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Norway's national broadcaster breaks Beatles download deadlockOpen in New Window
They wood, woodn't theyA Norwegian broadcaster is claiming to be responsible for making The Beatles' entire back catalogue available for download for the first time. The downloads are free because th read more »
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National Archives struggling to absorb Bush data glutOpen in New Window
"The Bush administration will leave behind an unprecedented store of digital records when it leaves Washington in Januray - but can the National Archives handle it all?" read more »
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Group wants National Safety Officer under new Obama's CTOOpen in New Window
"An advocacy group this week urged president-elect Barack Obama to appoint a National Safety Officer to oversee online child protection efforts." read more »
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Browsing the past: National Archives' WWII records digitizedOpen in New Window
"Through a partnership with Footnote.com, the US' National Archives has digitized many of its records from World War II, allowing full text searches of everything from personnel records to combat r read more »
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IBM crossed off ID application shortlistOpen in New Window
"The Identity and Passport Service has cut down its shortlist for the biggest contract within the National Identity Scheme." read more »
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U.S. Health System Is A 'National Tragedy'Open in New Window
Antone Gonsalves writes, "Randall Spratt, chief information officer for health care IT provider McKesson, painted a bleak picture Tuesday of a U.S. health-care system in which hundreds of people die every two days from avoidable medical errors." read more »
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OSS voices must be heard in national security debateOpen in New Window
In this interesting article Christine Peterson, who is credited with coining the term "open source",addresses concerns about national security and invasion of privacy. She believes the answer is "to drive innovation and deliver new technologies that can guarantee both privacy and security." read more »
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Six U.S. states account for half of national piracy lossesOpen in New Window
Six states, California, Florida, Illinois, New York, Ohio and Texas, account for half of the software piracy in the U.S., according to a study by the Business Software Alliance (BSA). read more »
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