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Patent Reform Battle Shifts to Senate Backed by the IT industry, the bill narrowly defines willful infringement and limits damages to the actual value of the technology. IT Problems Hinder Data Sites That Combat Terrorism Fusion centers are rife with problems, House subcommittee is told redundant information and poor integration cited. Pressure Increases, but CIOs Still Struggle to Stop Identity Theft Data theft laws are gaining traction on Capitol Hill. But will the upcoming legislation do any good? Recipe for Foolproof Encryption To create a virtually foolproof encryption program, begin with desktop computers and the network to which they are connected. Unifying Health IT Bill Filed in Senate The Clinton-Frist bill would arrange for shared health information, increased interoperability of software and equipment, and the accreditation of regional health networks. Health IT M A Grows in Q1 Since the first quarter of 2004, the number of deals has increased by almost half. Still, most health IT merger and acquisition transactions remain relatively small. Entrepreneurs Set Their Sights on Flight Air-taxi service is being built around a new class of aircraft that has benefited from the involvement and investment of tech industry executives; still others are pursuing independent efforts to build manned spacecraft. Public Companies Find SarbOx Compliance Expensive Costs of complying with Section 404 are higher than anticipated, says an FEI survey, but will they decrease in the future? Patents Cast Shadow on Future Development Opinion: Software patents are a temptation; temptation leads to stagnation; stagnation leads to the Dark Side.