Yahoo!News reveals that “France and Ireland are hoping the European Commission will back a plan to create an academically accredited cybercrime training program for law enforcement. The proposal calls for initially creating two training centers that would focus on defining topics for masters and doctoral theses as well as promoting [...]
Dana Blankenhorn has as an interesting but misguided post on IBM's commitment to Open Source. He suggests that support for OSS represents good citizenship, and a change of corporate culture. He actually opens by attacking another Open Source advocate, Matt Asay, for his questioning of IBM's motives. Dana says that:IBM [...]
The International Herald Tribune has a great article by Harvard professor Edward L. Glaeser on the dangers of protectionism. The SF Gate writes that, according to research firm IDC, “worldwide personal computer shipments fell 1.9 percent during the fourth quarter.” IDC also projects an 8 percent drop in computer shipments [...]
The Washington Post has a great op-ed by the founder and CEO of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman, in which Mr. Hoffman points out that “[t]o translate the stimulus into sustainable growth, we need incentives for business innovators.” Among Mr. Hoffman’s suggestions for the new administration are (a) encouraging small businesses with [...]
Wired has an interesting article on why the iPhone isn’t as popular in Japan as in the US. The magazine points out that “from a Japanese perspective, […] almost everything [is wrong with the iPhone]: the high monthly data plans that go with it, its paucity of features, the low-quality [...]