Government prepares business and public The Cyprus government is gearing up the public for the introduction of the euro, with two announcements made by different bodies last week. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism announced on Friday the creation of a committee to prepare business and consumers for the adoption of the euro, due

Microsoft will be showing a sneak previous of its new Longhorn Service during this year’s annual premier event for IT Professionals and Developers – Momentum 2006. Building on the success of the 2004 and 2005 events, this year Mmicrosoft has again prepared a number of sessions. The highlight of the day is the Ready? To

Capital Intelligence (CI), the international emerging markets rating agency, announced on Monday that it had raised South Africa’s long-term foreign currency rating to BBB+ from BBB- and increased its short-term foreign currency rating to A2 from A3. CI has also assigned long- and short-term local currency ratings of A- and A2, respectively. The outlook is

Intel and BMW are seeking a common industry standard to make it easier to use laptops, telephones, and portable MP3 players in cars. The standard would be the result of a broader cooperation between Intel and BMW, according to recent reports by the chipmaker. The two firms will be working together in both the motorsport

Two men were charged in Singapore with distributing illegal digital music files on the Internet, including songs by popular international, Indonesian and Malaysian artists. Mohd Faizal Osman, 21, and Mohamad Azry Zainol, 22, allegedly put hundreds of songs on a popular relay channel for others to download since 2002, according to The Straits Times. The