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Prototype Security Software Blocks Ddos Attacks
Auburn University researchers have developed a software filter that protects computers against distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks without bogging down...
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Group Develops a Tool For Sharing Household Multimedia Resources
Computing researchers at the Ontological Engineering Group at the Polytechnic University of Madrid's School of Computing have collaborated with the private companies...
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FCC Chief Promises Industry More Spectrum and Net Neutrality Rules
Despite recent moves by several wireless companies to open their networks, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski says that more rules...
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Household Robots Do Not Protect sers' Security and Privacy
People are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship. But safety and privacy risks of information-gathering...
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ACM Group Taps Multimedia Visionary for Top Award
At the ACM International Conference on Multimedia in Beijing, China, the ACM Special Interest Group on Multimedia (SIGMM) will present its prestigious technical...
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Creating Resilience For Vehicular Applications
Automotive communications are a major element in the near future of vehicle technology, with applications ranging from variable road sign visualization, to accident...
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Terrorists Nearing Ability to Launch Big Cyberattacks Against .S.
U.S. computer networks are most threatened by terrorist organizations that may purchase software code from cybercrooks to hack into sensitive platforms, a possibility...
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Geoffrey Fox, Director of Futuregrid
The FutureGrid Program is a U.S. National Science Foundation-funded project to determine the best ways to connect supercomputers together, headed by Indiana University...
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Networked Media: More Than Fun and Games
Networked media means a lot to two different groups. To the billions of Web users worldwide, it is the stuff that makes the Web so great — the 3D games, the mobile...
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New ICANN Agreement Runs Into Criticism
There has been some concern that the new agreement between ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce will not provide enough accountability. Under the new agreement...
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Cybersecurity On Exhibit: Defending The .s. Online
A panel of officials says the United States is far behind in addressing cyber-security threats. "Taking down the grid for months comes as close to a nuclear attack...
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Betting Exchange Proposed as Means to Valuing Toxic Assets
Alan Holland, a researcher at the Cork Constraint Computation Centre at University College Cork, Ireland, advocates using an online prediction market to value toxic...
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Researchers to Develop Algorithms for 'Commonsense Knowledge' Bases
Two researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago were recently awarded a three-year, $500,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to develop...
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Threat of next world war may be in cyberspace: N
"Cyber war!" flashes on the screen at an Internet security conference. The next world war could take place in cyberspace, the UN telecommunications agency chief...
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Nobel Awarded For Advances in Harnessing Light
The mastery of light through technology was the theme of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics as the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences honored breakthroughs in fiber...
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Itu Sets 'green Ict' Agenda
Information and communications technology (ICT) needs to play a bigger part in helping reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, says Malcolm Johnson, director of...
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Protocols Will Test Effects of Rfid on Medical Devices
Radio frequency identification (RFID) systems have found their way into medical environments to track patients, equipment assets and staff members. However, there...
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Sdsc Part 'futuregrid' Computer Network Project
The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected the San Diego Supercomputing Center (SDSC) to be part of a team to construct and operate an experimental high-performance...
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Virginia Tech's Improved Robotic Hand Captures Top Award
A team of five undergraduates from the Virginia Tech College of Engineering have placed first in a competition run by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers...
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