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Jordan's Internet minister on piracy, open source, outsourcing
Insight newsmaker Bassem Al Rousan talks about his plan to transform a resource-poor Middle Eastern country into a home for software, hardware, and Internet companies.
Tags: Open source, Piracy, Government, Web sites, Web 2.0, Law, Tax, telecommunications, Lebanon, Outsourcing
New Microsoft judge in the spotlight
News Microsoft will head back to trial court with a new judge. Also, Windows XP takes off for PC makers.
M'sia making progress in combatting piracy
News The United States Trade Representative, Robert B Zoellick, has given Malaysia the "thumbs up" for making progress in combatting piracy of optical discs.
Facebook: No. 1 globally
News The social-network site has vaulted over rival MySpace in worldwide audience growth, thanks to tools that translate content into many languages.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, MySpace, Google Inc., Site, India, social networking, Facebook, network, revenue
Reporters are incommunicado, but not due to Y2K
News Seconds before we welcomed the New Year to the Arab rendition of "Jingle Bells," CNET News.com reporters braced themselves for darkness and potential chaos.
Tech's next watering hole
News Having attracted the likes of Microsoft and HP to its shores, Dubai could very well emerge as the next tech colossus after China and India.
Tags: Business development/management, Investments
Cisco enters citywide wireless market
News Cisco Systems, a leading supplier of wireless gear in homes and businesses, is taking its technology outside as it helps cities build Wi-Fi networks.
Tags: Wireless LANs, Mobile platforms/communications, 802.11/Wi-Fi
