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  • New DVDs to use old video technology?

    As Hollywood readies its new and controversial high-definition DVDs, at least one major studio is leaving some of the most advanced parts of the new disc formats on the table in favour of technology that's more than a decade old.

  • Bluetooth's future looking rosier

    The wireless networking technology is starting to reach a critical mass, with a long list of products either on the market or ready to debut over the next year.

  • The real roadblocks to Linux in education

    In this issue of Industry Insider, Con Zymaris, our guest columnist from Open Source Industry Australia, describes the major barriers for Linux in the education system.

  • Alston's report slammed before release

    Senator Richard Alston's Framework for the Future report came under fire before it was even released today, boding ill for the governments attempts to demonstrate it is acting decisively to improve Australia's ICT industry.

  • Group takes nonstandard try at antipiracy standard

    Frustrated by the lack of a copy protection standard that might help the digital content business reach the mainstream, a high-profile digital media group is taking matters into its own hands.

  • Intel's 3D divorce rate

    Developers of three-dimensional rendering technology for the Web known as X3D are bracing for a standards war with Intel--a former backer of the project--just as their recently sundered collaboration bears fruit.

  • Will B2B bring 'Push' tech back from the dead?

    BackWeb is banking that corporations will be receptive to revisiting push technology for B2B after retooling it to address the criticisms that had doused its popularity.

  • 'Smart' tech toys for kids of all ages

    Lego Mindstorm's Vision Command System is an example of toys and technology converging. According to industry insiders, more such toys are on the way.

  • Voice recognition technology grows up

    Technology was supposed to make us more productive, and it has. Voice recognition was supposed to make technology easier for us to use, and it has -- to some extent -- but it's been a long haul.

  • Music services jump on iTunes bandwagon

    In a rush to market that's reminiscent of the dot-com bubble's headiest days, a stampede of companies is following Apple Computer pell-mell into the online music sales business.

  • Streamlining processes is at a premium

    Another tradition-bound industry is being swept up in the online exchange frenzy—this time it's the insurance business.

  • Wireless hits notes in 802.11a, b and g

    Just when consumers have learned to use--and pronounce--the wireless networks known as 802.11, along comes a few new versions that threaten to confuse the market.

  • Solving the Tech Patent Problem

    When is an idea truly original? Should it be protected from copycats at all costs? Will patent enforcement inhibit free enterprise and hinder consumer satisfaction? These questions are plaguing e-commerce law-makers and practitioners as Web businesses inundate the US Patent and Trademark Office with patent proposals.

  • Are smart phones too smart?

    The so-called smart phones that will flood North America in the next several months may be too smart for their own good.

  • For IT, Bluetooth continues to dawdle

    Hampered by high prices and disagreements over protocols, the much-hyped technology is now suffering a growing lack of support from industry leaders that could jeopardize its future.

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