Stories about: United Nations

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    World War III could be fought on Internet, says ITU head 06/10/2009 06:05:00

    Threats of cyberwar and a story of real violence rubbed shoulders at a news conference to mark the opening of the ITU Telecom World exhibition and forum in Geneva on Monday.
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    UN document details $300 million ERP mega-project 04/09/2009 01:57:00

    An early-stage planning document for the United Nations' ongoing global ERP (enterprise resource planning) project calls for a budget north of US$300 million and provides a detailed look at the challenges the effort must overcome.
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    RFID to help keep the world's mail on time 12/08/2009 06:48:00

    One of the world's newest communications technologies soon will be used to track one of the oldest.
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    40 fantastic time-wasting web sites 29/07/2009 01:06:00

    Warning: Reading this story may be hazardous to your productivity. The Web sites within may divert you from the dull tasks in need of your attention and may cause you to goof off for hours instead.
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    Leadership Lessons from ... Eleanor Roosevelt 01/05/2009 01:30:00

    Years before she helped Franklin D. Roosevelt win four presidential campaigns and became "reluctant First Lady" in the 1930s and 1940s, Eleanor Roosevelt was an outspoken social reformer. Her legacy includes fighting for women's, civil and human rights in the U.S. and, via the fledgling United Nations, the world. J. Edgar Hoover considered her dangerous; the FBI file on Roosevelt is one of its thickest.
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    A short history of hacks, worms and cyberterror 27/04/2009 09:56:00

    Phreakers and phishers, cybercrooks and criminals have strutted their stuff over the Internet
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    OLPC to focus on large-scale deployments of XO laptops 26/02/2009 10:35:00

    Nonprofit organization One Laptop Per Child is shying away from small deployments of XO laptops to focus on large-scale deployments as it restructures to cope with the recession.
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    Social networking sites sign EU pact on child safety 11/02/2009 07:23:00

    Seventeen social-networking Web sites including household names such as Facebook, Bebo and MySpace have signed a voluntary code of practice designed to stamp out online bullying of children and to inform kids how to protect their personal information, the European Commission said Tuesday.
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    Siemens pleads guilty to bribery-related charges 16/12/2008 07:55:00

    German electronics firm Siemens and three of its subsidiaries have pleaded guilty to charges related to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), for a range of activity, including attempted bribery of government officials worldwide, according to two U.S. agencies.
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    Used PCs still being dumped despite high demand 27/11/2008 08:05:00

    More used computers could be reused; only 44 percent of computers entering the secondary market end up in the hands of a new owner, despite the fact that worldwide demand for such computers is greater than supply, according to a Gartner report.
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    Wikis that work: Four IT departments get it right 14/11/2008 09:35:00

    When you're one of just two technology managers tasked with supporting a geographically dispersed user base, any kind of self-help technology that takes the burden off IT is welcomed with open arms. That's why Ernest Kayinamura of Enel North America and his lone counterpart have actively embraced wikis as a way to make IT materials more accessible to the end users they support.
 
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