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ACM TechNews
Volume 3, Number 280
Date: November 26, 2001
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Top Stories for Monday, November 26, 2001:
http://www.acm.org/technews/current/homepage.html


"Intel Says Design Innovations Will Aid Chip Performance"
"New Law Lets U.S. Nab Foreign Hackers"
"Decline in R&D Spending Is Predicted for This Year"
"Germany Speaks Out for Open Source"
"New Economy: Plans for Technology National Guard"
"Big Challenges Lie Ahead for HP Labs"
"Unctad Spells Out Benefit of Internet Commerce"
"Identifying Net Security Risks"
"On Any Window or Wall, a Portable Touch Screen"
"More Workers Caught In Net"
"IT's Role in a Changed World"
"Nobel Winners Laud Potential of Internet"
"Rep. Baird Introduces Computer Security Legislation"
"Spotting the IT Spending Growth Trends"
"B2B Exchanges Still Working Out Kinks--Study"
"Paper-Free World Won't Be Nirvana"
"Managing OS Diversity"
"Charities in Need of IT"
"3D Technology: Ready for the PC?"


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"Intel Says Design Innovations Will Aid Chip Performance"
Intel says it has discovered breakthrough innovations in chip
design that will allow it to continue to increase processor
speeds up to 10 times faster than current designs by 2007.  By
lowering the barriers to the flow of electricity, Intel will be . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item1


"New Law Lets U.S. Nab Foreign Hackers"
Foreign hackers who route their communications through the United
States can be prosecuted there, according to the recently
approved antiterrorism law.  Telegeography's Jessica Marantz
estimates that over 80 percent of Asian, African, and South . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item2


"Decline in R&D Spending Is Predicted for This Year"
Corporate spending on research and development is likely to
decline for the first time in eight years this year, analysts
predict.  Firms such as Compaq, 3Com, and Lucent are cutting back
due to profit losses.  As a result, the market may see fewer new . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item3


"Germany Speaks Out for Open Source"
The European Commission concluded its consultation period for
software patent law with a recommendation from the German
government that it not follow the broad patent system of the
United States.  The German Ministry of Economics and Technology . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item4


"New Economy: Plans for Technology National Guard"
Some lawmakers and private sector IT leaders are considering the
idea of a National Emergency Technology Guard, or NetGuard, that
would consist of volunteer workers who could mobilize quickly in
times of national emergency to secure the country's IT . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item5


"Big Challenges Lie Ahead for HP Labs"
Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina expects HP Laboratories to
continue its innovative streak with technological breakthroughs
that boost the company's bottom line.  Many of HP Labs' biggest
projects are investigating disruptive technologies that aim to . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item6


"Unctad Spells Out Benefit of Internet Commerce"
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
said developing countries can gain billions from e-commerce.
According to a Nov. 20 report, less wealthy countries can gain
$24 billion by increasing productivity in services by just 1 . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item7


"Identifying Net Security Risks"
DNS-SEC, an Internet transmission rules protocol currently in
development, was lauded at the ICANN conference as a promising
means of boosting domain name security due to DNS-SEC's reliance
on cryptography.  Counterpane chief technology officer Bruce . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item8


"On Any Window or Wall, a Portable Touch Screen"
Researchers are exploring the possibilities of interactive
projected computer displays as part of the broad effort to bring
the computer more into everyday life.  IBM scientists have
developed an Everywhere Display technology that uses a video . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item9


"More Workers Caught In Net"
Employees may be disciplined or even fired for personal Web use
and emails as more and more employees monitor their Internet
activities.  Over a third of the U.S. workforce with online
access is subject to such monitoring, according to the University . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item10


"IT's Role in a Changed World"
In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, IT will play a vital
role in boosting domestic security, writes Dan Gillmor.
Companies will look to decentralize their operations using the
Internet for distance training and Web conferencing . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item11


"Nobel Winners Laud Potential of Internet"
Nobel laureates polled by Princeton Survey Research Associates
say that the Internet and communications technology will be used
to transcend cultural and geographic boundaries, improve
education, and open up non-democratic governments around the . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item12


"Rep. Baird Introduces Computer Security Legislation"
The Computer Security Enhancement and Research Act of 2001
proposed by Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) would establish a 10-year
research and development initiative at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology to bolster information security by . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item13


"Spotting the IT Spending Growth Trends"
Several surveys project IT spending to increase at a healthy rate
in 2002.  EMarketer's IT Spending Report says e-business will be
a big driver of growth, and emerging markets in China and South
Korea will boost numbers in the near-term while India will bring . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item14


"B2B Exchanges Still Working Out Kinks--Study"
B2B online exchanges have disappointed more than half of the
companies that have adopted them, according to a new study from
Booz Allen Hamilton and Giga Information Group.  Only 10 percent
of respondents to the survey said their forays into online . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item15


"Paper-Free World Won't Be Nirvana"
Although Peter Mell, a security expert at the National Institute
of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md., is comfortable
with the security that is available today, the computer scientist
is concerned about publicly announcing vulnerabilities . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item16


"Managing OS Diversity"
Many enterprises are installing multiple operating systems, but
managing such systems can be more easily accomplished through
several approaches, such as thin-client computing, adopting open
standards, Web-enabled applications, and interoperable OS . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item17


"Charities in Need of IT"
Several large IT firms have donated hardware, software, and
services to help charities manage the $1.2 billion in donations
after the Sept. 11 disaster at the World Trade Center.  IBM has
offered to build a centralized IBM DB2 database to ensure the . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item18


"3D Technology: Ready for the PC?"
3D technology once restricted to the purview of high-end systems
for gaming and computer graphics is breaking into PCs for design
as well as entertainment applications.  It can be used to
visualize objects and products prior to construction, model . . .
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1126m.html#item19


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