Category: Software & Technology

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Comparing Yahoo and Tumblr, as Internet pioneer agrees to buy blogging service

Yahoo is paying $1.1 billion to buy the popular blogging site Tumblr. It’s part of Yahoo’s comeback efforts, after years in a financial funk. Tumblr will give Yahoo more opportunities to sell advertising. Here’s how the two companies compare:

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Wearable robots help paralyzed people walk

Experts say it will take years of research to prove health benefits before Medicare and private insurance companies would consider covering the expense.

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Mobile Survey Reveals 68% of Moms Don’t Use Child Safety Measures on Mobile Devices

In more than half of the cases of mothers who found inappropriate content on devices their children use, the material was pornographic or sex-related.

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Harper Government Announces Energy Innovation Projects in the Greater Toronto Area

The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport) and Member of Parliament for Bramalea-Gore-Malton, announced today that the Government of Canada will invest over $21 million for thirteen innovative clean energy projects in the Greater Toronto Area. These projects are included among 55 new innovative clean energy projects announced today by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, [...]

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Review: Far from a Siri killer, Google Now most useful as a supplement on Apple devices

Google Now goes further in filling your phone screen with boxes containing stock quotes, sports results, weather, travel directions and more–all without making a request.

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Skyrocketing inflation: Russia now charging NASA $70 million per seat to fly US astronauts

The $424 million represents flights to and from the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft, as well as training, for six astronauts in 2016 and the first half of 2017.

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What to Ask Insureds When it Comes to Internet Security

The cloud is here to stay. Your agency’s commercial clients must be prepared to embrace its strengths and weaknesses.

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The Risks When it Comes to Insuring ‘Cloud’ Data

The U.S. Department of Defense has long known that the next big and very real threat is a cyber one.

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Feds Rule Apple Did not Violate Google Patent

If Apple had been found guilty of violating the patent, its devices could have been banned from being imported into the United States.

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Harper Government Announces Action Plan for Cyber Security

“Our government is committed to defending Canada’s cyber infrastructure and protecting and advancing our national security and economic interests,” Minister Toews

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Privacy risks with new technology make Canadians nervous

Seven in ten Canadians also reported feeling that they have less protection of their personal information in their daily lives than they did 10 years ago

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U.S. insurer’s in-car technology blocks calls, texts, emails and other smartphone apps

Using non-pairing Bluetooth technology from Cellcontrol, the device is engaged when a car is in motion and limits mobile device activity during that time

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Wawanesa selects Guidewire for rating, underwriting, policy administration and billing

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company announced that it has selected Guidewire PolicyCenter as its new underwriting and policy administration solution and Guidewire BillingCenter to manage its billing operations

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Lack of social media policy exposing businesses to unnecessary risks

“The survey findings are surprising in that they show how many businesses are either inadequately prepared or altogether inactive in putting effective processes and policies in place around social media”

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Eight tips for small businesses to protect against online fraud

The Government of Canada’s Anti-Fraud Centre says over 16,000 people are identified as victims of fraud every year, accounting for an estimated $54 million in losses

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More companies buying cyber insurance

Marsh said the number of its US clients who purchased cyber insurance increased 33 percent in 2012 compared to 2011, with the services and educational sectors leading the way

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Economical Insurance to begin pilot implementation of CSIO eDoc XML standard

Beginning Monday, March 25, Economical Insurance will begin a pilot implementation of the CSIO eDoc XML standard with select brokers that use The Agency Manager, sigXP, PowerBroker or The Broker Workstation broker management systems (BMS)

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Keal Technology, SGI CANADA deliver CSIO-compliant eDoc solution to insurance brokers

SGI CANADA joins Intact and RSA as available companies offering eDocs to Keal clients

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Applied Systems to acquire IVANS P&C data exchange business

Following the closing of the transaction, the IVANS P&C business will operate as a separate business division of Applied Systems led by Jim Ochiltree, president of IVANS P&C, and the entire existing senior management team

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