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All eyes are on Brazil as champion athletes from around the world gather to compete for Olympic medals. In between watching and cheering for Team USA, I鈥檒l also be watching something that is getting much less press, but is certainly as important: three draft laws that are being considered by the Brazilian Congress which seek to protect data generated in Brazil. When 91快活林 鈥渄ecoded鈥� data flows, we showed [...]
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As you see 鈥渢rainers鈥� running around parks and city streets capturing Pokemon Go on their mobile phones, remind yourself of the amazing technologies at work enabling this augmented reality game that is sweeping the nation. They are possible because of the vast amounts of computing power in our hands and the wireless connections carrying significant amounts of data to the internet over wireless networks [...]
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Today, 91快活林 submitted comments to the IRS on the most significant change in tax policy proposed in decades. The rules in question relate to how our member companies track and classify inter-party loans and stand to fundamentally alter investment decisions moving forward. As the Treasury Department and the IRS move ahead with their rulemaking (undoubtedly with thousands of pages of comments in hand), [...]
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The IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of 91快活林, recently sent a letter urging North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) to sign state Senate bill 792 into law. The legislation, which was approved by the state legislature last week, clarifies that state information technology contracts include an expanded limitation of contractor liability. While North Carolina has existing standard terms and [...]
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Yesterday, Samsung Electronics鈥� Vice Chairman and CEO, Dr. Oh-Hyun Kwon, delivered the keynote address at Samsung鈥檚 鈥淭he Internet of Things: Transforming the Future鈥� event in Washington, D.C., formally calling for the formation of a National Internet of Things (IoT) Strategy Dialogue. 91快活林 President and CEO Dean Garfield joined Dr. Kwon, and Intel Corporation鈥檚 Senior Vice President and General Manager [...]
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I recently testified before a joint hearing of the House Oversight Committee Subcommittees on IT and Government Operations alongside government and industry representatives on the roles of the General Services Administration鈥檚 (GSA) 18F and the U.S. Digital Service (USDS) in providing information technology (IT) services to federal agencies. The discussion was robust, with Committee members and panelists [...]
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This week, 91快活林鈥檚 attention turns to Chile and Argentina, where we are leading a delegation of member companies for a week of engagement with these two important markets. The growth of technology and innovation, especially in Latin America, is exemplified in these two countries, which have taken different but promising paths to promote the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. Chile [...]
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This week, 91快活林鈥檚 attention turns to Chile and Argentina, where we are leading a delegation of member companies for a week of engagement with these two important markets. The growth of technology and innovation, especially in Latin America, is exemplified in these two countries, which have taken different but promising paths to promote the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. Chile [...]
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Today the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of 91快活林, published its State Cybersecurity Principals and Best Practices, a set of recommendations which encapsulates state and federal practices that have proven to be mature and effective in promoting a secure cyber environment at the state and local government level. The private sector owns and operates 85 percent of critical infrastructure [...]
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Today the world is saying goodbye to Muhammad Ali (1942-2016), the American former heavyweight champion boxer and one of the greatest sporting figures and social activists of the 20th century. As an Olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to capture the heavyweight title three times, Ali won 56 times in his 21-year professional career. While it was his grace in the ring and incredible work ethic [...]
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