On 1 March alone, governments on three continents showed they were willing to battle technology companies publicly over privacy technology.
The decision by Compuware sets up a potential clash with Elliott, which has managed to score some big wins in its battles with technology companies.
While the language is classical, HG Wells' book is rollicking good yarn full of plane battles, futuristic technology and chases through the streets.
President Obama has tasked his top homeland and national security officials with nothing less than mapping and reining in the vast and murky empire of federal information, including turf battles and technology glitches.
The choice could mean a lower profile for an agency that has been embroiled in ideological battles over technology policy.
Built to run on either subway rails or city streets, the battle van is equipped with "Ninja Battle Boost" technology, including a spring-loaded cannon on the top and entrances in multiple places, perfect for surprise attacks.
The government spent more than $140 million to develop the battle simulation technology used at Mount Fuji.
The Chinese are already making their influence felt abroad, in such matters as the battle among technology standards for next-generation mobile phones.
It talks of winning the battle for technology when it launches worms into space 40 years after man went to the moon.
In a Portuguese village in the early 1920's, the battle between technology and tradition, between "obscurantists" and "illuminatists" and between life and death is being waged.
