ECMC, a guarantor of federal student loans, said that a theft has occurred from its headquarters involving portable media with personally identifiable information. The stolen data contained information on approximately 3.3 million individuals and included names, addresses, dates of birth and social security numbers. No bank account or other financial account information was included in the data. ECMC is releasing this information today after receiving approval from law enforcement authorities. Read more...

Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB) has announced the availability of Blackbaud NetCommunity Spark™, a solution designed to help nonprofits complement and expand their existing online presence. Organizations including American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Detroit Zoological Society, and Hui No’Eau Visual Arts Center have recently selected and will use the solution to improve their supporters’ online experience and activate two-way communications. Read more...

Bloson.com, an online portal that converts every day social activities into financial help for charitable causes, is among the few companies selected to launch the beta version of its web site at DEMO, the emerging technology conference in Palm Desert, California, this last March 21-23, 2010. Read more...