RIM Announces BlackBerry 10 Launch Date
The Washington Post reported today about RIM’s announced January 30 launch date for BlackBerry 10. The new operating system will be accompanied by two new devices signaling that the Canadian manufacturer plans an aggressive push to reclaim lost marketshare. Further groundwork has been laid for a big splash with the BB10 launch as RIM has already received advanced Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS 140-2) certification. The National Institute of Standards and Technology sets this communications security standard sought by some of BlackBerry’s largest [...]
STEM Education: Essential for U.S. Technology Leadership
In the aftermath of the STEM education bill's defeat on the House floor, supporters are searching for other means to make sure our young students are exposed to skills which lead to high paying jobs in the technology sector. While some can disagree over how to raise our country’s low scores in math and science, what cannot be denied is that we possess far fewer specialists in these fields than the tech industry requires. Representing small business developers, ACT repeatedly [...]
Cloud Legislation Important for Small Businesses
Association for Competitive Technology President Jonathan Zuck issued the following statement in support of the Cloud Computing Act of 2012. “We applaud Senators Klobuchar and Hoeven for the introduction of the Cloud Computing Act of 2012. The enterprise and consumer marketplaces are rapidly adopting cloud computing. With the explosive growth of smartphones and tablets, consumers are embracing mobile computing and the applications in the cloud that add incredible functionality to their devices. “Companies large and small are eager to take [...]
Washington Post: ACT Introduces app privacy icons
Washington Post: ACT Introduces app privacy icons Hayley Tsukuyama October 5, 2012 The Association for Competitive Technology introduced new icons Thursday that are intended to provide more transparency when it comes to app privacy. The icons are meant to tell users when an app has ads, social integration, collects location information, connects to the Web or allows in-app purchases. The group worked with children’s app makers to develop the icons. Moving forward, ACT hopes to work with platform providers to help [...]
ACT Introduces the App Privacy Icons
Today we launched the App Privacy Icons - the newest feature of our App Trust Project. These icons are part of a broad campaign to provide developers with resources to demonstrate easy-to-understand transparency about the privacy settings and features of their apps. In the increasingly competitive world of mobile apps, savvy consumers are making purchasing decisions that include whether and how an app collects or shares information about them. This industry-led measure – an eight-month collaborative effort by developer groups, [...]
eWeek: ACT Launches App Privacy Icons
eWeek: ACT Launches App Privacy Icons Darryl Taft October 4, 2012 The Association for Competitive Technology announced new App Privacy Icons to help developers and consumers handle privacy settings of their apps. The new icons are part of a broad campaign to provide developers with the resources to demonstrate easy-to-understand transparency about the privacy settings and features of their apps. In the increasingly competitive world of mobile apps, savvy consumers are making purchasing decisions that include whether and how [...]