April 14, 2015

Alabama Wants its Share of the Netflix Pie

The Alabama Revenue Department wants its piece of the Netflix pie, reported TimesDaily.com Sunday. Once upon a time, when Blockbuster was still a thing, customers paid a rental tax with each movie they borrowed. As movie rentals die out and are replaced with streaming video services like Netflix, Alabama stands to lose some hefty revenue – an estimated $5 to $10 million. To close this revenue hole, the revenue department is proposing a 4% state tax…

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HydrantID Launches Subscription-based Digital Security Certificates

Security certificates have long been a painful, yet necessary thorn in the side of online businesses everywhere. That’s why HydrantID, a provider of “digital identity and advanced authentication services” has introduced a subscription service for the acquisition and use of digital security certificates, the primary method used by websites to protect data, systems, and ecommerce transactions to ensure that product and payment data is exchanged safely and securely. HydrantID provides “organizations with a cost-effective cloud-based solution that…

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