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Net neutrality back in spotlight for debate

Net neutrality back in spotlight for debate

Insight Clause in application for U.S. broadband stimulus grants has renewed the debate over Net neutrality, as new bill is introduced and discussion now focuses more on wireless services.

Sunday, August 30 2009 03:52 PM

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Web sites, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Broadband, Net Neutrality, FCC, Internet, service provider, Mobile/Wireless


Amazon: Google Books deal an 'unprecedented' copyright hack

Amazon: Google Books deal an 'unprecedented' copyright hack

News Perhaps the most strident criticism from a competitor of Google's digital book settlement with publishers and authors was released Wednesday by Amazon.

Thursday, September 03 2009 10:18 AM

Tags: E-commerce, Web sites, Content management, Settlement, Class Action, copyright law, Judge, U.S. District Court, U.S. Congress, Sony Corp.


US Congress demands info from Web loyalty firm

US Congress demands info from Web loyalty firm

News Vertrue, one of three companies accused of misleading consumers into signing up for recurring fees, gets a subpoena from a U.S. Senate committee.

Thursday, July 30 2009 09:48 AM

Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Database management, U.S. Senate, Consumer, personally identifiable information, e-mail, credit card company, exec, credit card


Lack of global climate deal won't crush green tech

News No matter what happens at global talks in Copenhagen next month, industry and national governments are likely to drive investment in the near term.

Friday, November 06 2009 12:10 PM

Tags: Green IT, Climate, Cap-and-Trade, greenhouse gas, climate change, Carbon Emission, Green IT, Copenhagen, U.S. Senate, Environment


US to begin broadband policy overhaul

News The Federal Communications Commission will begin hearings to detail a road map for improving U.S. broadband access using federal stimulus money and future taxpayer dollars.

Tuesday, April 07 2009 12:14 PM

Tags: Personal broadband, Telecommunications, High-speed Internet, Broadband, Cable, phone, network, FCC, U.S., telephone company


US senators aim to protect electric grid from hackers

News Politicians respond to reports of cyberattacks by suggesting new plans to protect an increasingly networked electric grid.

Friday, May 01 2009 09:22 AM

Tags: Hacking, Security, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Rep., Grid, network, Hacker, U.S., U.S. Congress


U.S. Congress tackles e-waste in the House and nationally

News The United States House of Representatives is considering legislation to alter its own e-waste policy, as well as a bill to fund more e-waste R&D.

Thursday, February 12 2009 10:22 AM

Tags: Politics, E-waste, Electronics, Rep., Recycling, Computer, consortium, Biggert, Congressmen, R&D


Bill Clinton: Business is the key to climate change

News Speaking at a green business conference, former U.S. president argues that successful green technology projects lead to more investment and action on climate change.

Thursday, April 23 2009 09:20 AM

Tags: Green IT, Conference, Real Estate, Copenhagen, Clinton Global Initiative, financing, energy efficiency, pollution, bank, sustainability


Ballmer: Congress must 'stabilize' financial crisis

News Speaking in Europe, Microsoft's chief executive says he is hopeful that politicos in the United States can come up with a "resolution" before the end of the week.

Wednesday, October 01 2008 01:31 AM

Tags: Financial, Steve Ballmer, Financial Crisis, Oslo, White House, bank, U.S., industry, financial market, agency


Microsoft denies companywide hiring freeze

News The software maker denies an IDG News Service report that it is instituting a companywide hiring freeze, but confirms it is rethinking hiring plans amid economic uncertainty.

Monday, October 06 2008 02:19 AM

Tags: Recruiting, Human resources, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Europe, Environment, job, hiring, blog, industry


Google offers rivals a place in e-books program

News Search giant offers competitors an ability to resell e-books that Google alone could get rights to. But Amazon spurns the offer.

Friday, September 11 2009 10:33 AM

Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Data Management, Democrat, E-book, Rep., Settlement, Work, Internet, U.S. Congress


Microsoft details fix for 'white space' interference

News Microsoft researchers tell MIT's Technology Review that it has a new algorithm that could be used to turn unused analog TV spectrum into new wireless broadband services.

Thursday, August 20 2009 10:18 AM

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Bandwidth, TV, Backup, Device, Wireless Broadband, Spectrum, Wireless, Broadband, Wi-Fi


Being Twitter deft or Twitter dumb: is that the question?

Blogs Social networking has assumed immense importance in our lives. Over the last few months, we have seen how a tweet, a pro...

Wednesday, September 23 2009 12:28 AM


Catching up with voyeurism and cybercrime

Blogs The over-the-top coverage by the mainstream media this week on the sex video scandal of a celebrity doctor here has been...

Saturday, May 23 2009 09:09 PM


Closing chapter of Google Books saga near

News Monday's deadline to submit a revised settlement could mark the beginning of the end for the Google Books legal process, after a year of rancorous debate.

Tuesday, November 10 2009 09:50 AM

Tags: Web 2.0, Web services, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Web 2.0, U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, New York, copyright law


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Never use dynamic variable names

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Are telcos new drivers of outsourcing industry?

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The recent TPI Index from TPI highlighted an interesting trend where a few very large Telco-to-Telco contracts--instances where one telecommunications carrier outsources its network operations requirements to another telecommunications service..... by Michael Rehkopf

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