Daily technology news - 15-Jan-2007

Don?t miss the new Technology page in Monday?s Bulletin. (Norwich Bulletin)On this week?s technology page, local columnist John Gillespie of Oakdale talks about the pros and cons of wikis. There?s something freeing but also dangerous in Web sites that allow anyone to edit them.

Technology Ventures Summit set Feb. 20-21 (Tulsa World)Local venture capital firm Oklahoma Equity Partners and the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board have announced a joint technology Ventures Summit, set Feb. 20-21 at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown.

Workers use ?old? technology to fix Internet cables (telecomasia.net)Workers are relying on 19th century technology to fix a very 21st century problem, the- disruption of the Internet traffic that tech-savvy Asia relies on, an AFP report said.

Residents turn to technology to file tax returns (Herald Standard)Area residents are using the latest technology to speed up getting money from the government.

Lycos Sues TiVo, Netflix & Blockbuster Over Search Technology (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance) Davis Freeberg submits: The Mercury News is reporting that on January 3rd, Lycos filed a patent lawsuit against TiVo , Netflix and Blockbuster over their use of recommendation technology.

City Readies For Snowstorm With New Technology (WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo! News) In battling the current winter snowstorm, Madison plows will be testing out a new tool. About 43 of the trucks have been equipped with GPS receivers and a wireless antenna to relay location information back to the dispatch office.

Technology Will Be Key to Iraq Buildup (Aviation Now)Any U.S. military surge in Iraq will be far more than a troop increase.

Funding Available For Environmental Technology Demonstration And Validation (PollutionOnline)The Department of Defense (DoD) through the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), supports the demonstration and validation of environmental technologies that address priority DoD environmental requirements. The goal of ESTCP is to transition mature environmental science and technology projects through the demonstration and validation phase, thereby enabling promising ...

Using ISRO technology, Pune varsity team maps farmlands (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) Project uses remote sensing to gather data to help farmers evaluate crop distribution, quality and increase production Farmers in the State may now soon have a new ally that will help them to manage their farms better. For, a team of researchers of the department of geography of the University of Pune is using the remote sensing technology developed by Indian Space Research Organisation ...

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