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TOP STORIES FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2006
Intel to Shutter Cambridge Research Center
More Britons Say No to Technology
Microsoft Says Half of Windows Computers Have Trojans
INTEL TO SHUTTER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTER
Intel announced plans to close its research center at Cambridge
University as part of a larger effort to cut costs at the company. The
center was established three and a half years ago, at which time it was
expected to employ about 25 scientists from Intel and a similar number
of outside researchers, most of whom would be from the university. The
relatively small number of staff, compared to three other Intel
research centers in the United States, resulted in comparatively high
operating costs. Staff affected by the closure will either be offered
the opportunity to seek other work with Intel or be let go. Ian White,
chair of the School of Technology, was highly complimentary of the
research center and the work done there, saying it would likely have
led to important advances. Representatives from the university said
they were disappointed by the announcement but that the institution
would maintain its long-standing relationship with Intel.
The Register, 26 October 2006
http://www.theregister.com/2006/10/26/intel_closing_cambridge/
MORE BRITONS SAY NO TO TECHNOLOGY
New research from Point Topic indicates that as many as 44 percent of
households in the United Kingdom lack Internet access and that 70
percent of those who do not have access do not intend to get it. This
compares to 50 percent in 2005 who said they would not get access.
Katja Mueller, chief analyst for Point Topic, said, "As the number of
non-access households shrinks, those that are left are increasingly
resistant to its appeal." One result of this dynamic, she noted, could
be a growing digital divide separating those with access and those
without. When asked whether they would be more likely to be connected
if financial and skills barriers were eliminated, many Britons still
expressed doubt. Emily Turberville-Tully, communication manager for
Citizens Online, a nonprofit that investigates issues of technology
access, said, "We are finding that people just don't see the relevance
[of the Internet] to their lives." Unless those people can be convinced
that the Internet will benefit them, they are unlikely to want to be
connected, she said.
BBC, 26 October 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6085412.stm
MICROSOFT SAYS HALF OF WINDOWS COMPUTERS HAVE TROJANS
According to data collected by Microsoft's Windows Malicious Software
Removal Tool during the first half of 2006, nearly half of the PCs
using the tool were infected with a backdoor Trojan, which allows a
hacker to remotely manipulate the computer. Such "zombie" machines are
used in distributed denial of service attacks, and, according to the
company's Security Intelligence Report, "Attackers ... are clearly
concentrating a significant amount of development focus on this
category of malware." The current estimate of almost 50 percent
infection for backdoor Trojans represents a decrease from last year's
estimate of 68 percent, but Ross Brown, CEO of eEye Digital Security,
said that most consumers remain unaware of the problem. Meanwhile, the
incidence of infection by rootkits fell during the same six-month
period by 50 percent, according to Microsoft's data.
Internet News, 26 October 2006
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3640216
Are you infected? How to find and remove Trojens and
Spyware removal directions.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/SECURITY.html
TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2006
MySpace to Implement Copyright Controls
YouTube Responds to Copyright Complaints
School Data Systems Not Functioning Properly
MYSPACE TO IMPLEMENT COPYRIGHT CONTROLS
Social networking site MySpace will begin using software from
Gracenote, which will allow it to identify copyrighted music that users
have uploaded to the site. The MusicID audio-fingerprinting technology
and Global Media Database will also allow the site to block users who
try to upload copyrighted music. If a user continues to try to upload
copyrighted music, that user's MySpace account will be deleted. Chris
DeWolfe, CEO of MySpace, said, "MySpace is staunchly committed to
protecting artists? rights." Sites such as MySpace and YouTube have
come under increasing pressure to take action against users who include
media content without authorization.
Red Herring, 30 October 2006
http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=19451
YOUTUBE RESPONDS TO COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS
Following a "third-party notification by Comedy Central," YouTube has
begun deleting film clips from its service that include copyrighted
material from the network. Although a number of shows and personalities
from Comedy Central have received considerable exposure on YouTube,
which was recently purchased by Google for $1.65 billion, the network
is reportedly seeking to protect material from shows including "The
Daily Show with Jon Stewart," "The Colbert Report," and "South Park."
The action came a week after YouTube agreed to remove nearly 30,000
video clips that included music, television, and movie content after a
similar complaint was brought by the Japanese Society for Rights of
Authors, Composers, and Publishers.
New York Times, 30 October 2006 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/30/technology/30youtube.html
SCHOOL DATA SYSTEMS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY
Officials at Ofsted, the U.K. agency responsible for inspecting
schools, announced a delay in the introduction of a new online tool for
schools to track student-progress data and conduct self-evaluations.
The new system, Raiseonline, is intended to replace older systems that
generate needed reports and to add new features that allow more
extensive and meaningful analysis of student data. With the new system,
administrators will be able to identify areas that need improvement and
to compare their schools with other institutions, according to Ofsted.
Despite the delay, officials from the agency said Raiseonline will be a
significant improvement over current systems.
BBC, 30 October 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/6099010.stm
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