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Podcast highlight: IT's answer to the energy crisis

May 3, 2006 A CNET News.com podcast focuses on what the nation can do to end its reliance on foreign sources of energy. TAGS: podcast, nation, information technology, Microsoft Corp.

About South Korea's 'dependency' on Microsoft

January 29, 2007 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says South Korea might be in bed with Microsoft, but PC users there are kicking the company hard. TAGS: South Korea, e-government, Seoul, piracy, nation, government, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp., Samsung Electronics, security, PC

Two visions for delivering PCs to emerging nations

February 28, 2007 One Laptop Per Child and Intel take competing approaches to manufacturing, pricing PCs--and it's not yet clear which will prevail. TAGS: OLPC, VIA Technologies Inc., nation, Taiwan, vision, Intel, manufacturing, laptop computer, PC

Developing nations losing spam battle, report says

May 27, 2005 Countries with fewer resources are finding themselves overwhelmed as junk mail senders take shelter there, a new OECD report says. TAGS: developing country, spam, spammer, anti-spam, junk e-mail, nation, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

Fuzzy logic behind Bush's cybercrime treaty

November 28, 2005 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says the administration's treaty could boomerang against its authors' lofty intentions. TAGS: treaty, surveillance, Russia, Bush Administration, nation, lobbyist, Nazi, U.S., crime, president, power, virus

Singapore: One nation under Wi-Fi

August 28, 2006 Firecrackers and gum chewing might be frowned upon in Singapore, but the country is going nuts for Wi-Fi. TAGS: SingTel, Singapore, recruiting, Asia, public health, hot spot, Indonesia, Wi-Fi, nation, India

A cyber con game

March 25, 2005 A new report got sent to the president, but no matter: The cybersecurity mess won't get fixed, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. TAGS: cybersecurity, IT infrastructure, information technology, nation, president, security

Digital desert: Qatar leads Arab world in tech education

January 18, 2006 The small nation is taking unprecedented steps in creating a major university center that can help lead it into a post-oil world. TAGS: Qatar, natural gas, region, recruiting, university, nation, student, professor, U.S.

China rising rapidly in R&D, report says

December 5, 2006 Asian powerhouse replaces Japan as No. 2 investor in research and development, OECD says, and the U.S. still leads the pack. TAGS: R&D, China, nation, researcher, Japan, U.S.

Four men charged in Nigeria e-mail scam

March 23, 2006 Justice Department alleges they fleeced American citizens out of $1.2 million, with promises of riches in exchange for charity. TAGS: fraud, count, Nigeria, nation, New York, bank, e-mail

First 'cybercrime' treaty advances in Senate

July 26, 2005 Senate could vote this year on controversial treaty, beloved by software makers but opposed by privacy groups. TAGS: treaty, cybercrime, Chris Dodd, nation, software company, law, U.S.

Study: Denmark the most 'e-ready' nation

April 20, 2005 The U.S. rises in the rankings, too, bypassing the United Kingdom. Also: Slovakia and Switzerland gain. TAGS: Slovakia, Denmark, ranking, Hong Kong, e-business, study, Switzerland, nation, broadband, leadership, IBM Corp., U.S., U.K.

Michigan governor asks voters to fund high tech

February 11, 2005 Jennifer Granholm says a $2 billion bond issue could create 72,000 high-wage jobs in the Rust Belt State. TAGS: Governor, bond, Michigan, nation, biotechnology, chip company, tax, state, budget, Intel

Doctors' digital duty

September 12, 2006 Wayne Owens and Frank Richards say a dated medical-technology system is in a state of emergency. TAGS: e-health, health care, hospital, health care company, nation, doctor, Hurricane Katrina, health, legislation, physician, standards, Sun Microsystems Inc., president

Singapore: America's next college town

July 7, 2006 For some American universities, the new frontier lies over the ocean, as other nations looks to gain U.S. expertise. TAGS: Singapore, Qatar, faculty, university, nation, graduate student, biotechnology, expertise, professor, engineering, U.S., America, school, satellite

France may sanction unfettered P2P downloads

December 22, 2005 Parliament gave initial approval to the concept, but roadblocks remain, and the entertainment industry is on edge. TAGS: amendment, copyright law, sanction, approval, France, proposal, nation, organization, P2P, copy, music

Digital desert: Privileged nations face cultural obstacles

January 19, 2006 Throughout the Middle East, decades of wealth create societies where hard work can sometimes be a foreign concept. TAGS: Qatar, obstacle, nation, government

Sun aims to bolster disaster warning systems

December 14, 2005 Server company teams with Pacific Disaster Center to provide research, analysis and early emergency alerts. TAGS: disaster, Sun Microsystems Inc., server company, project, nation, Sun Solaris, analysis, server

Should you have a right to broadband?

October 21, 2005 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says a movement to enshrine your access to a broadband connection is fast gaining momentum. TAGS: broadband, Philadelphia, nation, broadband connection, city, San Francisco, Wi-Fi, Google Inc., U.S.

Tech firms call for approval of cybercrime treaty

June 29, 2005 Senate asked to ratify controversial treaty mandating Net eavesdropping, strict copyright laws. Civil liberties groups don't like it. TAGS: treaty, nation, Internet provider, law, letter, U.S.
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