Master of convergence: Digital visionary Tadahiro Sekimoto championed the integration of computers and communications

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Former NEC Corporation chairman, Tadahiro Sekimoto has won the 2004 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Medal of Honors. The long and exhilarating journey of Tadahiro Sekimoto, from the local restaurant, operated by his parents in Kobe, Japan, to being the chairman of the Institute for International Socio-economic studies is described.

Japan, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Physicists, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Achievements and awards, Sekimoto, Tadahiro

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Satellite TV soccer moms will hate: Sirius's car TV may be great technology, but will drive parents crazy

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The Sirius Backseat TV rebroadcasts programming from the Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, and Nickelodeon to children traveling in the backseat of automobiles. The service is doomed to fail because of its small demographics and high initial costs.

Telephone communications, exc. radio, Satellite Telecommunications, Satellite TV Communications, Direct Broadcast Satellite TV Providers, Cable and Other Program Distribution, Communication services, not elsewhere classified, Satellite communications services industry, Direct broadcast satellite television, Satellite television, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., Product/service evaluation, SIRI

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Akimbo in limbo

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The biggest hitch for Akimbo Systems Inc., which is one of the first companies to tap into the market for video on demand over the Internet, is the unavailability of content at this stage.

United States, Prepackaged software, Computer software industry, Software industry, Video-on-demand, Akimbo Systems Inc.

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