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Why IBM is hot on autonomic computing

Autonomic computing is comparable to the autonomic nervous system of the human body. For example, people do not consciously breathe or blink their eyes (as you read this, now you’ll be self-conscious about breathing and blinking); the autonomic system coordinates those chores. Autonomic computing is about IT systems that can make decisions for themselves to [...]

New Spam Filters Cut the Noise

Open-source spam filter developers are claiming that their software can now block 99.97 percent or more of incoming spam on a network, thanks to new techniques. The first announcement came last week, claiming that the software made only one error while filtering 6,000 messages in a recent test. http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,62421,00.html?tw=rss.TOP

Microsoft Raided By Japan’s Fair Trade Commission

The investigation involves whether Microsoft’s licensing of Windows XP software violated the country’s anti-monopoly law http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006

Microsoft Seeks Patent On Virtual Desktop Pager

Microsoft has a patent on file for this really cool new technology called ‘virtual desktops’ where you see a ‘pager’ on the screen. Read all about it by searching under “Published Applications” for patent #20030189597 at the US Patent and Trademark Office. You know, I had a dream that I was using such a thing [...]

Barcelona acogerá en mayo los congresos Internet Society e Internet Global Congress

El próximo mes de mayo Barcelona será el escenario de los congresos que de forma conjunta celebrarán la Internet Society (ISOC) y el Internet Global Congress (IGC), el foro de innovación y tecnología que tiene lugar desde hace seis años en la Ciudad Condal. http://www.noticiasdot.com/publicaciones/2004/0204/2602/noticias260204/noticias260204-18.htm

Los Beatles y Apple enfrentados por la manzana

Apple Computer y el sello discográfico de los Beatlles, Apple Corps, acudieron el miércoles a la corte en Gran Bretaña para definir quién obtiene el uso de la marca, ahora que la compañía de computadoras ha entrado al negocio de la música en la Internet. http://www.noticiasdot.com/publicaciones/2004/0204/2602/noticias260204/noticias260204-16.htm

Un virus paraliza la red del Congreso Mundial 3GSM, en Cannes

Mientras importantes ejecutivos de telecomunicaciones se reunían en Cannes para desvelar planes de una nueva generación de comunicaciones, un virus informático se infiltró en la red de la principal feria de la industria e hizo caer el sistema. http://www.noticiasdot.com/publicaciones/2004/0204/2602/noticias260204/noticias260204-8.htm

Las operadoras españoles ya están probando los teléfonos móviles “Push to Talk”

Las operadoras españolas están probando desde hace meses los nuevos teléfonos móviles con el sistema “pulse y hable” (PTT) por el que sus usuarios podrán comunicarse sin tener que marcar un número telefónico y a un precio sensiblemente menor que el actual. http://www.noticiasdot.com/publicaciones/2004/0204/2602/noticias260204/noticias260204-2.htm

Copper Tops 10 Gigabits

When the first 10 gigabit Ethernet standard was released nearly two years ago, sky-high prices of more than $50,000 per port kept many IT organizations on the sidelines. Though prices have dropped since then, the technology remains expensive, in part because it runs only on fiber-optic cabling. Two emerging standards could change that. http://www.computerworld.com/networkingtopics/networking/lanwan/story/0,10801,90316,00.html?nas=AM-90316

EC may force Microsoft to sell two Windows versions

Mario Monti, the European commissioner for competition, may demand that Microsoft Corp. sell two versions of its ubiquitous Windows operating system in Europe: one with Media Player installed as it does now, and another with the music- and video-playing software stripped out and sold separately, people close to the case said yesterday. http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legalissues/story/0,10801,90472,00.html?nas=AM-90472