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Records and Archives In the News is a compilation of news stories
related to records and archives management.

IT Directors Looking To Raise Game On Digital Archiving
ChannelMinds - Beckly,UK
... many UK organisations are missing important opportunities to reduce
the costs and the risk associated with retaining and managing electronic
records, and are ...
<http://channelminds.com/article.php3?id_article=2584>

BILL Could Seal Inspection Records
The BYU Newsnet - Provo,UT,USA
... and Management Acts. GRAMA passed in the Senate 14 years ago to give
citizens better access to public records. Sen. Mark Madsen, R ...
<http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/58170>

Wired
Science Puts Enron E-Mail to Use
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70100-0.html?

A magical history tour
The Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
... The collection was given to the Dundee University archive by his 
stepson,
Michael ... With the archivist's instinct for the significance of just
that tiny detail ...
<http://www.theherald.co.uk/55164.shtml>

MESSAGELABS launches e-mail archival service
ComputerWorld - USA
has launched its first e-mail archival product that company officials 
say
will allow for fast access to messages that must be stored for 
regulatory
and legal ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/industrytopics/financial/story/0,10801,1081
81,00.html>

KNOWING when to discard old records
San Jose Business Journal - CA,USA
... court ruling on pretrial motions says lost records shouldn't hurt a
company involved in litigation as long as a pre-determined document 
retention
plan was in ...
<http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2006/01/30/focus1.html?js
t=pn_pn_lk>


FBI aims to curtail tech spies
MSNBC - USA
... "As the tech sector is ramping up again, we are very alive to the 
potential
for foreign espionage and the theft of trade secrets," says Matt 
Parrella,
chief of ...
<http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11096631/>

ELECTRONIC Notarizations For Commonwealth Counties
Government Technology - Folsom,CA,USA
... Because the first phase of this initiative applies solely to 
documents
filed in the county Recorder of Deeds offices, the documents most 
affected
through the ...
<http://www.govtech.net/magazine/channel_story.php/98135>

REPORT Claims Substantial Delays At Registrar General's
The Bahama Journal - Nassau,Bahamas
... be paid. "Searching for documents at the Deeds & Documents section
of the Registry is time consuming," it adds. "The department ...
<http://www.jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=7259>

US National Archives & Records Administration
FederalNewsRadio.com - USA
... The National Archives & Records Administration is helping families
re-connect with the past and preserve cherished memories for future 
generations.
...
<http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=29&sid=330611>

LIBRARY archives teeming with life
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
... Virginia Room's librarian. Now she knows that historical archives 
are
not only about lives but also about life. People who visit ...
<http://www.roanoke.com/columnists/kennedy/wb/50532>

UALBANY archiving death row pleas
Capital News 9 - Albany,NY,USA
The co-founders of the school's new National Death Penalty Archives said
the project will give an intimate look at one of America's most divisive
issues. ...
<http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/headlines/?ArID=166440&SecID=33>


The Herald-Coaster, Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:58 AM PST
Wilson removes some records
http://www.herald-coaster.com/articles/2006/01/30/news/top_story/topstory

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A portion of the county's more than 15 million public records posted on
the Internet by Fort Bend County County Clerk Dianne Wilson have been
removed pending implementation of new software.

THE World's First Petabyte is Achieved!
Digital Lifestyle Magazine - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
... their prehistoric forms. However, the DMX-3 isn'ta computer; it's 
the
largest digital storage space in the world. The DMX-3 ...
<http://www.dlmag.com/news/33/01-30-2006/482-the-world-s-first-petabyte-i
s-achieved.html>

MITIGATING the Risks of Messaging
TMCnet - USA
... of electronic communications are or are not managed for retention 
need
to ... communications (eg, e-mail and instant messaging) into their 
document
management or ...
<http://news.tmcnet.com/news/2006/01/30/1325750.htm>

DATA Privacy Caught in Crossfire
eWeek - Woburn,MA,USA
... and government regulations and is often put into the same camp as 
retention
policies for ... Just as you had to understand your e-mail flow and 
document
flow, you ...
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1915874,00.asp>

PLUGGING the security holes
Globetechnology.com - Canada
... Organizations that deal with highly sensitive documents may want the
option of a removable ... of random data can be placed on the hard drive
to scramble files. ...
<http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051209.FLmasonoldsd
ec10/BNStory/Technology/>




Peter A. Kurilecz
Richmond, Va
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