spat highlights strains in the extended supply chain for the 787 andextra work required to perfect new technology.
Advent Software to sell MicroEdge unit to Vista Equity Partners
Bizjournals.com
MicroEdge born in 1985 makes software used by foundations businesses and governments in charitable giving. Stephanie DiMarco who started Advent in 1983 and is its CE said the sale will let her San Francisco business (NASDAQ: ADVS) focus on its main emphasis — software for finance. The deal should close in the fourth quarter. Separately Advent reported a profit of $8 million for the second quarter ended June up from a profit of $7. 4 million a year earlier.
Sonos Unveils New Music System Controller Software
PC World
The company told Macworld it used the iPhone app as a testing ground for perfecting the Controller’s software interface. (The controller also provides hardware buttons for Volume Mute and Zones. )While the CR200 lacks the CR100’s water-resistant casing it gains a much more powerful interface for navigating your music finding new music and controlling the Music System. Key among the improvements thanks to the touchscreen display are iPhone-like navigation gestures and an onscreen keyboard that makes entering search strings and creating custom radio stations on services such as Last. fm and Pandora much easier than it was on the CR100.
Ultimate Software Q2 revenue rises
Bizjournals.com
3 million up 14 percent from $41. 4 million reported in the same quarter last year. The Weston-based human resources software company reported a net loss of $300000 or a penny a share improved from a loss of $800000 or 3 cents a share for the prior-year period. “Market demand for our product continues to grow” said Scott Scherr Ultimate Software president and CE.