Government & Public Sector

Apple Computer Inc. will resolve its patent squabble with Creative Technology Ltd. by paying the Singapore-based company US$100 million for a licence to use a recently awarded patent.

New video fingerprinting technology from Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV could help stem the flood of movies and other video content being traded illegally on the Internet.

Federal prosecutors in Brazil are threatening to force Google Brazil to shut down and pay fines for failing to turn over customer records as part of investigations against pedophiles.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has formed an "Internet Access Task Force" to examine whether net neutrality advocates' fears of large broadband providers blocking or slowing Web content from competitors are justified, the agency's chairwoman said.

Microsoft Tuesday filed three lawsuits against so-called "cybersquatters" that have purchased Web site domain names that contain names that are Microsoft's registered trademarks so they can lure Web browsers to sites of pay-per-click advertisements.

Transport Canada's Aircraft Services is striving to be more efficient while transitioning to a new software system to be fully rolled out by 2008.

Leonid Reiman, the Minister for Information Technologies and Communications (MinInformSvyazi) announced a new governmental initiative to support Russian software outsourcing companies.

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