THE government will rewrite the 21-year-old Privacy Act for the technology age, ending the fragmentation of state laws.

A LIGHT has been shone on one of the great mysteries of the internet. What is the point of the two slashes infront of the "www"?

(Telecompaper) A New Zealand high court has found that Telecom New Zealand used its market power to prevent and deter competition in markets involving high-speed data transmission. The Commerce Commission brought the case against Telecom which focused on Telecom's wholesale pricing of data 'tails', which are parts of the connection to a customer that Telecom's competitors must acquire from Telecom where their networks do not reach the customer. The high court in Auckland found that between 2001 and 2004, Telecom used its position to charge downstream competitors disproportionately high prices for wholesale access to its network, preventing them from offering retail end-to-end high-speed data services on a competitive basis. The court found that Telecom's wholesale prices for access often exceeded its retail prices for the service, and that Telecom's pricing was also directed to deterring existing or potential competition in the national wholesale market for backbone transmission servic

HONG KONG, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited ("Comba" or the "Group", Hong kong stock code: 2342), a leading wireless enhancement solutions provider, announced the commercial availability of its WCDMA/GSM mixed mode Multi-Carrier Power Amplifier ("MCPA") Tower Bottom Solution ("TBS") for the North America and global market.

RA'ANANA, Israel, October 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NICE Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE), the global provider of advanced solutions that enable organizations to extract Insight from Interactions to drive performance, today announced the results of its first annual Benchmark of contact center business and technology trends. The comprehensive global research focuses on growth expectations, technology investment priorities, operational tactics and strategies, and market trends and initiatives. The research results were published in a white paper entitled, "Preparing for the Upturn: Research on Contact Center Operational and Investment Practices." The Benchmark was commissioned by NICE Systems and conducted by Ventana Research, an independent third-party firm.

HOPKINTON, Mass., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that Generali International, a long-established provider of financial and insurance services and part of the Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A (Generali Group), has selected EMC® Data Domain® deduplication storage solutions to help dramatically reduce the storage capacity required to backup and protect its virtualized server infrastructure. Generali has also incorporated network-efficient replication to ensure its enterprise-wide production data is secure at its disaster recovery (DR) site for business continuity and compliance-related activities.

(Telecompaper) Nokia has launched the Nokia Booklet 3G in the US with AT&T, Best Buy and Microsoft. The Intel Atom-powered Nokia Booklet 3G mini-laptop will deliver up to 12 hours of battery life, weighs less than 2.76 pounds, and offers embedded 3G/ HSPA as well as Wi-Fi. The mini-laptop also comes with an HDMI port for HD video out, a front facing camera for video calling, integrated Bluetooth and SD card reader. Other features include the glass 10.1 inch HD-ready display, integrated A-GPS with Ovi Maps, and the latest version of Ovi Suite for synching with a Nokia mobile device. The Nokia Booklet 3G will be sold at all Best Buy locations nationwide as well as at the more than 50 Best Buy Mobile standalone stores across the country. The Nokia Booklet 3G will be offered at an introductory price of USD 299.99 with an AT&T Data Connect two-year plan. The Nokia Booklet 3G should arrive in stores by mid-November, and Best Buy expects to begin taking orders online and in stores on 22 Octob

HONG KONG, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Checkpoint Systems, a global leader in shrink management, merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions, today commented on the expansion of its Apparel Labeling Solutions business through its previously announced acquisition of Brilliant Label Manufacturing Ltd. This expansion adds to initiatives already underway to strengthen the business unit's breadth of offerings and meet the growing demand for its labeling solutions.

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Triumfant®, creator of patented software that automatically detects, analyzes and remediates unexpected changes and conditions at the endpoint, today announced that its Worldwide Malware Signature Counter has surpassed 5 million, marking a jump of over 800,000 signatures created in just under three months.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Confirmation, Inc., the creator and leading provider of secure audit confirmation services, unveiled today the ability to process seven new confirmation types with its latest product release for Confirmation.com. In addition to asset and liability confirmations, an auditor can use Confirmation.com for a wider range of confirmations including: