SIA: Global Sales Up 13.2%

According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), sales of semiconductors shot up 13.2% globally in the first-quarter from last year's numbers.

Kansas Debate Over Evolution Vs. Intelligent Design

The state of Kansas is preparing to debate Darwin's theory of evolution and a current variant on creationism called intelligent design. When Darwin cruised on the Beagle all those years ago, one wonders if he foresaw such controversy lasting so many years. Things really came to a head though during the Scopes Monkey Trial.

OASIS Takes Another Step on SOA

OASIS, the consortium of electronic business mega corporations, takes another step in its goal of international standards for the internet world. They announced the development of a committee to create a reference model for service-oriented-architectures (SOA-RM).

AIG To Restate Results of Past Five Years

American International Group (AIG) will shed nearly $2.7 billion from its net worth as it prepares to restate its financial results for the past five years because of accounting errors.