A very public offering

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The founders of Google, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, announced the much-awaited initial public offering (IPO) of Google, which is a search engine for the Internet. Wall Street experts have estimated that the value of the company after issuing its stocks would be thirty billion dollars.

author: Levy, Steven
Australia, Securities issued, listed, Company Web site/Web page, Web sites (World Wide Web), Information services, Web sites, Securities, Going public (Securities), Initial public offerings, Information services industry, Web site/Web page development, Company securities, Company public offering, Google Inc.

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Can snooping stop terrorism?

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The Congress of the United States has ended the development and domestic use of the Pentagon's Terrorism Information Awareness (TIA) program. The intelligence agencies continue to use cutting-edge technology outside the American border to prevent potential terrorism attacks.

author: Levy, Steven
Police Protection, Terrorist Control, Security Mgmt-Kidnapping & Terrorism, Usage, Military aspects, Technology, Powers and duties, Control, United States. Congress, Technology in education, Terrorism

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iPod Nation

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The digital music player iPod, along with its sibling the iPod-mini, which comes in the size of a cigarette-box, gives access to an intercollection of songs and CDs. The names of manufacturers and their price are presented.

author: Levy, Steven
Electronic computers, Product information, Market share, Computer industry, Microcomputer industry, AAPL, Product market share, Company market share, Apple Inc., ipod (Electronic equipment)

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