Computer software giant Microsoft, with the help of the Feds and the RICO Act, or Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, was successful late last week in thwarting part of a network of cyber criminals using botnets to steal from online banking networks.
A USA Today report said Microsoft was aided in its efforts by U.S. Marshals and two financial services industry trade groups.
WICHITA — Hawker Beechcraft Corp. announced today that it was admitted into the World Economic Forum’s Community of Global Growth Companies, which has a membership of more than 300 companies from over 60 countries. The company said this is recognition that the company has become a global business. Company execs are in Shanghai, right now.
“As membership is by invitation only, our inclusion into such a prestigious establishment is a huge honor and we look forward to drawing inspiration from other members to use as a foundation for even further expansion on an international scale,” said Shawn Vick, Chairman and CEO, Hawker Beechcraft International. “We hope we can forge strong partnerships with like-minded companies to meet demand from our customers in Asia.”
More importantly, it rates a more exclusive ticket at the annual Big Think-a-thon at Davos, Switzerland in January.
Another glitch with Airbus’A380 superjumbo, this time with the plane’s Rolls-Royce engine.
The Associated Press reports this morning that Singapore Airlines had to shut down an engine on an A380 en route to Europe on Tuesday and return the plane to Singapore, the carrier said.
The A380 has had several mechanical glitches since entering service. Several carriers discovered small cracks on A380 wings last year. In 2010, a Qantas A380 Rolls-Royce engine exploded in mid-flight over Indonesia, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Singapore.