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Educause Educause | 2 Aug 2004 21:18

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TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 02, 2004
  Microsoft Issues Patch for Three IE Flaws
  Patent Risks in Linux
  Daum Communications to Buy Lycos
  Google Web Site Lets Investors Register for IPO Bids
  D Squared Settles with FTC on Pop-Up Ads
  Lost Florida Voting Data Found on CD

MICROSOFT ISSUES PATCH FOR THREE IE FLAWS
Microsoft has released a patch for its Internet Explorer browser that
addresses three security holes rated "critical," including one used in
a virus attack in July. "Critical" patches address flaws that could
result in catastrophic damage to a PC if exploited by an attacker. The
patch release is a cumulative update, containing all previously
released security patches for the browser, although released earlier
than the standard monthly patch updates issued by Microsoft.
PCWorld, 30 July 2004
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117197,00.asp

PATENT RISKS IN LINUX
Open Source Risk Management (OSRM), a provider of open-source
consulting and risk mitigation insurance, said that it has found 283
issues but not yet court-validated software patents that could be used
in patent claims against Linux. The Linux kernel reportedly contains no
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Educause Educause | 4 Aug 2004 20:41

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TOP STORIES FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 04, 2004
  IBM Donates Software to Open-Source Group
  HP Tests Demand for Linux Notebook PC
  National Archives Chooses Design Finalists
  Phishers Target Presidential Campaign Contributors
  321 Studios Gives Up
  Singapore Plans Hacker Contest

IBM DONATES SOFTWARE TO OPEN-SOURCE GROUP
IBM will provide more than half a million lines of its software code
for the Cloudscape database to open-source software group the Apache
Software Foundation. The company's goal reportedly is to make it
easier for software developers to write applications in the Java
programming language. IBM is a leading supporter of Java, originally
developed by Sun Microsystems. The IBM software platform WebSphere runs
and manages such Java-based applications, competing with Microsoft's
Net platform, written in C++.
New York Times, 3 August 2004 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/03/technology/03java.html

HP TESTS DEMAND FOR LINUX NOTEBOOK PC
Hewlett-Packard announced the test launch of a Linux-based notebook
computer to evaluate demand for products that come with the open-source
operating system. Key functionality, such as wireless networking, is
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Educause Educause | 6 Aug 2004 18:29

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TOP STORIES FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 06, 2004
  FCC Supports CALEA for Internet Phone Carriers
  FCC Rules to Stop Spam on Cell Phones, PDAs
  U.S. to Implant ID Tags in Passports
  U.K. Prohibits Smiling Faces on Passports
  Open-Source Image Format Has Flaws
  U.S. State Attorneys General Warn P2Ps

FCC SUPPORTS CALEA FOR INTERNET PHONE CARRIERS
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) responded to
law-enforcement concerns by suggesting that Internet-based telephone
services should be subject to laws that permit the government to
monitor landline telephone conversations. Discussion of the proposed
rule was the first formal step by the FCC to hold Internet phone
carriers to the same requirements as traditional phone companies, as
specified in the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
(CALEA). Industry executives who have supported law-enforcement efforts
nonetheless fear the new rules could be too expensive and too difficult
to apply to Internet phone services without impeding technological
progress.
New York Times, 5 August 2004 (registration req'd)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/05/technology/05phone.html

FCC RULES TO STOP SPAM ON CELL PHONES, PDAS
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Educause Educause | 10 Aug 2004 00:34

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TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 09, 2004
  Acacia Goes After Higher Ed on Streaming Video
  Number of Computer Science Majors Falls
  ISO Approves 3D Content Run-Time Standard
  Study Advises Better System Performance Data
  Stealth Wallpaper Protects Wi-Fi Networks

ACACIA GOES AFTER HIGHER ED ON STREAMING VIDEO
Acacia Media Technologies, which claims a patent on technology for
streaming video, has begun a second round of efforts to persuade
colleges and universities to pay licensing fees for the technology.
Acacia has previously sought such fees--under the threat of future
legal action--from adult Web sites and from mainstream companies
including The Walt Disney Co. In letters sent to an undisclosed number
of colleges and universities, the company claims that the schools' use
of streaming technologies violates Acacia patents. The letters extend a
limited-time offer to accept payment to license the patents; after the
deadline, however, the schools could face litigation. Acacia's Bob
Berman defended the company's actions, saying it is only fair that
Acacia be compensated for its property. Others were critical of Acacia
and characterized the patent claims as extortion. Officials from the
American Council on Education and the Electronic Frontier Foundation
have advised schools not to pay the fees requested.
San Jose Mercury News, 9 August 2004
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Educause Educause | 11 Aug 2004 23:36

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TOP STORIES FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2004
  Colleges Organize Fight Against Acacia
  FCC to Require Disclosure of Wireless Outages
  Microsoft to Offer Basic Windows XP in Developing Countries
  Mexico Chooses PeopleSoft for Tax Office
  Unlisted Phone Numbers Published

COLLEGES ORGANIZE FIGHT AGAINST ACACIA
A group of about 50 colleges and universities is working to develop a
coordinated defense against Acacia Media Technologies, which is
claiming patent infringement for Internet streaming technology and is
demanding payments from at least 100 institutions. According to Sheldon
E. Steinbach, vice president and general counsel at the American
Council on Education, work on the defense started about a year ago.
This week, after Acacia sent a second round of letters demanding
royalties and threatening legal action against schools that refuse the
offer, other institutions were invited to join the group. Some colleges
have agreed to pay Acacia royalties, as have a number of companies, but
others, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Jason Schultz,
are urging colleges and universities not to agree to the payments.
Acacia's patent claims are being challenged in court, and Schultz
advises waiting to see how the situation is resolved. Nevertheless,
Schultz acknowledged that although fighting the patent claims is "the
right thing to do," paying the claims might be the "practical" thing to
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Educause Educause | 13 Aug 2004 23:51

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TOP STORIES FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2004
  FCC Exempts Higher Ed from CALEA
  Computer Problems Delay Student Loans
  Different Approaches to Copyright Education
  DVD Jon Goes After AirPort Express

FCC EXEMPTS HIGHER ED FROM CALEA
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a preliminary
ruling that exempts colleges and universities from costly projects to
reengineer computer networks to comply with the Communications
Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). CALEA requires telecom
companies to build their networks in such a way that federal officials
can eavesdrop on phone conversations and e-mail exchanges with proper
authority, and some have called for the FCC to rule that CALEA should
also cover computer networks that carry Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) telephone service. The FCC will not make a final decision on
CALEA until late this fall, but in the meantime it has issued a ruling
that identifies certain entities that would be exempt from CALEA for
the purposes of VoIP phone service. Aside from higher education,
exempted entities include libraries, hotels, and coffee shops.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 13 August 2004 (sub. req'd)
http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2004/08/2004081301n.htm

COMPUTER PROBLEMS DELAY STUDENT LOANS
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Educause Educause | 17 Aug 2004 00:17

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TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2004
  Microsoft Identifies Problems with SP2
  Developing a Computer for the Developing World
  Campuses Turn to Packet Shaping

MICROSOFT IDENTIFIES PROBLEMS WITH SP2
Microsoft has released a list of about 50 applications, including some
of its own, that the company said will have problems working properly
with the long-awaited Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP. The service
pack include a number of important security upgrades that consumers
have been calling for, and SP2 was released to manufacturers earlier
this month. One of the changes, however, is that SP2 activates the
Windows firewall by default, and this firewall causes problems with a
number of applications because it affects their ability to receive data
over the Internet. The list of affected applications includes products
from Symantec, Computer Associates, and Macromedia, as well as several
products from Microsoft, including Visual Studio .Net, Operations
Manager, and SQL Server. Some companies have issued advisories to
employees not to install SP2 until all potential problems have been
identified, though others insist that the security benefits from the
service pack are more important than possible conflicts.
CNET, 16 August 2004
http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-5311280.html
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Educause Educause | 19 Aug 2004 00:15

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TOP STORIES FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2004
  Courses, Programs Emerge in Homeland Security
  RealNetworks Wages Price War, Targets Apple
  Survival Time of Unprotected PCs Drops

COURSES, PROGRAMS EMERGE IN HOMELAND SECURITY
Courses on various aspects of homeland security are springing up at
college campuses all around the United States, and some institutions
have devoted entire departments to the study of homeland security.
Students at institutions including the University of Richmond and Rice
University can take classes with titles such as "Rhetorics of
Terror/ism, Homeland (In)Security, and the State" and "Jihad and the
End of the World." Meanwhile, Syracuse University has established a
department called the Institute for National Security and
Counterterrorism, and Ohio State University now includes the
International and Homeland Security program. Other colleges and
universities have established certificate programs in homeland
security. The federal government's Department of Homeland Security,
which employs roughly 180,000 people and is the presumed destination
for many students in these programs, funds both academic programs in
homeland security as well as individual scholarships. Observers expect
to see undergraduate and even graduate degree programs introduced in
areas related to homeland security.
Wired News, 18 August 2004
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Educause Educause | 21 Aug 2004 00:18

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TOP STORIES FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2004
  Court Says P2P Companies Not Liable for Copyright Piracy
  Browsing the Web as a Library
  Eolas Patents Rejected by Patent Office
  Candidates Invited to Virtual Town Hall Meeting
  DSL Outpaces Cable

COURT SAYS P2P COMPANIES NOT LIABLE FOR COPYRIGHT PIRACY
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that frees companies that
make file-sharing software from liability for the illegal activities of
the users of that software. The record and movie industries had sought
to have the makers of P2P services such as Grokster and Morpheus held
responsible for illegal file sharing and to force them to redesign
their software so that they could monitor network traffic for copyright
violations. A lower court, and now the appeals court, rejected those
arguments, saying that even if a majority of activity on file-trading
networks is illegal, the potential for legitimate uses of the networks
means that developers of the services cannot be held accountable for
the way they are used. Jack Valenti, CEO of the Motion Picture
Association of America, said his group might pursue a further appeal,
while attorneys for the maker of P2P service Kazaa, which is involved
in a similar lawsuit, said they will ask plaintiffs to dismiss that
case based on the appeals court's ruling.
CNET, 19 August 2004
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Educause Educause | 23 Aug 2004 22:24

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TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2004
  HP and Motorola Target Wireless Infrastructure Costs
  Data-Mining Software Reference Guide Planned
  Cisco to Integrate IP with Microsoft's CRM
  ARM Holdings Buys Artisan Components

HP AND MOTOROLA TARGET WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
Hewlett-Packard and Motorola have signed a multiyear agreement the two
companies claim will lower infrastructure costs for wireless carriers.
Motorola will sell HP-provided Linux servers and software along with a
controller system that meets the Signaling System 7 standard. The
reliance on industry standards rather than proprietary technology
should make it less expensive and easier to upgrade, according to
officials, who also said it could open the market to new carriers that
could not afford equipment otherwise. The two initial packages will be
based on Motorola's IDEN (Integrated Digital Enhanced Network) and the
more common CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) network technologies.
eWeek, 23 August 2004
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1638428,00.asp

DATA-MINING SOFTWARE REFERENCE GUIDE PLANNED
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in Charleston, South
Carolina, recently put out a request for information (RFI) about
software applications that collect, store, mine, visualize, manipulate,
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