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Though the specification is still a draft, equipment manufacturers are already releasing products -- which might not be compliant with the final standard

OpenTech

Ask any IT manager to list the most important aspect of their job and many would answer with something about maintaining security. A law that makes it illegal to remove a digital lock would provide a pretty simple formula for hackers everywhere in their quest to ruin your day

Governments and educators know they have to provide a baseline set of expectations around technological proficiency that all children must meet in order to participate in the workforce

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In his own words, Microsoft's CEO addresses Jerry Yang and the board of directors to outline the company's US$44 billion bid for the search engine firm and the synergies he sees

The software giant and the search engine/portal firm could create a powerful combination or an absolute mess. ComputerWorld Canada talked to the experts to assess the impact on product lines, application development and labour demands

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