Wednesday, April 3, 2002



Boston Wi-Fi Security Forum Apr. 10, evening: a few hours starting at 5.30 pm on security issues, with some opportunities for networking of the business variety).

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100 wireless companies. 2 days.: hear CEOs pitch like there's no tomorrow as you hear the business cases for 100 interesting wireless firms.

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Wagering Their Vision, Reputation. Will the Turing Test be solved before the universe stops expanding? Seventeen of the world's most wired minds are staking their names -- and their cash -- on the future. A Wired magazine special. [Wired News]
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Sun, KPMG beef up services pact [IDG InfoWorld]
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IBM encrypts Microdrives [IDG InfoWorld]
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IBM Takes the Enterprise Mobile. Builds on existing WebSphere suite [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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Verizon Accelerates Next-Gen Roll-Out. Now covers one-third of its service area [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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Sharp Ships Linux-Java Handheld. Aimed at both enterprise and consumers [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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Technology Marketing: PR Prescription. Michael Schrage. This piece is not a rant against press releases. Such a screed would be too easy. This particular column has bigger fish to fry. The Press Release--digital or physical--is both symbol and substance of everything that's wrong with PR as a service industry. [Tomalak's Realm]
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A Dim View of a `Posthuman Future'. Francis Fukuyama, the political theorist, warns in a new book that biotechnologists may someday alter human nature. By Nicholas Wade. [New York Times: Technology]
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Charting the Mysteries of World Markets. Viewers who come to "Commanding Heights" feeling they don't understand how the new economy works may end up with the horrifying suspicion that the world's best economists don't either. By Neil Genzlinger. [New York Times: Business]
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Executive Fearful of Microsoft in Interactive TV Software. The chief executive of Liberate Technologies said that Microsoft probably would stifle new software that posed a threat to its Windows monopoly unless stiffer restrictions were imposed. By Amy Harmon. [New York Times: Business]
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Argentine President Duhalde: "The Falklands are ours; we will get them back!" [From the Desktop of Dane Carlson]
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NASA research pinpoints where rain comes from and where it goes: "A new NASA computer model can now tell exactly where in the world rain or snow that provides local water originated. Scientists can use this "water vapor tracer" to improve rainfall and drought forecasts and gain a deeper understanding of climate change." [From the Desktop of Dane Carlson]
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Competitors eye Microsoft's CRM moves. The software giant's foray into the customer relationship management market is focused on small businesses. But analysts say the company is certain to move upstream. [CNET News.com]
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I have added a link for people to view my public Instant Outline (I/O) just below the coffee mug on the right.  It uses Rogers' viewer servlet.  Cool.  Note:  you need IE 6.0 to view it.   [John Robb's Radio Weblog]
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Tech Power Alters War's Mission. The military man who helped shape U.S. tactics in the Persian Gulf War says technological advances that create near-bloodless conflicts are redefining how the country will wage future battles. By Steve Kettmann. [Wired News]
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Study: WLANs on "Incredible Journey". Fastest growth rate seen in the home [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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