In Northwest, computer security is a private-public effort

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An association of Pacific Northwest computer professionals has been quietly pooling its talents to thwart area cybercrooks. Agora lists more than 300 people employed at about 100 companies and at least 45 government agencies, ranging from Microsoft to the Secret Service. The Seattle-based Agora stands apart from other organizations because it crosses public-private lines, as well as sharing information formally and informally to solve problems. A membership prerequisite forces newcomers to sign a nondisclosure agreement, occasionally with rivals, for private talks on classified security systems details. Agora, founded by Kirk Bailey in 1995, is sponsored and supported primarily by the holding company Regence Group. Discussions focus on security policies including firewalls, employee Internet abuse, security obstacles, determining when a virus is an emergency and eliminating pornography from the workplace.

Computer industry, Safety and security measures, Associations, Data security, Computer hackers, Trade associations, Data security issue, Hacker, Industry association information

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A small card maker finds itself atop the Web

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Blue Mountain Arts's www.bluemountain.com Web site for electronic personalized greeting cards is surprising Web observers by topping larger competitors such as Disney Online, Amazon.com and Hotmail. More than 5,085,000 individuals visited the Web site in Apr 1998 for topics that span first holy communion to the death of a pet. The company's site stood 13th among home computer users and 15th among work computer users, according to Media Metrix. Its domain name was listed at 17th among all domain names in Apr 1998, Relevant Knowledge reported. Users can send sincere and somewhat sentimental greetings to recipients who own E-mail accounts. The process consists of selecting or customizing designs and messages, completing address labels and transmitting to another part of the Blue Mountain Arts Web page.

Other Commercial Printing, Greeting Cards, Marketing, Company Web site/Web page, Web sites (World Wide Web), Greeting cards industry, Greeting card industry, Blue Mountain Arts Inc.

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Do you have bad cyberkarma? After one too many crashes, some people are convinced that a hard drive can smell fear

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Many technology users claim an unusual ability to disrupt the products they are operating. Experts have not linked psychic interaction between humans and computers, but some 'electrically sensitive persons' say they can crash computers as well as occasionally short-circuit wristwatches and affect sensitive medical equipment. Computer service and help-desk professionals attribute many of the problems to hyperactive typing, poor surge protection and even cat fur in floppy disks. Stress and repetitive motion also can be contributors, according to science.

Usage, Technology overview, Psychokinesis

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