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Tech industry spews Web companies, doohickeys so fast we can't keep up (USA Today) - The tech industry is frothing. It is spewing companies and Web doohickeys and blog amalgamizers and Internet contraptions like video social-networking wiki cooking sites. There is so much coming so fast from so many corners that nobody can possibly keep track, much less ever, ever try using it all.

Wi-Fi's 'N' to get industry group nod (AP via Yahoo! News) - A wireless industry group, worried about incompatibilities among next-generation routers and network cards, will start certifying products next year without waiting for the completion of technical standards.

Wi-Fi's 'N' to Get Industry Group Nod (Washington Post) - NEW YORK -- An industry group of wireless networking companies said Tuesday it will start certifying next-generation routers and network cards in 2007, a year before official standards are expected.

Security industry under scrutiny (BBC News) - The government wants to bring in new legislation to NI to curb criminal involvement in the private security industry.

Sinking fishing industry seeks net gains (MSNBC) - A controversial free-market system for parceling out individual property rights to fish in the sea may be the future for the troubled U.S. commercial fishing industry.

Roading industry gets valuable advice from experts (Scoop.co.nz) - International roading experts shared key learnings from the UK with New Zealand’s roading industry yesterday, where they said a collaborative approach is fundamental to the success of roading procurement and tendering.

China Seeks Closer Int'L Cooperation in Space Industry: Official (RedNova) - China seeks closer int'l cooperation in space industry: official BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- China will strengthen cooperation with the international community in the space industry, aiming for the the peaceful development of space, a senior Chinese official said here Monday.

Lack of industry support for softwood deal leaves taxpayers on the hook: NDP (Canadian Business) - Steve Mertl August 29, 2006 - 8:11 p.m. VANCOUVER (CP) - Canadian taxpayers could end up sending the Americans a cheque for millions of dollars because Ottawa is not getting the support it expected from the lumber industry for the softwood deal, says an opposition critic.

Industry Visionary Garth Gibson Keynotes High Performance Computing Conference at Stanford University (SYS-CON Media) - At today's High Performance Computing Conference (HPC) at Stanford University, Panasas' chief technology officer Garth Gibson delivered the keynote in which he outlined how a new storage technology will power next-generation computing systems. As the industry approaches the era of petascale supercomputers, they will be 1,000 times faster than today's terascale supercomputers. Such machines could

Alien invader threatens shellfish industry (The Scotsman) - AN ALIEN seaweed, which could pose a major threat to both the marine environment and the shellfish industry, has been found in a Scottish loch that is home to some of the country's most lucrative oyster and mussel beds.