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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-06-11 16:06 DOJ tries to revive decade-old Web porn law
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Justice Department lawyers tried again Tuesday to revive a decade-old law designed to keep online pornography from children, despite previous court rulings that the law blocks too much legal speech.
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What UK IT must do to progress
John Higgins, Computing , Wednesday 11 June 2008 at 15:57:00 John Higgins reflects on a decade of industry advance and warns that future growth must not be taken for granted I had the pleasure of celebrating my tenth year at Intellect last month, which set me thinking how eventful the past decade in the UK IT industry has been....
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Government warned on surveillance society dangers
IT databases and search engines are encouraging a the development surveillance society, according to a new report by the Home Affairs Select Committee.
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Recent Original Stories
In a blog post, Sun's Jonathan Schwartz has announced that Sun will counter-sue Net App , after negotiations proved to be fruitless. "So now it looks like we can't avoid responding to their litigation, as frustrated as I am by that (as I said, we have zero interest in suing them).
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Conway Man Arrested in Internet Predator Sting
The state’s Attorney General’s office announced the arrest of a Conway man Wednesday after an undercover internet sting operation.
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Apptus Technologies AB: Local Matters and Apptus Announce a Technology Solution That Integrates Quebecor Mediapages ...
DENVER, Colo. & LUND, Sweden----Local Matters, Inc. and Apptus, announced the successful completion of a unique solution enabling Quebecor MediaPages, a Quebecor Media subsidiary that publishes print and online directories across Canada, to integrate its print and online directories into one website, Canoe411.ca.
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Back to school:
Learning Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, left, joins in a computer class for school children when he visits a local elementary school in Tokyo on June 11. Rudd is on a five-day visit to Japan.
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ShopLocal Expands Internationally, Bringing Interactive Print Catalogues to Consumers Online
ShopLocal, the leader in multi-channel shopping and advertising services, today announced that it is expanding service beyond North America to Australia by working with leading New South Wales retailer Bing Lee in Australia, to transport its monthly print catalogues to the Internet.
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Microsoft-Partnered Euro Web 2.0 Start-Up Awards Announce UK Social Network As Runner Up In Barcelona Final
A prestigious start-up competition with partners including La Caixa bank, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems has declared a UK based social entrepreneurial network as the runners up following a tense finale in Barcelona, Spain. [Wired by: PressReleaseNetwork.com]
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UPDATE: Memory Chips To Slow Sector Growth Through 2011: Report
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Chips sales will continue to grow over the next three years, but at a slower pace due to ongoing pricing pressures in the memory market, a major industry trade group said Wednesday.
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Sify launches Roam Connect International in India
Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ National Market: SIFY), a leader in Consumer, Internet and Enterprise Services in India with global delivery capabilities, announced today the launch of its Roam Connect International service in India. [Wired by: PressReleaseNetwork.com]
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Verizon Announces the LG Dare, LG Decoy and LG Chocolate 3 Phones
Verizon Wireless is expanding its LG line-up with three devices that offer unique features with loads of possibilities. The LG Dare, LG Decoy and the new LG Chocolate 3 are scheduled for their debut on Verizon wireless' network through ...
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T-Mobile suing Starbucks over free AT&T Wi-Fi
It looks like T-Mobile executives will be going elsewhere for their lattes. According to Reuters, T-Mobile is suing Starbucks over its decision to offer two hours of free Wi-Fi access to Starbucks Card Rewards members. T-Mobile is accusing Starbucks of breach of contract based on the fact that their promotion offers free Wi-Fi access from [...]
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Google co-founder books space flight
NEW YORK - Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin has reserved a seat to blast off to orbit with a $5 million deposit, private space travel firm Space Adventures Ltd. said Wednesday.
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Car Dealers Disclose Auto Industry Buying Tip to All the Smart Women Who Buy Cars
STONY BROOK, N.Y.----Every day in America women are buying cars yet automobile marketers aren't giving priority to improving a woman's car-buying experience. Forrester Research points to female car buyers who are "lost in translation," meaning: Auto manufacturers' web sites use technical car talk like "trim level" and "power train," so it's no surprise that women engage less with brand sites ...
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Google co-founder Brin books Space Flight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google co-founder Sergey Brin wants to go to space and has made a $5 million down payment to book a seat on a future orbital space flight with Space Adventures, the space tourism company said on Wednesday. ...
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Microsoft Office Labs Produces Facebook Style Social Networking Platform
TownSquare is simply a test platform says Office Labs...
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Kansas, Missouri passed up for Medicare program
Associated Press - June 11, 2008 11:14 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A federal Medicare pilot program aimed at encouraging physicians to use computerized patient records will not be coming to...
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Philadelphia in talks over Wi-Fi network
(AP:PHILADELPHIA) Philadelphia is in talks with a group to take over its wireless Internet network. A spokesman for Mayor Michael Nutter said negotiations are under way. But he would not say whether they involved a community organization or a company.
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NOTE TO EDITORS: The Following Is an Investment Opinion Being Issued by Stock Market Alerts.
Stock Market Alert's performance stock list includes: Guyana Gold Corporation (PINKSHEETS: GYGC), Baidu.com Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE: NBR).
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Yahoo Drops Features to Solve Issue
June 11, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Search engine giant Yahoo is dropping security and anti-spam enhancements to its Webmail service after discovering the features prevented users from retrieving POP email from their external accounts.
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ICAC Task Force makes 127th arrest
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster says a Conway man was arrested last Friday in an undercover Internet sting conducted by the City of Anderson Police Department.
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Federal Agents Seize Computers From Councilman's Home
Federal agents seized computers from the home of Greenville County Councilman Tony Trout. Trout says computers were seized from his home during the search.
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ATA Launches New Landmark Test Title for the Chinese Securities, Banking and Insurance Industries
ATA Inc. , the leading provider of computer-based testing and testing-related services in China, today announced that it will be the exclusive provider of computer-based testing services for a newly launched landmark test title, "Sales Professionals for Funds", for the Securities Association of China.
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High Growth Forecasted for the Evolution of 3G strategies in Asia-Pacific
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Wireless industry is available in its catalogue.
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