The need for close co-operation and synergy between all stakeholders in the European software industry and how this is being achieved was the major focus of a three-day event in Rotterdam on 'European competitiveness and well-being through ICT-based innovation'.

Phrases such as “survival of the fittest” and “every man for himself” may seem to accentuate the presence of political and social competition in American culture; however, there obviously are similar instances of inter- and intra-group conflict across almost all known organisms. So what makes competition so prevalent for life and why does it sometimes seem to be preferred over cooperation?

Cooperation between a company and an university is advantageous to both sides. Companies hope that future academics will provide them with new ideas, while students wish to gain valuable experience through working for the companies in question. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the BMW Group, too, have been coorperating closely for decades.

Alexander Ananenkov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Victor Rashnikov, President of Magnitogorsk Iron&Steel Works (MMK) Managing Company have signed a Cooperation Agreement until 2015.

Etherstack, a global wireless technology licensor, today announced that Cisco and Etherstack intend to cooperate on the development of a range of new public safety radio network infrastructure products aimed at the first responder segment of North American markets.

Turbo Power Systems Announces Further Production Orders From National Rail Equipment Company

Building on their existing collaboration around mobile entertainment, Nokia and Microsoft Corp. have extended their cooperation to include support for Microsoft® PlayReady(TM) technology into the Nokia S60 and Series 40 mobile device platforms.

Freeloaders can live on the fruits of the cooperation of others, but their selfishness can have long-term consequences, reports an evolutionary biologist from The University of Texas at Austin in a new study.

Approves Environmentally Sound Tourism Investment

CoolIT Systems announces the first product in the new Reference Series liquid cooling systems to quietly and effectively cool a Crossfire configuration of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.'s new high performance graphic card, the ATI Radeon(TM) HD 2900 XT. This factory sealed, maintenance free system will be on display by appointment for the first time at Computex in Taipei June 5th - 9th.

Bobur Kommilov of "Uzbekistan Today" interviews the World Bank's Country Manager for Uzbekistan Loup Brefort, draws the attention of the world's public to the economic growth of the country.