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ACM TechNews
Volume 2, Number 95
Date: August 18, 2000
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Top Stories for Friday, August 18, 2000:
http://www.acm.org/technews/current/homepage.html
"Fall Release Is Seen for New Linux Operating System"
"High-Tech Leaders Favor Net Security Czar"
"PC Makers Aim to Sell Businesses More Than Hardware"
"Fed to Keep Pushing for More Access to Wiretaps"
"ICANN Self-Nominees Compete for Ballot Slots"
"Quantum Computers Aren't Just Theoretical"
"Know Java? It Could Help Your Salary"
"Small Businesses Need Creativity to Attract Scarce Tech Workers"
"Tech Cluster Incubates Female-Owned Businesses"
"A Net of Red Tape"
"Security Flaws Worry World of E-Commerce"
"British Consultant Believes Internet Security Fatally Flawed"
"UCITA Fix Won't Help Big Firms"
"Watching Over the World Wide Web"
"Democrats Top GOP in Gaining New Economy Cash"
"Girls' Night Out"
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"Fall Release Is Seen for New Linux Operating System"
Although he concedes Microsoft's Windows operating system still
outperforms his own creation in some areas and certainly enjoys a
huge market advantage, Linux creator Linus Torvalds says the
support of industry heavy weights such as IBM will drive Linux . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item1
"High-Tech Leaders Favor Net Security Czar"
The United States needs a "computer security czar" to protect the
nation's Internet security interests, according to a CIO magazine
poll of 261 chief information officers released on Wednesday.
The poll also revealed corporate uneasiness about the . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item2
"PC Makers Aim to Sell Businesses More Than Hardware"
PC makers are moving aggressively to become service providers for
small to midsize businesses, a market that analysts believe could
be worth $250 billion a year. Dell, IBM, Hewlett-Packard,
Compaq, and Gateway now offer services such as Web hosting, . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item3
"Fed to Keep Pushing for More Access to Wiretaps"
The Washington, D.C., Court of Appeals ruling earlier this week
that struck down new FCC wiretap standards will not stop the
Justice Department from fighting to broaden the FBI's ability to
use wiretaps, DOJ officials said Thursday. "We believe that we . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item4
"ICANN Self-Nominees Compete for Ballot Slots"
ICANN will email its 158,000 at-large member voting base to
remind voters to evaluate some 150 self-nominated candidates
attempting to get their names placed on the ICANN ballot for one
of the five at-large board spots. A self-nominated candidate . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item5
"Quantum Computers Aren't Just Theoretical"
The latest advances in quantum computing are pointing the way
toward computers far more powerful than the most powerful
computers of today. Physicist Richard Feynman first proposed the
idea of a quantum computer 20 years ago, suggesting that the . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item6
"Know Java? It Could Help Your Salary"
Salaries for IT professionals, especially those with Java
training, continue to increase, reflecting the Internet's strong
presence in all types of companies, according to a recent survey
from high-tech recruiting firm Texcel. The survey questioned . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item7
"Small Businesses Need Creativity to Attract Scarce Tech Workers"
Small technology companies lack the financial resources to
compete with larger firms for employees in today's tight labor
market, but small companies can offer non-monetary advantages
that appeal to a certain type of worker. Few workers--less than . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item8
"Tech Cluster Incubates Female-Owned Businesses"
Women's Technology Cluster, one of two incubators for women-owned
businesses in the U.S., is helping women secure funding for their
Internet startups. Finding venture capital is especially
difficult for women-owned businesses, because women tend not to . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item9
"A Net of Red Tape"
California state legislators have introduced 248 bills concerning
Net regulation issues this session, after only 4 were introduced
in 1994, but experts say this landslide could mire users down in
red tape. Although it might reduce concerns over the lack of . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item10
"Security Flaws Worry World of E-Commerce"
A recent security breach in the system of credit-card
clearinghouse Authorize.net highlights the growing threat of
online credit-card fraud, which could undermine the growth of
e-commerce. After security consultants warned the company on . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item11
"British Consultant Believes Internet Security Fatally Flawed"
There are serious defects in the way Internet security systems
operate, and the recent headlines regarding security violations
are just the beginning, says Counterpane Internet Security CTO
Bruce Schneier. Internet security does not compete with . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item12
"UCITA Fix Won't Help Big Firms"
Although the group that wrote the Uniform Computer Information
Transaction Act (UCITA) is moving away from a provision that
would allow vendors to remotely turn off users' software,
observers say this relaxed stance will do little to change . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item13
"Watching Over the World Wide Web"
The rise of globalization and the growing Internet are creating
pressure for new forms of governance. Global e-commerce is
reducing the importance of political borders while encouraging
international legal cooperation. Currently, companies operating . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item14
"Democrats Top GOP in Gaining New Economy Cash"
Democratic legislators worked hard to woo the high-tech
community, and they have received much more soft money from the
technology industry than have Republicans, according to analyses
of Federal Election Commission (FEC) fundraising records for the . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item15
"Girls' Night Out"
Professional groups formed by women are becoming the backbone of
women who are seeking to build Internet-based businesses.
Harriet Peterson, who moved six years ago to Silicon Valley to
start Buzz Notes, turned to the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2000-2/0818f.html#item16
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