U.S. may relax export safeguards for computers

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The US Department of Commerce may relax standards for screening supercomputers for export to allow older or less-powerful models to be sold in allied or friendly countries. Standards proposed would relax controls on supercomputers ranging in power from 150 to 300 million floating-point operations per second (Mflops). Currently, purchasers of the systems must adhere to stringent standards, including post-delivery inspections, an agreement on controlling the use of software, and government-to-government accords on some individual sales. New standards would involve only 'minimal security safeguards.' Such safeguards would include barring nationals from proscribed countries from using the machines and requiring written permission before the machines can be shipped to other countries. The new rules apply to 16 countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Italy, Japan, France, West Germany and Greece.

Computer industry, Restraint of trade

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Curbs relaxed for exporters of technology; U.S. concerns won't need licenses for shipments beginning in early July

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The United States Department of Commerce is allowing U.S. exporters to ship all but the most sensitive high-technology products to U.S. allies without first obtaining licenses. The new rules will reduce 20,000 export licenses a year and help speed up deliveries of $30 billion in annual shipments of computers, semiconductor-manufacturing equipment, precision instruments, telecommunications equipment and other high technology equipment. Licensing requirements will remain for certain critical items including X-ray lithography systems, underwater sensing equipment and cryptographic devices. The new rules, to take effect in Jul 1990, are expected to make U.S. exporters more competitive in the international marketplace.

International aspects, High technology, Trade policy, Commercial policy, Activism, Political protest, Political Issue, Trade

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U.S., Japan to ease licensing burden on exports of high-powered computers

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The United States and Japan have agreed to a new set of licensing regulations for the international export of supercomputers. The new regulations allow for the exporting of high-powered computers to allied countries in the industrialized world, but they restrict export to 30 or so countries that have not signed the nuclear-nonproliferation agreement. The restrictions also apply to countries thought to be developing long range missile capabilities. For friendly countries, only routine licenses will be required unless the machines exceed 195 million theoretical operations per second. That level is also considered the minimum speed required for designation as a 'supercomputer.'

Electronic computers, United States, Management, Japan, Industry regulations, Government regulation of business, Trade regulation, Licensing

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