By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and BRAD STONE July 15, 2009
You might think your password protects the confidential information stored on Web sites. But as Twitter executives discovered, that is a dangerous assumption. The Web was abuzz Wednesday after it was revealed that a hacker had exposed corporate information about Twitter after breaking into an employee’s e-mail account. The breach raised red flags for individuals as well as businesses about the passwords used to secure information they store on the Web. On Web sites containing personal information like e-mail, financial data or documents, there is usually just a user name and password for protection. More individuals are storing information on Web servers, where it is accessible from any online computer through services offered by Google, Amazon, Microsoft, social networks like Facebook or back-up services like Mozy.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Microsoft to Open Retail Stores Near Apple Stores
By: Darryl K. Taft 009-07-16
Turning up the heat on its competition with rival Apple, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner says the software giant will open Microsoft retail stores “next to” Apple stores this fall. Turner, who spoke at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference, also said Apple has tried to quash the Microsoft “Laptop Hunters” ad campaign. Microsoft plans to open new Microsoft retail stores near rival Apple stores this fall, according to a key company executive. During a keynote speech at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2009 in New Orleans on July 15, Kevin Turner, Microsoft's chief operating officer told the company's partners that Microsoft will take advantage of customer demand for Microsoft products at the retail level. Proximity to Apple's retail outlets only serves to fuel the competition between two of the most recognized brands in the technology industry.
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Turning up the heat on its competition with rival Apple, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner says the software giant will open Microsoft retail stores “next to” Apple stores this fall. Turner, who spoke at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference, also said Apple has tried to quash the Microsoft “Laptop Hunters” ad campaign. Microsoft plans to open new Microsoft retail stores near rival Apple stores this fall, according to a key company executive. During a keynote speech at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2009 in New Orleans on July 15, Kevin Turner, Microsoft's chief operating officer told the company's partners that Microsoft will take advantage of customer demand for Microsoft products at the retail level. Proximity to Apple's retail outlets only serves to fuel the competition between two of the most recognized brands in the technology industry.
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