Our Friday podcast takes you to France, where surgeons have performed the world's first partial face transplant. We'll talk about the scientific and ethical ramifications of the procedure. Also, we'll go to India to hear how some in the developing world don't want to sign on to any climate change accord that limits their economic growth. And finally, an interview with British blogger Tim Worstall about his new compendium of the best British blogging of 2005. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions.

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In today's podcast, we talk about a project to cover the entire nation of Macedonia with a wireless mesh network. Also, we go to Bangladesh for an update on a project designed to bring cell phone access to some of the world's poorest people. And we check in on the tsunami early warning system that's being deployed off the coast of Indonesia. Finally, an update on efforts to bring shelter to those affected by the recent earthquake in Pakistan. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions.

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In today's podcast, we look ahead to the UN-sponsored conference on climate change going on in Montreal, Canada. Also, we take you to Uganda, to the front lines in the battle against pediatric HIV/AIDS. And finally, some BBC documentary-makers get up close, and very personal, with some creepy crawlers. All that, with a leftover turkey sandwich, on today's tech podcast. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions.

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Today's podcast highlights new threats to your computer and its critical systems. We join a press conference given by the SANS Institute, which monitors all manner of cyber threats across the globe. Find out how hackers are changing their strategies, and what it means, not just for the individual computer user, but also for the military and for the Department of Homeland Security. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions.

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Clark's back from Tunisia and the UN-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society. It was quite a week, and we'll have all of our program's coverage. We'll feature MIT's $100 laptop, internet governance issues, and Tunisia's poor record when it comes to free speech. Join us in this look back at an incredible week in Tunis. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions.

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In today's podcast, we talk about next week's UN-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisia. We'll hear about whether Tunisia is a suitable place to host such an event. We'll also explore a contentious issue that threatens to overshadow the summit: who runs the internet? The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions.

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Shooting down a ballistic missile with another missile has been likened to hitting one bullet with another bullet. But it's the basic idea behind America's missile defense system, which was resurrected by the Bush Administration a few years ago. We'll have an update on the program. Also, we'll have a chat with open source guru Tim O'Reilly. Finally, we'll revisit the question: who controls the internet? The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions.

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We're back with a seriously good podcast today, folks. We go to Pakistan to find out about some new designs, and new technologies, that might help people rebuild following last month's earthquake and aftershocks. Then, to Iraq, where we'll hear about the US military's ordnance disposal units. And you won't believe how the computer game, America's Army, is now striving to be THE training tool for US soldiers. All that, plus podsafe music from a Ghanian musician who caught the ears of gamemaker EA Sports. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions.

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The second of our two special tech podcasts highlighting the global battle against malaria. Today, the third and fourth parts of our series The Forgotten Plague: Malaria. In today's podcast, we go to South East Asia to find out who is making fake malaria drugs, and why they're doing it. Also, we head to Toronto to hear about a doctor who wants to make a BlackBerry for infectious diseases. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions.

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The first of two special podcasts this week, as we shine the light on a disease all but forgotten in the West, malaria. More than half a billion people across the globe are sickened by malaria parasites each year. More than a million, mostly children, die from the disease each year. We have a look at how America eradicated malaria in the 1940s. Then, we go to Equatorial Guinea to hear about a similar, modern-day project. The World's Technology Podcast is sponsored by Ipswitch Incorporated, the leader in messaging, network management, and data management software for small and medium sized businesses around the globe. Visit www.ipswitch.com to download full-function trial versions.

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