EDUPAGE> Edupage, February 23, 2004
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TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2004
Judge Rules Against DVD Copying Software
Internet2 Completes Abilene Upgrade
Linux Moving to More Types of Devices
P2P Network for Civil Servants
JUDGE RULES AGAINST DVD COPYING SOFTWARE
A federal judge has ruled against 321 Studios, maker of software used
to make copies of DVDs, saying the company's application violates
copyright law by circumventing copy-protection measures. Supporters of
321 Studios argued that consumers have a right to make backup copies of
legally purchased DVDs, even if they contain copy protections. In her
ruling, however, Judge Susan Illston said the legality of the uses of
copies was not relevant. At issue, said Illston, was simply the
software's violation of copyright law to make the copies. Illston
ordered 321 Studios to modify its software so that users cannot make
copies of copy-protected DVDs and to remove all versions of its
application currently on store shelves. Officials from 321 Studios said
they will ask for a stay of Illston's order and will appeal the case.
CNET, 20 February 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-1025-5162749.html
INTERNET2 COMPLETES ABILENE UPGRADE
Internet2 has completed an upgrade to its Abilene network, raising the
network's speed to 10 billion bits of information per second.
Abilene's capacity for data transfer is four times as fast as it was
prior to the upgrade and 15,000 times faster than a typical dial-up
connection. According to Internet2, hardware and services for the
upgrade were provided by Indiana University, Juniper Networks, and
Qwest Communications. In addition to speed increases, the new network
is capable of using IPv6, the newest version of the protocol used to
transmit information. Officials from Internet2 said researchers are
already working on projects that can take advantage of extremely high
speeds of data transfer, including a project last year that transferred
data from a particle-physics laboratory in Switzerland to the
California Institute of Technology at seven billion bits per second.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 27 February 2004 (sub. req'd)
http://chronicle.com/prm/weekly/v50/i25/25a03002.htm
LINUX MOVING TO MORE TYPES OF DEVICES
Red Hat Inc. and Wind River Systems Inc. announced this week they will
work together to bring Linux operating systems to products beyond
servers and personal computers. Wind River makes networking equipment
and until now has developed its own operating systems for those
devices. Red Hat markets a version of the Linux operating system,
primarily for servers. The companies will initially focus on
Linux-based software for routers and switches but plan to extend their
efforts to consumer electronics. Linux operating systems have already
been introduced to devices such as hand-held computers and cell phones.
Wall Street Journal, 23 February 2004 (sub. req'd)
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB107749159355436100,00.html
P2P NETWORK FOR CIVIL SERVANTS
Officials in Jackson County, Oregon, are developing a peer-to-peer
(P2P) network that will allow communication among various branches of
civil service in the area. The network will consist of client modems
and wireless routers. Management software will allow the components to
function as a network that is self-forming, self-healing, and able to
load-balance itself, according to Rick Rotondo of MeshNetworks Inc.,
which developed the mesh technology. The network, which will go live
April 2, will initially have about 100 users, including police, fire,
and public works personnel. Officials from the city of Medford said
they hope to expand the system to cover the 2,800 square miles of
Jackson County. They said the system, which cost about $700,000, is
expected to start showing a return on investement in about eight
months.
Federal Computer Week, 23 February 2004
http://www.fcw.com/geb/articles/2004/0223/web-medford-02-23-04.asp
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