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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, Phone, U.N., greenhouse gas, Green IT, Telecommunications, greenhouse gas emission, GSM Association
U.N. says its plans are misunderstood
Insight Policy adviser of ITU claims the U.N. agency's role is to drive technical standards, not enforce regulations.
Tags: Domain names, Government
Asian countries fall in e-govt readiness
News U.N. survey reveals India and the Philippines have slipped in global rankings, though China, Korea and Vietnam improve on citizen e-participation scores.
Tags: Web sites, Web services, Internet
Time for U.S. to stop saying ICANN
Blogs This week marks the first time Barack Obama stood in front of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In his in...
Registering a trade mark or patent? Read this
Blogs I have struggled to think of how to phrase this one but it is something I needed to say. Increasingly, we have seen c...
Report: Turkish hackers breached US Army servers
News Investigators believe hackers used an SQL injection attack to break into U.S. Army servers and redirect visitors to other sites, according to report.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Security Management, SQL, Server, U.S. Army, SQL Injection, Turkey, Oklahoma
Intel Chairman Craig Barrett to retire in May
News Chairman and former CEO, who joined the chipmaker 35 years ago, plans to retire from the board at annual shareholders meeting in May.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Processors, Mobile processors, Intel Corp., Craig Barrett, Semiconductor, Chip, Chip Company, Gordon Moore, chairman
New XML e-business standard launched
News A consortium of technology companies and a United Nations organization have finalized a new e-business Web standard that will provide a variety of businesses with a common way of conducting trades online.
Another U.N. Internet rift develops
News A power struggle arises between the U.N.'s International Telecommunication Union and the Virginia-based Internet Society.
Tags: Standards, Domain names, International governments
U.S. Senator: Keep U.N. away from the Internet
News The United Nations has no place controlling the Internet, says a U.S. Senate resolution introduced before a summit next month.
Tags: Domain names
IBM: Free the Net
News Organic growth is the way to go for the Web, to truly realize opportunities brought about by the new wave of Internet technologies and content.
Tags: Service level management, Web sites, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Regulations, Politics
Will the U.N. run the Internet?
News An international political spat is brewing over whether the United Nations will seize control of the heart of the Internet.
Tags: Domain names
U.N. bureaucrat: RFID can help us do our jobs
News The organization sees potential value in the track-and-trace chips as a way of keeping track of relief supplies--and personnel--in disaster-plagued zones.
Tags: RFID, Defense/military
New XML e-business standard introduced
News A U.N. group and a consortium including IBM and Sun Microsystems finalize ebXML, a standard they hope will make it easier for companies to communicate over the Web.
Microsoft to spread software through U.N.
Insight Microsoft plans to extend its software reach through the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Business development/management
