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  • Government, Military Scramble for Encryption Technology
  • Latest Digital Copy-Protection Methods: Hit or Hiss?
  • China reconnects foreign affairs site
  • Intel Signs Up For EU 'Safe Harbor' Agreement
  • UCITA Running On Empty
  • Tax Relief
  • House Testimony Deals Bad Hand to Net Gambling Ban
  • Long Distance Romancing - Tauzin-Dingell
  • Gov't Customers Award More Than $100M In IT Contracts To Solution Providers
  • Arrest Of Russian Programmer Will Test Copyright Law
  • Venezuelans go online, against all odds
  • Urgency Of Net Tax Moratorium May Eclipse State Concerns
  • Justice Department Hires a New Anti-Microsoft Gun
  • Online shopping fails to grow in Malaysia
  • Central European B2C Online Sales on Shaky Ground
  • Movie Studios License Content Protection Technology
  • An Old City Turns to Technology
  • Chinese Government Closes 2,000 Cyber Cafes
  • e-Gov conference gets busy
  • New FCC Web Site To Debut
  • Bush Expected to Abolish Security Chief Position

Government, Military Scramble for Encryption Technology
The government and military are investing more heavily in encryption technology as a defense against hackers who are beginning to deploy more sophisticated cracking techniques.

Latest Digital Copy-Protection Methods: Hit or Hiss?
Recent attempts to make everyday copying of digital media more difficult still face significant hurdles

China reconnects foreign affairs site
An Australian government Web site was back online for China's 22 million Internet users for the first time in 18 months after complaints to Chinese officials over censorship.

Intel Signs Up For EU 'Safe Harbor' Agreement
Intel Corp.has signed the European Union-U.S. "safe harbor" agreement that allows data transfers to continue uninterrupted between U.S. companies and EU citizens.

UCITA Running On Empty
On July 1, UCITA was formally enacted as law in Virginia. Now that the day has passed, however, it turns out that there may be more reason than ever for anti-UCITA optimism

Tax Relief
Solution Providers back a proposed tax relief program that raises the amount of equipment purchases small business owners can expense at the end of the year.

House Testimony Deals Bad Hand to Net Gambling Ban
With Nevada set to host an international panel on online gaming this month, lawmakers supporting a federal ban on Internet gambling were dealt a blow Thursday as experts called draft legislation unworkable.

Long Distance Romancing - Tauzin-Dingell
If "Tauzin-Dingell" hasn't become a household term, it's not for lack of effort by the telecommunications industry.

Gov't Customers Award More Than $100M In IT Contracts To Solution Providers
A spate of recent government IT contract awards indicates there's no slowdown in the pace of federal and state IT investment.

Arrest Of Russian Programmer Will Test Copyright Law
Adobe, guarding its e-book encryption, spurred FBI to act

Venezuelans go online, against all odds
Even though low teledensity and high access charges remain serious barriers to Venezuela's internet market, new government and private sector initiatives should foster greater 'net adoption in the future.

Urgency Of Net Tax Moratorium May Eclipse State Concerns
With just three months left before a moratorium on taxes that specifically target the Internet expires, U.S. House lawmakers expressed a "sense of urgency" about passing an extension of the moratorium

Justice Department Hires a New Anti-Microsoft Gun
The government names Chicago trial lawyer Philip Beck as lead trial counsel in the antitrust case, and Redmond hints that it may go to the Supreme Court.

Online shopping fails to grow in Malaysia
The proportion of Malaysia's adult population going online to buy goods and services has hardly shifted in the past year

Central European B2C Online Sales on Shaky Ground
Online B2C e-commerce will continue its struggle to take hold in Central Europe, while B2B e-commerce will see a much more robust growth in the region

Movie Studios License Content Protection Technology
Two major motion picture studios today agreed to license technology that protects the digital transmission of movies and other video content to private homes.

An Old City Turns to Technology
Genoa will host the meeting of G8 world leaders over the weekend and the old Italian seaport is relying on the latest technology to secure the peace, and everyone's health.

Chinese Government Closes 2,000 Cyber Cafes
Making good on assertions vocalized last spring, the Chinese government has shuttered approximately 2,000 cyber cafes

e-Gov conference gets busy
Partner announcements and an array of technologies came out of the e-Gov conference in D.C.

New FCC Web Site To Debut
Web pages at the FCC will sport a new look as the agency launches the initial phase of its first Web site redesign in three years.

Internet Fraud Schemes Increasing
The growing popularity of doing business on the Internet is causing a ``substantial increase'' in fraud schemes affecting the public, the city's consumer affairs watchdog says.

Bush Expected to Abolish Security Chief Position
In a move to decentralize how the U.S. handles computer security threats, President George W. Bush is expected to replace the position of U.S. security chief with a 21-agency board.

 

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