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ACM TechNews
Volume 4, Number 356
Date: June 3, 2002
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Top Stories for Monday, June 3, 2002:
http://www.acm.org/technews/current/homepage.html
"Industry Allies Seek to Limit Microsoft Drive Into New Fields"
"Data Collection: More the Merrier"
"Study: Open Source Poses Security Risks"
"Comms Companies Seen as Next Computing Giants"
"Despite Soft Economy, a Call for Foreign Tech Workers"
"Wireless Focus at Computex"
"Hypocrites Have a Point on Broadband"
"The Supreme Court and Patents"
"Will Computers Read Your Mind?"
"Cannibals in Cyberspace; Internet Governing Body Feasts on Itself"
"Totally Awesome Software?"
"IBM Offers Data Storage Alternative"
"Hackers v. Colleges: Security Bolstered for University Computer
Systems"
"DOD Adjusts Plans on Hiring Foreign IT Workers"
"Md. IT Education Program Cut"
"Cryptography for the Masses"
"Section 508 'Not as Hard as People Thought'"
"'This Is War'"
"Blazing Trails"
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"Industry Allies Seek to Limit Microsoft Drive Into New Fields"
Microsoft is facing tough competitors in new markets it has
targeted for growth, such as the cell phone and set-top box
software markets. Handphone makers, such as industry leader
Nokia, fear that they would be relegated to commodity hardware ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item1
"Data Collection: More the Merrier"
A simulation of proton collisions was carried out on a computing
grid comprised of systems from five U.S. universities and
research sites connected by a high-speed Internet backbone.
"This is an example of an increasingly important trend, where ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item2
"Study: Open Source Poses Security Risks"
Open-source advocates say the software is less prone to bugs and
security holes because of the large number of programmers working
to develop it, but a recent study by a conservative think tank
warns the opposite. According to a new white paper from the ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item3
"Comms Companies Seen as Next Computing Giants"
High-tech entrepreneur Larry Boucher believes the future of
computing lies in storage technologies, which is already a
burgeoning sector. He notes that the Internet has made data
delivery more important than processor efficiency, thus shifting ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item4
"Despite Soft Economy, a Call for Foreign Tech Workers"
Three years ago, the Information Technology Association of
America (ITAA) successfully lobbied that Congress increase the
cap on H-1B visas so that more foreign workers could be brought
in to shore up the U.S. tech workforce at the height of the ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item5
"Wireless Focus at Computex"
Experts believe products that boast wireless Net connectivity
will be the highlight of Computex, the world's third-largest
computer industry trade show. Computex's chief focus is on
products that are ready for the commercial sector, rather than ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item6
"Hypocrites Have a Point on Broadband"
The U.S. government should do more to make broadband Internet
pervasive because of the technology's promise of economic growth,
national security, and innovation, writes Dan Gillmor. Whereas a
funded rollout similar to the nation's Interstate highway system ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item7
"The Supreme Court and Patents"
Patent holders claim to have scored a major victory last week
when the Supreme Court overturned a lower court prohibition on
suing infringers under the doctrine of equivalents, but a deeper
analysis shows that new requirements instituted by the court will ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item8
"Will Computers Read Your Mind?"
Computers that can interpret a user's emotional state through his
or her facial reactions are under development. NCR and the
University of California's Integrated Media Systems Center are
designing a better class of ATMs that map emotions: A camera ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item9
"Cannibals in Cyberspace; Internet Governing Body Feasts on Itself"
ICANN has reduced itself to an organization that should be called
"I can't," and even ICANN CEO Stuart Lynn argues that ICANN is
seen by interested parties as more of a debating society than as
an effective organization, writes Brock Meeks. ICANN has failed ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item10
"Totally Awesome Software?"
Extreme programming (XP) is hailed by many as a major
breakthrough in software development, while others criticize it
as an overhyped fad. The methodology involves "pair programming"
in which the development of the software is overseen by several ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item11
"IBM Offers Data Storage Alternative"
IBM's Haifa Research Lab has developed a remote storage
technology for PCs called iBoot that promises to cut down PC
maintenance costs for companies, create more efficient servers,
and allow for vastly more computer storage. Although for users ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item12
"Hackers v. Colleges: Security Bolstered for University Computer
Systems"
Universities and colleges are boosting security as hacker
intrusions increase. University networks are attractive
environments for nefarious online activities because of their
open nature and plentiful bandwidth and storage. However, a ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item13
"DOD Adjusts Plans on Hiring Foreign IT Workers"
The Defense Department has reversed its plans to ban foreign
nationals from jobs involving unclassified IT projects that are
still considered sensitive. The candidates can be hired if they
pass background checks and submit letters of approval from the ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item14
"Md. IT Education Program Cut"
The Maryland Applied Information Technology Initiative (MAITI)
had approximately 75 percent of its budget cut last month, a
serious setback for its effort to increase enrollment in IT
degree programs in state universities. Whereas its 2002 budget ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item15
"Cryptography for the Masses"
As computers are increasingly linked to networks through wired
and wireless connections, the need for an easy-to-use
cryptography system becomes more apparent. Palo Alto Research
Center (PARC) principal scientist Tom Berson predicts that ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item16
"Section 508 'Not as Hard as People Thought'"
Government and IT industry experts say considerable progress has
been made in agencies' efforts to make their electronic and
information technology applications accessible to people with
disabilities. Although government IT is not fully accessible ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item17
"This Is War"
The battle lines have been drawn up between technology companies
and Hollywood over how to combat digital piracy. Studio CEOs
believe technology companies have a responsibility to curb
piracy, since they market products that consumers are using to ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item18
"Blazing Trails"
Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) could be laying the
groundwork for the converged IP network. Not only can MPLS
streamline and speed up IP traffic, but it also allows quality of
service (QoS) to be worked into networks so that ISPs can route ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0603m.html#item19
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