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Fujitsu may buy small US makers of optical network parts
News Fujitsu Ltd, Japan's biggest computer maker, said it is looking to buy US companies to compete with Nortel Networks Corp to sell high-speed optical equipment to telephone companies.
Face recognition set for takeoff in Australia
News Public trials of the SmartGate biometric system, in conjunction with electronic passports, to begin at airports this summer.
Tags: Biometrics, Government
Cisco's Chambers outlines security strategy
News Cisco Systems CEO says the network is evolving from "pinpoint" security technology to integrating a broad range of tools.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security applications/tools
Seeking a common e-commerce tongue
News An e-business standards group merges with the Uniform Code Council, known for bar codes. Both seek a better method to keep track of products.
Malaysia launches multi-purpose smart card
News Malaysia has created world history by being the first nation to launch the Government Multi-Purpose Card (GMPC),s says Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Costs still inhibiting RFID takeup
News Privacy advocates can relax for another few years: the costs of chips will make widespread item-level RFID tagging unfeasible for up to seven years.
Sony to spend more than $940 million on chip plant
News Sony said it will spend more than US$940 million over the next five years on a new plant to produce microchips used in mobile phones, digital cameras and other devices, as the company tries to increase production of such goods.
Docomo turns cell phones into wallets
News NTT DoCoMo launches a service that lets people make credit card transactions and bank withdrawals via a handset.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications
Chip shortages may delay release of next Game Boy
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Nintendo may delay August release of Game Boy Advance
News Nintendo Co, the world's second-largest home video-game maker, may have to postpone the August release of its next-generation Game Boy Advance in Japan because of difficulties getting the microchips needed to run the handheld game unit.
Sony's PlayStation.com site crashes on wave of orders
News Sony Computer Entertainment Inc said its PlayStation.com Web site crashed after orders for its PlayStation 2 video game console overwhelmed the system.
Patent violation costs Intel US$150 million
News A federal court rules that Intel's Itanium processor violates patents owned by Intergraph and orders Intel to pay US$150 million in damages.
Sony to boost funds for PlayStation2
News Sony, maker of the world's fastest selling game console, plans to sell as much as US$2.8 billion (300 billion yen) in bonds to ramp up production of chips for its PlayStation2 game machine to keep up with demand.
Markets fall after Greenspan issues warning
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U.S. moves closer to e-passports
News The State Department will begin issuing electronic passports with microchips that store biometric and other data by early next year.
Tags: Biometrics
