With the development of science and technology, communications are becoming easier and quicker now—people can use telephones, cellphones, fax machines and the Internet.

随着科技的发展，通信如今变得更容易更快捷——人们可以使用电话、手机、传真机和互联网。

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With the rapid development of modern computer technology and Internet techniques, embedded system becomes one of the most heat focuses in it industry.

随着现代计算机技术和互联网技术的飞速发展，嵌入式系统成为当前IT行业最热门的焦点之一。

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With rapid development of information technology and internet, multimedia information has become one of the major carriers that people capture information.

随着信息技术和互联网的飞速发展，多媒体信息已成为人们获取信息的主要载体之一。

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And, in spite of Dr. Mahathir's grand Muli-Media Corridor idea, the country is also lagging behind much of developed Asia in technology, Internet development, e-commerce etc.

CNN: Business: Malaysia's Stock Market

Prominent in a closing statement by the economic leaders of APEC in Brunei was an acknowledgement that the Internet and other forms of communications technology have dramatically boosted the development of the global economy.

CNN: Asean, APEC move to boost e-commerce and bridge Asia's digital divide

Among the issues the women will be discussing at the three-day summit are ways to bridge the technology gap, including use of the internet in business development, strategies to cope with the economic impact of Aids and war, especially in Africa, financing women's enterprises and understanding trade agreements as globalisation continues to have an adverse impact on developing societies.

BBC: Nelson Mandela at the conference