Archive for the 'U.S.' Category
Monday, February 4th, 2008
Federal regulations creating a uniform national ID card are looming. Read the the full text of the Real ID bill. Real ID became law not through the usual legislative process, but instead as part of a mammoth Iraq spending and Asian tsunami bill, the “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act…
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Secretary, Section, License, Person, Identification Card, B, State, CNET News.com Staff, Driver, Homeland Security, Finance, Government, Politics & government, U.S., Security, Operational Accounting, Social Security |
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
In study, U.S. tops ratings for “innovation-driven economies”; Russia tops list for “efficiency- and -resource driven economies.” The United States, Sweden, and Japan topped a new ranking that measures how well countries use telecommunications technologies–networks, cell phones, and computers–to boost their social and economic prosperity. Connectivity Scorecard,…
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Communications, Telephony, Russia, India, Information And Communication Technology, Telecom & Utilities, U.S., Management, CNET Networks Inc., Strategy, Networking, Telecommunications, Reuters |
Monday, January 28th, 2008
The U.S. remains No. 1 in the world in high-performance computing, but IBM’s Dave Turek examines whether it can maintain its current domination. When it comes to high-performance computing, the U.S. enjoys a position of unparalleled dominance in the field of supercomputers. But there’s little guarantee that today’s…
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Supercomputer, Russia, Brainpower, High-performance Computing, Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Computing, Obstacle, Industry, Strategy, Charles Cooper, Management, Utility Computing, IBM Corp., China, U.S., Marketing |
Friday, January 25th, 2008
It’s been years since Boeing tried for lift-off with its Connexion service. Yet here we are still today, with barely a hint of airborne Wi-Fi.Photos: Putting Wi-Fi in the sky If Wi-Fi is available at thousands of Internet cafes on even the most remote beaches in Southeast Asia,…
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Boeing Co., Aircraft, Satellite, Connexion, Service, American Airlines, WiFi, Networking, Network Technology, U.S., Daniel Terdiman, News, Internet |
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Comments totaling around 380,000 words were made by eight top administration officials before the March 2003 Iraq invasion. The Bush administration’s warnings about prewar Iraq, from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s “mushroom cloud” to Vice President Dick Cheney’s statements on weapons of mass destruction, were released on Wednesday…
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Bush Administration, Administration, Iraq, Administration Official, Workforce Management, Data Management, Databases, George W. Bush, Human Resources, Politics & government, Software, Enterprise Software, Hardware, U.S., Storage, Reuters |
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Security agency breaks its normal silence, warning about successful attacks against critical national infrastructures outside the U.S. A cyberattack has caused a power blackout in multiple cities outside the United States, the CIA has warned. The SANS Institute, a computer-security training body, reported the CIA’s disclosure…
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SANS Institute, Hacking, Viruses And Worms, Cyberattack, CIA, Security, Attacks, Tom Espiner, U.S. |
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Down since January 9, site has become symbol of U.S. tension with Panama after election of controversial figure. An Internet hack launched earlier this month on the Web site of Panama’s National Assembly continues to be a source of irritation, four months after the legislature elected as its…
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Web Site, Panama, Hacker, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Attacks, U.S., Web, Internet, Marketing, Channel Management, Reuters |
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
The mini-fridge maker wants to make it big in TVs and lifestyle products, and why not? It’s got friends in the NBA and at Macy’s and RealNetworks.Photos: From fridges to upscale phones It was a sales call saved by leftovers. An executive at an electronics…
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Michael Kanellos, Telecom & Utilities, PC, Brand, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Branding, Electronics, China, U.S., Marketing, Consumer electronics, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Phone, Home Entertainment, Personal Technology |
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
U.S. retailers need to adopt technological advances that have already changed shopper behavior across the globe, insiders say. Virtual worlds, mobile coupons, and bar-code readers on cell phones are the next technology wave U.S. chain stores must ride if they hope to stay competitive in the fast-changing world…
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Phone, Cell Phone, U.S., Retail, Retail Company, Internet, Consumer electronics, Reuters |
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Even though economic concerns may cut demand, Dell showed signs of revival in fourth quarter while HP’s growth slowed, says IDC. Dell returned to double-digit percentage growth in global PC shipments in the fourth quarter as its new retail sales strategy began to pay off, while rival Hewlett-Packard’s…
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PC, Growth, International Data Corp., Desktops, Sales Force Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Notebooks, Sales Strategy, Reuters, Dell Computer Corp., Hardware, U.S., Sales |
