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IWR NewsLand rush begins on .asia domains
Ian Williams, Information World Review, Wednesday 20 February 2008 at 00:00:00 UK brands at risk, warns NetNames The DotAsia Organisation has announced that .asia domain names are now open to all-comers having been restricted to applications from governments and organisations for several months.... 
STM publisher gives grants to innovative libraries in the developing world
Daniel Griffin, Information World Review, Monday 18 February 2008 at 00:00:00 The Elsevier Foundation reveals awards of nearly $600,000 in grants to scholarly and library innovation programmes. As a charitable arm of Elsevier, the scientific, technical and medical publisher, the Elsevier Foundation awards funds across the globe including the support of libraries in developing countries.... 
Microsoft will battle Google regardless, says Bill Gates
Neon Kelly, Information World Review, Tuesday 19 February 2008 at 00:00:00 The software giant will increase investment in search, with or without buying Yahoo Microsoft will step up its rivalry with Google through increased investment in search technology regardless of whether or not the company successfully acquires Yahoo, according to chairman Bill Gates.... 
UK funds data collection start-ups
Ian Williams, Information World Review, Friday 8 February 2008 at 00:00:00 �10m investment to help with disaster management and traffic congestion The UK Technology Strategy Board is to invest �10m in innovative data-gathering technologies to look at disaster mitigation and response, traffic management, road maintenance and pollution monitoring.... 
Yahoo considers Microsoft offer
Shaun Nichols, Information World Review, Monday 11 February 2008 at 00:00:00 Board meets to discuss options Yahoo's board of directors is believed to have met on Friday to discuss Microsoft's $44bn acquisition offer. Reports in The Wall Street Journal suggest that the board conducted a phone... 
Sensitive data 'impossible' to protect
Robert Jaques, Information World Review, Monday 11 February 2008 at 00:00:00 UK researchers warn of the human factor No matter how sophisticated a company's IT system is it is impossible completely to protect sensitive information, UK researchers warned today.... 
Yahoo reconsiders merger with AOL
Ian Williams, Information World Review, Tuesday 12 February 2008 at 00:00:00 Anything to thwart Microsoft Yahoo is reconsidering a merger with AOL in an attempt to avoid being acquired by Microsoft, according to a report in The Times.... 
Yahoo turns down Microsoft offer
Shaun Nichols, Information World Review, Tuesday 12 February 2008 at 00:00:00 $44bn bid 'substantially undervalues' company Yahoo has formally declined Microsoft's initial acquisition offer made on 1 February. The company did not entirely rule out a sale to Microsoft, but insisted that the $44bn offer "substantially... 
Yahoo search exec jumps ship
Ian Williams, Information World Review, Wednesday 13 February 2008 at 00:00:00 Richard Firminger resigns amid company upheaval Richard Firminger, Yahoo's regional sales director for Northern Europe and the face of the company's search operation in the UK, has quit the company.... 
Law change will raise costs for local council IT
Tom Young, Information World Review, Thursday 14 February 2008 at 00:00:00 Suppliers could raise prices if they have to receive FOI requests directly Proposals to extend freedom of information (FOI) laws to the government's suppliers will lead to rising local authority IT costs, warn experts.... 
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