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US internet dominance to endAmerica'S decade-long control of the internet will end today as the management of the web is effectively privatised.
Australian IT Wednesday, September 30, 2009NTT to offer 200 Mbps fibre-optic service in November(Telecompaper) Japan's NTT plans to offer fibre-optic services with speeds of up to 200 Mbps,
double the company's current speed. The new service will be offered as an upgrade to NTT's Flet's Hikari service, The Nikkei writes. Customers can apply for the service from 1 October and services will
launch from end-November. NTT East will begin offering the services, followed by NTT West in 2010. The 200 Mbps service will be offered for the same price as the existing 100 Mbps service, between JPY 3,570 (condominiums) to JPY 5,460 (single
family homes). However, customers will have to pay an installation fee of between JPY 2,100 to JPY 28,455.
DMeurope.com Wednesday, September 30, 2009EC clears Panasonic-Sanyo merger(Telecompaper) The European Commission has approved Panasonic's tender offer for Sanyo Electric with conditions. The commission's investigation identified competition concerns in a number of battery markets where the merged entity would have a significant market share. These are the markets for primary cylindrical lithium batteries, portable rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries and rechargeable coin-shape batteries based on lithium. The latter are used principally as back-up power for real time clocks in mobile phones and
digital cameras as well as in certain other applications such as watches, laptops and keyless entry systems for cars. The companies agreed to sell a production plant producing both cylindrical lithium and rechargeable coin-shape batteries. They also agreed to divest one of their portable nickel-metal hydride businesses to eliminate any increase in market share in this product market. In the consumer electronics market, the commission found that in many instance
DMeurope.com Wednesday, September 30, 2009Macquarie University gets CIOMACQUARIE University has appointed Marc Bailey to the newly created role of chief information officer.
Australian IT Wednesday, September 30, 2009Govt nears decision on smart grid builderTHE government is putting the final touches on the grant guidelines that will determine who will oversee its $100 million smart grid.
Australian IT Wednesday, September 30, 2009AFACT retreat reveals ignorance: iiNetA GROUP of entertainment companies conducting a landmark copyright claim against iiNet has withdrawn part of its case against the ISP.
Australian IT Wednesday, September 30, 2009CCNA ICND1 640-822 CCENT Study Guide and Examination Guide Q&A (Paperback) newly tagged ''internet''CCNA ICND1 640-822 CCENT Study Guide and Examination Guide Q&A (Paperback)By Mr Thaar M.H. AL_Taiey Buy new: $27.76 Customer Rating: First tagged "internet" by T. Majeed Customer tags: internet, ccna guide, ccent guide, 640-822 exam, certification, booksurge, cisco, icnd1 guide, stephen mcquerry, networking guide, computer, technical book
Amazon Wednesday, September 30, 2009New York Health System Launches $400M EMR ProgramMajor hospital network plans to deploy one of the largest electronic medical record initiatives in the nation.
Information Week Wednesday, September 30, 2009Freeview boxes require retuningIf you have a Freeview receiver you will need to retune it on Wednesday afternoon to ensure you don't lose Channel Five.
Webuser.co.uk Wednesday, September 30, 2009German police break up Internet child porn ringBERLIN (Reuters) - German police said Wednesday they had broken up an international child pornography network that exchanged pedophile images on the Internet and sexually abused children.
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