Bulletin: Clinton Proposes 1,000 Tech Centers
U.S. President Bill Clinton tonight proposed in his State of the Union Address the creation of a series of technology centers across the U.S. and the training of all new teachers with high-tech skills.
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Clinton Pledges Tech Centers, Data Privacy
In his final State of the Union address, U.S. President Bill Clinton yesterday outlined an ambitious set of goals for the coming year including several designed to push technology and the Internet deeper into everyday life while at the same time safeguarding personal information held on computer systems.
South Korea to Trial 3G Mobile Network
Two of Asia's leading cellular network operators have jointly launched trials of W-CDMA (wideband code division multiple access), a third generation cellular technology, in South Korea.
Mitsubishi to Push Optical Networking in U.S.
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. is reorganizing the way it sells optical networking equipment in the U.S. with an eye to carving out a larger share of the rapidly expanding market.
Bulletin: Clinton Pledges Data Privacy
U.S. President Bill Clinton tonight pledged in his State of the Union Address to send legislation to Congress "soon" that will protect the privacy of financial records and to this year finalize rules covering the privacy of medical records.
NTT DoCoMo, Matsushita Tie on Music Service
NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc., the Japanese cellular operator better known as NTT DoCoMo, is teaming up with Matsushita Communications Industrial Co. (MCI), on a new service to deliver music via mobile telephones.
Bulletin: Clinton Proposes Common Net, TV Ratings
U.S. President Bill Clinton tonight proposed in his State of the Union Address a single rating system for television, the Internet and video games.
Asia Global Crossing, IRI Tie on Japan Data Center
Asia Global Crossing Ltd., which is building a regional undersea fiber optic cable network, and Internet Research Institute Inc. (IRI), a Japanese Internet consultancy, today announced plans to form a joint venture to build an Internet data center in Japan.
NEC Recalls 86,000 PCs in Japan
NEC Corp. is recalling 86,000 personal computers in Japan because of a problem with the power supply that could cause the machine to shut down during use.
Japanese Government Sees Rash of Hack Attacks
Hackers today again targeted several Japanese government Web sites -- the fourth straight day that government Web sites have been hit.
Softbank Announces First Move into 'Net Banking
Softbank Finance, a unit of Japan's Internet-centered Softbank Corp., today offered details of its first moves in the field of online banking.
Softbank, Lehman Form Online Bond Trading JV
Softbank Finance Corp., a unit of Japan's Softbank Corp., and the investment bank Lehman Brothers today announced the formation of a joint venture company to facilitate trading of Japanese government bonds online.
Asia Global Crossing, IRI to Form Joint Venture
Asia Global Crossing Ltd., which is building a regional undersea fiber optic cable network, and Internet Research Institute Inc., a Japanese Internet consultancy, will tomorrow announce the formation of a new joint venture, the companies announced today.
Report: China Mobile Eyes 60M Users by End 2000
China Mobile Communications Corp., the cellular telephone operator recently spun off from China Telecom Ltd., is targeting the acquisition of 20 million new subscribers in 2000, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported today.
NTT DoCoMo to Push Mobile Internet System Overseas
Japan's leading cellular operator, NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc. (NTT DoCoMo), has begun a push of its i-Mode mobile Internet technology system overseas.