R U being ripped off?Here's a great use for SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. . Credit card companies in Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. are testing a system that automatically sends credit card holders a text alert when there is unusual activity in their account. The two companies testing the system--Logica and MasterCard--are using existing fraud-spotting tools that look for peculiarities; for example, purchases outside the card holder's usual geographic area, or a merchant swiping the same card multiple times within a short period of time. The system automatically sends a text message to the card holder within minutes of the unusual purchase. There is just one potential gotcha (jargon, programming) gotcha - A misfeature of a system, especially a programming language or environment, that tends to breed bugs or mistakes because it both enticingly easy to invoke and completely unexpected and/or unreasonable in its outcome. for card holders. While the system is being introduced, credit card holders won't be charged for fraudulent The description of a willful act commenced with the Specific Intent to deceive or cheat, in order to cause some financial detriment to another and to engender personal financial gain. purchases if they don't respond to the text message. However, if the system is widely adopted, credit card companies might abandon their current practice of picking up the tab for fraudulent purchases, and shift that responsibility to the card holders. "We told you!" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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