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Open Document Format Has Been Accepted By 16 GovernmentsOpen in New Window
Charles Babcock writes "The Open Document Format continues to gain ground with governments as the format in which they wish to create important documents, despite Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s Office fo read more »
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Dell Reorganizes Into Three Global UnitsOpen in New Window
"Dell Inc., which has seen PC sales slow in the economic downturn, announced on Wednesday a massive reorganization that establishes three separate global units for selling to businesses and governme read more »
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UK Government To Outsource Big Brother Internet Monitoring. I’m moving to China.Open in New Window
"It will cost $17.5 billion, be run by private companies and track every move we make on the internet, every call, text message and every transaction. Yes, this is the UK government proposal to mana read more »
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Government pipedreams on internet ratings doomed to failOpen in New Window
"Proposals by UK Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, to introduce cinema-style ratings for websites across the globe might benefit from a little more..." read more »
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Aussie government's own report trashes 'Net filteringOpen in New Window
"A major new feasibility report on mandatory Internet filtering in Australia finds that the program can be implemented, but only with huge expenses, legal uncertainty, performance problems, and the. read more »
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Seven MPs go a TwitteringOpen in New Window
"Government ministers Tom Watson and David Lammy are among MPs who have signed up to a portal of parliamentarians' Twitter feeds..." read more »
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Indian government cracks down on spurious mobile phonesOpen in New Window
"The Indian government has notified the customs department that import of mobile handsets is to be allowed only after declaration of the phones' International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbe read more »
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GigaOM Cheat Sheet for National Broadband PlansOpen in New Window
Stacey Higganbotham writes "Given how important broadband is, I believe the government has a duty to meddle in it. So far, the Obama administration appears to be ready to do just that." read more »
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