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Global biodiversity slumps 27% in 35 years

The latest data on the global biodiversity of vertebrates shows that it has fallen by almost one-third in the last 35 years. But experts say it may still underestimate the effect humans have had on global species counts.

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Germany Hosts Global Conference on Biological Diversity - Promoting a Global Response for Addressing the Unprecedented Loss of Biodiversity

Nairobi/Montreal / Bonn, 8 May 2008 - "Renewing agricultural diversity of crops and livestock backed by a functional natural support system is the international community's best long-term solution to meet the global food challenge,"said Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity prior to the start of the global conference on biodiversity on 19 May 2008 in Bonn, Germany.

BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study reveals increase in global piracy

The Business Software Alliance (BSA), the international association established by the software industry to promote a safe and legal digital world, has announced that it has recently released the Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study, which revealed the biggest increase in global piracy in four years, jumping by three percentage points to 38 per cent in 2007. BSA has emphasised that the rapid growth of the IT industry in countries with weak copyright enforcement and expanding internet access have largely contributed to the global trend.

BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study reveals increase in global piracy

BSAThe Business Software Alliance (BSA), the international association established by the software industry to promote a safe and legal digital world, has announced that it has recently released the Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study, which revealed the biggest increase in global piracy in four years, jumping by three percentage points to 38 per cent in 2007. BSA has emphasised that the rapid growth of the IT industry in countries with weak copyright enforcement and expanding internet access have largely contributed to the global trend.

JupiterResearch Finds That Few US Online Retailers Are Truly Global Despite Rising Interest in Global Expansion

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2008--JupiterResearch, a leading authority on the impact of the Internet and emerging consumer technologies on business, has found that despite mounting interest in global expansion from US online retailers, very few currently have global presences. A new report published by JupiterResearch, “Global Online Retail: Navigating Successful International Expansion,” indicates that the majority of top US retailers do not have a substantial international online presence.

Biodiversity Loss Puts People At Risk

Future generations face hunger, thirst, disease and disaster if we carry on losing biodiversity. And as biodiversity plummets our use of resources soars - WWF now estimates that biodiversity has declined by more than a quarter in the last 35 years.

Biodiversity: It's In The Water

Hydrology may be more important for predicting biodiversity than biology, say an international group of scientists whose study in the latest issue of Nature challenges current thinking about biodiversity and opens up new avenues for predicting how climate change or human activity may affect biodiversity patterns. Their new method for predicting biodiversity, described by them as "ridiculously simple," uses only the geomorphology of a river network and rainfall measurements to accurately predict the biodiversity of fish species in a river system.

Case Study: ASG Software Solutions Utilizes Global Crossing IP VPN and Applauds Provider's Customer Support

This IDC Buyer Case Study details ASG's relationship with Global Crossing. ASG purchases IP VPN services from Global Crossing to connect sites in North America, Europe, and Asia. Not only does ASG run VoIP and video conferencing services over its IP VPN network, but it also relies on Global Crossing to coordinate local country access and voice connectivity where possible. This document highlights key points that have shaped ASG's impression of Global Crossing, particularly those that relate to customer service, an attribute that is being aggressively touted by carriers as a competitive differentiator.

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This is a fascinating story of intellectual property rights (IPR) involving one of the greatest national parks in the world, a tiny bacterium found in its fetid bubbling springs and the millions of dollars it has helped to generate for a pharmaceutical giant in another continent. Tied to this saga of discovery and development that began over 40 years ago in the boiling mud pots of Yellowstone National Park in the US is a bitter debate about the ownership of natural resources that will once again be in the spotlight when the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) opens in Bonn next week.

DNA Frees Man After 27 Years

A Dallas, TX man was freed from prison after spending 27 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. James Lee Woodward was released on April 29 after he was cleared of the 1980 murder of his girlfriend with the help of the Innocence Project.

JupiterResearch Finds That Few US Online Retailers Are Truly Global Despite Rising Interest in Global Expansion

JupiterResearch Finds That Few US Online Retailers Are Truly Global Despite Rising Interest in Global Expansion

KUKA Robotics to hold open house to celebrate 35 years

Robotics Corporation (Clinton Township, Mich.) is celebrating its 35th year in the robotics industry by inviting customers to its corporate headquarters in Clinton Township, Mich. for the “35 Years of Working Ideas� Technology Open House.

The Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity

The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity (COP 9) will be held in Bonn, Germany, from May 19th to the 30th, 2008. The conference will address extensive issues including 2010 Biodiversity Target, Biodiversity and Climates Change and Protected Areas and Agricultural Biodiversity. On the last day, May 30, COP10 date and venue will be decided (of which the Government of Japan is offering to host in Nagoya, Aichi). A high-level ministerial segment will take place from May 28th to the 30th parallel with COP 9. Major issues will be discussed such as: "Business and Biodiversity" and "Destruction of nature- the costs to the global economy ".

International Companies Require China-Specific Patent Strategies

Shanghai, China – May 22, 2008: China, one of the world’s largest and most promising markets, has seen a 20 percent annual increase in patent application filings over the last fifteen years. In 2007, the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of China received 694,153 patent applications, an increase of 21.1 percent over the previous year. These applications included filings for all three types of patents granted in China: Invention patents (valid for 20 years from the date of filing), Utility Models (valid for 10 years), and Design patents (also valid for 10 years). With regard to invention patents (20 year patents), China is currently third in the world behind the United States and Japan. In its latest study, Evalueserve, a global research and analytics firm, forecasts that if patent filings in China continue to grow at the current r

Biodiversity: It's In The Water

What if hydrology is more important for predicting biodiversity than biology? New research challenges current thinking about biodiversity and opens up new avenues for predicting how climate change or human activity may affect biodiversity patterns.

Bilcare Global Clinical Supplies Forms Corporate Advisory Board

Bilcare Global Clinical Supplies, a leading single-source provider of clinical trial services, has formed its first corporate Advisory Board. Bilcare Limited's Chairman and Managing Director Mohan Bhandari announced former Pfizer President John LaMattina, Ph.D., and Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology Executive Director Arthur Carty, Ph.D., D.Sc., as the board's inaugural members. Dr. LaMattina will serve as its Chairman. The advisory board was created to provide the Bilcare GCS Senior Management Team with independent scientific industry expertise and insight to assist in the accomplishment of scientific and business objectives in support of the company's global mission. "The formation of our corporate Advisory Board is another major milestone in our mission to make Bilcare GCS the global leader in the clinical trial supplies arena," sai

j2 Global Sues Three Over Patents

Los Angeles-based electronic FAX service provider j2 Global Communications said this morning that it has filed three, separate patent infringement suits. j2 Global announced that it has sued Protus IP Solutions INc., Captaris Inc. and EasyLink Services International Corporation. All of the suits allege patent infringement on two of j2's patents, covering what j2 says are described as “Scalable Architecture for Transmission of Messages over a Network.” The lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Texas. In all of the cases, j2 Global is looking for monetary damages and injunctive relief from the firms. The new lawsuits come in addition to outstanding patent infringement lawsuits against both Protus and Captaris.

India needs 5 years to catch up with China in patent filings

New Delhi: Last year, India filed patents only one-seventh in number of that done by China. And now the country stands at a level that was achieved by its neighbor as long as 10 years ago, says a study by global analytics firm Evalueserve, which says the gap will remain for up to further five years, reported Mint.

Online shopping in Thailand up by 27%

More than half of Thai internet users have used the Internet to make a purchase—increasing the market for online shopping by 27 percent in the past two years—according to the latest Nielsen Global Online Survey on Internet shopping habits.

Best Way To Store Digital Video For 20 Years

An anonymous reader writes "My kid is now 1 year old and I already have 100G of digital video (stored on DVDs, DVD quality) and photos. How should I store it so that it's still readable 10 to 20 years from now? Will DVDs stil be around, and readable, 10 years from now? Should I plan for technology changes every 5 to 10 years (DVD->Blue-ray->whatever)? Is optical storage better, or should I try to use hard drives (making technology changes automatic)? And, if the answer is optical, how do you store optical disks so that they last?"

Technology decisions a key challenge for e-retailers looking to go global

With the U.S. dollar at a low, many U.S.-based online retailers are expressing interest in international markets as a source of customers and growth. According to a report from JupiterResearch Inc., “Global Online Retail: Navigating successful international expansion,” interest among U.S. e-retailers in international expansion is higher now than it’s been for the past few years. Yet for those retailers, choosing the right e-commerce technology vendors is “one of the most daunting aspects of global expansion,” Jupiter says.

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