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ITU: Standardization critical for global industry
News Technology heads from major companies call for "overhaul" of ICT standardization and offer recommendations to better address needs of industry.
Tags: Network standards/protocols, Standards, Standardization, climate change, Information Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., British Telecommunications, Telecommunications, Information And Communication Technology, Standards
A billion Internet users can be wrong
Insight commentary Global Internet usage reached over one billion unique visitors in December, according to ComScore. However, the Web is not the Net.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Wireless, Tim Berners-Lee, Foresight, Internet User, ComScore Networks Inc., Earth, Internet, Geneva
Cern CIO: Invest when times are bad
Insight newsmaker Putting resources in fundamental science and education during bad times will get results needed "to make things better and cheaper", argues the head of IT at the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
Tags: grid computing, Business Strategies & Functions, CERN, CIO, biomedical, Silicon.com, financial, network, Earth, Geneva
Adobe's PDF becomes ISO standard
News The PDF (portable document format) gets ISO (International Organization for Standardization) certification as a new standard.
Tags: Business applications, Software, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, Geneva, ISO, image management
The 15-petabyte network and the atom smasher
News Work being done to prep CERN's Large Hadron Collider for operation is paving the way for future lightning-speed networks.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, Networking technology, Data, CERN, image search, software, Switzerland, Silicon.com, network, researcher
At CERN, computers to tackle the Big Bang
News Scientists hope the Large Hadron Collider will offer clues to the origin of the universe. They will get some help from a well-stocked data center.
Tags: Data, CERN, Particle, Tape, Computer, processor, console, hard drive, network, Linux
Cern: Electrical fault caused LHC helium leak
News A faulty electrical connection in the world's largest particle accelerator was the cause of a liquid-helium leak that damaged the machine, says Cern.
Tags: Magnet, CERN, barrier, Geneva, scientist, Large Hadron Collider, team, director, April
Microsoft pushes for single global patent system
News Redmond wants to see a single world patent body established to "promote innovation, enrich knowledge, and encourage competition".
Tags: Business applications, Patents, Patent, Innovation, Intellectual Property Right, intellectual property, Texas, Free Software Foundation, Patents, XML
SingNet, PI, to stream NetAid concerts
News SingNet and Pacific Internet will be streaming the webcasts of three NetAid concerts live to Singaporeans on October 10 to support the United Nations' NetAid program which uses the Internet to get donations for the poor.
S'pore telecom industry may open further
News Singapore may liberalize international gateway services by early next year.
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AT&T-British Telecom deal nears approval
News AT&T is almost getting final regulatory approval for its US$10 billion joint venture with British Telecommunications after reaching agreement with U.S. law enforcement agencies.
TAS denies charge of lack of openness
News The Telecommunication Authority of Singapore has denied the charge by SingTel's chief executive that it lacks transparency.
Open XML voting ends with both sides predicting victory
News A pivotal meeting of international delegates to decide the fate of Microsoft's Open XML finished on Friday with advocates and foes of the standards bid predicting victory.
Tags: XML, Open source
Police nab man in World Forum hacking case
News Swiss police arrested a man Friday on suspicion of hacking into the computer systems of the World Economic Forum and stealing private information about participants.
