EDUPAGE> Edupage, December 15, 2003
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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 15:55:32 -0700
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TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2003
U.N. Explores More International Oversight of Internet
Google Adds Search by Numbers
Hackers Attack SCO Group's Servers
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Report Predicts Increased Army Use of IT
Support Ending for Windows 98
Toshiba Targets Mobile Devices with Small Disk Drives
U.N. EXPLORES MORE INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT OF INTERNET
Delegates to the four-day United Nations conference on the Internet
agreed to set up a working group to examine whether to increase
international oversight of the Internet's administrative bodies,
including ICANN, a company contracted by the U.S. Commerce Department
to coordinate Internet addresses. Another committee will be set up to
explore ways of paying to connect the world's poor countries and their
peoples to the Internet. The United Nations also endorsed intellectual
property rights, human rights, and media freedom over the Internet.
New York Times, 15 December 2003 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/15/technology/15divide.html
GOOGLE ADDS SEARCH BY NUMBERS
Google added a Search by Number feature to help users find information
related to patents, parcel tracking IDs for FedEx and UPS, Federal
Aviation Administration airplane registration numbers, Federal
Communication Commission equipment IDs, and other numbers. The new
service is available to English-language users of Google, with
international versions planned.
Information Today, 15 December 2003
http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/wnd031215.shtml
HACKERS ATTACK SCO GROUP'S SERVERS
Hackers again struck Unix software company SCO Group's servers with
more denial-of-service attacks over the weekend and Monday, making the
company's Web site and file servers inaccessible for five of the past
seven days. Security experts said that attacks in May and August should
have provided enough warning for SCO to have protected its connection
to the Internet by buying more bandwidth and connecting through
Internet service providers with special technology to mitigate such
attacks. SCO spokesman Blake Stowell said, "At this point, we are
continuing to use the same tactics: keeping in contact with our
Internet service provider and the U.S. Secret Service."
ZDNet, 15 December 2003
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5124190.html
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REPORT PREDICTS INCREASED ARMY USE OF IT
U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Peter Schoomaker has published the
report "The Way Ahead--Our Army at War--Relevant and Ready: Moving from
the Current Force to the Future Force ... Now." The report emphasizes
the use of information technology and agile logistics in the Army's
Future Force efforts. The report states, "Battle command capabilities
must be leveraged to enable interdependent network-centric warfare,
supported by sense-and-respond logistics capabilities within joint,
interagency and multinational full-spectrum operations."
Federal Computer Week, 15 December 2003
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2003/1215/web-army-12-15-03.asp
SUPPORT ENDING FOR WINDOWS 98
Microsoft announced that in January it will stop supporting Windows 98,
although online assistance will continue, and the company might release
security patches for serious threats. According to technology market
research firm International Data Corporation, about 20 percent of
Windows-based computers still run Windows 95 or 98. Support for Windows
95 stopped January 2001. Analysts do not expect problems with the
phaseout because businesses, the largest users of PCs, tend to upgrade
their computers every three to five years. Consumers, who are slower to
upgrade, are advised to replace older operating systems because of
their security risks when used on a network.
Washington Post, 13 December 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61729-2003Dec13.html
TOSHIBA TARGETS MOBILE DEVICES WITH SMALL DISK DRIVES
Toshiba has developed a hard-disk drive of 2.1 centimeters in diameter
that reportedly can store two to three gigabytes of data, enough for
video or audio although not a full-length movie. Mass production is
scheduled for 2005, with pricing yet to be decided. The company is
targeting compact mobile terminals with the new drive, specifically
digital consumer products and car-navigation systems.
Wall Street Journal, 15 December 2003 (sub. req'd)
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB107148792410179800,00.html
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