ValueFirst Messaging has launched SMS Gateway Plug-in Services for ERP/CRM software. The unique SMS gateway plug-in service is specially designed for software product companies. Such a requirement has evolved in the market in the last few months more than ever before. The SMS gateway plug-in is a COM/XML API-based service that offers a two way interactive communication platform to ERP/CRM product development companies in ASP model. The SMS gateway plug-in service is designed keeping in mind various important factors for enterprise customers such as reliability, security, scalability, budgeting and user management.

Technology firms voiced disapproval over draft broadband regulations discussed at a contentious, six-hour congressional hearing Wednesday. Google, Microsoft, eBay, Amazon.com, and InterActiveCorp representatives said in letters and statements to a U.S. House of Representatives panel that the new legislation it is preparing is too heavy-handed and favors certain technologies to the detriment of others.

Capacitors are an inexpensive little component on a PC motherboard, but they can be a costly headache for manufacturers when a whole bunch of them go bad. Last week, Dell announced it was going to take a $300 million financial charge on its earnings to cover costs associated with the replacement of motherboards with faulty capacitors in some of its Optiplex workstations. The Dell system boards in question were manufactured from April 2003 to March 2004, according to several contract computer repair firms that are starting to replace the systems. At issue are faulty capacitors on motherboards that store power and regulate voltage. Defective capacitors found in the Dell Optiplex workstations, some Apple iMac G5s, HP xw-series workstations made in 2004 and PCs with the Intel D865GBF motherboard have been found to bulge, pop, leak and crust over, causing video failure and periodic system shutdowns.

The Learning Continuum Company has released their newest distance learning course, Notes Domino 7 System Administration Update. Students will learn about the changes in the Domino 7 server and Domino Administrator 7 client, including new ways to install the Domino 7 server, administer Notes clients, control SPAM, administer Notes calendaring, and monitor a Domino server. This course will prepare Domino 6 administrators for the Notes Domino 7 System Administration Update Exam (702) required to become an IBM Certified System Administrator–Lotus Notes and Domino 7. As with all TLCC courses, students learn at their own pace and at their place. Along with clearly showing how to use the new Domino 7 features, TLCC’s Notes Domino 7 System Administration Update course offers extensive activities and demonstrations that are done right in a local test environment.

Even as banks and regulators step up efforts to thwart identity theft over the Internet, the worry that fraudsters remain one step ahead is convincing many Americans that banking online is too risky. At an identity theft forum in New York on Tuesday, security and policy experts said banks are taking appropriate steps to stop online criminals but that their best efforts–and consumers’ own vigilance–may not be enough.

A break-in and computer theft last month in an office of TransUnion credit monitoring service has left 3,600 consumers at risk of ID theft. The theft of the computer, from a California office of TransUnion, marks the latest case of consumer information being put at risk following the heist of a PC. The PC in this instance contained sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers. Security experts warn that the type of information that can be extracted from such computers often is used as the "keys to the vault," which enable the thieves to engage in other illicit behavior. TransUnion said it does not believe any fraudulent activity has occurred since the PC heist, and noted that the computer required a password to access the data.

T3i announced that it has launched its Information Forensics Digital Technology Laboratory. The Hi-Tech Digital Laboratory was established in order to provide T3i client’s with an expanded range of services including digital forensics for computers, networks, PDAs, cell phones, flash drives and other peripherals, as well as digital critical data recovery for deleted files, emails, passwords and graphics. As the use of computer in our everyday lives continues to grow, the need for computer forensics and data recovery services has grown almost exponentially.

The World Wide Web Consortium has created a group aimed at standardizing the rules that deliver data across the Web. The RIF (Rule Interchange Format) working group is tasked with producing a standard means for exchanging rules on the Web, regardless of data format. This, in turn, could boost integration of data from multiple sources or areas of the Internet. Rules are a key element of the Semantic Web, a project geared toward creating a universal medium for information exchange among machines.

IBM unveiled the new small-to-midrange-class IBM System Storage N5000 series, which stands as the company’s second major technology rollout resulting from its OEM and product re-branding partnership with Network Appliance. Primarily suited for small data centers and remote regional offices, the N5000 series features two models: the IBM System Storage N5200 and the N5500. The products will be generally available on Dec. 9 in both single and dual storage controller models.

Teamstudio announced the release of Teamstudio Edition 22. This major feature release marks the full support of ND7 (Lotus Notes and Domino 7) for all Teamstudio products, and support for two new IBM server platforms, AIX and iSeries, with Teamstudio CIAO! and Teamstudio Snapper. The updates to the Teamstudio Edition 22 tool suite ensures users currently operating on Lotus Notes and Domino platforms receive full ND7 support. With the current updates, Teamstudio Edition 22 provides users with tools to help improve productivity by enabling users to work more efficiently.