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RAIN 10/31: Old Stocks, Missing Paperwork, Steganography



There are 20 stories in this posting.

CNET News.com 10/29/01
Adobe aims to take pain out of print jobs
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-7707896.html?tag=lh

by Wylie Wong
Adobe Systems will announce new software Tuesday that will allow people to send print jobs to printing shops via the Internet.
The new software will allow people to turn their documents into PDF (portable document format) files, a popular format Adobe created for distributing documents over the Internet.
The software--called Adobe PDF Transit--will save people the hassle of bringing their PowerPoint presentations, brochures and other files on a diskette to the print shop, said George Cacioppo, vice president of Adobe's Internet Printing Group.


Washington Times 10/29/01
E-mail options multiply - some free, all cool
http://www.washtimes.com/technology/oncomputers-20011029195016.htm

by Mark Kellner
At a time when "snail mail" is sadly fraught with danger, electronic mail - often derided for carrying "spam" - is looking more and more attractive.
Estimates of e-mail growth were strong: On Sept. 17, market researchers IDC estimated that the number of worldwide e-mail mailboxes is expected to increase at a 138-percent growth rate, from 505 million in 2000 to 1.2 billion in 2005. The firm also expects the number of person-to-person e-mails sent on an average day will exceed 36 billion worldwide in the next four years.
That's a lot of e-mail.



Bankrate.com 10/30/01
Cashing in on collectible stock and bond certificates
http://www.bankrate.com/bhn/news/investing/20011030a.asp

by Laura Bruce
A trip to the attic or an examination of a recently deceased loved one's safe deposit box often results in nostalgia as you rummage through items that you haven't seen in years -- or perhaps never knew existed.
But sometimes among the old documents, photographs and junk is the stuff dreams are made of -- a chance to become rich. Well, at least a chance to give your bank account a little boost.
Would you know your chance if you saw it?


Information Week 10/30/01
Vendors are offering more flexible and less costly business-continuity options
http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20011029S0001

by Martin J. Garvey
With CEOs paying more attention to business-continuity planning, IT departments are looking for ways to provide higher levels of data availability. But real-time data replication is notoriously expensive, and technology budgets continue to be under pressure. That's got IT professionals seeking-and technology vendors promising-creative new ways to keep information flowing in emergencies.



Newsbyte 10/29/01
Iowa Court System to charge fee for some material
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/171605.html

by Robert MacMillan
When the state of Iowa debuts its court information online access system, it plans to make most of its data available for free, but it will charge $25 each month for users seeking more detailed information.
"We are going to have a substantial amount of information that will be free," said Rebecca Colton, a spokeswoman for the Iowa State Supreme Court.
She added that the charge will apply to various court judgment information, as well as liens filed with the court and trial court scheduling.



The Island Packet 10/29/01
Historical society wants to expand
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/861025p-905437c.html

by Carol Weir
BLUFFTON -- A new archives location, expanded hours at the Heyward House Historic Center, and new events are some of the plans of the Bluffton Historical Preservation Society, which held its most successful fund-raiser recently at Palmetto Bluff.
The Bluffton Heritage Oyster Roast, sponsored by Crescent Resources, raised about $10,000, said Lucy Scardino, the historical society's president.



Los Angeles Times 10/30/01
Towers of missing paperwork
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-103001paper.story

by P.J. Huffstutter
NEW YORK -- Attorney Sam Eber scoured the edges of the World Trade Center, his eyes darting over wads of dirty paper in search of any familiar shred.
Somewhere amid the billions of sheets that rained down after the buildings collapsed are files for a divorce case.
"There are 10-year-old phone records showing the husband calling his girlfriend," Eber said. "The phone company doesn't have them anymore. My client didn't make copies. She trusted me to store everything."


Computer User 10/30/01
NJ removes chemical, reservoir data from state Web sites
http://computeruser.com/news/01/10/30/news6.html

by Brian Krebs
Newsbytes
New Jersey has decommissioned Web databases detailing the state's reservoir system and hazardous chemical sites in an effort to keep the information out of the hands of terrorists.
Loretta O'Donnell, spokeswoman for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, said the databases were pulled "temporarily, for security reasons."



News-Press.com 10/30/01
Dead dentist's records will be released
http://www.news-press.com/news/today/011030dentistfolo.html

by Sharon Turco
Medical records belonging to Dr. Richard Tucker's dental patients could be available as soon as next week, according to state officials.
Patients at Dental Express Family Dental Care clinic have been battling for six months to get records from Tucker's office after his medical license was suspended April 10.
Tucker shot himself to death Friday night, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office. His death came a week after he was charged with practicing medicine without a license and bilking patients out of more than $1,000.


New York Times 10/29/01
Companies move away from centralized offices
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/29/technology/ebusiness/29DIST.html

by Amy Harmon
For more than a decade, heretic groups of corporate managers, technologists and consultants have promoted the idea that a decentralized network of workplaces might serve the needs of employees and companies better than a large central headquarters.
But it is an idea that has usually failed to catch on, even as the necessary technology has become ubiquitous and affordable. Managers, it turns out, like to see employees working. Co- workers know that value emerges from impromptu hallway meetings. And for the accounting departments, multiplying overhead costs by multiple locations seemed improvident.


New York Times 10/29/01
Interest surges in e-mail marketing
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/29/technology/ebusiness/29ECOM.html

by Bob Tedeschi
As the anthrax scare disrupts mail-handling procedures, companies that provide e- mail marketing and Internet billing services said last week that they had seen a surge of interest from prospective clients and from current customers looking to make even more use of online options.
The Direct Marketing Association, whose members include junk-mail purveyors, has advised its members to send e-mail alerts to consumers to let them know when promotional material is about to arrive in their mailboxes. And based on the upswing in electronic billing, the Yankee Group, a research and consulting firm in Boston, has made an upward revision to its forecast of growth for this year.



New York Times 10/30/01
Veiled messages of terrorists may lurk in cyberspace
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/30/science/physical/30STEG.html

by Gina Kolata
The investigation of the terrorist attacks on the United States is drawing new attention to a stealthy method of sending messages through the Internet. The method, called steganography, can hide messages in digital photographs or in music files but leave no outward trace that the files were altered.
Intelligence officials have not revealed many details about whether, or how often, terrorists are using steganography. But a former French defense ministry official said that it was used by recently apprehended terrorists who were planning to blow up the United States embassy in Paris.



Orlando Sentinel 10/30/01
Records stay open for now
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-locsecurity30103001oct30.story?coll=orl%2Dnews%2Dheadlines%2Dlocal

by Mark Silva
TALLAHASSEE -- House leaders Monday shelved a controversial attempt to block access to public records in Florida in the name of fighting terrorism, effectively scuttling talk of any sweeping new exemptions until at least January.
The House Select Committee on Security did endorse some relatively noncontroversial exemptions to Florida's public-records law, but the likelihood of final approval of any anti-terrorism measures before a special legislative session ends this week is in doubt. With House and Senate leaders at odds over the budget-cutting that brought them to Tallahassee, the House plans to adjourn today.



Stockhouse 10/29/01
Maine Department of Transportation selects Hummingbird
http://www.stockhouse.ca/news/news.asp?tick=HUM&newsid=953715

HUMMINGBIRD LTD ("HUM-T;HUMC-Q") RAYTHEON CO ("RTN-BHDNPX3") - Maine Department of Transportation Selects Hummingbird As - Foundation For Document And Imaging Management System
Hummingbird Ltd., a world-leading enterprise software company, announced that Raytheon Company has purchased CyberDOCS(TM) and PowerDOCS(TM) Imaging from Hummingbird to develop an Imaging and Document Management System for the Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT). Raytheon is an Authorized Integrator Partner of Hummingbird. Raytheon selected CyberDOCS and PowerDOCS Imaging in order to achieve its goal of reducing MDOT's document storage costs and allowing workers to share documents.



NANDO Times 10/30/01
EMC unveils new line of software to automatic storage management
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/159945p-1518097c.html

AP
BOSTON (October 29, 2001 1:35 p.m. EST) - EMC Corp. on Monday unveiled a new line of software for automating storage management, targeting businesses looking to trim spending amid the economic slump.
AutoIS automates certain tasks its customers are using employees to perform, reducing errors and costs, EMC senior vice president and chief technology officer Jim Rothnie said during a presentation in New York.



The Salt Lake Tribune 10/30/01
Confidentiality is lifted from legislative audits
http://www.sltrib.com/10302001/utah/144414.htm

by Dan Harrie
Utah Legislative Auditor General Wayne Welsh has abandoned a policy that automatically throws the cloak of confidentiality over any lawmaker requesting an audit.
Welsh on Monday released the identity of lawmakers or committees initiating all 11 audits currently in the system. The information was requested by The Salt Lake Tribune under the state Government Records Access and Management Act.
"We've determined you can't make a wholesale generalization on [confidentiality]," Welsh said. "You have to take it on a case-by-case basis."


Taipei Times 10/30/01
Missing files at NSC start war of words
http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2001/10/30/story/0000109289

by Lin Chieh-yu
Opposition politicians yesterday filed a lawsuit against former president Lee Teng-hui (§õµn½÷) for hiding top-secret documents.
The case was filed in reaction to remarks made by President Chen Shui-bian (³¯¤ô«ó) in a new book, in which Chen said that many files from the old government were not handed over to the DPP at the time of the transfer of power in May last year.



Taipei Times 10/30/01
Editorial: NSC issue being overblown
http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2001/10/30/story/0000109329

In his new book, to be released tomorrow, President Chen Shui-bian (³¯¤ô«ó) accuses the National Security Council (NSC) of having failed to hand over its files to the new DPP government last year. According to Chen, the NSC "did not even have a complete set of the minutes for its meetings."


Toronto Star 10/30/01
Building secrets there for terrorists' taking
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1004396519222&call_page=TS_Canada&call_pageid=968332188774&call_pagepath=News/Canada&col=968350116467

by Katherine Harding
Six weeks after the terrorist attacks in the U.S. changed the world, highly sensitive building plans could still be easily viewed and copied at local municipal offices with few questions asked, The Star has learned.


Toronto Star 10/30/01
Public has right to abuse records: Ruling
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1004396506525&call_page=TS_Ontario&call_pageid=968256289824&call_pagepath=News/Ontario&col=968342212737

by Kevin Donovan
The public have a right of free access to government records that reveal the abuse of vulnerable citizens, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario states in a landmark Freedom of Information case.


Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
pakurilecz@aol.com
Richmond, Va