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WASHINGTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beacon Interactive Systems, a cutting-edge software technology company from Cambridge, MA, today was awarded a prestigious Tibbetts Award for performing critical research and development for the Armed Services and applying innovative solutions to help public and private entities function more effectively. Company founders, ML Mackey and Mike MacEwen, received the award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) at a White House...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A bill now awaits President Obama’s signature which would allow Netflix and other video streaming services to share their user data with third-parties. This means that, pending Obama’s approval, these video streaming companies, including Netflix, could begin sharing user viewing history with Facebook and the like. While such a feature could prove handy to those who simply want to share their favorite movies with their friends, it...
The under-thirteen crowd may soon be able to openly sign up for a Facebook account soon, as the social networking giant is now in the midst of developing technology that will allow the youngsters to have an account without having to lie about their age just to be connected. While Facebook bans any user under 13 years of age from joining the site, many lie to get an account, which puts the company in an awkward position regarding federal law that prohibits websites from collecting personal...
Facebook unveiled updates to their social media network's privacy policy on Friday in order to better explain exactly what the website does and does not do with the information of its users. According to Chloe Albanesius of PCMag and Cameron Scott of IDG News, the move comes after a December 2011 audit by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s Office (DPC), which called upon Facebook to be more open about what happens to the information that users share on the social media website....
Investigation Looks at Data Collection through the Biggest Social Network; Nine Ways for Consumers to Protect Themselves YONKERS, N.Y., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 13 million U.S. Facebook users do not use, or are not aware of the site's privacy controls, according to a new Consumer Reports investigation on Facebook and privacy, potentially exposing personal information beyond their network of Facebook friends. The report also revealed that a projected 4.8 million...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc. (OTC BB: BEAC) (www.askbeacon.com), an emerging global leader in the design, implementation and management of high performance Information Technology Systems ("ITS") infrastructure solutions, will host a conference call to discuss its fiscal year 2012 second quarter financial results on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Beacon expects to issue its financial results for the fiscal second...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc. (OTC BB: BEAC) (www.askbeacon.com), an emerging global leader in the design, implementation and management of high performance Information Technology Systems (ITS) infrastructure solutions, today discussed a transition in the Company's growth focused leadership team and anticipated results for the most recent and upcoming quarter. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101021/DA85933LOGO)...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc. (OTC BB: BEAC) (www.askbeacon.com), a global leader in the design, implementation and management of high performance Information Technology Systems (ITS) infrastructure solutions, today announces that Jerry L. Bowman, President and Chief Operating Officer, is resigning his position with the Company, effective April 9, 2012. Beacon has appointed Paris Arey, EVP of Sales and Marketing to take...
Brett Smith for RedOrbit.com The website that has helped to sustain the momentum of the Arab Spring for over a year is now facing a prolonged protest of its own. Facebook has been confronted by privacy concerns once again this week as the site’s users were asked to react to proposed changes for its Privacy Policy. The newly proposed privacy policy, which has been renamed the Data Use Policy, is being view by some as an attempt at transparency rather than an attempt at protecting...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group, Inc. (OTC BB: BEAC) (www.askbeacon.com), an emerging global leader in the design, implementation and management of high performance Information Technology Systems ("ITS") infrastructure solutions, today provides an overview of its Enterprise Infrastructure Management (EIM) documentation service offering to new and existing Fortune 1000 firms with national, multi-national and global sites. (Photo:...
