Al-Kadi secret ownership of Ptech revealed
On July 15, the Boston U.S. Attorney’s office announced the arrest of a former Ptech officer Buford George Peterson. The announcement also revealed indictments Paterson’s and Oussama Abdul Ziade, also a former officer of Ptech, Inc., a computer software company that operated from Quincy, Mass., for making false statements to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in connection with a loan application. Thus, revealing that Yassin al Kadi was the major shareholder of the compny that
Cybercrime on the rise in Facebook
BOSTON, June 30 — Cybercrime is rapidly spreading on Facebook as fraudsters prey on users who think the world’s top social networking site is a safe haven on the Internet.Lisa Severens, a clinical trials manager from Worcester, Massachusetts, learned the hard way. A virus took control of her laptop and started sending pornographic photos to colleagues.“I was mortified about having to deal with it at work,” said Severens, whose employer had to replace her computer because the malicious software c
Jim got lucky at Boston
T his is the true story of a very successful Boston Plumbing giant who now owns a very big Plumbing company in the whole of Massachusetts, and parts of California, New York, Texas and Philadelphia. Having begun as a small-time plumber assisting the great Boston plumbers since the early age of 18, the ride of professional expansion and successfulness for him has been marvelous. As has been narrated to the world in his own words, his story is a one laced with absolute toil and hardships. His ch
Looking back on Enterprise 2.0
(Alternate Title: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Facebook and Twitter) Last week’s Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston is in the books, and while I’d like to give the usual kudos to Steve Wylie and team for a well organized, and well executed event, I thought it also appropriate the share some thoughts as I look back. 1. Enterprise 2.0 is real, and perhaps more importantly, the business benefits are real (and so are the challenges). Attendees heard success stories from end-user
“The View” co-host accused of plagiarism
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of “The View,” is being sued for plagiarism. Susan Hassett filed a federal lawsuit in Boston that claims Hasselbeck committed copyright infringement.Hasselbeck released, “The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide,” last month because she suffers from celiac disease, which prevents the body from processing gluten. Hassett filed suit against Hasselbeck claiming that she mailed Hasselbeck a copy of her own book, “Living With Celiac Disease,” along with newspaper cl
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