Webpages concerning "Tech [5]"
Enhanced 911 (E911) equipment is capable of pinpointing a caller's location to within 100 meters.
- Keywords:
- dispatcher, U.S. Coast Guard, Reston, Grayson Wireless, public safety agencies, 911, R.I., E911, Enhanced 911 (E911)
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/17/e911.lakecounty.idg/index.html
The European Commission is taking legal action against Germany, Greece, and Portugal for failing to ensure that competitors are offered shared access to the local loop of the telecommunications network in those European Union countries.
- Keywords:
- telecom law, EC, European Union, EU, Deutsche Telekom, DSL, ADSL
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/24/ec.telecom.law.idg/index.html
Delivering just-in-time online knowledge and training to workers' desktops, e-learning is encountering renewed interest in the wake of shrinking budgets and flagging interest in business travel.
- Keywords:
- e-learning, online training, IDC, Cisco training, education, enterprise applications, CRM, ERP, online teaching, employee training
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/11/elearning.leaps.idg/index.html
U.S. Army, General Motors, EMC invest in just-in-time Web-based learning.
- Keywords:
- e-learning, online courses, online classes, online training, Internet training, Web-based training programs, U.S. Army training, General Motors training, GM training, EMC training, Web-based learning, Web-based courses, Saba, Learning, Enterprise, Edition, SmartForce, KnowledgeNet, General Motors University
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/19/e.learning.investments.idg/index.html
Want to know where the nearest ATM or McDonald's restaurant is? Soon sending an SMS(Short Message Service) text message will be all it takes to find out.
- Keywords:
- LocationLogic Mobile Communications, utodesk, SMS, Gateway, MPS, Mobile, Positioning, System, L.M., Ericsson, Telephone, SMS, ATM, Autodesk, telecom, telecommunications
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/06/ericsson.autodesk.idg/index.html
European telecommunication ministers agreed Thursday that unsolicited e-mail and wireless text messages should be prohibited under a new data protection law. They also agreed to allow leeway for law enforcement to access logs of e-mail and telephone traffic.
- Keywords:
- e-mail, spam, EU, European telecommunication, unsolicited e-mail, European Commission, The, Council, of, Ministers, European Union
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/07/euro.spam.cookies.idg/index.html
Europe's grand plan to build its own version of the U.S. Global Positioning System has run into a financial roadblock and could be canceled unless approved at a meeting of European Union heads of state in Brussels later this week.
- Keywords:
- Global Positioning System, GPS, EU GPS, European Union GPS, satellite-based, Galileo, location, system, European Space Agency
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/13/gps.funding.roadblock.idg/index.html
The Federal Communications Commission has delayed until February a decision originally due this week on whether to permit widespread use of a controversial unlicensed wireless technology called ultrawide-band (UWB) communications.
- Keywords:
- FCC, Federal Communications Commission, ultrawide-band, UWB, telecom, Donald Evans, Paul Wolfowitz, Clyde Ensslin, regulation
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/15/fcc.delay.idg/index.html
While online sales remain strong, most sites aren't offering any new services.
- Keywords:
- e-commerce, e-business, holiday shopping, online sales, Nielsen/NetRatings, study, research, forecast, traffic
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/11/online.old.services.idg/index.html
The Treasury Department's plan to convert all paper checks the government receives into electronic debit entries has some banks worried they won't be ready in time and about the potential for fraud on a massive scale.
- Keywords:
- The Treasury Department, electronic debit, e-bills, automated clearinghouse, ACH, American Bankers Association, ABA
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/12/treasury.checks.idg/index.html
Playing off the banking industry's customer-centric mantra, FleetBoston Financial announced last week that it plans to Web-enable its automated teller machines in order to extend the reach of existing online services to its customers.
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- FleetBoston Financial, Web-enabled ATMs, automated teller machines, online banking services, Bank, Administration, Institute's, Retail, Delivery, conference
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/18/fleet.web.atms.idg/index.html
After three years of working with Web browser makers to create standards that would improve Web browsing for users, the organizers of the grassroots Web Standards Project are taking a hiatus to recharge their energy before taking on the next part of their crusade.
- Keywords:
- Web Standards Project, Internet, browsing, Net, WWW, surfing, Web development, standards, protocol
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/17/web.standards.project.idg/index.html
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday approved AOL Time Warner's applications to bring a further four Internet service providers (ISPs) on to its cable Internet system as alternatives to its own ISP service.
- Keywords:
- FCC, Federal Communications Commission, AOL, America Online, cable Internet access, ISP, Internet service provider, Time Warner, NetZero, Juno, regulation, legislation
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/31/ftc.aol.cable.idg/index.html
The pre-Macworld Expo rumour mill is humming with reports that G5 Power Macs could appear in San Francisco in January
- Keywords:
- microprocessors, chip, Apple, Motorola, Double, Data, Rate, RAM, FireWire, Apple Computer Inc., Apple, Computer, G5, Power, Macs, microprocessors, Macworld Expo
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/03/G5.mac.idg/index.html
Pikmin provides existential proof that there are still grand new ideas out there in the gaming universe.
- Keywords:
- Pikmin, gamecube, game reviews
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/fun.games/12/06/pikmin.review.idg/index.html
Though you may not have admitted it to yourself at the time, this is the reason you bought a GameCube. If you don't have any friends, you'd best figure out how to get some real quick.
- Keywords:
- Super Smash Bros, GameCube, Nintendo, gaming, games
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/fun.games/12/11/super.smash.bros.idg/index.html
RealNetworks got several votes of support Wednesday as Compaq and a variety of big-name advertisers announced that they will work closely with the RealOne media subscription services and related suite of streaming media technologies, the company's chief executive officer and chairman, Rob Glaser, announced at Internet World in New York.
- Keywords:
- RealOne, RealNetworks, Rob Glaser, Internet World, streaming media, multimedia, Compaq, MusicNet, video, music, entertainment, broadband
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/13/realone.glaser.idg/index.html
Inquiring minds searched the Internet on a virtual cornucopia of topics during 2001, stretching from war and terrorism to music, magic and prophecy, according to a listing of top queries released this week by Google Inc.
- Keywords:
- 2001, trends, internet
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/27/google.web.survey.idg/index.html
A new government-to-business service called Syndication will allow corporate users to get the latest official statistics on U.S. foreign trade delivered to their Web sites or Intranets.
- Keywords:
- trade data, Stat-USA, FinancialContent, government-to-business, e-commerce, Internet
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/21/trade.data.idg/index.html
An international treaty designed to protect copyright holders in the
- Keywords:
- treaty, intellect, intellectual, Japan, United States, International, international, law, security, copyright, copyright holders, protection
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/10/intellectual.treaty.idg/index.html
The nine holdout states that want tougher remedies imposed against Microsoft Corp. are attempting to weaken the software giant's desktop monopoly by giving the Linux operating system something it can really use: Office.
- Keywords:
- Microsoft Office, Windows, suite, Linux, open source, Microsoft antitrust trial
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/12/states.ms.office.idg/index.html
Malicious hackers could penetrate servers running Unix versions supplied by Sun Microsystems and IBM because of a security hole in the log-in program of the operating system.
- Keywords:
- Unix login holes, Unix log-in holes, Sun, Microsystems, server, security, holes, IBM, server, security, holes, Sun, server, security, holes, buffer overflow flaws, Secure Shell
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/13/unix.hole.idg/index.html
Hospitals nationwide won't face a cut-off of Medicare payments in the first quarter of 2002 as the result of a decision by Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson to continue payments at the 2001 level while the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) services completes a review of patient payment codes.
- Keywords:
- 3M, Health, Information, Services, 3M, Outpatient, Code, Editor, Ambulatory, Patient, Codes, Outpatient, Prospective, Payment, System, 3M, Health, Information, Services, 3M, Medicare, &, Medicaid, Secretary, of, Health, softwareMedicare, Hospitals
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/20/medicare.payment.idg/index.html
Here's a guide to help you translate some examples of techy talk into the kind of lingo anyone can understand.
- Keywords:
- geek speak, management, careers, tips, translation, tech speak, how, to, translate, geek, speak
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/31/geek.speak.idg/index.html
IBM on Friday announced it has embarked on the creation of a new supercomputer that should reign as one of the fastest of its kind for weather forecasting for the next several years.
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- IBM supercomputer, IBM Blue Storm, weather prediction, Unix servers, European, Center, for, Medium-Range, Weather, Forecasts, scientific research, science research, climate studies, climate research, ECMWF
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/24/ibm.bluestorm.idg/index.html
In IBM's research labs, the company is working on a project, code-named Xperanto, which will be a native XML database that acts as a subset of DB2.
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- Xperanto, XML database, DB2, IBM, structured data, unstructured data, WebSphere, CrossWorlds, server software, enterprise application
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/15/xperanto.database.idg/index.html
Trying to grow the library of applications for Linux, IBM on Tuesday announced a program for developers that makes a server available to them over the Internet so they can develop, test and port their applications to IBM's iSeries server.
- Keywords:
- IBM, Linux, linux, RedHat, Slackware, server, Server, servers, Servers, enterprise, hardware, open-source, open source
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/20/ibm.revs.linux.idg/index.html
An Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center (ADNDRC) will start operations from Feb. 28 to arbitrate domain name issues in the Asia-Pacific region.
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- Uniform, Dispute, Resolution, Policy, Asian, Domain, Name, Dispute, Resolution, Center, domain, name, resolution, centers, Asian, ICANN, Asia-Pacific, An, Asian, Domain, Name, Dispute, Resolution, Center, (ADNDRC), An, Asian, Domain, Name, Dispute, Resolution, Center, (ADNDRC), Asia-Pacific, ICANN, Asian, domain, names
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/11/icann.asia.idg/index.html
An attacker could trick a user of Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser into downloading and running a malicious program by disguising it as an innocent file, a Finnish security company has warned.
- Keywords:
- hacked, viruses, security, IE, Web, browser, Internet, Explorer, Microsoft, attacker
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/14/explorer.hole.idg/index.html
Intel's newest microprocessor, the next generation 2.2GHz version of its Pentium 4 chip, went on sale in Tokyo's Akihabara electronics district on Thursday afternoon, ahead of its official launch date in January.
- Keywords:
- Intel, Pentium, chip, processor, 2.2, GHz, P4, Pentium 4, soon, early, hardware
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/31/intel.pentium.early.idg/index.html
With Ken Jarboe, president of the Athena Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank focusing on the social and economic implications of the Internet.
- Keywords:
- digital divide, international Internet users, rural locations, rural Internet access, educational opportunities, poor, lower class
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/25/dig.divide.thoughts.idg/index.html
The Internal Revenue Service will be showcasing its new online option for paying federal taxes at the Internet World show this week.
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- taxpayers, Electronic, Tax, Administration, EFTPS-Online, Electronic, Federal, Tax, Payment, System-Online, Internet, World, show
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/12/irs.net.pay.idg/index.html
Government officials, IT executives, and health industry members addressed shortcomings and suggested improvements for the nation's public-health information-sharing networks at a U.S. House of Representatives' hearing held Friday to examine bioterrorism response procedures.
- Keywords:
- health industry, federal government, public, health, information-sharing, networks, House of Representatives, bioterrorism, terrorist attacks, Centers, for, Disease, Control, and, Prevention, CDC
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/18/it.health.infrastructure.idg/index.html
Few companies build disaster recovery plans that will prepare them for the destruction of their primary data centers and the loss of every single person in them.
- Keywords:
- ADP, Automatic, Data, Processing, recovery, efforts, eSpeed, primary, data, centers, destruction, Cantor, Fitzgerald, attacksredundancy
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/13/redundancy.rebound.idg/index.html
The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF) and artist Barbara Nitke have filed a lawsuit challenging the remaining provisions of the Communications Decency Act, much of which was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1997.
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- National, Coalition, for, Sexual, Freedom, NCSF, Barbara Nitke, Communications Decency Act, US Supreme Court, Internet obscenity laws, Internet regulations, Web regulations, Internet censorship, Web censorship, pornography laws
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/20/obscenity.suit.idg/index.html
Ximian Corp., a maker of open source desktop software, said Monday it plans to begin selling a piece of software that will allow users of its Linux applications to easily connect to a corporate network running Microsoft Corp.'s Exchange 2000 server software.
- Keywords:
- Linux, Exchange, Microsoft Exchange, Mail, mail, e-mail, E-mail, Enterprise, slackware, Slackware, Ximian, Exchange 2k, Exchange 2000
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/04/linux.exchange.idg/index.html
Linux gained steam in business computing in 2001, and 2002 promises to bring more development and features, according to key vendors Red Hat and SuSE.
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- Linux, 2002, forecast, operating system, open source, enterprise computing, Red Hat, SuSE, security
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/27/linux.2002.idg/index.html
Listen.com managed to head off other anticipated music subscription services at the pass Monday by launching its Rhapsody digital music streaming service, boasting content from 46 independent record labels.
- Keywords:
- Listen.com, music subscriptions, digital music, Rhapsody, online music, music subscription services, MP3 sites, mp3 sites, mp3s, MP3s, music downloads
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/04/listen.launch.idg/index.html
In a sign that it is still preparing to enter the ring of online music service providers, Napster announced a licensing agreement last week with leading independent record label Matador Records.
- Keywords:
- Matador Records, Napster, online music, MusicNet, RealOne, Listen.com
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/12/10/matador.napster.idg/index.html
MetLife is about to go live with the first phase of a massive effort to tie together silos of customer information through emerging XML standards. The effort aims to pool data for cross-selling.
- Keywords:
- MetLife, customer, relational, database, MetLife database, insurance databases, enterprise computing, customer information databases, customer tracking, customer service
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/30/metlife.database.idg/index.html
Trying to give users a little more incentive to move over to Office XP, Microsoft has released its first Service Pack for the desktop productivity suite that focuses on improved performance, security and reliability.
- Keywords:
- Microsoft, Office, XP, service, pack, Microsoft, Windows, XP, service, pack, office suites, XP upgrades
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/17/clean.officexp.idg/index.html
Bill Gates uses the annual MVP Summit to thank more than 400 of the company's biggest fans and harshest critics.
- Keywords:
- newsgroups, technical-intensive, education, online, communities, Pocket, PCs., wedding, newsgroups, MVP, Summit, MVP, Volunteers, Microsoft, online, communities
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/04/microsoft.volunteers.idg/index.html
In a move that the company hinted at in recent months following the Code Red and Nimda worms that exploited vulnerabilities in its software, Microsoft Corp.today announced its Gold Certified Partner Program for Security Solutions.
- Keywords:
- Microsoft, security, gold, MCSE, MCSD, MCP, virus, viruses, patches, holes, training, support, technical support, virus support
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/21/microsoft.gold.idg/index.html
Lifelike graphics, planetary databases, and eloquent PCs are emerging from the labs, says director Rashid.
- Keywords:
- Microsoft, microsoft, Gates, Bill Gates, future, DOJ, court, law, lawsuit, anti-trust, computers, computer, software
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/06/microsoft.future.idg/index.html
English-speaking cell-phone subscribers in Europe will next year be the first to get their hands on Stinger mobile phones, handsets based on software developed by Microsoft and designed to take advantage of the data capabilities offered by 3G mobile networks.
- Keywords:
- 3G mobile networks, cell phones, Stinger
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/11/stinger.phone.idg/index.html
Microsoft's TV software is getting fuzzy reception from cable operators, as one of its first partners in that market said Monday that trials with Microsoft software have stalled in Europe and it is instead shipping set-top boxes with competing software to customers.
- Keywords:
- United, Pan-Europe, Communications, NV, (UPC), Liberate, Technologies, cable, operators, TV, software, Microsoft, TV, Microsoft
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/05/microsoft.tv.idg/index.html
Microsoft urged a U.S. District Court to apply the proposed settlement already accepted by the Department of Justice and nine states to the hold-outs, saying that the new proposal was 'radical and punitive' and that the states can be bound by the first settlement.
- Keywords:
- court, Internet, Explorer, Web, Department, of, Justice, U.S., District, Court, hold-out, states, settlement, Microsoft, MS/DOJ, court, cases
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/12/15/ms.settlement.idg/index.html
A pair of security holes in Microsoft's SQL Server database could make the product vulnerable to a denial of service attack and to the execution of malicious code by an attacker, the company said.
- Keywords:
- SQL Server, Microsoft, hackers, security
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/27/sql.holes.idg/index.html
Microsoft will support the wireless technology by next year, allowing users to link their XP PCs to peripherals and handhelds.
- Keywords:
- Microsoft, Bluetooth, wireless, Windows XP, handheld, PDA
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/13/xp.bluetooth.idg/index.html
Upcoming paper euros may contain embedded security chips to prevent counterfeiting.
- Keywords:
- euros, security chip, European Central Bank, counterfeit money prevention, counterfeit currency prevention
http://cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/12/21/modern.money.idg/index.html
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