Western IT breaches the Great Wall
Article Abstract:
Western information technology (IT) companies are eager to participate in China's booming computer market. This computer market is considered to be the fastest growing in the world, with computer sales jumping 51% from 1994 to reach $7.4 billion in 1995. Annual sales are forecasted to rise to six million units by the year 2000. One of the biggest western IT investors in China is Germany's Siemens Nixdorf, which has already established 35 joint ventures in the country. A number of US IT firms, including IBM and Microsoft are also very active in this market. The Chinese government appears to be eager to encourage the growth of information services in the country, the flow of information, and the use of IT in economic development. However, this attitude does not seem to extend to the individual's right to information, as evidenced by the government's efforts to have tight control over the information that flows in and out of China.
Publication Name: Accountancy
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0001-4664
Year: 1996
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A crime for our time
Article Abstract:
Hardware theft is a growing problem all over the world. It is estimated that more than a third of all information technology disasters involve the theft of computer equipment. In the UK alone, incidence of this crime has grown by more than 200% since 1993. In fact, it is the country's fastest growing crime. In 1994, British companies lost over 200 million pounds sterling every year from hardware theft and uninsured losses. The theft of computer chips has become a popular criminal activity partly because of the ease with which the tiny components can be stolen. An empty cigarette packet, for instance, can hold a dozen chips. In addition, chips are easy to sell because they are in great demand and each can sell for as much as a thousand pounds. Unfortunately, no effective method has yet been devised to completely prevent hardware theft.
Publication Name: Accountancy
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0001-4664
Year: 1995
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