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ACM TechNews - Wednesday, January 05, 2000 (fwd)
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ACM TechNews
Volume 2, Number 2
Date: January 5, 2000
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Today's Top Stories:
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html
"Attacks on Encryption Code Raise Questions About
Computer Vulnerability"
"FAA Did Not Check Y2K Staff, GAO Says"
"Manufacturing Grows at Rapid Clip, With Scant Evidence
of Y2K Distortions"
"The Business of Business Is Net's Future"
"Allaire Acquires Java Developer"
"Toshiba Explains Accord as Other PC Firms Study Suits"
"Forecast: Continued Free Web Delivery"
"Holiday Lessons In Online Retailing"
"Report: Linux Hysteria Will Fade in 2000"
"VA Linux Unveils Service for Open Source Projects"
"All Quiet on the Web Front"
"Employers Crack Down on Personal Internet Use"
"Big Strides for EAI"
"IT's Agenda for E-Leadership"
"Work in Progress"
"Attacks on Encryption Code Raise Questions About
Computer Vulnerability"
Computer security industry professionals have been cracking
encryption technologies lately to show companies how weak their
protections really are. The most recent attack is by nCipher, a
small British specialty hardware firm that claims its encryption...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item1
"FAA Did Not Check Y2K Staff, GAO Says"
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contracted with dozens
of foreign computer experts to make the nation's air traffic
control systems Y2K compliant without first conducting background
security checks, according to a recent announcement by the...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item2
"Manufacturing Grows at Rapid Clip, With Scant Evidence
of Y2K Distortions"
According to the findings of the National Association of
Purchasing Management (NAPM), manufacturing was not significantly
affected by fears concerning Y2K computer problems. The NAPM's
business-survey chairman, Norbert Ore, points out that though the...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item3
"The Business of Business Is Net's Future"
Despite the great attention given to Internet retailers and other
such companies, many analysts maintain that business-to-business
(B2B) Internet companies are the real area for substantial
growth. First of all, consumers will always have...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item4
"Allaire Acquires Java Developer"
Allaire has acquired Valto Systems, a leader in Enterprise
JavaBeans technology, in a deal worth over $30 million. The deal
adds to Allaire's Java capabilities for its ColdFusion and
Spectra lines, boosting Allaire's position as an e-business...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item5
"Toshiba Explains Accord as Other PC Firms Study Suits"
Toshiba in October paid $2.1 billion to settle a lawsuit
centering on a flaw in its floppy-disk controllers, and now four
other PC makers face similar class-action suits. The flaw can
overwrite or damage data on floppy disks under rare...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item6
"Forecast: Continued Free Web Delivery"
Free delivery, offered as a promotion by several online retailers
this holiday season, is likely to become a regular feature at
many online sites, according to Forrester Research. Retailers
such as Circuit City, ZanyBrainy.com, and Blue Nile offered free...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item7
"Holiday Lessons In Online Retailing"
The holiday season already has retailing executives analyzing its
online sales trends. As retailers doing business on the Internet
look for clues concerning the future of e-commerce, the most
apparent issue that they will have to address is delivering their...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item8
"Report: Linux Hysteria Will Fade in 2000"
The hype surrounding Linux will fade in 2000, yielding "more
rational valuations" for Linux stocks, but the open-source
operating system will continue to grow on new applications,
according to a recent Forrester Research report. CIOs are not...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item9
"VA Linux Unveils Service for Open Source Projects"
VA Linux Systems on Tuesday announced that it will begin offering
a hosting service called SourceForge for open source projects, in
a move that makes VA Linux Systems an ASP for corporations as
well as the open source community. SourceForge will offer...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item10
"All Quiet on the Web Front"
An online performance test by Service Metrics confirmed Y2K's
minimal impact on the Internet. Using common Web browsers such
as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Service
Metrics attempted to recreate the end user experience by...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item11
"Employers Crack Down on Personal Internet Use"
Employers are increasingly attempting to create Internet policies
for workers who go online while at work. Many employers say
surfing the Net at work reduces employee productivity, ties up
the networks, and makes sexual harassment and other lawsuits...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item12
"Big Strides for EAI"
In an effort to capture part of the growing EAI market, IBM and
New Era of Networks (Neon) are offering co-branded enterprise
application integration (EAI) software based on IBM's MQSeries
middleware. EAI is a promising market: AMR Research analyst...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item13
"IT's Agenda for E-Leadership"
Many companies will follow their competitors into e-commerce, but
few will become e-commerce leaders, writes Peter Keen. For a
company to lead in e-commerce, it must change traditional
e-commerce thinking and priorities, with the entire organization...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item14
"Work in Progress"
Technology is poised to transform the workplace of the future,
agreed several industry members in a discussion with CIO's Polly
Schneider. Schneider met with a number of industry leaders,
including Paul Horn, senior vice president and director of IBM...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0105w.html#item15
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