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S'pore followed global process for 'patent troll'
News Singapore's intellectual property office says it approved controversial image-linking patent based on processes accepted in an international treaty.
Tags: Patents, International governments, Local Government, Patent, Patent Troll, Philippines, Spokesperson, Singapore, intellectual property, prior art
M'sian tech firms make good in Middle East
News But Malaysian ICT companies still face challenges getting good local partners and adapting to the working culture in the Middle East, where Western firms are preferred.
Tags: International governments, Investments, Business plans, Security, IT Security, Information And Communication Technology, Malaysia, Middle East, job, marketing
S'pore, EU team up on ICT research
News Singapore has inked an agreement with the European Union to cooperate in ICT research and development, tapping on expertise from both public and private sectors.
Tags: International governments, R&D, European Union, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, Europe, entertainment, competitive advantage, memorandum of understanding, industry
Postini: Google's take on e-mail security
News Search giant's e-mail security unit uses globally distributed automated systems and Zero-Hour software to keep spam and viruses out of inboxes.
Tags: Network security, International governments, Spam filtering, Message, Google Inc., Spam, Database, e-mail security, Humans, Anti-spam
Rural Europe may get US$1.29B for broadband
News The European Commission has proposed a billion-euro boost for rural broadband across the continent, in a bid to create jobs and stimulate the economy.
Tags: Network infrastructure, International governments, Investments, Networking technology, Investment, European Union, Europe, High-speed Internet, Broadband, Broadband Investment Proposal
WITSA: Open all markets to ICT services
News Governments and ICT industry players must also band together to address challenges facing future of digital economy, urges World IT and Services Alliance official.
Tags: International governments, Growth strategies and tools, Green IT, World Trade Organization, Information And Communication Technology, Associated Press, energy efficiency, alternative energy, network, Kuala Lumpur
India's BlackBerry case raises privacy concerns
News Controversy over Indian government's request to monitor BlackBerry transactions highlights need for international agreement on data security, observers say.
Tags: Data security, International governments, Regulations, RIM BlackBerry, Security, India, Insider Threat, Indian Company, software, strategy
China delays rule for Net-screening software
News Beijing postpones a requirement that PC makers preinstall Green Dam software for filtering Internet content. But it may be just a temporary reprieve.
Tags: International governments, Regulations, App servers, World Trade Organization, PC Company, Google Inc., computer, Associated Press, computer company, New York Times Co.
India to get a peek at Windows code?
News India may soon become the latest Asian country to gain access to the source code of Microsoft's Windows operating system (OS).
Tags: Business applications, Open source
Malaysia, S'pore put up cyber defenses
News Singapore's facility against online threats won't be ready till 2007, while neighbor Malaysia announces a similar plan for year-end.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security, Government
US govt spends over US$100M on cyberattack cleanup
News That's the price tag for the past six months. U.S. military officials say they would prefer to spend money to prevent cyberattacks and security breaches rather than pay to clean them up afterward.
Tags: Hacking, Security, Cybersecurity, Pentagon, Attack, Internet Attack, removable storage, virus, network, Air Force
World Cup soccer loves to hate high tech
Insight Tournament still lacks any high-tech help that might settle questions of contested goals or other controversial calls.
China sets up Windows-checking lab
News The lab to study the Microsoft Windows operating system source code was set up last week in Beijing, China.
Local patent site clinches US govt award
News Local statutory board Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) has won the TrailBlazer Award at E-Gov 2001, making it the only non-US organization to receive such an honor.
S'pore patent site bags US award
News The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos) has won the TrailBlazer Award at E-Gov 2001, making it the only non-US organization to receive such an honor.
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