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We promise we’ll take good care of it

Posted on16. Feb, 2011 by Richard Fine.

If you’re an executive at a credit reporting agency, you might have had a slightly uncomfortable week. If you’re an executive at the SettlementOne Credit Corporation, ACRAnet Inc, or Fajilan and Associates Inc, then ‘slightly uncomfortable’ is probably an understatement.

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Cablegate

Posted on30. Nov, 2010 by Richard Fine.

Hi there! I’m Richard, newest addition to the cadre of Grid-Tools bloggers. Grid-Tools employ me as a “Technical Writer;” in practice, my job is all about explaining our products, the ideas they encapsulate, and the context in which they operate. I’ve only been around for a few weeks, but I’m enjoying it: not just because it’s a pleasant place to work, but because I understand the very real problems that the company is trying to solve. Unlike so many projects in the enterprise space, ours aren’t mere buzzwords and blown smoke. Our pitch doesn’t include the phrase “empowering synergies in your solution portfolio.” I have my fingers crossed that it never will, at least while I’m the one providing copy for the sales brochures…

Enough about me. Let’s talk about “cablegate.”

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Permanent overhaul of how non-production data is used

Posted on22. Jul, 2010 by Huw Price.

How did you greet the news that organisations will soon have to notify customers and regulators of any data breaches? The EU passed its data breach notification rules last October and they will be rolled out to all member states in 2011. Chances are, many of us thought two things… One – the rules only [...]

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