On the other hand, it could spark an ugly patent war over electronic commerce.

ECONOMIST: It was my idea

When it comes to the very real battle between gaming giants Activision and Electronic Arts over the virtual war between Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, enticing gamers to buy one, if not both, of these key fall releases is crucial.

FORBES: Electronic Arts' DICE Responds to Battlefield 3 DLC Controversy

New Jersey is only the most recent battleground in the war between paper and electronic voting machines.

FORBES: Magazine Article

World War II gave us not only the digital electronic computer, but also, thanks to radar and microwave technology, modern telecommunications.

FORBES: Malone's Musings: Memorial Day 1999

Doctors now transfer electronic files and scans back and forth between Landstuhl and the combat hospitals in the war zones.

NPR: Combat Medicine: Fast-Tracking Troops to Germany

The debate, hosted by Intelligences Squared, featured Bruce Schneier, (chief security technology officer with BT) and Marc Rotenberg (executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center) speaking in support of the idea that the threat of cyber war has indeed been exaggerated.

FORBES: The Ten-Year-Old "Cyberwar" Debate Continues

It was an open secret, after the Kosovo war, that American commanders were disappointed by their allies' lack of precision-guided weapons, electronic-warfare equipment and secure communications.

ECONOMIST: The war in Afghanistan