The Register reports that “one of Britain's top cops has said that e-crime is the most significant criminal threat facing the UK, and that the government is failing to respond effectively.  Chief Constable Ian Johnston, Head of Crime at the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and boss of the [...]

Wired writes that, “when it comes to the Internet, venture capitalists are facing the toughest investing environment in recent history. As companies become cheaper to launch, fewer entrepreneurs need the kind of cash infusions that VCs provide. And angel investors are encroaching on VCs' turf by throwing more money at [...]

In light of today's news indicating that ECMA's Office Open XML (OOXML) standard will be approved, I recommend this ZDNet blog post on the lessons learned from the process. In case you haven't been following things, OOXML is up for approval before the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It's been [...]

The Seattle Times reports that, last week, “there were several interesting developments and comments in the world of antitrust regulation.  Consider this a very early pre-race analysis of an upcoming event in the Microsoft-Yahoo acquisition Olympics: The 400-meter regulatory hurdles.  On Friday, a trio of top antitrust-enforcement officials from both [...]

According to the Associated Press, “China's main mobile phone company said Friday it will launch trial service of the homegrown Chinese next-generation standard next week, possibly moving the huge market closer to the long-anticipated rollout of new services.  Companies expect a multibillion-dollar wave of spending on equipment once China awards [...]