Daily technology news - 04-Mar-2007

Two technology expos team up (The Advocate)LAFAYETTE ? This year?s TechSouth convention, an event usually focusing on business technology, will expand to include cinema, animation, music and video games with the first International Digital In-Development Expo (iDiDx).

Pemex Expands Technology Agreement With Petrobras (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)March 2 (Bloomberg) -- Petroleos Mexicanos expanded a technology agreement with Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA to help Mexico's state-owned oil company drill in deep water and manage heavy-crude fields, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said.

New technology may cut down on jail overcrowding (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office hopes a new electronic home monitoring system will cut down on jail overcrowding. The new device is controlled by GPS technology. It tracks the inmate's every move in real time. The eligible inmates must not have a violent, sexual, or drug related offense.

Goal-line technology under review (CNN.com)MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -- The possible use of goal-line technology, tougher sanctions against elbowing and banning masks in goal celebrations are all on the agenda when the International Football Association Board (IFAB) meets on Saturday.

Locally, operated radio stations competing with technology (The Daily Home)Audio technology has undergone a transformation in the past several years. The success of the iPod and, to a lesser extent, other digital music players, has changed the way people listen to music to a greater extent than anything since the compact disc supplanted the vinyl album two decades ago.

Goal-line technology gets the green light (ESPN Soccernet.com)Goal-line technology gets the green light by England

Saflink sells technology for $778K (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Saflink Corp. said it has sold some of its biometric security technology to an unnamed buyer for $778,000.

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