According to the 2007 Internet Crime Report, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 206,884 complaints of crimes perpetrated over the Internet during 2007. Of the complaints received, more than 90,000 were referred to law enforcement around the nation, amounting to nearly $240 million in reported losses. This represents a $40 million increase in reported losses from complaints referred to law enforcement in 2006. All complaints received by IC3 are accessible to federal, state, and local law enforcement to support active investigations, trend analysis, and public outreach and awareness efforts.

“The Internet presents a wealth of opportunity for would-be criminals to prey on unsuspecting victims, and this report shows how extensive these types of crime have become,” said FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director James E. Finch. “What this report does not show is how often this type of activity goes unreported. Filing a complaint through IC3 is the best way to alert law enforcement authorities of Internet crime.” Continue reading →

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Fitosoft announces the release of version 2.1 of ObjectPrint, a smart tool to control printers and print jobs. It provides you with all the means necessary for efficient administration of all printing activity. Using the tool helps you to save much of the printer capacity.

In every office there are usually lots of printers, and anyone can get access to them and print whatever he wants. This often leads to a waste of printers’ resources resulting in excessive costs on paper and toner. To be completely sure that each and every paper is printed out for the right purpose, you should make use of ObjectPrint. It lets you conveniently administrate printing jobs in every possible way turning printers into your loyal servants.
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WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barriers to starting a small business will shatter and their success rates will improve over the next decade, according to study results that Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU) shared in briefings with members of Congress and small business industry leaders. The meetings focused on the importance of small businesses and their future impact on the U.S. economy.

Intuit Senior Vice President Rick Jensen met with members from the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the House Committee on Small Business. The leader of Intuit’s small business group, which serves more than 7 million small businesses employing 17 million workers, also met with representatives from 12 small business associations, including the Small Business Administration, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Women’s Business Centers and the Association of Small Business Development Centers. Continue reading →