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Car “black boxes” could become mandatory
The increasing computerization of cars allows them to capture and transmit data that can help improve highway and driver safety, federal officials said.But the technology also raises privacy concerns about the ownership and unintended uses of that data, experts said.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking a law that ...
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Cyber crime complaints drop 43 percent in Ohio
Internet-related crimes cost Ohio consumers nearly $1 million less last year than in 2011 and complaints about online scams dropped nearly 43 percent, according to a new report. The state’s top law-enforcement officer called those statistics a “blip” and said they don’t reflect the number of online fraud cases being ...
Stratacache announces Dairy Queen deal
Stratacache, a Dayton-based digital sign and marketing technology company, announced a deal Thursday with American Dairy Queen Corp.Stratacache’s ActiVia for Media software was selected to power digital menu feature panels at 300 Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill restaurants, officials said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Officials said ...
Dayton Hamvention draws international operators
Nearly 25,000 amateur radio operators from around the globe will visit Dayton this weekend for the 62nd annual Hamvention, the world’s largest convention devoted to the technology, officials said. The event, held Friday through Sunday at the Hara Complex in Trotwood, has an annual economic impact of $6.5 million, said ...
IT conference addresses tech trend impact
Technological innovations that seem unrelated to a business or industry actually could have a profound, disruptive impact, an information technology expert told area business leaders on Wednesday. For example, Google’s self-driving cars could eliminate crashes, which might spell the end for the $170 billion auto insurance industry, said Erik van ...
Corbus honored for supply chain project
Corbus LLC, a Dayton-based supply chain management and information technology company, was selected as a 2013 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 award winner, according to a media release.The honor was for a supply chain project produced by Corbus for a Fortune 50 consumer packaged goods corporation. The project resulted ...
Crown acquires New York City marketing agency
Crown, an information and communication technologies firm headquartered in Washington Twp., is expanding its digital marketing capabilities with the acquisition of a New York City agency with a roster of high profile clients, company officials said. Crown, formerly known as Crown Partners, has purchased Intersect, a digital marketing agency with ...
Survey: Tech gadgets hurt workplace etiquette
Increased use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets has led to more breaches in workplace etiquette over the past three years, according to a new survey by Robert Half Technology, an information technology staffing company with an office in Dayton.The survey of chief information officers (CIOs) from U.S. ...
Reynolds expands alliance with California car dealers
Kettering-based Reynolds and Reynolds has expanded its strategic alliance with the California New Car Dealers Association by adding a retail contract tool to its existing documents library, according to a media release.The company has added the Reynolds LAW 553 Universal Retail Sale Contract to the Law California Finance and Insurance ...
Ohio had nation’s third-highest foreclosure rate in April
Foreclosures in Ohio has reached a near six-year high as mortgage lenders seek to clear their books of troubled properties, according to a new report released Wednesday. Ohio had the nation’s third-highest foreclosure rate in April, with one in every 427 households facing a foreclosure filing, real estate data firm ...
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Cyberattack causes few problems
A global cyberattack campaign targeting U.S. government agencies and financial institutions threatened to make Tuesday a “day to remember,” according to online rhetoric, but the event appeared to cause few problems for Internet operations, experts said. Network security firm Radware reported no major website disruptions and described the Operation USA ...
Woolpert partners with U.S. Fuel Corporation
Beavercreek-based engineering and design services firm Woolpert Inc. will be the lead design consultant and design-build program manager for two U.S. Fuel Corp. coal-to-liquid plants planned for Kentucky, according to a media release.Woolpert will provide the necessary planning, design and preliminary design-build documents in coordination with the coal-to-liquid (CTL) process ...
Banks: Cyber attacks could slow service today
Criminal hackers are threatening cyber attacks today against the websites of high-profile targets that include the White House, U.S. Department of Defense, Federal Bureau of Investigation and a wide array of banks and credit unions, including some in Ohio.The Ohio Credit Union League on Monday issued its first-ever widespread consumer ...
Spine implant manufacturer acquired for $4.5M
The $4.5 million acquisition of a Fairborn spine implant manufacturer by a global medical device company announced Monday reflects a resurgence of mergers and acquisitions across the U.S., experts said. San Diego-based NuVasive Inc. has purchased ANC LLC, a medical manufacturer at 1 Herald Square in Fairborn. Founded in 2010, ...
Cyber-attack could target Ohio banks, credit unions
Ohio’s banks and credit unions are warning of a potential cyber-attack Tuesday that could render online banking services unavailable. U.S. financial institutions, including some in Ohio, have been threatened by an attack by the Internet activist group Anonymous, according to the Ohio Bankers League and Ohio Credit Union League. Anonymous ...
Fairborn spine inplant manufacturer acquired for $4.5M
A global medical device company announced Monday that is has acquired Fairborn-based spine implant manufacturer ANC LLC. NuVasive Inc., headquartered in San Diego, will pay about $4.5 million for the company, which has 65 employees, officials said.ANC’s name will be changed to NuVasive Manufacturing LLC.NuVasive has been involved with ANC ...
Market surges as economy shows vigor
A surprisingly strong April jobs report Friday obliterated forecasts of weak job growth and spurred the stock market to surge. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday morning that U.S. employers added 165,000 nonfarm jobs last month. The unemployment rate dipped to a four-year low of 7.5 percent. The ...
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