GENEVA -- International rules are needed to boost cyber- security and prevent information technology warfare, cyber- crime and cyber-terror, officials said at a U.N. meeting on international disarmament. The preliminary talks involve the idea of including cyber-security in a disarmament agreement, said a participant. The meeting was of the U.N. Institute for Disarmament Research meeting on communications technology and international security. “It looks like the Russians are pushing for a cyber-security treaty,” the participant said.

The Xbox 360 version of Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2, in its fifth week available, was again the top- rented videogame in the U.S., according to Rentrak’s preliminary Home Video Essentials data for the week ended April 20. The 360 version of Army of Two from Electronic Arts was again No. 2, in its seventh week. The only new release in the top 10 was Sony Computer Entertainment’s PS3 game Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, at No. 9.

The International Trade Administration has amended its preliminary antidumping duty determination on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (CWP) from China.

Office Depot shareholders reelected all 12 of the chain’s board members, including CEO Steve Odland, at the annual meeting Wednesday, the company said. The results were based on a preliminary analysis by Office Depot’s proxy solicitor, the company said in a statement. Dissident shareholder Woodbridge Capital Group last week dropped its effort to oust Odland and board member David Fuentes and replace them with two of its own nominees. Meanwhile, Office Depot and Reliance Retail formed a joint venture to buy eOfficePlanet to provide office products and services to business customers in India. EOfficePlanet marks Office Depot’s debut in India.

The International Trade Administration has made preliminary affirmative antidumping duty determinations that sodium nitrite from China and Germany is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.

According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection administrative message, effective March 29, 2008, the International Trade Administration discontinued the suspension of liquidation for countervailing duty purposes for light-walled rectangular pipe and tube from China.

According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection administrative message, effective April 1, 2008, the International Trade Administration discontinued the suspension of liquidation for countervailing duty purposes for laminated woven sacks from China.

The International Trade Administration has issued its final results of the changed circumstances review of the AD duty order on canned pineapple fruit from Thailand and revocation of the order.

The International Trade Administration has made a preliminary affirmative determination that critical circumstances exist with respect to the China-wide entity in its antidumping investigation of certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR tires) from China.

The International Trade Administration has extended until May 1, 2008 the comment period on its 2007 calculation of expected non-market economy (NME) wages for use as the surrogate value for direct labor in antidumping proceedings involving NME countries.