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ACM TechNews
Volume 4, Number 323
Date: March 15, 2002
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Top Stories for Friday, March 15, 2002:
http://www.acm.org/technews/current/homepage.html
"Tech Execs Oppose Anti-Piracy Plan"
"Should Geeks, or Governments, Run the Net?"
"High-Tech Senate GOP Agenda Tackles Taxes, Privacy"
"NY Judge Narrows Terms in BT Internet Patent Case"
"D.C. Area Ranks Fourth in Software Jobs"
"In a Seamless Image, the Great and Small"
"Linux Consortium Slows to a Waddle, Critics Say"
"Report: Monkeys' Thoughts Move Cursor"
"Harsh Reality Intrudes at IT Trade Jamboree"
"Army Chooses MIT to Help Create the New, Nano-Equipped U.S. Soldier"
"Can Dot-Coms Still Attract the Best and Brightest?"
"Point, Shoot and Translate Into English"
"NY National Lab Aids Nanotech Research"
"Group Looks to Join Life Sciences With Web Services"
"ICANN to Move Forward With Restructuring, Not Elections"
"The Sound of Words"
"Hot Spots"
"IT Goes to War"
"A.I. Reboots"
"ACM MemberNet Overhauled and Online"
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"Tech Execs Oppose Anti-Piracy Plan"
Technology executives including Intel CEO Craig Barrett and
Excite co-founder Joe Kraus are lobbying Congress to not pass
measures that would require tech companies to install
anti-copying technology in their electronic products, as per ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item1
"Should Geeks, or Governments, Run the Net?"
With the evolution of the Internet into a global force permeating
much of commerce and daily life, issues of Internet governance
have evolved from technical questions involving protocol
parameters and root servers to issues involving who should be ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item2
"High-Tech Senate GOP Agenda Tackles Taxes, Privacy"
Republican senators drafted their vision of what they plan to
accomplish for the current legislative session concerning the
technology sector. The High Tech Task Force reported on a slew
of issues, including laying down some general policies, such as ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item3
"NY Judge Narrows Terms in BT Internet Patent Case"
Lawyers for BT, formerly British Telecommunications, will have to
clarify their definitions of technical terms before their case
can go to trial, according to a federal judge presiding over the
case. BT has launched what some call an overly broad and ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item4
"D.C. Area Ranks Fourth in Software Jobs"
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) lists
Washington, D.C. as the fourth leading U.S. metropolitan area for
software jobs, after Boulder, Colo., San Jose, and San Francisco.
The list was based on the 2000 Occupational Employment Survey, ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item5
"In a Seamless Image, the Great and Small"
People who wish to focus on detailed sections of maps or large
documents without losing the overview may soon be able to do so
thanks to display technology being developed at the Palo Alto
Research Center. The display includes a large foam screen with a ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item6
"Linux Consortium Slows to a Waddle, Critics Say"
Embedded Linux developers have just finished their Intellectual
Property Agreement framework that will pave the way for the
technical specification and boost embedded Linux applications and
usage. Already, Linux is quickly gaining on other embedded ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item7
"Report: Monkeys' Thoughts Move Cursor"
Using electrodes implanted within the brains of monkeys,
scientists at Brown University have demonstrated that a cursor on
a computer screen can be controlled by thought. The researchers
have started a private company to market the technology, which ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item8
"Harsh Reality Intrudes at IT Trade Jamboree"
The mood at the CeBIT technology fair in Hanover, Germany, is
downbeat, characterized by lower earnings reports from telecoms
equipment manufacturers and a greater emphasis on improving
network security and performance. For instance, Nokia's ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item9
"Army Chooses MIT to Help Create the New, Nano-Equipped U.S. Soldier"
The U.S. Army will give MIT $10 million a year for five years to
develop nanotechnology products that can boost the security and
effectiveness of soldiers. The research will be conducted under
the aegis of the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (INS), ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item10
"Can Dot-Coms Still Attract the Best and Brightest?"
Dot-coms and their potential workforce have greatly changed in
the last several years, according to Monster.com technology jobs
expert Alan Hoffman. Prospective employees are more cautious and
amenable to a regimented workplace, while dot-coms are less ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item11
"Point, Shoot and Translate Into English"
A new technology affords quick translation of foreign text via a
wireless phone or palmtop with a digital camera. The camera
captures an image--such as a sign, train schedule, or menu--and
the user frames the text. The image is compressed and routed to ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item12
"NY National Lab Aids Nanotech Research"
Both public- and private-sector researchers will collaborate with
the recently-opened Brookhaven Center for Functional
Nanomaterials to further their knowledge of nanoscience and the
various characteristics of nanoscale materials. The usefulness ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item13
"Group Looks to Join Life Sciences With Web Services"
A consortium of life sciences organizations and IT vendors are
working to foster a Web services approach to sharing scientific
data over networks. The group is looking to model the
collaboration within the airline industry for online ticket sales ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item14
"ICANN to Move Forward With Restructuring, Not Elections"
The ICANN board has declined to act on the At-Large proposal that
would establish global elections for ICANN board seats and has
decided instead to move forward with a restructuring plan that
will be drafted by the newly formed ICANN Evolution and Reform ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item15
"The Sound of Words"
The high-tech industry is making huge strides in speech
recognition software now that computers are powerful enough to
handle the technology, and now that the VoiceXML programming
standard has emerged. Although IBM and Massachusetts-based ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item16
"Hot Spots"
Wireless LAN (WLAN) hot spots are interfaces in common
settings--hotels, restaurants, and the like--where business
travelers can hook up to the Internet. With WLAN card prices
falling and high-speed wireless networks becoming commonplace at ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item17
"IT Goes to War"
Such disparate technologies as communications devices, robots,
sensors, and computer displays will enable the U.S. armed forces
to become totally synchronized on the battlefield of the future.
Laboratories across the country are working toward embedding ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item18
"A.I. Reboots"
The goal of A.I. projects appears to have changed in the 50 years
since the field began: Research no longer seems focused on
embedding consciousness in computers, but on developing
practical uses that offer improved information retrieval, better ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item19
"ACM MemberNet Overhauled and Online"
ACM has revamped its quarterly newsletter-MemberNet-to a
contemporary online presence with interactive features and forum
opportunities. The former print publication is now freely accessible
to all ACM members as well as the computing community at ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0315f.html#item20
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