Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
From ACM News
Training to Climb an Everest of Digital Data
It is a rare criticism of elite American university students that they do not think big enough. But that is exactly the complaint from some of the largest technology...
From ACM TechNews
.s. Must Focus on Protecting Critical Computer Networks From Cyber Attack
A study from the RAND Corp. suggests the United States should focus on defending critical civilian and military computer networks from cyberattack, but does not...
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Trinity's Humanitarian Open Source Software Project Snags Major Grant
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a two-year, $800,000 grant to the Humanitarian FOSS Project (HFOSS), a collaborative three-college program that...
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Educational Alliance Gets Grant to Help Students With Disabilities Earn STEM Degrees
A $3 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation will help the Alabama Alliance for Students with Disabilities in science, technology, engineering,...
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IBM and ACM-Icpc Announce 'battle of the Brains' Software Competition
Student computer programmers from universities around the world will battle for a spot to attend the World Finals of the 34th annual ACM-International Collegiate...
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Radio Waves 'see' Through Walls
University of Utah engineers showed that a wireless network of radio transmitters can track people moving behind solid walls. The system could help police, firefighters...
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It to Create 2.8 Million Jobs in the Asia Pacific By 2013
Nearly three million jobs are expected to be created by the Asia-Pacific region's information technology (IT) industry by 2013, according to a new IDC study, which...
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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...
From ICT Results
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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Obama Awards National Science, Technology Medals
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama linked scientific discovery to helping the struggling economy Wednesday as he honored those who invented batteries for implanted...
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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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Free-Flying Cyborg Insects Steered From a Distance
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have connected electrodes and radio antennas to the nervous systems of beetles and then were able to control...
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Program Aims to Boost Interest in Technical Careers
Michigan State University (MSU) is creating a program that will better prepare high school students for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...
From ICT Results
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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It Sector to Create 5.8 Million New Jobs By 2013
The global information technology (IT) sector will create 5.8 million new jobs and 75,000 new businesses over the next four years, according to a new Microsoft...
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DARPA Director Visits niversities in Bid to Re-Energize Partnerships
Regina E. Dugan, the new director of the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is visiting universities across the United States in an attempt...
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