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ACM TechNews
Volume 4, Number 314
Date: February 22, 2002
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Top Stories for Friday, February 22, 2002:
http://www.acm.org/technews/current/homepage.html
"Two California Bills Address Recycling of Electronic Discards"
"Row Erupts Over European Patent Plan"
"Court Enters Entertainment Arena"
"Entrepreneurial Women Tackle Tech"
"The Grid Draws Its Battle Lines"
"Indian Programmers 'Not Taking UK Jobs'"
"In Search of the World's Costliest Computer Virus"
"Security Confab Calls for U.S. Spending"
"Broadband: On the Fast Track?"
"Cheney Touts Importance of Tech in Visit to Valley"
"India Inc Battles Image Problem"
"ICANN Board Members Plan Washington Retreat"
"Group to Set Bug-Reporting Standards"
"OLED Displays See a Bright Future"
"Nanotech Initiative Will Focus Next Year on Developing
Instruments, Advisor Says"
"Girls Warm Up to IT"
"Vanishing Act"
"Partners for Protection"
"Social Networks"
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"Two California Bills Address Recycling of Electronic Discards"
A pair of California senators have introduced legislation calling
for electronic waste (e-waste) recycling programs. Sen. Byron
Sher's (D-San Jose) bill would require consumers to pay an
"advanced disposal fee" when they buy new cathode-ray tubes, a ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item1
"Row Erupts Over European Patent Plan"
Advocacy groups for European software developers are complaining
about the apparent involvement of representatives of the Business
Software Alliance (BSA) in the drafting of the European
Commission's software patent plan. Europeans have been adamant ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item2
"Court Enters Entertainment Arena"
An injunction that prohibited Andrew Bunner from posting DVD
decoding software online was overturned by the 6th District Court
of Appeal, which ruled that the measure violated the First
Amendment. The DVD Copy Control Association, the original ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item3
"Entrepreneurial Women Tackle Tech"
A report from the U.S. Small Business Administration finds more
and more women qualified to start high-tech companies, yet few of
them have the opportunity to do so because of a dearth of venture
capital funding. Women-led firms received only 5 percent of ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item4
"The Grid Draws Its Battle Lines"
The Grid, a global mesh of interconnected computers from
different organizations, is shaping up to become a competitor to
Microsoft's .Net Web services platform. With backing from
technology companies, the Grid will be able to push business ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item5
"Indian Programmers 'Not Taking UK Jobs'"
The U.K. managing director for Indian software firm Mastek, Mike
Cast, disputed claims made by the Professional Contractors Group
(PCG) that the new fast-track work permit rules in the United
Kingdom would lead to less jobs for British IT workers. Cast ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item6
"In Search of the World's Costliest Computer Virus"
Computer security companies and IT administrators have little
time to assess the damage done by computer viruses while they are
busy fighting the newest threats. Although most experts agree
that Nimda, Code Red, and SirCam were the most destructive ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item7
"Security Confab Calls for U.S. Spending"
The United States needs to spend more on beefing up security to
prevent cyberattacks, according to members of a keynote panel at
the RSA Conference 2002. "While the terrorist attacks of Sept.
11 took an unexpected form, we have to make certain that the next ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item8
"Broadband: On the Fast Track?"
Technology and telecommunications companies are pushing for
government action to spur broadband rollout. They say subsidies,
tax benefits, and deregulation--such as that proposed by the
Tauzin-Dingell bill up for a House vote next month--will all help ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item9
"Cheney Touts Importance of Tech in Visit to Valley"
Vice President Dick Cheney wrapped up a four-day California tour
with a speech at San Jose's Parkside Hall, in which he praised
technology and its importance in beefing up the security and
economy of the United States. He noted the Bush administration's ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item10
"India Inc Battles Image Problem"
Attempts by Indian IT companies to move up the value chain and
offer more than computer maintenance services are hampered by
foreign businesses either being unaware of their existence or
expecting low rates. The industry wishes to remedy this ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item11
"ICANN Board Members Plan Washington Retreat"
ICANN board members will be engaging in a "retreat" on Saturday,
Feb. 23, in which open discussions will be held but no decisions
will be reached, according to ICANN spokesperson Mary Hewitt.
During the upcoming March meeting in Ghana, ICANN is expected to ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item12
"Group to Set Bug-Reporting Standards"
Microsoft and several security companies came together to form
the Organization for Internet Safety, a group tasked with setting
standards for disclosing software vulnerabilities that may
threaten Internet security. The group is currently finalizing ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item13
"OLED Displays See a Bright Future"
Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are poised to take over the
display market within 10 years, say industry experts. A number
of large technology companies are teaming with pioneering OLED
firms to make the first products, which will eventually lead to ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item14
"Nanotech Initiative Will Focus Next Year on Developing
Instruments, Advisor Says"
National Science Foundation (NSF) advisor on nanotechnology,
Mihail Roco, says the agency will spend its portion of fiscal
2003's National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) funding on
sensors to fight biowarfare, nanoscale manufacturing, and ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item15
"Girls Warm Up to IT"
The general perception that girls tend to shy away from
computers, have little faith in their technology skills, and are
not qualified for IT may be reversed through the advent of
instant messaging (IM). Statistics have painted a gloomy picture ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item16
"Vanishing Act"
The IT industry has lost a substantial number of workers over the
course of the past year. The U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of
Labor Statistics reports that the IT industry has lost about
270,000 workers from Jan. 2001 to Jan. 2002, 9.1 percent of the ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item17
"Partners for Protection"
IT has boosted American productivity and market share, but it has
also increased the vulnerability of the country's IT
infrastructure, writes Mark W. Doll of Ernst & Young. An assault
on the infrastructure could seriously damage computer-controlled ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item18
"Social Networks"
Social network theory can be applied to the Internet, and has
become so significant that developers are incorporating it into
the design of search engines and enterprise portals. Web portals
can be used to model relationships between people, the Web pages ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0222f.html#item19
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