Reuters reports that, according to Sun Microsystems founder Bill Joy, “

[a] global response to climate change will spur a business revolution bigger than the internet.  “‘This is a much larger opportunity,’ he told Reuters, pointing to the scale of the problem and the profits to be made from simple steps like a more careful use of energy.”

However, according to the Register, a Forrester Research survey shows that “[m]ost large companies ignore environmental issues when buying IT solutions.  […]  While 85 per cent of IT buyers say green factors are important in planning IT operations, only 25 per cent have written green criteria into their puchasing processes.”

The BBC writes that “European Union member states and members of the European Parliament have reached a preliminary deal on cutting mobile roaming charges.  Under the deal, it would cost a maximum of 49 euro cents (£0.34, $0.66) to call home from another EU state, and 24 cents to receive a call.”

According to CNetNews.com, “Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is pressing the U.S. Congress to enact a sweeping intellectual-property bill that would increase criminal penalties” for piracy, including attempts to infringe copyright.  […]  “‘To meet the global challenges of IP crime, our criminal laws must be kept updated,’ Gonzales said during a speech before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington on Monday.”

Yahoo!News points out that, according to the Business Software Alliance, “[t]he rate of global software piracy has remained static for three years, but the cost to companies that make the programs is rising.”  According to the BSA, “35 percent of all software installed on personal computers in 2006 was obtained illegally.  [The BSA] estimated software vendors could lose about $180 billion to pirates over the next four years.”