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24th April 2004 Archive

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  • California set to reject Diebold e-voting machines

    ATM giant faces uphill battle

    California's state election commission is likely to throw out Diebold's current electronic voting machine, obliging counties to replace them before the November elections. The ATM giant faced a savaging at hearings yesterday, and the company may face civil and criminal proceedings as a consequence of using uncertified software. …

    Public Sector 24 Apr 2004, 02:35

  • SEC rules drag reluctant Google to market

    'And these little piggies forgot about their disclosure requirements'

    In an irony that won't escape long-time Google watchers, an overlooked regulation will oblige the company to disclose more information than it wanted to. Google has long fought shy of an IPO offering, as remaining private allows the company to "avoid public scrutiny", in the words of co-founder Sergey Brin. Comparably sized …

    Financial News 24 Apr 2004, 02:35

  • W3C completes framework for the Semantic Web

    Lot of work to be done

    The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has announced final approval of two key technologies for the Semantic Web. These are the revised Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the Web Ontology Language (OWL). These are important components for the Semantic Web that will make it possible for the Web to respond more intelligently …

    Applications 24 Apr 2004, 10:19

  • US defends cybercrime treaty

    Your secrets are safe with us

    Critics took aim this week at a controversial international treaty intended to facilitate cross-boarder computer crime probes, arguing that it would oblige the US and other signatories to cooperate with repressive regimes - a charge that the Justice Department denied. The US is one of 38 nations that have signed onto the …

    Enterprise Security 24 Apr 2004, 10:19

  • Yahoo! calls for uniform EU music licensing

    Stop start

    Yahoo! is calling on the EU to set up a uniform intellectual property rights regime. The Web portal wants to set up a music download service in Europe. But it says its efforts are hampered by the different licensing rules across the region. That's according to Martina King, managing director, country operations, Yahoo! Europe, …

    Financial News 24 Apr 2004, 10:20

  • Broke telcos doing everything they can - Qwest exec

    Wringing bits

    A senior Qwest executive this week provided a grim picture of the telecommunications industry, saying all is still not well in the sector despite some recent optimistic chatter about IT spending coming back in a significant way. "The telecommunications market goes through cycles like everything else," said Wesley Kaplow, the …

    Telecoms 24 Apr 2004, 16:14