The chipmaker’s long-standing dismissal of antitrust claims by its main rival, AMD, will receive a test as Federal Trade Commission regulators take a closer look at Intel.
Facebook to Face Federal Trade Commission?
Will Facebook have to face the Federal Trade Commission over their three-week-old Project Beacon and Social Ads platforms? If the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Center for Digital Democracy have their way, you bet.
Federal Web Sites See Decline
The public satisfaction with federal government Web sites dropped from last quarters all time high and stayed relatively unchanged over the last seven quarters. The first quarter 2007 special report on E-Government Satisfaction from the University of Michigan’s American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) shows that customer satisfaction with federal Web sites declined 0.7 percent from last quarter to an overall score of 73.4.
Even with the drop in satisfaction, e-government faired better than the federal government, which had a score of 72.3 on the ACSI.
Google Makes Sales Call To Federal Government
When you consider that Google’s net income in 2006 was well over $3 billion, it becomes apparent that individual customers don’t matter much to the company’s overall business. Google may be trying to change that, however: yesterday and today, it’s holding a special sales meeting with “nearly 200 federal contractors, engineers and uniformed military members.”
Alternative Venture Finance: Federal Grants and Loans
While most companies seeking venture capital initially think about angel investors and venture capitalists, a large alternative source of financing is federal grants and loans.
Federal Court Ditches Flag Order
The Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. stomped the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today in a ruling saying the overstepped its authority in ordering electronics manufacturers from putting a “broadcast flag” device in television sets and other video recording devices.
Federal Knowledge Management Solutions to Grow 29 Percent by 2009
Broadened Agency Adoption, Homeland Security Initiatives, and Consolidation of Redundant Systems Drive Steady Growth over the Next Five Years.
Federal ERP Spending to Grow by 37%
Driven by system consolidation at the Department of Homeland Security and Administration management mandates, the federal market for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) products and services will hit $7.7 billion in FY2009, a 37 percent increase over FY2004 spending of $5.6 billion, according to a report released today by INPUT, the leading provider of government market intelligence.
Site Review: Ent Federal Credit Union
Ent Federal Credit Union is the largest locally owned financial institution in Colorado Springs. EntFederal.com provides a wide range of financial services which include – Internet account access (Ent@ccess Online Banking), online Bill Payments (Ent@ccess Bill Pay), 24-hour loan applications, 24-hour-a-day transactions by phone (Entell24), and investment services.
Federal Taxes for The Small Business Owner
If you are the sole proprietor of a small business, you probably groan at the mention of the phrase “federal taxes.” Unfortunately, the only two certainties in life are death and taxes, so if you’re a small business owner, federal taxes are an unpleasant fact that can’t be avoided. Understanding your responsibilities is the first step toward minimizing your federal tax burden, financially and psychologically. Your tax burden includes taxes based on your net profit, social security taxes, and federal withholding, as well as unemployment taxes.