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CHAIRMAN COX SAYS SECURITY TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BOOST PRODUCTIVITY—In a speech intended to send a signal to the homeland security technology community, a senior House lawmaker today called on vendors to develop products that would assist both safety and productivity. GAO DETAILS CHALLENGES TO E-GOVERNMENT PROJECT FUNDING—Errors by administration officials, congressional pushback and an overall shortage of funds hamstrung 25 Office of Management and Budget-sponsored e-government initiatives in fiscal 2003 and 2004, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/35914-1.html CHARIMAN DAVIS CALLS FOR A FEDERAL TRANSITION TO IP V.6—Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) today announced an initiative to push civilian agencies toward adoption of the next generation of Internet Protocols by 2008, in parallel with the Defense Department. http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/35898-1.html IRS FUNDING SLOWS IT MODERNIZATION, FORMER COMMISSIONER SAYS—Former IRS commissioner Charles Rossotti said the IRS is forced to underinvest in IT modernization even though it has had at least three successful implementations during the past few years. http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/35899-1.html DOD HAS IP NETWORKING THRUST UPON IT— Combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have delivered a clear message to the Pentagon about the need for IP networking in the field. NOAA PLANS IT CONSOLIDATION—The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will release a request for proposals in June to consolidate to a single help desk at its main facility in Silver Spring, Md. http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/35919-1.html HOUSE LAWMAKERS CLASH OVER DIGITAL TV SUBSIDY— U.S. lawmakers clashed on Thursday over whether the government should aid those American households that will be left in the dark after television broadcasters switch to higher quality digital signals. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/26/AR2005052600933.html?nav=hcmodule |
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QATAR TO LAUNCH SCICT— Qatar will unveil its new Supreme Council for Information and Communication Technology on 26 May, according to a statement. SCICT will be the policy making and regulatory body in Qatar for information and communication technology. It will unveil its logo and future strategy at the launch. http://www.ameinfo.com/60927.html SKYPE POSITIONS ITSELF AS 'ENHANCEMENT' VOIP, NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR 911 SERVICE—The Europe-based firm is positioning itself as an "enhancement" service to existing telephone service and not as a "replacement" service. "We're an enhancement like fax," said Kelly Larabee, a Skype spokeswoman in the U.S. "You should know that Skype is not an emergency service." NEW TYPE OF HIGH-SPEED COMPUTER MEMORY BEING EXPLORED— The technology venture with Infineon, IBM and Macronix is looking at phase-change memory. http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid= FRANCE PUTS ON BUSINESS-FRIENDLY FACE—Although it remains one of the largest economies in Europe, the world still looks at France as a place difficult to conduct business, where nearly everyone is either on strike or at lunch--or so said government officials and tech executives the French Tech Showcase, a two-day conference taking place here.http://news.com.com/France+puts+on+business-friendly+face/2100-1022_3-5719289.html?tag=nefd.top DUBAI E-GOVERNMENT AIMS TO FLY HIGH—Dubai e-government is aiming to be one of the region’s most effective online municipalities by 2007. http://www.itp.net/news/details.php?id=15669&category NETWORKED BROADBAND HOUSEHOLDS TO HIT 162M IN 2010—Global home network adoption is expected to grow from 35 million in 2004 to more than 162 million in 2010, according to a report from market research firm Diffusion Group. http://www.telecomasia.net/telecomasia/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=162885 MOBILE PENETRATION TO SURPASS 94% IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE— Demand for mobile services remained hot in Central and Eastern Europe in 2004. According to an IDC study of 11 countries -- Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia -- the total number of subscriptions in the region surged by 24.8% to more than 72.5 million. Penetration levels rose 13 points, reaching just over two-thirds at the end of the year. http://www.cellular-news.com/story/12975.php SWEDEN BANS DOWNLOADING COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL FROM INTERNET—The law, which takes effect on July 1, will try to stem the tide in a country with one of the highest rates of Internet piracy in the world. http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid= |
| This Week@Americas International |
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COLOMBIA-GOVT TO LAUNCH E-PROCUREMENT AUCTION IN JUNE – Colombia's government plans to launch an auction in June for a contract to install the infrastructure for its e-procurement site, which should be up and running by the beginning of 2006, the finance ministry's technology director Rodolfo Uribe said http://www.bnamericas.com/story.jsp?idioma=I§or=1¬icia=318748 MEXICO-COFETEL EX-PRESIDENT SLAMS RESELLER BILL—Controversial plans by the Mexican government to allow the entrance of telecoms service resellers for the first time were badly thought through and operators have every reason to be annoyed, independent analyst and former president of telecoms regulator Cofetel, Javier Lozano said http://www.bnamericas.com/story.jsp?idioma=I§or=2¬icia=318834 INDIA, CANADA TO SIGN PACT ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY— India and Canada will sign a comprehensive agreement on science and technology later this year to give a boost to the research activities taking place in both the countries and to help the transfer of technologies from laboratories to the market place. http://www.indiadaily.com/breaking_news/36682.asp MEXICO'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR GROWS 20.6% IN 1Q— Mexico's telecommunications sector grew 20.6% in the first quarter of this year, the Federal Telecommunications Commission, or Cofetel, said Wednesday. http://www.cellular-news.com/story/12963.php |
| This Week@Asia-Pacific/Japan |
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MALAYSIA TO BASE ICT BLUEPRINT ON KOREAN MODEL—Communications Minister Lim Keng Yaik said Malaysia needs to improve its infrastructure before rolling out services and products similar to South Korea's through the convergence of mobile phones, Internet and broadcasting. IDA ISSUES WBA RIGHTS TO SIX OPERATORS—To increase Singapore's broadband offering, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has issued six wireless broadband access (WBA) spectrum rights in the 2.3- and 2.5-GHz frequency bands. http://www.telecomasia.net/telecomasia/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=163244 INDIA'S FINANCE MINISTRY EYES WINDFALL IN 3G AUCTION—India’s Ministry of Finance has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to allocate a 3G spectrum to mobile operators through the auction route. http://www.telecomasia.net/telecomasia/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=163247 NZ POST SAVES $2M ON IP NETWORK—NZ Post will complete the roll-out of New Zealand's second largest IP telephony network within the next two months, an investment that will allow the agency to save at least $2 million over the next 5 years. http://www.telecomasia.net/telecomasia/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=163040 INADEQUATE CYBER LAWS HURTING INDIAN FIRMS—Security of information is a major concern for companies outsourcing their jobs and they are insisting on BPOs to get certified under international certification standards such as BS 7799, SAS 70, HIPAA standards because compared to the laws in US and UK the Indian IT Act 2000 offers woefully inadequate protection, says Mandeep Garewal, Director Force Tech Security, a consultant to BPOs on data security related matters. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1375119,001300460000.htm |
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MINNESOTA TEEN SUSPECTED OF CRACKING LEXISNEXIS SUBSIDIARY— Teen is believed to have accessed Seisint database through phony accounts set up through Southern police departments. http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid= SEATTLE IS TOLD IT MUST REWIRE— For Seattle to remain competitive, it must develop an advanced broadband Internet network that is capable of delivering voice, video and data to businesses and homes. And it must do so quickly, rolling out the high-speed system within the next 10 years. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/225514_broadband24.html COMMITTEE REJECTS DOYLE'S DOWNLOAD TAX (WISCONSIN)— The Legislature's budget-writing panel Tuesday rejected Gov. Jim Doyle's plan to charge a 5% sales tax on music, movies, books and art downloaded from the Internet. http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/may05/328592.asp EIGHT FEDERAL-STATE IT PROJECTS HONORED FOR INNOVATION, COLLABORATION— Law enforcement agencies across the country were building duplicative systems to identify potential criminals. Called virtual pointer systems, officials planned to use these systems to search databases that provide information about criminal cases. http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/35905-1.html THE CITYWIDE WI-FI REALITY CHECK— Philadelphia is venturing into the Wi-Fi frontier and liking what it sees. The big question is, will it feel the same way two years from now? http://news.com.com/The+citywide+Wi-Fi+reality+check/2100-7351_3-5722150.html STANFORD HACK EXPOSES 10,000—The FBI is investigating a security breach at Stanford University that may have resulted in the theft of nearly 10,000 identities stored in the its Career Development Center computer system. http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid= |
| Other Tech News Of The Week |
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DOORS OPENING FOR OUTSOURCED SECURITY—The task of keeping up with security patches is one of the most demanding and frustrating jobs assigned to IT departments, which are often caught in a race to fix problems before an attack hits. http://news.com.com/Doors+opening+for+outsourced+security/ ISE GOES PUBLIC— The International Securities Exchange (ISE) kicked off its widely anticipated initial public offering (IPO). In an interesting twist, the all-electronic options exchange chose to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, traditionally a floor-based market. ONLINE SALES SOAR— American consumers spent nearly $20 billion buying stuff on the Internet in the first quarter; that's nearly 25% more than they did a year earlier. Yet, online transactions represent only 2.2% of all retail sales. http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid= NEXT CALL FOR NET PHONING: REGULATION—At this week's VON Europe conference on Internet phone service, there has been no shortage of accolades for Skype, the unparalleled poster child of this fledgling business. It is being called "the iPod of IP communications," and its chief executive, Niklas Zennström, was mobbed like a pop star by news media and admirers. http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/05/25/business/netphone.php FEWER STUDENTS MAJOR IN COMPUTER— The number of undergraduates signing up for computer degrees is falling fast, making IBM and other tech companies worry that there soon won't be enough skilled U.S. workers to meet demand. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-05-22-computer-science-usat_x.htm GLOBAL REVENUES SOAR FOR VOIP GEAR—Report says revenues from global sales of VoIP equipment totaled $493 million in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 40% over first-quarter levels in 2004. http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid= VENDOR SUPPORT KEY TO BIG-BUSINESS ADOPTION OF OPEN SOURCE—Open-source software and operating systems are increasingly touted as a way for companies to take greater control of their IT environments, in the process controlling the cost and content of their operations. Yet it's clear that open source represents different things to different companies, depending on the company's size and the investments it has already made in information technology. http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid= STUDY: USERS WANT WIRELESS BUNDLED WITH ACCESS, VOIP, TV—Bundles that add wireless phone service to VoIP, television and Internet services will become highly popular, according to a study released Wednesday by the Ipsos-Insight market research firm. http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid= NANOTECH SEEN ENABLING NEW COMMUNICATIONS ERA—Nanoscience could make ubiquitous communications a transformational technology on the order of the telephone and television. http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid= |
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