Recent developments suggest DSS to heading in a different path.

FORBES: Just Another Lawsuit Against Facebook.....Maybe Not

Now MicroStrategy has just rolled out "DSS Broadcaster" -- a "push technology" product.

FORBES: Database evangelist

So, while most gamers are now enjoying their PSPs and Micros and DSs, we thought we'd take a little trip back and look at some of the handhelds from whence they came before them.

ENGADGET: A Brief History of Handheld Video Games

DSS's Green Paper, which comes out a month or two later.

ECONOMIST: Welfare reform

And, in the payments industry, self-policing is in place through the PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) which, while not a federal law, has become law in some states.

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As it happens, there is a relatively small and largely unknown unit within the Defense Security Service (DSS), known as the Foreign Supplier Assessment Center (FSAC).

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On Thursday, the PCI Security Council released a document hinting at the changes expected in the fall in both PCI DSS and the Payment Application Data Security Standards (PA DSS).

FORBES: Payment Card Industry Punts On Key Security Questions

Mr Kostunica is said to be keen on the idea of early elections - a prospect made more real last week when Mr Djindjic's wing sacked 50 DSS MPs for failing to attend parliamentary debates.

BBC: Kostunica's party forms mock cabinet