Fw: ACM TechNews - Wednesday, December 5, 2001

> "Goner Worm Spreads, Tries to Delete Firewalls"
> Goner is a new computer worm spreading throughout the Internet,
> masquerading as an email attachment that needs to be
> double-clicked for it to activate.  The email message claims that
> the attachment is a screen saver.  When launched, Goner is ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1205w.html#item1
> 
> "Bills Would Boost Electronic Security Research Funding"
> Legislators are expected to introduce a pair of bills on Tuesday
> that would dramatically increase federal funding for
> cyber-security and IT projects.  The Network and Information
> Technology Research Advancement Act would offer a 50 percent ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1205w.html#item2
> 
> "Cyber-Security Chief Petitions Execs"
> Federal cybersecurity chief Richard Clarke urged technology
> companies to provide users with free security software and called
> on them to be more stringent in applying their products' security
> features.  He also asked software companies to be more proactive ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1205w.html#item3
>
> "Microsoft Is Resisting Licensing Of Its Code"
> Microsoft is arguing that the European Union would be violating
> international law if it demanded the company to license its
> Windows source code, according to a source privy to a
> confidential court document.  The European Union is investigating ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1205w.html#item10
>
> "Entertainment Wins Rounds; Digital Copyright Fight Goes On"
> Hollywood studios and music labels have won two major cases
> questioning the scope of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act,
> but consumer rights and free speech activists say the law will
> eventually be narrowed.  Eric Corley, owner of the hacker Web ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1205w.html#item13
> 
> "Sizing Up Supercomputers"
> New supercomputer applications shown at ACM's SC2001 conference
> were presented using super-powered connections to the fastest
> networks in existence.  The show was built using four 2.5-gigabit
> lines accessing Internet2, NASA's network, the National Science ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1205w.html#item14
> 
> "Taking Curl for a Whirl"
> A new programming language promises to boost Web site browsing
> speed and significantly cut site development time and simplify
> maintenance.  Curl 1.0 aims to replace HTML and Java, allowing
> Web sites to operate with a single language rather than relying ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1205w.html#item15
>
> "Are We There Yet?"
> Although the Linux open-source operating system has made
> significant strides as an enterprise-application server, compared
> to 17 months ago, challenges still remain.  A lack of support and
> qualified personnel are still major roadblocks in adopting Linux ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1205w.html#item17



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