Daily technology news - 02-Jan-2007

Proposed bill to create technology funding pool (BizJournals)Startup technology companies in Florida could get some early stage help next year. Stronger in-state financial backing would be available under a measure the Florida Legislature will consider in 2007.

Some crude facts about technology (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)It is technology and delivery, stupid'. Thus might Bill Clinton's aphorism on the economy be modified to highlight two significant obstacles to overcoming our hydrocarbons challenge of volume and quality. That the oil and gas business is technology intensive is well known. That there are huge opportunity costs in not optimising technology is less appreciated. Our hydrocarbons policy blueprint for ...

TSA Nears Decision on Contract for Government ID Cards (Washington Post)Competition is heating up among contractors to supply the government with identity technology as one agency prepares to award a major contract and another readies a request for bids.

GEOLOGY INSTITUTE COOPERATES WITH MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AzerTag)The Geology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences continues to implement joint projects with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Is Wireless Technology Encouraging Fraud? (Optimize)Is wireless technology encouraging fraud? Yes, says Brad Keller, who manages E-commerce risks for a large financial institution. No, counters Craig Mathias, a principal at Farpoint Group, which specializes in wireless networking and mobile computing.

Scottsdale area job market favors technology, health workers (The Arizona Republic)Job market still sizzling, Scottsdale firms say.

2007 TECH FORECAST / Looking ahead: Stay tuned for a whirlwind of activity in technology this year as the Internet, ... (San Francisco Chronicle)High tech emerged from 2006 with renewed optimism as the roaring success of Web 2.0 darlings like Google and MySpace emboldened entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to get back into the risky business of inventing the future. With investment on the...

Can the Magic 8 Ball hint at technology's future? (BizJournals)The end of the year is a time of reflection and prognostication. MHT readers can easily find both in pages of this week's issue. The prognostication business, however, is a particularly slippery slope when it come to the technology industry.

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