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If corporate managers have Sarbanes-Oxley compliance to blame for late nights and lost sleep, those in the livestock and poultry industries have plenty of compliance worries of their own, triggered by NAIS, which stands for the National Animal Identification System. NAIS is a multi-year, phased-in p...
Nikon on Wednesday said it would stop making most of its film camera products in favor of its digital line. Nikon's digital lineup has become an increasingly successful part of its business over the past seven years. In fact, digital cameras make up more than 95 percent of Nikon's UK business. "This...
Anyone who purchased clear sunscreen or wore stain-resistant pants during the holidays was probably enjoying the benefits of commercialized nanotechnology. While nanotech advances are exciting, some observers dangerously press for greater government oversight in the sector. Nanotechnology, the mani...
IBM, Sony and Toshiba are launching a new phase of their joint technology development alliance that will lead to the development of advanced process technologies at 32 nanometers and beyond. Specifically, they are working on further developing the "cell" microprocessor design and its underlying sili...
New research released this week indicates that counterfeit drug sales over the Internet are threatening to cause a major, global crisis, one that may harm the health of all. The report, "Counterfeit Drugs: Towards an Irish Response to a Global Crisis," was produced for the IPA by Dublin City Univers...
Hardware, software, networking, electronics and other tech companies announced this week a collaborative effort to support and promote IEEE 802 Ethernet technology. The Ethernet Alliance -- whose members include Sun Microsystems, 3Com, Agere, Pioneer and Samsung -- said its purpose will be to suppo...
It's 2006 -- a brand new year and the entertainment cartels are already crying doom and gloom. As usual, rather than acknowledging they're the authors of their own misfortunes, they're blaming the most important people in their worlds -- their customers. Worse, they're continuing with their bizarre ...
Court decisions recognizing the CAN-SPAM Act, which is now almost two years old, have been few and far between. However, recent actions have made up for lost time, say proponents of the law. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Fifth Circuit Court's summary judgment that the University of T...
Competing and co-opted technology companies are headed full steam for a fight over the next generation of high-definition DVD discs, but the first true faceoff of HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs will be in the latest gaming consoles from Microsoft and Sony. These gaming devices, the Xbox 360 and PlayStatio...
Forty-nine mouse clicks and 81 minutes. That's how long it takes to properly set up and secure that new PC you got for Christmas, according to security vendor Symantec. Why should the recipient of a brand new, shiny, fast PC care? Because the "bad guys" find new PC users on the Internet in 20 minute...
The Blu-ray Disc Association announced that the format specification for this standard is now complete, and it is ready to begin BD-ROM, BD-RE and BD-R licensing. Blu-ray Disc single (25 GB) and dual (50 GB) layer specifications have been approved. The bottom line for consumers is that they can expe...
Forget the mobile phone, car makers and technology companies are teaming to rev up more advanced distractions in the automobile, including video games, displays, refrigerators, BBQ grills and more. Much of the latest road trip technology is on display this week at the North American International Au...
Atari and Saber Interactive on Friday announced a closed public beta test for the upcoming first-person shooter "TimeShift." Gamers are invited to submit an application to participate in the testing. The beta test will run in multiplayer game mode. Atari's aim with the test is to get player feedback...
As the first of my three-part report on this year's Consumer Electronics Show, I'll focus on the big companies and a number of the cool products that were announced early in the show. Next week, Part Two will loop in the late announcements and contrast what happened at MacWorld the following week. I...
A recent study by Neurotech Reports said the market for neurotechnology products is poised to become one of the most dramatic growth areas of the 21st century. Encouraged by medical developments and discoveries that cure disease, alleviate suffering, and greatly improve quality of life, many leading...
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