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Europe Undertakes New Project Moves To Close 'Digital Divide'
Brussels - Feb 25, 2004 One of the first Integrated Projects funded under the Aeronautics and Space priority of the EU's Sixth Research Framework Programme (FP6) is to play a leading role in bringing broadband telecommunications to a wider European public. Led by EADS Astrium, TWISTER will mobilise some of Europe's leading expertise in the area with an overall budget of �8.5 million, of which �5 million will be funded by the European Commission. The generalised availability of broadband access at competitive prices is seen as a key enabler of modern public services, including e-government, e-learning, e-health, and of a dynamic business environment. Satellite telecommunication-based solutions are particularly suited to bringing such services to citizens in rural areas and have the potential to provide access to millions of users throughout Europe.
Service to remote regions Launched on 1 February 2004, TWISTER will support innovative applications in more than 100 validation sites throughout Europe (Spain, France, Sweden, Poland, Greece, Malta, others) over a period of three years. Applications will be aimed at meeting specific needs of rural user communities in agriculture, education, community services, health care and e-business.
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iPod Dominance A Mirage
Chicago (UPI) Jan 09, 2006Though Apple Computer has reported remarkable success with its iPod - sales rose by 250 percent during the last fiscal year - there is some competition coming this week for the developer of the world's most famous, legitimate music downloading network, experts tell United Press International's Networking. |
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