THE Australian Institute of Marine Science has begun using one of the world`s first reef-based internet protocol networks to monitor the impact of destructive forces on the Great Barrier Reef
NINTENDO, the maker of the top-selling Wii video-game console, will be investigated to see if the player infringes a Maryland electronics laboratory`s patents for motion-control technology, a US trade agency says
JAPAN`S Fair Trade Commission has told Microsoft, the world`s largest software maker, to void clauses that it says violate anti-monopoly law in contracts with Japanese personal computer makers
GENERAL Electric, the world`s third-largest company, is working with Google to develop a so-called smart electrical grid that can make better use of power derived from renewable energy