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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/10/13 -- Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced the findings of its 2012 Information Retention and eDiscovery Survey which examined how enterprises manage their ever-growing volumes of electronically stored information (ESI) and prepare for the eventuality of an eDiscovery request. The study found the percentage of organizations without a formal information retention plan dropped by half from the 2011 survey. However, even with this improvement, organizations struggle with implementing their information retention plans as only a third of organizations report their plan is fully operational.
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Non-implemented plans risky to organizations
Nearly two-thirds (60 percent) of organizations say they have a formal retention plan, yet only 34 percent report those plans are fully operational. The perceived cost of implementing their plans is reported to be the most common reason why organizations are lagging in plan implementation. The survey found that only 7 percent of organizations don't have any plans in place, a 50 percent drop from 14 percent of organizations reported in the 2011 survey.
Even more concerning is that while they received on average 17 requests for electronically stored information, these requests failed 31 percent of the time. This is significantly higher than the 20 percent of failures reported in 2011. Each time a failure occurs, the organization is at risk. Forty-three percent reported the inability to make decisions in a timely fashion as the biggest consequence of these failures. Other consequences reported include damage to reputation, compromised legal position, fines, raised profile as a litigation target and court sanctions.
"The survey highlights that, although there is a reduction in the number of organizations without an information retention plan, organizations haven't fully funded and implemented their plans," said Trevor Daughney, Director, Information Intelligence Group, Symantec. "With the number of ESI requests and failures to obtain requested information increasing, organizations face risks that are much more costly in the long run than implementing their plans."
No improvement in gap between retention beliefs & practices
There is still a substantial gap between beliefs and practices in retention policies, which has not significantly changed year over year. Eighty-one percent of respondents believe that a proper information retention plan allows organizations to delete information on an ongoing basis. However, 42 percent of backups are indefinitely retained by organizations. This is virtually unchanged from the 2011 results. And, information that is deleted by organizations is often deleted without considering established retention policies.
The most reported negative consequences resulting from preserving more electronically stored information than necessary include: Increased costs associated with collection, analysis and review (54 percent); increased time spent to collect, analyze and review ESI (47 percent); increased risk that sensitive information may be disclosed (44 percent); compromised position in potential or actual litigation (27 percent); and information unintentionally made available for potential future litigation (28 percent).
The survey also reports that organizations are keeping information longer than is needed, and keeping the data within backups rather than archives for legal holds, which reduces efficiencies when performing an ESI request. The survey reveals that 38 percent of data that organizations back up is not needed or shouldn't be kept in backup. In fact, respondents say that a third of backup data (34 percent) shouldn't be kept and is unnecessary due to litigation risk.
More than half of organizations keep that data indefinitely: 56 percent of organizations reported that their backup storage is used for infinite retention that is dedicated to legal hold. This has grown from 43 percent in 2011 and continues to get worse. Further, 85 percent of organizations routinely perform legal holds in their backups, which are not designed to be accessed in the same way as an archive.
Majority of organizations impacted by data privacy laws & regulations
As expected, data privacy laws and regulations have significant impact on organizations with 53 percent reporting that laws and/or regulations impact archiving and eDiscovery initiatives. However, there are many reasons respondents report collecting electronically stored information including: Litigation (60 percent); internal investigations (59 percent); internal compliance initiatives (58 percent); compliance with international regulations and laws (57 percent); compliance with local regulations and laws (55 percent); governmental inquiries or investigations (52 percent); and public information requests (46 percent).
Following are recommendations that organizations can implement to help them more effectively implement their information retention plan:
- Adopt a defensible deletion mindset: When organizations can adopt a defensible deletion mindset they can delete information with confidence according to their information retention policies.
- Err on the side of fewer, rather than many, retention policies: This improves the odds of successful information governance. Start with deleting obvious unnecessary files, then set minimum retention periods for compliance. Additional policies can be added later, if necessary.
- Automate privacy, retention and compliance policies to reduce risk: Allowing your policies to automatically work as they are designed not only reduces the risk of inconsistencies in policy implementation, but reduces the risk of unintentional access or distribution of information.
- Implement a solution in which legal holds can override expiry policies: Consider a unified eDiscovery solution where legal holds can be easily implemented to override expiry policies to avoid spoliation and sanctions.
- Don't use backups for long term retention: Backups are for recovery, archiving is for discovery. Deploy an archiving solution to quickly and easily respond to search requests for electronically stored information.
- Report: Symantec 2012 Information Retention Survey
- SlideShare Presentation: Symantec 2012 Information Retention Survey
- Blog Post: You Fail to Implement Your Information Retention Plan, Then You Plan to Fail
- 2011 Information Retention Survey Materials
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Key Highlights
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Ain't Easy No Moreby Mark Hummel
Oakland, CA, harmonica wizard Mark Hummel's first love is Chicago blues, and on Ain't Easy No More, the venerable bandleader's tenth album, he blows classic tunes from Windy City blues stalwarts Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Eddie Boyd, and adds his own inspired embellishment to the tradition on the originals "I Didn't Need Another Heartache" and "So Glad." His roaring, purring harp is a force of nature, and he can hold his own with James Cotton, Junior Wells, and other Chicago harp legends. But Hummel is also a restless blues synthesist, and the early jump blues of Ray Charles ("Get on the Right Track") and the New Orleans second line parade (the politically charged, righteously indignant title track) are handled equally adeptly. He's a monster harp player with an obvious passion for the music, and his band kicks up a righteous, rowdy fuss behind him. Unfortunately, he's only a mediocre singer, and these songs are marred by tepid vocals that accompany the white-hot music. Predictably, "Harpoventilating," a Hummel original and the set's only instrumental, is the standout track. It adds up to a solid if unspectacular effort.
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Performance CreditsMark Hummel Primary Artist,Harmonica,Harp,Vocals
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Embarkation: Rio de Janeiro
What a relaxing vacation on the Star Princess!
We started in Rio and ended in Ft Lauderdale, for a whirl wind of a cruise. The food was very good, more so in the specialty restaurants, but the buffet wasnt that bad either. We met a great couple traveling on their 3rd cruise with Princess and it was such a delight going to the theatre with them to see the productions shows and guest entertainers.
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It's been a tough year so far for your Excelsiors but there is still lots of lacrosse left to play. At the half way point of the season Brampton is looking to climb out of the basement and make the playoffs for a second consecutive year.
Our next home game is this coming Sunday July 3rd at 7:00pm. This is a double-header game day. Brampton's Junior A Excelsiors will play the Burlington Chiefs at 3:00pm before the Major Excelsiors taken on the Peterborough Lakers at 7:00pm.
We will be holding a BBQ / Bake Sale Fundraiser beginning at 4:00pm. $5.00 gets you a hamburger or hot dog and a bottle of water.
Come on out and support your Junior and Major teams!
2016 Excelsiors Golf Tournament
This year's annual Excelsiors Golf Tournament will be held on Sunday June 5th. We will once again be at Caledon Golf & Country Club. It will be a shotgun start at 1:00pm.
Follow this link to sign up for golf and for more details: ExcelsiorsGolfTourney
If interested in golfing, attending dinner only, sponsoring a hole or donating a silent auction prize please e-mail: email@example.com
2016 Junior B Alumni Game
The Excelsiors have lost a member of our lacrosse family. Jeff Teat – husband of Nan, father of former player/coach Dan, grandfather of Jeff, former equipment manager of the Major team, tireless volunteer who helped in all areas and a lifelong dedicated fan. Jeff was an Excelsior for life.
A Celebration of Life will be held this weekend. Details to follow.
RIP Jeff. You will be missed.
Excelsior Jayson Crawford Enjoying Success in CLAX
We know our Excelsior players don't quit once the summer is over……it's always great seeing our players have success in all areas of lacrosse.
Check out this article on Excelsior defender Jayson Crawford who is playing for the Barrie Blizzard in CLAX.
2016 Excelsiors Schedule
Your Excelsiors are pleased to announce their 2016 Schedule. We will be playing once again this season at Memorial Arena. Information on season tickets & individual game tickets will be available at a later date.
Thursday June 2nd 8:00pm vs Six Nations Chiefs
Saturday June 4th 8:00pm vs Peterborough Lakers
Thursday June 16th 8:00pm vs Oakville Rock
Thursday June 23rd 8:00pm vs Coburg Kodiaks
Thursday June 30th 8:00pm vs Brooklin Redmen
Sunday July 3rd 7:00pm vs Peterborough Lakers
Thursday July 14th 8:00pm vs Oakville Rock
Thursday July 21st 8:00pm vs Coburg Kodiaks
Thursday July 28th 8:00pm vs Six Nations Chiefs
Wednesday June 1st 8:00pm @ Brooklin Redmen
Thursday June 9th 8:00pm @ Peterborourgh Lakers
Sunday June 12th 6:00pm @ Coburg Kodiaks
Monday June 20th 8:00pm @ Oakville Rock
Tuesday June 28th 8:00pm @ Six Nations Chiefs
Thursday July 7th 8:00pm @ Peterborough Lakers
Sunday July 10th 6:00pm @ Coburg Kodiaks
Monday July 18th 8:00pm @ Oakville Rock
Tuesday July 26th 8:00pm @ Six Nations Chiefs
2016 Major Series Lacrosse Draft
The 2016 Major Draft was held today – Congratulations to all the Excelsiors drafted players:
Tyson Bell – St. Catharines Athletics
Anthony Joaquim – Toronto Beaches
Brooker Muir – Brampton Excelsiors
Darryl Robertson – Whitby Warriors
Ty Carvalho – Brampton Excelsiors
Riley Campbell – Peterborough Lakers
Your Excelsiors also protected from the Jr.A. Excelsiors: Philip Caputo & Zach Herreweyers.
For a full list of all drafted players: http://majorserieslax.blogspot.ca/2016/01/major-series-lacrosse-draft-results.html
2015 Excelsiors Award Winners
The Excelsiors held their annual Award Banquet yesterday at the Lion's Hall. Congratulations to all the award winners!
MVP Defensive – Jack Burrell Memorial Award – Chris Corbeil
Rookie of the Year – Wayne Thompson Memorial Award – Tyler Ferreira
MVP Regular Season – Jimmy Madgett Memorial Award – Joe Resetarits
MVP Playoffs – Bill Wanless Memorial Award – Sandy Chapman
Unsung Hero – George Sproule Memorial Award – Ethan O'Connor
Leading Scorer – Jerry Kendall Memorial Award – Mike Burke
Congratulations to Excelsiors Players Shane Scott & Jayson Crawford! They received their 2015 CLAX Championship Rings this week!
We would like to say a huge THANK-YOU to all our fans for your support throughout the 2015 season. Our team saw great improvement over last season and we couldn't have done it without your support. We are already planning and preparing for the 2016 season. We look forward to seeing you at Memorial for another season of Excelsiors Lacrosse! #BElieve
Check out our 2015 Year-In-Review Video: http://www.photoshow.com/watch/tn4QR8su
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Late last week, Will Harbin, CEO of Kixeye, released an open letter that denounced Kabam's new game Edgeworld as an unabashed clone of Backyard Monsters. The press was quick to jump on the smack talk angle, but we got to chat with Harbin and he thinks the main point got a bit lost.
You'll need to check out the podcast to get the full view of his perspective, but here's a teaser. Harbin says his ultimate point was that as a game developer trying to pave new ground on a new platform and convince others of its potential, unimaginative clones weaken the argument. He believes there's a lot of unexplored territory in social and places some of that blame on inauthentic designers, saying:
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Steelcase today released findings from its workplace research on how the physical environment can support or hinder mindfulness, along with five other dimensions of wellbeing. The researchers found that the physical environment offers behavioral cues, that can promote -- or hinder -- employee's physical, cognitive and emotional states and long-term health.
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/7088951-steelcase-study-employee-focus-wellbeing-mindfulness-research
A recent 14-country Steelcase/Ipsos study conducted as part of its wellbeing research revealed the growing lack of mindfulness in the workplace. Only 59 percent of employees reported their environment enabled them to feel relaxed and calm, while only 58 percent reported being able to work in teams without being interrupted or disturbed. Nearly half of all workers surveyed reported not having adequate spaces that support mindfulness and focus. Ongoing Steelcase research also found that workers in North America lose 86 minutes per day due to a variety of distractions in the workplace.
"Mindfulness means balancing the intense pace of life with being fully present in the moment," said Donna Flynn, director of Workspaces Futures at Steelcase. "With the proliferation of technology and growth of distributed work across time and space, workers are facing unprecedented distractions combined with pressures to be always on, leaving them stressed, tired, and overwhelmed. Healthy and mindful employees are a competitive advantage in today's business world, but to achieve it workers need supportive environments that give them the emotional capacity to interpret and experience events in a way that leads to productive, positive actions."
The Steelcase researchers identified and developed design concepts that companies can incorporate into their workplace to help encourage mindfulness by enhancing employees' ability to concentrate and make thoughtful choices amid distractions and disturbances.
Steelcase key ideas when designing for mindfulness include:
- Offer spaces where people can seek solitude and respite, or connect with others without distractions or interference.
- Design areas that allow workers to control the amount of sensory stimulation they are exposed to and enable them to amp it up or down.
- Create spaces that help people stay focused as they interact with others one-on-one and eye-to-eye.
- Offer places that are calming, through the materials, textures, colors, lighting and views.
"Given the mental fatigue that comes with high cognitive load, workers need physical spaces that help them manage the cognitive load and be fully present in the moment," says Beatriz Arantes, senior researcher and environmental psychologist with Steelcase Workspace Futures. "The space can give workers a reason to want to be present. When we ask people to envision a state of wellbeing, they talk about spas, vacation, yoga or other ways to escape from everyday life. Yet people spend 36 percent of their time working – more than any other activity. We want to help people reconnect with what makes their work fulfilling."
"To foster mindfulness, and wellbeing, organizations need to provide a diversity of work settings employees can choose from based on the work they have to do. When employees have choices, they have a sense of control that helps them feel more empowered and less stressed."
Six Dimensions of Wellbeing
Mindfulness is one of six key dimensions Steelcase researchers identified in their exploration of the physical, emotional and cognitive aspects of worker wellbeing. These six dimensions of wellbeing can be impacted by the design of the physical environment. The dimensions include:
- Mindfulness
- Optimism
- Vitality
- Belonging
- Authenticity
- Meaning
"Creative work is all about making connections, being open to new ideas, taking risks and experimenting. These behaviors are impossible in a stressed state of mind. For creative work to thrive, the workplace needs to be a supportive and positive environment," noted Flynn.
Read more about the other elements impacting wellbeing at work here.
About Steelcase Research:
The Steelcase research team conducts design research, based in the social sciences that includes observation and other anthropological methods. This study is a meta-analysis of 3 years of Steelcase global primary research combined with external studies.
The Steelcase/Ipsos survey was conducted online within the United States, Canada, Mexico, India, China United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Poland, Russia, Turkey and Germany by Ipsos on behalf of Steelcase from January and April 2014 among 10,527 adults ages 18 and older working for companies with more than 100 employees. Samples are representative of the employees population based on their age, gender and occupation. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables, please contact Katie Hasse at [email protected].
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/7088951-steelcase-study-employee-focus-wellbeing-mindfulness-research
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dn9886/global_mobile) has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the International Mobile Computing Devices Market - Forecasts to 2017" report to their offering.
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50. Vendor Landscape
51. Key Vendor Analysis
52. Global Tablet PC Market - Summary
53. Geographical Segmentation
54. Key Leading Countries
55. Buying Criteria
56. Market Growth Drivers
57. Drivers and their Impact
58. Market Challenges
59. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
60. Market Trends
61. Vendor Landscape
62. Key Vendor Analysis
63. Global Laptops Market - Summary
64. Geographical Segmentation
65. Key Leading Countries
66. Buying Criteria
67. Market Growth Drivers
68. Drivers and their Impact
69. Market Challenges
70. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
71. Market Trends
72. Vendor Landscape
73. Key Vendor Analysis
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- Acer Inc.
- Amazon.com Inc.
- Apple Inc.
- ASUSTek Computer Inc.
- Barnes & Noble Inc.
- Blackberry
- Dell Inc.
- Fujitsu Ltd.
- Hanvon Technology Co. Ltd.
- Hasee Computer Co. Ltd.
- Hewlett-Packard Co.
- HTC Corp.
- Kobo Inc.
- Lenovo Group Ltd.
- LG Electronics Inc.
- Nokia Corp.
- Pandigital
- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Sony Mobile Communications AB.
- Toshiba Corp.
- Wistron Corp.
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The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan's final June reading on the overall index on consumer sentiment came in at 82.5, up from 81.9 the month before.
It was above the median forecast of 82.0 among economists polled by Reuters and above the preliminary reading of 81.2.
"Consumers believe the first quarter decline in economic activity was due to the harsh winter weather, and that the economy has already returned to positive economic growth," survey director Richard Curtin said in a statement.
The survey's barometer of current economic conditions rose to 96.6 from 94.5 and was above a forecast of 96.0.
The survey's gauge of consumer expectations slipped to 73.5 from 73.7 but topped an expected 72.8.
The survey's one-year inflation expectation dipped to 3.1 percent from 3.3 percent, while the survey's five-to-10-year inflation outlook edged up to 2.9 percent from 2.8 percent.
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MyDrive are world leaders in telematics profiling, delivering the most detailed and accurate driver profiles to their customers in the insurance industry. MyDrive's solution was originally based on "black-box" devices which would submit driver telematics data to the MyDrive servers. MyDrive has now expanded its service to support iOS and Android; using smartphone apps to collect and submit data negates the need to install specific devices, and enables insurers to integrate additional features, enhancing engagement with their brand. MyDrive's SDKs can be used by insurers to create apps, or by Compsoft to develop apps for MyDrive customers.
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Formworks for business eliminates the need for paper forms and cuts data processing time in half. The Formworks platform enables companies to easily create their own forms via a web GUI. Field based staff – for example salespeople, surveyors, facilities managers or auditors – then complete the forms on their iPad during a meeting or inspection. Formworks forms look familiar - just like paper forms, and support an exhaustive range of field types, including photo and signature capture, and handwriting recognition. Data is sent instantly back to the office - reducing paperwork and enabling faster data processing.
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Everyday Golf Coach is the complete golf swing analysis and coaching package, giving the user offline access to 38 HD quality coaching videos with notes covering all aspects of the game. Users can search videos for particular topics and mark favourite videos for future reference. The Swing Analyser enables the user to import and analyse their own swing videos, and compare with the library of professional swings. Drawing tools with hints enable the user to annotate their own video to assist analysis. Users can also post pictures and videos to social media showing their progress.
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A salute, to the PPV King, and guy who brought boxing to the masses
in the 90s and kept it afloat into the 2000s.
Oscar De La Hoya
You may not like him as a fighter for whatever reason, but you know you were at a someones house watching when his fights were on.
Lets be real, the guy was just born to be a star. He turned his Olympic Gold medal, into a boxing empire.
His very first headlining PPV fight, was in his 18th pro bout.
People just wanted to see this guys fights. And, he did it all without the marketing schemes or internet.
Thank you Oscar, for making Saturday nights, fun!
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Burner, why no love for the ppv kingpin? Too light?
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I gave him all the credit for what he has done. if he's in this era, he would've been bigger.
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Oscar was a huge part of boxing for a decade and he was in some real donnybrooks (yep, i said donnybrooks), never avoiding anybody that
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Gifts was the category that grew the fastest last month, with sales increasing 45% year over year. By contrast, spending for clothing, footwear and accessories increased just 1% compared with April 2011; that is the lowest growth rate for the product category in 11 years, IRMG says. The report blames the generally wet and cool April weather for dampening consumers' desires to purchase summer apparel via e-retailers.
The weather may have turned consumers' minds toward sunnier locales, however, as spending on online travel increased 20% year over year. The report gives no actual spending figures for product categories.
"While the 10% annual growth recorded in April is lower than the 13% uplift seen in the first quarter, it should be noted that this is on the back of a strong performance in April last year when online retail sales were up 19% year on year," says Tina Spooner, chief information officer at IMRG.
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Lebanese Shi'ite gunmen who kidnapped more than 20 people said on Thursday they would kill a Turkish hostage first if their kinsman captured by rebels in Syria was hurt and said they were looking to seize more Turkish citizens.
The Meqdad clan says it is seeking to put pressure on the Free Syrian Army (FSA) to release Hassan al-Meqdad by targeting both Syrians it says are part of the rebel force and citizens of Turkey, one of the rebels' regional sponsors. The clan is holding one Turk and the rest of its captives are Syrians.
The kidnapping has evoked memories of Lebanon's own civil war, reinforcing fears that the Syria conflict could trigger more instability in a much smaller neighbour where Damascus has had a major influence over politics and security for decades.
A member of the Meqdad family was quoted on Wednesday as saying citizens of Qatar and Saudi Arabia were also on their list of potential targets. In response, Gulf states ordered their citizens to leave Lebanon.
But Maher al-Meqdad, the spokesman for the clan, said the Meqdads were only targeting the FSA and Turks, adding that the number of Turkish captives "was likely to rise".
"If Hassan (al-Meqdad) is killed, the first hostage we will kill is the Turk," Maher al-Meqdad told Reuters.
"Regarding Saudis, Qataris and Gulf nationals, they are not targets for the Meqdad clan," said Maher al-Meqdad, speaking in an area of southern Beirut controlled by Hezbollah.
The clan says Hezbollah has nothing to do with the kidnappings.
The Turkish hostage was interviewed after his abduction on Wednesday by a Lebanese television channel. He said he had come to Lebanon for a business trip.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said it was in contact with the family of the kidnapped Turk, who it named as Aydin Tufan Tekin.
"Our ministry and Beirut Embassy are continuing intensive efforts to secure the release unharmed of our kidnapped citizen," it said in a statement released late on Wednesday
Meqdad said Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour had been in touch to seek the release of the Turk, but added that he would not be released until Hassan al-Meqdad was freed.
"Our adversary is only the Free Syrian Army," he said. "We want our relative."
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