Author: JT Smith
ZDNet.uk article about potential market effects of RSA encyption scheme becoming public domain.
Category:
- Linux
Teaching kids Internet safety with animated characters
Author: JT Smith
The Three CyberPigs, the Idea Seekers gang, and other cartoons will soon help teach children to avoid bad things on the Internet. (Not NewsForge, we hope!) Story at MSNBC. A visit to Disney’s Surf Swell Island (sponsored in part by NetNanny) may also help keep tykes safe from online dangers.
Sun joins MPEG-4 industry forum
Author: JT Smith
Press release from Sun Microsystems about its participation in an industry forum that “will enable Sun to
help accelerate the promotion and adoption of the MPEG-4 standard, which is
designed to handle the transportation, synchronization, coding and rendering
of audiovisual multimedia content for Internet and wireless applications.”
help accelerate the promotion and adoption of the MPEG-4 standard, which is
designed to handle the transportation, synchronization, coding and rendering
of audiovisual multimedia content for Internet and wireless applications.”
Napster responds to US Government
Author: JT Smith
PR News Wire is carrying Napster’s response to the US Government’s backing of the RIAA position in their ongoing lawsuit.
Shuttle off on latest mission
Author: JT Smith
The latest shuttle mission is up, and it marks the beginning of an ambitious marathon run to the space station over several missions.
Category:
- Linux
Intel to subsidise RamBus for Pentium IV
Author: JT Smith
Intel is subsidising RamBus technology for Pentium 4 equipped computers, potentially reducing the price by $100.
Category:
- Unix
Steve Ballmer thinks Microsoft is wonderful after 25 years
Author: JT Smith
In a ZDNet interview, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks about how great Microsoft has been during its first 25 years, and why the company will be even more wonderful during the next 25.
Napster case amicus brief from MPAA
Author: JT Smith
This is the full text of the brief the MPAA filed in the RIAA vs. Napster suit. Not surprisingly, the MPAA is on the RIAA’s side.