Date: 23/04/12 Owners can insure their automobiles without leaving their offices or homes
The ‘Atesgah’ company, one of the leading companies in the insurance market of Azerbaijan jointly with the ‘AUTO.AZ’ internet portal has implemented an automobile insurance project ‘avtosigorta.az’. Now internet users can enter the ‘Insurance’ section of the ‘auto.az’ web-site and learn tariffs for
Date: 23/04/12 Patients to make appointments online
Patients will be able to make appointments with a doctor online once the next stage of the electronic medical card project goes live. An electronic database of doctors countrywide has already been created as part of the development of the project, Zaur Karimov, head of department at Azerbaijan's Health Ministry, said.
Date: 23/04/12 YouTube loses court battle over music clips
YouTube could face a huge bill for royalties after it lost a court battle in Germany over music videos. A court in Hamburg ruled that YouTube is responsible for the content that users post to the video sharing site, according to BBC. It wants the video site to install filters that spot when users try
Date: 21/04/12 Icann security chief rules out malicious attack behind gTLD submission glitch
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has revealed more details on the problems afflicting its submission system for generic top level domains that forced it to take the system offline and extend the submission deadline. The organisation first announced there was an issue
Date: 20/04/12 UK Government needs ‘firmer grip’ on measuring success of open data, says watchdog
The government needs a ‘firmer grip' on measuring the success of open data policies, according to a report on public access to information by the National Audit Office (NAO). The report focuses on how the government is fulfilling its commitment to promote the transparency of public information.
Date: 19/04/12 On-line sale of lottery tickets to start by late 2012
The sale of lottery tickets in Azerbaijan will be available on the Internet by late 2012, Azerlottery head Magsoud Taghiyev said during the event 'Legal regulation of lottery activity'. The event was organised by Azerlottery supported by the European State
Date: 19/04/12 Internet kiosks to be installed in regional post offices
The batch of Internet kiosks which will be installed in regional post offices will be delivered by the end of April, according to IREX organization. The project is implemented through a USAID grant. The device is expected to be available for public use in May. The project is implemented with the assistance of the Ministry
Date: 18/04/12 Twitter patent agreement gives control to inventors
Twitter has announced plans to put its patents in the control of the engineers and designers behind the innovations. It said the move would mean it could only launch offensive intellectual property lawsuits with their permission. It added that the action would still apply to staff who left the company.
Date: 18/04/12 Yahoo sees profits rise 28% in first quarter to $286m
Struggling Internet firm Yahoo has seen its profit climb 28% in the first three months of the year.The California-based firm reported net income of $286m on revenue of around $1.08bn in the quarter. Yahoo has 700 million users, but has not kept up with Google in the search engine business,
Date: 17/04/12 Toshiba to buy IBM's point-of-sale terminal business: source
A unit of Toshiba Corp (6502.T) is in talks to buy IBM Corp's (IBM.N) point-of-sale (POS) terminal business, which includes cash registers, a source familiar with the deal said. The purchase, which local media put at around $870 million, was aimed at expanding the global reach of
Date: 17/04/12 China warned on web censorship plans
China's efforts to stifle dissent by controlling what people say online are doomed to fail, a renowned Chinese artist has said. The warning was issued by Ai Weiwei in an article written for the UK's Guardian newspaper.
Date: 17/04/12 Goldenpay company starts selling card readers for online downloading of SMART-cards
By the end of the month the Goldenpay Company will start to sell card readers for online downloading of SMART-cards to pay for the use of gas, the company reported. At present, tests of the software component of the project have been completed and work is underway to create a website where devices
Date: 17/04/12 Next meeting of Coordination Council on Internet development held
Coordination Council on Internet development under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan Republic held
Date: 16/04/12 Google net rises 61% as stock is split
Google Inc. reported a sharp gain in quarterly profit Thursday, as the Internet search giant moved ahead with a long-anticipated stock split that keeps it firmly under the control of its co-founders. The split grants a new share to existing stockholders via a tax-free dividend,
Date: 16/04/12 Facebook lets users take more data home
Facebook on Thursday began letting members of the world's leading online community take more of their pictures, posts, messages and other data home with them. Facebook expanded the types of information its approximately 845 million members could download from their personal account histories
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