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Fewer foreigners applying to grad school

March 9, 2005 Five percent decline from 2004 to 2005 indicates that competition abroad is on the rise, according to school group. TAGS: council, foreigner, school, student, U.S., knowledge

Clients to advise Microsoft on software linking

June 14, 2006 Council of IT execs will advise the company on how to make its products work better with other software. TAGS: council, interoperability, general manager, Microsoft Corp., information technology, security

Wi-Fi cameras crack down on rogue parking in U.K.

September 11, 2007 Using a CCTV network, London's city of Westminster can now identify parking offenses without the need for human intervention. TAGS: council, ticket, operator, London, Wi-Fi, vehicle, camera

Microsoft starts a group for software harmony

November 14, 2006 Company creates interoperability council dedicated to making existing products work better together. TAGS: council, interoperability, vendor, open source, Microsoft Corp.

French court won't force Apple to open up iTunes

November 10, 2004 French Competition Council dismisses case brought by Virgin's French arm alleging abuse of market dominance. TAGS: council, music player, digital-rights management, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod

Norwegian watchdog scrutinizes iTunes DRM

August 3, 2006 Norway's consumer council accuses Apple of unfair practices. Apple says it's protecting the interests of musicians. TAGS: Norway, watchdog, council, digital-rights management, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, interest, Apple iPod

Paris turns 175,000 kids on to open-source key plan

February 5, 2007 Aim is to give students easy access to "portable office" software suite designed to operate in Windows environment. TAGS: council, Paris, open-source software, open source, office, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

BT to create wireless cities

May 17, 2006 Wi-Fi networks being installed in six U.K. municipalities, part of project that will eventually include 12 cities. TAGS: council, British Telecommunications, city, telecommunications, Wi-Fi network, telecommunications company, U.K., Wi-Fi, project, London, pricing, Intel

New law may tighten power plant security

August 16, 2005 The U.S. electricity grid will be governed by new federal regulations to ward off future "cybersecurity incidents." TAGS: council, Internet Security Systems Inc., legislation, standards, U.S., security

Microsoft denies role in British Linux flop

November 24, 2006 City of Birmingham pulls plug on open-source desktop project, but Redmond says it didn't offer special Windows XP discounts. TAGS: council, discount, open source, authority, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Homeland security group to meet away from public eye

March 24, 2006 Federal advisory committee that deals with protecting U.S. infrastructure is free to disregard law keeping meetings open. TAGS: homeland security, meeting, council, VeriSign Inc., infrastructure, notice, law, agency, security

Homeland Security chief wants to collaborate

October 11, 2005 Protecting critical assets requires cooperation with the private sector, he says. Companies seem to agree. TAGS: council, private sector, sector, Cisco Systems Inc., homeland security, chairman, Washington, leader

U.K.-funded initiative to push open source

April 7, 2005 Project will promote use of open-source tools within the public sector by creating a code repository, among other efforts. TAGS: council, open source, initiative, consortium, sector, SourceForge, open-source software, project, U.K., Microsoft Office

EU Council endorses patent bill

March 7, 2005 Opponents say measure will stifle innovation. Will the European Parliament agree? The ball's in its court now. Photos: Patent protesters take to the streets TAGS: directive, software patent, Denmark, council, Luxembourg, Portugal, Poland, European Union

Big-shot economist to advise teen virtual world 'Gaia Online'

September 17, 2007 Former U.S. Council of Economic Advisors chairman Michael Boskin is tapped to lead virtual world's economic council. The big question: why?Images: A look inside 'Gaia Online' TAGS: Michael Boskin, virtual worlds, economist, economy, council, Stanford, Second Life, chairman, finance, professor, Sony Corp.
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