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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Friday that it settled with pharmaceutical maker Eli Lilly and Co. for revealing sensitive personal information that the company collected over its Prozac.com Web site.
The FTC required Eli Lilly to tighten its security program and institute more rigorous personnel training after the company sent an e-mail to members of its "Medi-messenger" e-mail reminder service that disclosed the addresses of all 699 subscribers to the service. Medi-messenger was being used on the Prozac.com site to remind users when to take or refill prescriptions to the antidepression drug Prozac.
"Companies that obtain sensitive information in exchange for a promise to keep it confidential must take appropriate steps to ensure the security of that information," J. Howard Beales, III, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection said in a statement.
The security snafu occurred last June 27 when an employee of the drug maker created a new computer program to access Medi-messenger's e-mail subscriber list. The employee then sent an e-mail to subscribers that contained all the recipients' addresses in the "To" field.
News source: ITworld - FTC settles with Eli Lilly over security lapse
The FTC required Eli Lilly to tighten its security program and institute more rigorous personnel training after the company sent an e-mail to members of its "Medi-messenger" e-mail reminder service that disclosed the addresses of all 699 subscribers to the service. Medi-messenger was being used on the Prozac.com site to remind users when to take or refill prescriptions to the antidepression drug Prozac.
"Companies that obtain sensitive information in exchange for a promise to keep it confidential must take appropriate steps to ensure the security of that information," J. Howard Beales, III, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection said in a statement.
The security snafu occurred last June 27 when an employee of the drug maker created a new computer program to access Medi-messenger's e-mail subscriber list. The employee then sent an e-mail to subscribers that contained all the recipients' addresses in the "To" field.
News source: ITworld - FTC settles with Eli Lilly over security lapse
The new Pentium III-M chips will include a 750MHz ultralow-voltage chip for mini-notebooks weighing 3 pounds or less and a 866MHz low-voltage Pentium III-M chip for 3.5- to 4-pound notebooks, sources said.
Intel last updated this line of chips in October.
IBM is expected to release several new ThinkPad models next week. The ThinkPad R Series will incorporate the 1.06GHz Celeron, while a new ThinkPad X Series ultra-portable will use the 866MHz low-voltage Pentium III-M, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.
Meanwhile, Toshiba is expected to announce a new Portege mini-notebook that uses the ultralow-voltage 750MHz Pentium III-M.
"Intel has been aggressive on Celeron pricing," said Mike Feibus of Feibus Consulting. "The 0.13 micron process will give them a lower-cost structure for Celeron, which could pave the way for future (price) cuts."
As prices continue to fall and speeds increase, notebooks have become increasingly popular with consumers.
Although PC sales declined in 2001, notebooks grew as a percentage of overall PC sales.
The average selling price of a notebook fell from $2,075 in the third quarter of 2000 to $1,800 in the third quarter of 2001, according to market researcher IDC. Many notebooks that once sold in the $1,300 to $1,500 range are now selling for $1,100 or so, and some manufacturers have machines that cost less than $1,000.
"Consumer notebook demand got pummeled in (the fourth quarter of 2000). It started to pick up pretty dramatically" in the second quarter of last year, said Alan Promisel, an analyst with IDC. During the third quarter of 2001, notebooks accounted for 25 percent of PC shipments, up from 22 percent during the same period in 2000.
Meanwhile, notebook sales at retail during the recent holiday-shopping season were up nearly 20 percent from the same period in the previous year, according to NPD.
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