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S'pore transport regulator partners Google Maps
News Country's Land Transport Authority hopes to make public transport "choice mode" by offering Google Maps as part of travel planning service.
Tags: Location-based services, Transport, Google Inc., CEO, partnership, Singapore, ERP, Southeast Asia, Regulator, data-processing
Wikimedia receives US$500,000 from Hewlett Foundation
News Nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia plans to use grant to improve user-friendliness of Wikimedia's software, among other things.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Training, nonprofit organization, Wikipedia, Wikimedia, San Francisco, director, Web 2.0, executive director
India working on standard for biometrics
News Government looking at national standard to provide "level-playing field", as India readies e-government initiatives based on biometric technology.
Tags: Biometrics, Data security, Security applications/tools, Privacy, E-passport, E-government, Security, India, Information Security, Card
Changing of the IT guards
Blogs There's another strong storm coming to the Philippines this weekend, but I won't go into this topic again just like what...
Willcox leaves Telstra board early
News Telstra director Peter Willcox has stood down from the Telstra board three months early due to his involvement in the James Hardie asbestos law suit.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business development/management, Telstra Corp., chairman, audit, telecommunications company, secretary, director, board, Business development/management
S'pore to get new-generation membership card
News Passion ez-link Card conforms with new standard for micropayments and will enable payment for transit services, retail purchases and motoring charges.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, micropayment, Singapore, Card, payment, CEO, managing director, Benefit, director
Universal phone charger OK'd
News Branch of U.N. approves standard for one-size-fits-all phone charger that will work on any future handset, offering less hassle to consumers and reduction in e-waste.
Tags: Development/design, Green IT, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, U.N., greenhouse gas, Phone, Green IT, Telecommunications, greenhouse gas emission, GSM Association
Green electronics EPEAT registry goes global
News EPEAT certification, which rates electronics on a variety of environmental factors, will be available to tech gear sold outside the United States.
Tags: Green IT, Electronics, Registry, computer, monitor, agency, sustainability, manufacturer, New Zealand, director
GPS device maps typically two years old
News User-generated data may be the answer to the problem of users encountering inaccurate maps on their GPS navigation devices, say industry voices.
Tags: GPS, Web 2.0, Map, Asia-Pacific, Tool, Singapore, managing director, Google Maps, director, Web 2.0
Google PowerMeter energy tracker works without smart meter
News Google connects its PowerMeter Web-based energy tool to a monitoring device, which means that consumers don't need to have smart meters for real-time energy tracking.
Tags: Green IT, Web 2.0, Google Inc., Phone, Web 2.0, Green IT, Smart Phone, Web Browser, Tool, monitoring
Report: Microsoft bans 1 million Xbox Live players
News Players who were caught modifying their consoles to play pirated games have been booted from the popular service, InformationWeek says.
Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Game players, Games, Gamer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox 360, console, digital-rights management, Activision Inc.
Report: Acting US cyberspace chief resigns
News Melissa Hathaway, who was considered a leading candidate to fill the post permanently, says she's resigning for personal reasons.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity strategy, Bush Administration, e-mail, White House, Homeland Security, Wall Street Journal, strategy, spokesman
Amit Yoran talks cybersecurity
Insight newsmaker Former U.S. cybersecurity director Amit Yoran talks about his year as the "cyberguy" and why he is an "anti-user".
Tags: Authentication and encryption, PC security, Data security, Policy and management, Amit Yoran, Security, NSA, CNCI, Cybersecurity, Information Technology
More questions than answers on Google Books
News Google insists it has the best of intentions following its settlement with book rights holders, but there is a strong undercurrent of distrust in the publishing community.
Tags: Data Management, Databases, Settlement, Class Action, financial, knowledge, asset, University of California at Berkeley, director, Data Management
Singapore firm offers street-level maps, too
News Local mapping startup Gothere.sg, provides street-level images covering 70 percent of country; intends to integrate these with Google's Street View service.
Tags: Privacy, Web sites, Web services, Singapore, photograph, API, search engine company, camera, Pittsburgh, team
