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RSS usUS Senate reins in ID card project
News The US Senate took a preliminary step on Wednesday toward reining in the controversial Real ID Act, which is scheduled to become the US' first federal identification card in a few years. The Real ID Act says that, starting on 11 May, 2008, US... [28 Jun 2007]
US Open Rallies Tennis Fans Worldwide With on Demand Action
White Paper However, with the US Open lasting two weeks each year and huge fluctuations in site traffic during the tournament, the USTA didn? To succeed, USTA staff needed to ensure that every fan who visited the site received accurate, real-time information... [29 May 2004]
US government rethinks supercomputer export laws
News The US government is today expected to announce new regulations governing the export of supercomputers. US companies are said to be losing potentially lucrative orders because of export regulations on what are now standard business machines. [01 Jul 1999]
Global Pharmaceutical Company: US Commercial Integrated Portal
White Paper A global pharmaceutical company needed to migrate web applications linked on their US Business homepage to a more standardized platform. In addition to managing the overall portal initiative, including a multi-year roadmap, product selection, and... [14 Mar 2007]
US security forces turn to instant messaging
News IBM and a consortium of US government agencies in the Washington DC area are creating a wireless emergency network that will allow approximately 40 police, fire and safety agencies to communicate in real time via instant messaging and access one... [22 Aug 2002]
US spam ruling sets important precedent
News A US appeals court has ruled in favour of a law restricting junk faxes, deeming it to be constitutional and setting a precedent that may lead to a heightened legal crackdown on unsolicited email. Ray Everett-Church, a privacy consultant at... [24 Mar 2003]
US government holds back encryption export laws
News The US government has delayed the easing of export restrictions on encryption products. New rules on how companies can sell security products to countries outside the US were due to be published on 15 December, but will not now be issued until 14... [15 Dec 1999]
US gets its own domain name
News The dot-US country code domain name was launched today for UK businesses. The domain has already gone live in the US, making it one of the last developed nations to adopt its own country code domain NeuStar, the registry overseeing dot-US, claims... [04 Jul 2002]
US media bosses attack EC data protection laws
News But, instead of a far-reaching discussion, chief executives at yesterday's meeting took turns to pummel the EC's new laws on data protection, according to US reports. Aldhouse advised delegates at the meeting to consider the US declaration at the... [15 Jan 1999]
With IBM Rational Rose, US Capitol Police Manages RFP Process and Accelerates Implementation of Key Systems
White Paper The US Capitol Police, which recently completed the early stages of such an effort, used IBM Rational tools to improve communication, facilitate stakeholder involvement, and accelerate the implementation of new systems. [16 Jul 2004]
US under pressure to follow Euro data model
News The US and the EU are still trying avert an all-out trade war over data protection. The pressure on the US to set up some sort of formal data protection system is now coming from its own representatives, as well as from Europe. [08 Apr 1999]
US keeps faith in cold superconductors
News The US government still holds out some hope for room temperature superconductors - at least enough to continue investing in them. The US Defense Department has put nearly half a million dollars into a Californian company which makes UltraConductor. [23 Jul 1998]
US growth flatters T-Mobile figures
News T-Mobile's latest results look surprisingly good for a European mobile operator, but only strong growth in its US arm disguised a European operation hit by the same flat growth as its rivals. The group doubled earnings before interest, tax and debt... [26 Apr 2002]
US online gambling laws ruled offside
News The World Trade Organisation has ruled that US actions against online gambling violate international trade agreements. But the US will appeal the decision. The case against the US was brought by the small Caribbean nation Antigua and Barbuda, which... [25 Mar 2004]
US battles for broadband licences
News The five-year battle to get prime US broadband wireless licenses out of the hands of the bankrupt NextWave and into circulation is in danger of being bogged down by red tape. US Congress has to agree that the government can take the licences from... [21 Dec 2001]
