Not only does China rank right up there with Africa and India in growth of cellular subscriptions, but more people in China use the Internet (253 million) than people in the United States (223.1 million), according to statistics as of June 2008. Linux and open source software is also widely used in China. However, China presents unique dilemmas. Google and others were reprimanded by U.S. officials when they agreed to abide by Chinese censorship requirements in order to do business there.
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BriefingsDirect Analysts Discuss Ramifications of Google-China Dust-Up over Corporate Cyber Attacks
The latest BriefingsDirect Analyst Insights Edition, Volume 50, focuses on the fallout from Google’s threat to pull out of China , due to a series of sophisticated hacks and attacks on Google, as well as a dozen more IT companies. Due to the attacks late last year, Google on Jan.... More >
Hackett Group: Movement of Jobs Offshore to Accelerate
Ann All spoke with Hackett Group Chief Research Officer Michel Janssen and analyst Erik Dorr. Along with analyst Wayne Mincey, the men co-authored a report titled “Companies Accelerate Globalization of G&A Processes in the Face of Economic Crisis.” Among the findings: Global 1000 companies... More >
Momentum Grows for IPTV
Carl Weinschenk spoke with Shane Walker, industry analyst, IMS Research . Walker wrote a report, "The IMS Research study IPTV: A Global Market Analysis - 2008 Edition," which the firm released earlier this month. Weinschenk : What did the research look at regarding IPTV? Walker : We covered... More >
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Google Threatens Legal Action Against Chinese Copycat Site
Google lawyers in China have written to a Chinese copycat Web site over its use of a logo that bears a striking resemblance to the one that the U.S. search giant uses on its own site. According to THINKQ.co.uk , lawyers say that the Goojje Web site is infringing on Google's trademark rights . They are demanding that... More >
China Shuts Down Hacker Training Site
China's state-run Xinhua news agency has reported that three people have been arrested on suspicion of selling hacking tools online. According to The Wall Street Journal , their business was known as Black Hawk Safety Net . It operated through the now-defunct Web site 3800cc.com where user fees paid by a portion of... More >
EPIC Wants Info on Google-NSA Partnership
The Electronic Privacy Information Center wants details on the partnership between Google and the National Security Agency, so it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the National Security Agency, reports Computerworld . Earlier this week , Google announced that it is teaming up with the... More >
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