Chip makers co-venture with government lab. chip makers co. Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Motorola, and other chip makers are cooperating with the U.S. government's Virtual National Laboratory on advanced lithography research....

U.S. House challenges government Websites' privacy compliance. u. House leaders have urged the White House to force the IRS and other government agencies to meet the same privacy standards that the Federal Trade Commission has set forth for private Websites. House leaders have urged the White House to force the IRS and other government agencies to meet the same privacy standards that the Federal Trade Commission has set forth for private Websites. The move is seen as a challenge to powers that government regulators have recently asserted over the Internet. The investigative branch of Congress, the General Accounting Office, has been ordered to survey U.S. government Websites using the same techniques and standards that the FTC has applied to private sites....

Government sues Toysmart.com over privacy. government sues toysmart. Government regulators have filed suit against failed online toy retailer Toysmart.com to prevent the sale of its customer database. Government regulators have filed suit against failed online toy retailer Toysmart.com to prevent the sale of its customer database....

German government seeks hardware tax. german government seeks hardware tax. According to the Berliner Zeitung, the German government wants to levy as much as a 30 percent tax on almost all computer and telecommunications equipment as well as Internet applications. According to the Berliner Zeitung, the German government wants to levy as much as a 30 percent tax on almost all computer and telecommunications equipment as well as Internet applications....

Chinese Government to Step up Offer of Warranty Service at PC Sellers. chinese government to step up offer of warranty service at pc sellers. A government initiative to enforce warranty service in China is expected to extend to PCs before the summer selling season, a move market observers say will particularly hit clone PC sellers with less experience in handling warranty demands. A government initiative to enforce warranty service in China is expected to extend to PCs before the summer selling season, a move market observers say will particularly hit clone PC sellers with less experience in handling warranty demands....

US government subpoenas Micron in antitrust investigation. us government subpoenas micron in antitrust investigation....

International firms dress "domestic" to win Chinese government procurement contracts. international firms dress. Aiming to boost the domestic economy and foster growth of small and medium-sized enterprises, the Chinese government last month announced a policy requiring that state-run agencies only buy homegrown goods and services for their procurement needs, effective January 2003.More here at DigiTimes. Aiming to boost the domestic economy and foster growth of small and medium-sized enterprises, the Chinese government last month announced a policy requiring that state-run agencies only buy homegrown goods and services for their procurement needs, effective January 2003....

TSMC and government deny China delay. tsmc and government deny china delay....