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U.S. power facilities report a few glitches
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No early reports of havoc from Y2K bug
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EU sees U.S. privacy deal complete in fall
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A look back at Arroyo's ICT term
Blogs As I watched the State of the Nation Address (Sona) of Pres. Gloria Arroyo last Monday, I noticed that she peppered her ...
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Blogs Blogging is supposed to be a medium which ordinary folks can use to publish anything they want, be it a personal ramblin...
Schneier: 'Zero benefit' from US border biometrics
News The Department of Homeland Security has disputed Bruce Schneier's claim that the U.S.-Visit program has had no impact on reducing criminal and terrorist threats.
Tags: Security, Biometrics, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, British Telecommunications, Officer, Program, RSA Security Inc., undersecretary, Iraq, blog
UK govt: Terrorists increasingly exploiting tech
News The U.K. government and security bodies say terrorists are making greater use of tech and exploiting the growing information infrastructure to hide their activities.
Tags: Risk Management, Government, Security, Terrorist, E-mail Address, Conference, e-mail, London, undersecretary, U.K.
U.S. Patent Office puts green tech on fast track
News The U.S. agency will accelerate review of green technology patent requests in an effort to perk up economic development in the nascent industry.
Tags: Green IT, Government, Department Of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Denmark, greenhouse gas, Green IT, U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, Commerce Secretary, Copenhagen
Google hosts energy experts amid climate talks
News Next week, the international community plans to discuss climate change and green energy, and U.S. energy experts kicked things off at Google's offices.
Tags: Green IT, Google Inc., Energy, Conference, climate change, Green IT, Copenhagen, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, China, agreement
Pentagon's Y2K point man steps down
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WTO agreed on short-term Net tax ban, U.S. official says
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Bush picks tech lawyer for security post
News Stewart Baker, an influential and polarizing Washington figure, is chosen to oversee Homeland Security's new policy-planning efforts.
Tags: Security
Feds create new post of cybersecurity czar
News New official in the Department of Homeland Security will lead fight against "cyber and telecommunications attacks."
Tags: Business security, Security, Security Management
IBM retains patent crown
News A day after opening its patent vault to open-source developers, IBM once again topped the list of companies receiving U.S. patents.
Tags: Patents
Relaxed rules for U.S.-China tech dealings spark controversy
News Last summer, the Bush administration changed its policy for exporting technology products that the Chinese could use for military purposes. Critics say the move could imperil U.S. security.
Tags: Politics, Security, Defense/military
