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The article reports on software called governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC). The software has been growing fast compared to other technology innovations as seen in the businesses in Germany, Japan and the United States, all of which are said to be spending billions on GRC-related technologies and services. Access Control and Process Control applications have been added as forms of protection against risks such as fraud and money-laundering. GRC's economic implication is also given.

The article reports on the power application design center opened by National Semiconductor Corp. within its headquarters in Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany on march 6, 2006. The opening of the center indicates the company's goal of strengthening application- and system-support services for engineers designing power supplies and power-management systems. The center is also aimed at providing power designers a full spectrum of engineering services.