Is the electronic book closer than you think?

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Publishers are interested in electronic technologies, which continue to evolve and become more powerful. Low-power computer chips, colored flat-panel video displays, long-lasting batteries and improved software are some of the technologies that cause publishers to sense opportunities and to fear that others might take advantage of them first. How and in what form new products will appear is not yet certain. Bookmark, a kind of electronic book, is one possibility. Bookmark, which is being developed by Nathaniel Lande at his new company, Booklink, is described as a flat screen with buttons for turning pages. Sony Corp wants to establish a standard so that electronic books would be playable on the company's Data Discman. Voyager Company, Santa Monica, CA, is working on electronic books that incorporate sound and animations. Voyager's products, which use 'hypertext' links, will run on the Apple Macintosh.

PRINTING AND PUBLISHING, Publishing industry, Innovations, Hand-held computers, Handheld computers, Product development, Voyager Co., Electronic publishing, Multimedia technology, Multimedia systems, Hypertext, Trends, Industry Analysis, Outlook, Future Technologies, Electronic Publishing Industry, Booklink

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A public battle over secret codes

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Several major US computer companies including Apple, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft Corp are fiercely battling the US government's proposed legislation to further control encryption techniques. Encryption involves the application of coding technology to software, ensuring that data is secure and confidential. The technology has been applied to cellular phones, electronic memos, medical records, corporate payroll, television programs and automated teller machines. Congress would like to grant more control to officials, while businesses believe that the control over encryption will hamper technological innovation and hurt US industry. Government officials maintain that administrative costs and inconveniences may be the prices paid for national security.

Computer software industry, Software industry, Laws, regulations and rules, Political activity, Encryption, Data encryption, Data security, United States. Congress, Activism, Political protest, Legislative process, Legal Issues, Government Regulation, Legislation, Political Issue

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