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RAIN 323 Weekly Update: General (11)



Federal Computer Week 3/11/02
Kennedy's smart investment
An office system installed last year proves its worth after mail shutdown
BY JUDI HASSON AND GRAEME BROWNING
Although the aftermath of the anthrax scare forced most Capitol Hill offices to struggle with late or displaced constituent mail, Sen. Edward Kennedy's (D-Mass.) office — which handles up to 1,000 letters a day — has had few glitches, thanks to a
sophisticated computer-based system.
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0311/mgt-mail-03-11-02.asp


Houston Business Journal 3/15/02
The impact a disaster could have on a company can be minimized
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2002/03/18/smallb3.html


The Guardian 3/20/02
It's our most secure police base - so how did burglars just walk in?
Rosie Cowan, Ireland correspondent
The Northern Ireland secretary, John Reid, yesterday announced an independent inquiry into the theft of highly sensitive intelligence documents from a top security police base in east Belfast, as suspicion fell on the police themselves, or possibly British secret agents.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Northern_Ireland/Story/0,2763,670651,00.html


GovExec.com 3/11/02
GAO calls for a single report on paperwork reduction
By Tanya N. Ballard
tballard@govexec.com
A new General Accounting Office report says the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) needs a strategic plan outlining how it will manage federal records and ensure that federal agencies comply with a legislative mandate to reduce paperwork.
The 1980 and 1995 Paperwork Reduction Acts require federal agencies to reduce unnecessary paperwork. The laws also address overall information resources management, a term that includes the collection of data and its dissemination, security and privacy, as well as management of information technology infrastructures. OIRA, a
department within the Office of Management and Budget, oversees compliance with these laws.
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0302/031102t1.htm


Waterbury Republican-American 3/13/02
Buying streak continues for ArchivesOne
By David A. Smith
ArchivesOne Inc., the Watertown-based records management company that recently raised $11 million in backing from a Maine financial services firm, said Tuesday it has also added a Long Island operation to its expanding fold.
The company acquired Farmingdale, N.Y.-based AVL Warehousing Inc. in a deal that closed Monday, said ArchivesOne President A.J. Wasserstein. Terms of the purchase, the company's fifth in the last 27 months, were not disclosed, and it's not expected to be the company's last.
http://www.rep-am.com/webarchive/business/rs~.htm



Modesto Bee 3/17/02
Long-term paperwork storage is hassle-free, thanks to Modesto firm
By DAVID W. HILL
BEE BUSINESS EDITOR
When it comes to storage space, whether at home or at the office, there never seems to be enough.
That may explain the explosion in the construction of self-storage units throughout the Northern San Joaquin Valley in recent months.
While packing away boxes of stuff and forgetting about them may be fine for some homeowners, many businesses need a better system for keeping and retrieving documents.
http://www.modbee.com/workmoney/story/1875531p-1975179c.html



CNN.com 3/18/02
Scavengers profit from computer carrion
(CNN) -- None of the monikers thrust upon him was particularly appealing, so Marren Leizaola chose his own.
He likens himself to a junk collector at best -- as an organism that feeds on fetid flesh at worst. Generally, he goes by the title of "IT Scavenger," although he prefers "The Recycler."
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/03/18/tech.scavengers/index.html


WIRED 3/19/02
Are Authors Abused by Used?
By M.J. Rose
It didn't take long for preview and slightly used copies of Anne Ursu's new novel, Spilling Clarence, to find their way onto Amazon.
For consumers, the choice came down to this: They could pay full price for the new book, or they could pay less for an equally shiny new volume.
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,51113,00.html


Washington Post 3/19/02
Proxy Ballots Confusing To Many HP Shareholders
By Ariana Eunjung Cha
CUPERTINO, Calif., March 18 -- Deciding the fate of the biggest high-tech merger would seem to be a simple matter of counting the ballots. But that assumes shareholders vote only once each. Those weighing in on Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $25 billion bid to buy Compaq Computer Corp. actually are allowed to vote their shares as often as they want. Their official ballot will be the one they cast last -- and sorting that out will be one of the chief challenges facing the independent company assigned the task of declaring whether shareholders approve or reject the merger. A preliminary count could be announced Tuesday, but a final decision is not likely for several weeks.
It's all part of a process called proxy voting that governs major corporate questions.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46963-2002Mar18.html


The Tennessean 3/19/02
High court orders lawyers to use lettersize paper
By JOHN SHIFFMAN
Staff Writer
Seven long years after first taking up the issue, the Tennessee Supreme Court yesterday declared letter-size to be the legal standard after all.
Tennessee courts and lawyers were ordered to abandon the centuries old, legal-size paper format and adopt the modern letter-size format of 8½-by-11 inches. Some clerks and veteran lawyers initially opposed the change, fearing it would needlessly fatten files and create confusion.
http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/02/03/15034742.shtml?Element_ID=15034742



Contra Costa Times 3/20/02
Accountants get shredded by jokes
By Jessica Guynn
Rob Anderson has a good sense of humor. As an accountant, he needs one.
"That's Anderson with an 'o,' wisecracked the managing partner of Walnut Creek accounting firm Blanding, Boyer & Rockwell. "I operate the shredder here."
Even in the busy tax season, Anderson can't count all the Andersen jokes he has heard. They're piling up faster than subpoenas in the Enron probe.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/2901327.htm




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