Friday, December 6, 2002

Sony bets big on XrML digital rights markup language PlaybackTime, December 06, 2002 Sony is definitely getting all of its DRM ducks in order. First there was the recent co-purchase (with Philips) of InterTrust. Now, Sony has licensed all current and future patents of ContentGuard.... 6:15:59 PM

Script locally, publish globally. InfoWorld Test Center Director Steve Gillmor and I have always thought that Groove is the tool we ought to be using to coordinate our team's ongoing mind-meld, aka the InfoWorld editorial process. It hasn't worked out that way, though. I used to blame that on Steve, who has little use for communication that doesn't show up as text (in the body, *not* an attachment!) of e-mail messages delivered to his BlackBerry. As for me, I was perfectly willing to haul my ThinkPad everywhere ... until Apple's OS X-powered TiBook lured me from the straight-and-narrow, that is. Can a BlackBerry junkie and a TiBook renegade get any collaborative mileage out of Groove? Assuming that Windows PCs continue to figure prominently in our technology mix -- as they most assuredly do -- the answer appears to be "yes," thanks to Groove Web Services. [Full story at InfoWorld.com.] ... [Jon's Radio] 11:11:29 AM

Microsoft's electronic stamp to certify e-mail messages Mercury Times - By Brier Dudley, Seattle Times, Posted on Thu, Dec. 05, 2002 Microsoft has unveiled an electronic stamp the U.S. Postal Service plans to sell to certify authenticity and delivery time of e-mail. The technology, called "electronic postmarks,'' will not necessarily end the era of free e-mail. But it does create a "first-class'' version with a small delivery charge. The postmarks are likely to be used to transmit sensitive documents, for instance, to authenticate the sender and to give the recipient more reassurance.... 6:35:44 AM

Fraudit helps registrars battle global online fraud. The new product, developed by the CEO of Alice's Registry Inc., is the first to provide registrars with fast, accurate registrant data validation. [Source: Computerworld News; 12/6/02; 4:43:29 AM.] Task force report looks at accuracy of Whois data. While the study, released by the Whois Task Force, discusses ways to quickly correct inaccurate data, it doesn't lay out proactive measures to screen out incorrect registration information. [Source: Computerworld News; 12/6/02; 4:43:28 AM.] 5:50:15 AM

New company, Cometa, created to push nationwide Wi-Fi. AT&T, IBM and Intel today unwrapped plans for a nationwide Wi-Fi hot spot network, with the deployment of Wi-Fi "hot spots" in the top 50 U.S. markets eyed for 2003. [Source: Computerworld News; 12/6/02; 4:43:29 AM.] High-Speed Wireless Internet Network Is Planned. AT&T, I.B.M. and Intel plan a venture to offer WiFi service nationwide. The technology allows connection to the Internet at high speed without cables. By John Markoff. [Source: New York Times: Business; Business; 12/6/02; 4:43:43 AM.] IBM, Intel, AT&T unveil US Wi-Fi JV. 20k hot spots [Source: The Register; 12/6/02; 4:43:57 AM] 5:33:27 AM

Feds Label Wi-Fi a Terrorist Tool By Paul Boutin, Wired, 02:00 AM Dec. 06, 2002 PT Attention, Wi-Fi users: The Department of Homeland Security sees wireless networking technology as a terrorist threat. That was the message from experts who participated in working groups under federal cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke and shared what they learned at this week's 802.11 Planet conference. Wi-Fi manufacturers, as well as home and office users, face a clear choice, they said: Secure yourselves or be regulated. 4:58:44 AM

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