IOE launches three new electronic cash registers
December 28, 2008
International Office Equipment (IOE), one of the leading suppliers of Electronic Cash Register (ECR) machines in Bangladesh, has launched three new models of ECR, manufactured by the world’s leading producer ACLAS. All the machines are fully complied with the features set by the National Board of Revenue.
The 21st century elections
December 27, 2008
Welcome to the 21st Century! For the first time in the history of the United States, majority of the campaign money came through the internet, not from major corporate houses. US president-elect Barack Husein Obama had collected the majority of his campaign money from small $5, $10 and $20 contributions made by thousands of people all across the country, specially the young, the first time voters.
Nokia eases access to Internet services
December 24, 2008
Nokia on Sunday removed one of the key obstacles for takeup of its new Internet offering, combining sign-ins for its overall services site Ovi.com and for its media sharing service. Nokia has bought a dozen companies — including an $8.1 billion acquisition of mapping company Navteq — to jump-start its Internet business as growth in the mobile phone market stalls.
‘Anti-Surge Protection’ motherboard from Asus
December 23, 2008
Asus has launched P5KPL-AM/PS motherboards based on G31 chipset supporting Intel Quad-Core CPU and featuring the revolutionary ‘Anti-Surge Protection’ technology for reliable power supply. It supports Intel Core 2 multi-core and upcoming 45nm processors.
Microsoft’s emergency patch for IE
December 22, 2008
Japanese group asks Google to stop map service
December 21, 2008
A group of Japanese lawyers and professors asked on Friday that Google Inc stop providing detailed street-level images of Japanese cities on the Internet, saying they violated privacy rights. Google’s Street View offers ground-level, 360-degree views of streets in 12 Japanese cities and is also offered for some 50 cities in the United States and certain areas in Europe. The service allows Web users to drive down a street, in a virtual sense, using their mouse to adjust views of roadside scenery.
Microsoft’s emergency patch for IE
December 20, 2008
Microsoft on Wednesday released an emergency patch to fix a perilous software flaw allowing hackers to hijack Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers.The US software giant said security update MS08-078 addresses a vulnerability cyber-criminals can exploit to their advantage.”Microsoft encourages all IE customers to test and deploy this update as soon as possible,” said Microsoft security response communications head Christopher Budd.
Microsoft issues patch to fix IE
December 18, 2008
Microsoft has issued a security patch to fix a critical vulnerability in its Internet Explorer browser it said has attacked over 2m Windows users. The flaw is believed to have already infected as many as 10,000 websites. The “zero day” exploit let criminals to take over victims’ computers by steering them to infected websites.
Growth of ads in video games still far away
December 17, 2008
For years, experts have been saying that advertising embedded in video games will someday become a big business. It appears that someday is still far off. Executives at the Reuters Media Summit said this week that the tough economy will likely force companies and advertisers to look for new ways to reach consumers. That could mean more branding of objects, prizes and billboards embedded within interactive video games — a thriving industry that continues to grow even as consumers hunker down and cut spending on other luxuries. The concept is similar to advertisers paying for “product placement” in Hollywood movies.
Govt to set up automated DEDO for online bill collection
December 15, 2008
The government has decided to set up an automated Duty Exemption and Drawback Office (DEDO) aiming to reduce time to collect bills of entry from the customs houses through online across the country. “Collection of DEDO copy of bills of entry that is one of the major hassles often takes a long time. We have decided to collect the copy directly from the customs house through online,” said the DEDO Director General (DG) Nasir Uddin.