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National sex offender list goes online

July 21, 2005 Department of Justice links registries of 22 different states to let people track sex offenders across the nation. TAGS: state, registry

Vonage offers free traffic reports

October 23, 2006 Customers in 26 states will be able to dial 511 for free regional traffic reports. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., state

California gives up newspaper vs. Web fight

December 21, 2004 State won't appeal ruling that struck down online real-estate restrictions. TAGS: newspaper, state, California, restriction

New York law requires notification after data breaches

August 11, 2005 New York joins growing list of states requiring businesses and government to inform consumers if their sensitive data is breached. TAGS: New York, notification, state, law

Massachusetts sticking with 'open' documents

January 4, 2006 Despite state CIO's departure, Massachusetts is not pulling support for OpenDocument standard. TAGS: Peter Quinn, OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, state, CIO, information technology, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Pennsylvania joins states seeding tech-friendly VC firms

November 18, 2005 With nearly half of VC funds ending up in California, other states are trying to help spawn and keep local tech companies. TAGS: Pennsylvania, venture-capital fund, venture-capital company, state, investment, Governor, start-up, California

MIT group develops 'mind-reading' device

April 4, 2006 Three researchers have developed a device that alerts wearers to the emotional states of others. TAGS: state, conversation, behavior, researcher, camera

Sony BMG settles rootkit case with 39 states

December 21, 2006 Record label to pay $4.25 million a year after acknowledging that it secretly installed antipiracy software on music CDs. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, settlement, digital-rights management, antipiracy, rootkit, state, Massachusetts, Texas, Sony Corp., agreement, California, CD

National ID card a disaster in the making

May 3, 2007 Security experts Richard Forno and Bruce Schneier say Homeland Security is committing a blunder of historic proportion. TAGS: Real ID Act, state, document, branding, database, security

States struggling to deal with digital documents

April 25, 2006 Minnesota has followed Massachusetts with a bill to adopt open formats, but most states have yet to tackle digital archives. TAGS: Minnesota, CIO, Massachusetts, state, OpenDocument Format, standards, document, agency, office, format, information technology, IBM Corp.

Maine rejects Real ID Act

January 25, 2007 State's legislature overwhelmingly opposes act requiring national digital ID cards, putting Bush administration in a pickle. TAGS: Real ID Act, Maine, House Majority Leader, ID card, legislature, Montana, vote, state, driver's license, opposition, homeland security, RFID, Social Security, Bush Administration, Republican, Democrat

Massachusetts, California best states for nanotech

January 25, 2005 Got a degree in nanomaterials and wondering where to move? Try Massachusetts, but stay out of the Dakotas or Arkansas. TAGS: nanotechnology, Massachusetts, state, Arkansas, Colorado, California, leader

HP investigator argues California can't try him

January 18, 2007 Bryan Wagner, a data broker charged in connection with the HP boardroom scandal, says state's double jeopardy laws protect him from prosecution. TAGS: Bryan Wagner, California, defendant, attorney, state, crime, prosecutor, identity theft, spokesman, HP, Microsoft Office, U.S.

Massachusetts CIO quits

October 4, 2006 Louis Gutierrez says he's leaving due to lack of tech funding; move not expected to affect OpenDocument policy. TAGS: Louis Gutierrez, OpenDocument Format, Massachusetts, CIO, state, bond, information technology, policy, letter

Preparing for the open-standards onslaught

October 17, 2005 CCIA President Ed Black explains why he thinks Massachusetts has set an example other governments will follow. TAGS: Massachusetts, OpenDocument Format, citizen, interoperability, state, government, decision

'iPod tax' planned for music downloads?

March 10, 2005 States grapple with how, or if, to tax online movies and music such as songs purchased from Apple's iTunes. TAGS: tax, Wisconsin, goods, state, economist, music download, movies, download, Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer

Antispam law ruled unconstitutional

December 15, 2004 Judge says Maryland law unduly interferes with interstate commerce. Attorney for alleged spammer says view could spread to other states. TAGS: Maryland, commerce, law, anti-spam, Vermont, lawsuit, state, Judge, New York, e-mail

National ID cards on the way?

February 14, 2005 Recent congressional vote on standardized, electronically readable driver's licenses raises fears about imminence of national IDs. Photos: Biometrics on guard TAGS: driver's license, ID card, Real ID Act, RFID, vote, fear, terrorist, 9/11 commission, state, U.S.

Linux coders tackle power efficiency

June 25, 2007 Programmers have begun serious work to cut consumption, extending PC Linux battery life and easing server costs. TAGS: kernel, Illuminata Inc., Linux, efficiency, state, work, operating system, Intel, laptop computer, battery, server

AT&T to buy BellSouth for $67 billion

March 5, 2006 The combined company would generate about $130 billion in sales and serve nearly 70 million local phone customers. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., telephone company, local phone company, acquisition, Verizon Communications, SBC Communications Inc., Cingular Wireless, Qwest Communications Inc., merger, cable company, Texas, telecommunications, state, U.S., TV
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