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ACM TechNews
Volume 4, Number 396
Date: September 9, 2002
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Top Stories for Monday, September 9, 2002:
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"Year After 9/11, Cyberspace Door Is Still Ajar"
"Bush Mulls Internet Security Fund"
"Archaic Computer Systems Hamper War on Terror"
"HP to Unveil Nanotech Breakthrough"
"Some Environmentalists Worry About Nanotechnology Risk"
"Almost Organic"
"10 Choices That Were Critical to the Net's Success"
"The High-Tech Rebels"
"Lack of Cybersecurity Specialists Sparks Concern"
"Breakthrough Gives Diamond Electronics Sparkle"
"New York State Wins Top Semiconductor R&D Lab"
"Businesses Gird for Grid Computing Breakthroughs"
"Lining Up for Jobs"
"Who Should Own What?"
"Tech Frontiers"
"In Pursuit of the 'Everywhere' Computer"
"Joining the Third Generation"
"Research That Reinvents the Corporation"
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"Year After 9/11, Cyberspace Door Is Still Ajar"
Despite hopes from cybersecurity specialists that American
companies and governments would implement better network
protection in response to Sept. 11, there is little indication
that progress has been made. Giga Information Group VP Steve ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item1
"Bush Mulls Internet Security Fund"
Internal documents from the National Strategy to Secure
Cyberspace imply, among other things, the creation of a
technology fund "to address those discreet technology areas that
fall outside the purview of both industry and government and yet ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item2
"Archaic Computer Systems Hamper War on Terror"
The U.S. government is unable to capitalize on its IT
budget, largely because of the lack of coordination, complex
purchasing requirements, and standalone technology. Analysts say
the pace of change in the federal government is glacially ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item3
"HP to Unveil Nanotech Breakthrough"
On Monday in Europe, Hewlett-Packard scientists will announce a
breakthrough that brings HP one step closer to its goal of making
smaller, speedier, and less expensive chips using "molecular
grids," in which crisscrossing molecular strands are arrayed in ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item4
"Some Environmentalists Worry About Nanotechnology Risk"
Environmental organizations such as the ETC Group want
governments to declare a moratorium on nanotechnology development
until its health and environmental risks are more thoroughly
assessed. Despite experts' assurances that nanotech's benefits ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item5
"Almost Organic"
Drawing insights on robot evolution and human-robot interaction
is the purpose of the Public Anemone, a robot that resembles a
sea anemone and exhibits unusual abilities. Such interactive
robots could lead to the incorporation of robotics into people's ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item6
"10 Choices That Were Critical to the Net's Success"
Harvard University senior technical consultant and Internet
standards development guru Scott Bradner listed 10 major
decisions that led to the Internet's rise in prominence at a
Massachusetts telecom conference last week. Multiple existing ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item7
"The High-Tech Rebels"
Sun Microsystems co-founder and chief scientist Bill Joy says IT
is too server-centric and that more robust software will help set
it free. Meanwhile, Xerox chief scientist John Seely Brown adds
that Web services promise to set entire markets free, while ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item8
"Lack of Cybersecurity Specialists Sparks Concern"
The United States faces a disturbing lack of skilled workers to
protect critical infrastructures from electronic attack, said
experts at a recent cybersecurity conference in Washington, D.C.
As a result, the demand for people with IT skills will rise, ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item9
"Breakthrough Gives Diamond Electronics Sparkle"
An international team has synthesized a thin film of diamond
better suited for high-performance electronics than natural
diamond and other artificial forms of diamond, because it is
composed of a single crystal and has few impurities. The ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item10
"New York State Wins Top Semiconductor R&D Lab"
The New York branch of International Sematech will reside in a
$403 million research center located at the State University of
New York (SUNY)--Albany. Sematech was drawn to the area by
SUNY's plans to construct several research facilities dedicated ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item11
"Businesses Gird for Grid Computing Breakthroughs"
Industry experts say that widespread commercial grid computing
could be made available in about five years, allowing
manufacturers to design products, drug companies to develop new
medicines, and businesses to share complex data sets and software ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item12
"Lining Up for Jobs"
Short-term IT job prospects for the latest crop of computer and
engineering graduates are slim, as many companies are cutting
entry-level hirings and scaling back their internships. An April
survey of employers conducted by the National Association of ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item13
"Who Should Own What?"
In an interview with Todd Datz of Darwin magazine, Stanford Law
School professor and author Lawrence Lessig explains that he
understands the impulse to "patent everything under the sun" so
that one can remain competitive against both legitimate and ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item14
"Tech Frontiers"
Four sectors are poised to drive future technological
advancements in the next five to 10 years: Chip fabrication,
software programming, security, and entertainment. Chip
production is, by its nature, paradoxical--materials costs are ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item15
"In Pursuit of the 'Everywhere' Computer"
Former Hewlett-Packard Labs director Joel Birnbaum is a staunch
advocate of pervasive computing, the establishment of an
invisible, all-encompassing information system that can be
harnessed for virtually any function by ubiquitous sensors and ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item16
"Joining the Third Generation"
Cellular networks could be significantly enhanced with
third-generation wireless technology, but differing levels of
acceptance around the world and limited spectrum availability
remain formidable obstacles. Its potential benefits include ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item17
"Research That Reinvents the Corporation"
In the August issue of Harvard Business Review, the journal
revisits John Seely Brown's 1991 article "Research That Reinvents
the Corporation." In the paper, Seely argues that to stay
competitive, corporations must do more than just create new ...
http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0909m.html#item18
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Terry--Thanks for the news..............
All--FYI...............
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At 09:23 AM 10/24/2002 -0400, Hilderbrand, Terry wrote:
>FYI
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Maguire, John F.
>Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 12:17 PM
>To: Hilderbrand, Terry
>Subject: Cybersecurity
>
>Senate passes bill to bolster cybersecurity research
>By William New, National Journal's Technology Daily
>The Senate late Wednesday passed by voice vote a bill that would authorize
>$903 million over five years for cybersecurity research in what proponents
>said is an attempt to address a deficiency in expertise in that area.
>"America needs to sharpen its expertise and deepen its bench in terms of
>cybersecurity knowledge and talent because the threats to our networks are
>growing," bill co-sponsor Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said in a Thursday statement.
>He said the bill would create "a new generation of experts to meet
>tomorrow's threats."
>The bill, H.R. 3394, now moves to the House. The House passed its first
>version of the legislation by a margin of 400-12 in February.
>House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert, the sponsor of the
>original bill, has been working with leadership throughout the process,
>his spokeswoman said. "This is Chairman Boehlert's top priority," she
>said. "We are confident that it will pass" when the House returns.
>"Neither the danger of cyberterrorism nor the importance of this
>legislation can be overstated," Boehlert, R-N.Y., said in a Thursday
>statement, adding that the measure "serves as a call to arms to the
>high-tech community and the nation's science and technology enterprise."
>House and Senate staffers negotiated a compromise before the Senate vote.
>That process led to a reduction in the Senate proposed authorization from
>$978 million to $903 million.
>The bill would authorize grants through the National Science Foundation
>and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). It also
>would mandate a report to Congress on critical infrastructure weaknesses
>and require the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to
>develop strategies for greater coordination of research and development
>activities.
>Boehlert's office called the bill "virtually the same" as the House
>version. The biggest change for the House was the addition of a $25
>million program to increase the number of faculty qualified to teach
>college-level cybersecurity courses. The House originally authorized $878
>million.
>The Senate also included language that would direct NIST to develop
>checklists of security measures for use by federal agencies. The list
>would set forth security settings and options available on federally
>procured hardware and software.
>Another new provision seeks to ensure that students and universities
>participating in the program comply with immigration laws. And the Senate
>made some minor changes to make the measure's language fit with the
>House-passed bill to create a Homeland Security Department, H.R. 5005.
>
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