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Outsourcers Abusing Work Visas?

The clash between U.S.-based companies and outsourcers continues as outsourcing companies such as Infosys Technologies, Wipro, Cognizant Technology Solutions and UST Global who are either based in or have the majority of their workers in India are bringing thousands of H-1B workers in the U.S. to train them and then relocate them back to other countries.

Many claim these companies are abusing the system as these visas should be used primarily to get the best and brightest workers to come and work in the United States.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out but as I have mentioned in the past, the H-1B program should be expanded to hundreds of thousands more workers in order to help U.S. businesses looking for tech talent the fuel they need to grow.

[BusinessWeek]

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Microprocessors: The Weakest Security Link

Although there seem to be limitless ways to attack computers, a vulnerability you might not have ever seen coming takes place in the microprocessors. As chips have become more powerful than , it is now possible for a person in a  chip fab or another in the supply chain to plant counterfeit chips in place of real ones.

The reason to switch out a chip has to do with taking control of a processor at a later date for a variety of nefarious purposes.

The complexity of today's chips is an issue as it has become impossible to check them for all potential responses before they are shipped.

U.S. security agencies are very concerned but many wonder why anyone would bother to target chips when so many easier ways seem to exists to hack into today's computer systems.

[Popular Mechanics]

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Gigabyte GSmart MS808

Remember last week when I told you what a disaster it would be if Deutsche Telecom was to purchase Sprint as there are just so many wireless technologies to support? Well, I think I may have just found the phone which works with *almost* all of the technologies these two wireless carriers currently provide.

The Gigabyte GSmart MS808 supports HSDPA, WCDMA 2100, EDGE, GSM850/900/1800/1900, and GPRS. Don't forget GPS, TV and radio. It is a Windows Mobile-based device and has a screen size of 2.8 inches.

When not being used as a phone, prolonged storage of this gadget in your pants pocket can induce sterility for those customers who are looking for true convergence. ;)

[Akihabara News]

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Monitor Size Boosts Productivity

In case you thought people who ask for and use multiple monitors are just being silly, there is now research which shows what I have known for many years. More monitor real estate means more productivity.

In fact two 20-inch monitors yields a 44% increase over a single 18-inch monitor. A single 24-inch monitor yields a 52% increase in productivity over that same "puny" 18-inch monitor.

A 26-inch monitor actually reduced productivity over the 24 incher.

What does all this tell us? Choose the monitor size your employees use very carefully... A one-size-fits-all approach does not apply to monitors -- or computers for that matter.

[WSJ]

Disclosure: multiple monitors of multiple sizes were used in the creation of this blog entry.

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Comcast Gets Kevin Martin's Wrath

Kevin Martin seems to be genuinely upset at Comcast and the fact they weren't forthcoming about their traffic shaping of BitTorrent traffic.

"A hallmark of what should be seen as a reasonable business practice is certainly whether or not the people engaging in that practice are willing to describe it publicly," Mr. Martin said.

Martin also said the FCC is sorting out ways to enforce new "open access" rules for some of the wireless spectrum now being auctioned.

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Alcatel-Lucent 9900 Wireless Network Guardian

Thanks to Bell Labs, the people behind the transistor, there is now a thriving a tech industry. Moreover, many innovations in telecom are due to the team at this world famous labs team. Having said that, Bell labs hasn't been in the news much lately.

Rest assured however that the good people at Bell labs are toiling away working for Alcatel-Lucent and they have just developed a product called the 9900 Wireless Network Guardian or WNG for short.

This new product allows wireless providers to track IP addresses across their wireless networks in a manner which allows these operators to more accurately track how much data such IP sessions use. We all know that voice places a predictable load on a wireless network but data is something entirely different.

As 3G networks evolve to 4G, data usage will only increase. As this transformation continues, service providers can now rely on Alcatel-Lucent to help them monitor and manage their networks more effectively in order to ensure all users have adequate bandwidth for their particular applications.

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