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This text explores hi-tech industry policy in China, R & D activity, the emergance of industrial clusters, the R & D activities of multinational corporations in China and the prospect of commercialization of hi-tech achievements, with the aim of producing an analysis of the development of the hi-tech sector.

Kristie Lu Stout takes the pulse of Thailand tech to find out the pressure points as well as the unique opportunities for both local and foreign tech entrepreneurs and investors.

The browser wars continue between Netscape and Microsoft, TheGlobe.com resists a new investor and Michael Fenne launches Pixelon.

"After years of studying countless winners and losers, Pip Coburn has come up with a simple idea that explains why some technologies become huge hits, but others never reach more than a tiny audience. As he explains in The Change Function: People are only willing to change and accept new technologies when the pain of their current situation outweighs the perceived pain of trying something new. Most potential users are afraid of new technologies, and...

For business, engineering, and science students and professionals who demand a comprehensive guide to high-growth entrepreneurship, Technology Ventures is the leading resource for analyzing opportunities and building new enterprises. Drawing on the latest academic research and practitioner insights, Technology Ventures integrates clear theoretical frameworks with action-oriented examples and exercises. Its broad perspective on "technology," including...

Explores how innovation is actually a deeply rooted cultural tradition in Japan, and describes the key methods Japanese industry is using to promote creativity among scientists, engineers, and workers.

Microsoft hits Netscape hard, TheGlobe.com prepares for an IPO and Michael Fenne grows erratic as Pixelon prepares for its iBash event.

A struggle is taking place--not just among corporate titans, but among entire industries. At stake is the communications industry. The contestants are Hollywood studios, television networks, and cable, telephone, computer, publishing, and consumer-electronics companies. The author takes the reader behind the scenes at such companies as Disney, Viacom, Microsoft, Time Warner, and Telecommunications, Inc. He chronicles the vanities and visions of such...