e-Clippings 3.25.03

We make war that we may live in peace.
Aristotle, 384 - 322 BC

War kills men, and men deplore the loss; but war also crushes bad
principles and tyrants, and so saves societies.
Charles Caleb Colton, 1780 - 1832

It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.
Robert Edward Lee, 1807 - 1870

A republic will avoid war unless the avoidance might create
conditions that are worse than warfare itself. Sometimes, the
dispositions of those who choose to make themselves our enemies
leaves us no choice.
Thomas Jefferson, 1743 - 1826

There is many a boy here who looks on war as all glory, but, boys,
it is all hell. You can bear this warning voice to generations to
come.
William Tecumseh Sherman, 1820 - 1891
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NEWS

Microsoft Warns Of 'Critical' Flaw In Most Versions Of Windows: The
vulnerability affects all supported versions of the Windows
operating system, including Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, ME, NT
4.0, 2000 and XP, the company said.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0%2C4902%2C79521%2C0.html?
nlid=SEC

CYNTHIA L. WEBB'S FILTER: The Total Info War : High-tech weaponry,
sophisticated satellite communications, advanced psychological
operations, rapid-delivery news and opinion via the Web
-- the Iraq conflict is the world's first total information war.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61108-2003Mar20.html?
referrer=email

Bill Gates and Microsoft's Mobile Computing Manifesto
Updated Thursday, March 20, 2003, 8:15 AM EST
By Christina Torode and Maria Lingblom, CRN
http://www.internetweek.com/breakingNews/showArticle.jhtml?
articleID=7900087

"The RoboDemo eLearning Edition provides all of the powerful
features that make RoboDemo the best-selling tutorial software,
combined with SCORM / AICC compliance, quizzing with scoring,
interactivity, and branching features. This enables you to provide
your students with incredibly effective online lessons."
http://www.ehelp.com/products/robodemo/elearning.asp

**My alma mater! Go Beavers!
OSU inks agreement to develop, market education courses: By Mark
Floyd OSU News Service: The Oregon State University School of
Education and OSU's Extended Campus program have signed an
agreement with the Foundation for California Community Colleges to
create a series of online education courses aimed at teachers —
and business professionals who may want to occasionally teach.
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2003/03/14/news/community/friloc
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TRENDS SECTION

Workforce: MAKING E-LEARNING MORE THAN "PIXIE DUST"
"E-learning can be a flexible and cost-effective alternative to
classroom training, but it can also be a colossal waste of time and
money if not implemented correctly. The reasons why some e-learning
projects go down in flames while others flourish are varied. There
are those who attribute the problems to lack of employee motivation.
Others point to poor course marketing, or training time
restrictions, or the human fear of unfamiliar learning
environments... Three organizations show how to do it right."
http://www.workforce.com/section/11/feature/23/41/49/index.html

Microsoft Pushes Collaboration In Business Apps: The company this
week announced a new portal interface for its products and touted
upcoming technologies for its Microsoft Business Network Web
services-based collaboration framework.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0%2C4902%2C79542%2C0.html?nlid=PM

Tactix: SOMEWHERE A PLACE TO LEARN: "For many learners, neither the
desktop nor the home is a suitable base for e-learning. Perhaps you
don't work with a desktop PC or find the office environment too
intrusive. Perhaps you don't have a PC at home or struggle to
compete for access with other family members. The answer is a tailor-
made self-study environment – the learning centre."
http://www.fastrak-consulting.co.uk/tactix/Features/aplacetolearn.htm

WEB NEWS KEEPS PACE WITH FAST-MOVING IRAQ SITUATION: (Source:
IDG.net)
The Net has again proved to be a mainstream medium for instant
coverage of major news events, with online papers in many countries
posting minute-by-minute updates of the Iraq war.
http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=792537

'Digital Divide' Shrinks Among Children – Study: The "digital
divide" between rich and poor children in the United States is
rapidly shrinking as youngsters of all income levels and
ethnic groups increasingly use the Internet, a report released on
Wednesday said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53259-2003Mar19.html?
referrer=email

WHEN TIME IS MONEY: Real-time performance measurement can be a big
advantage for many business processes. April 5, 2003 Cover Story The
two most compelling trends in business intelligence (BI) are
business performance management (BPM) and real-time data warehousing:
BPM is gaining momentum as businesses become more focused on the
bottom line and the cost and benefit of every function. At the same
time, the pace of business is speeding up as customer demands become
more intense and competitors move quicker than ever to meet their
needs.
http://news.intelligententerprise.com/cgi-
bin4/flo/y/eLHT0EWnFk0CsT0BuYB0Ak

On the Backs of Ants: New networks mimic the behavior of insects and
bacteria.
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/wo_patch031903.asp

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EMERGING TECH SECTION

*Shocking! ;-)
World - ISP P2P-blocking tactics defeated Designers of P2P network
software defeat attempts by ISPs to block them as fast as the
service providers devise new methods to do so.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=15479

SEARCH ENGINE AIMS FOR WEB LOGS: Feedster monitors and indexes
content posted on blogging sites.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109876,tk,dn031903X,00.asp

World - 100 hour music CDs incur wrath of music industry Sony and
Philips have both developed separate recording systems that will let
people copy between 30 and 100 hours of music onto a CD.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=15497

CeBIT 2003 – where technology meets eurotrash The latest gadgets,
cinematic sales pitches, grown men dressed up as robots and women
dressed in – well, not very much actually… It can only
mean the world's largest technology show has rolled into Hannover
again.
http://www.europemedia.net/showfeature.asp?ArticleID=15411

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MOBILE COMPUTING SECTION

Ireland - Irish Parliament Wi-Fi hot-spot?: The Office of Public
Works and the Houses of the Oireachtas are currently discussing
plans that would provide TDs and Senators with
mobile internet access to their laptops.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=15493

NOKIA SOFTWARE TO TACKLE CORPORATE APPS ACCESS: Posted March 18, 2003
NEW ORLEANS -- Mobile users will be able to access corporate e-mail,
calendars, phone directories and other applications from mobile
phones and other devices using software introduced Tuesday by Nokia.
at the CTIA Wireless trade show here. Nokia announced that it will
sell the software, called Nokia One, to carriers in the Americas who
will use it to provide a service to business customers. The
offering, available to carriers now, is part of Nokia's strategy to
provide technology for advanced services in an open, interoperable
technology environment.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/18/HNmobileapps_1.html

How you'll use the coming wireless ecosystem: Patrick Houston,
Editorial Director, AnchorDesk Wednesday, March 19, 2003
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2912937,00.html

The 5 forces that will shape mobile tech: David Coursey, Executive
Editor, AnchorDesk Wednesday, March 19, 2003
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2912948,00.html

QUALCOMM EXTENDS BREW TO DOWNLOAD PALMOS APPS: Posted March 18, 2003
NEW ORLEANS -- Qualcomm's Brew software download system will be
extended to support wireless downloads to converged phone-organizer
devices based on PalmSource'sPalmOS platform, Qualcomm said Tuesday.
Using client software from Qualcomm, mobile operators can extend the
Brew system from downloads to conventional mobile phones to support
downloads of PalmOS applications to a PalmOS-based PDA-phone, said
Paul Jacobs, president of San Diego-based Qualcomm Wireless &
Internet Group, at a press conference here at the CTIA Wireless
trade show.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/18/HNpalmdownload_1.html

WIRELESS PDAS OFFER SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: New devices debut from
Samsung, Hitachi, Sharp, and RIM.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109851,tk,dn031803X,00.asp

WHO WILL DELIVER THE WIRELESS FUTURE?: CTIA keynote speeches collide
on future of wireless connectivity.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109870,tk,dn031803X,00.asp

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GAMING SECTION

World - Mobile Simpsons: Bart, Ned Flanders and Dr. Nick are coming
to a mobile near you.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=15484

United Kingdom - OpenTV rolls out interactive multiplayer games
Initially three multiplayer games will be rolled out on OpenTV's
interactive games channel, PlayJam.
http://www.europemedia.net/shownews.asp?ArticleID=15482

CRM Assist: ADDING EXCITEMENT TO E-LEARNING: "Fun and employee
training aren't usually words that companies use in the same
sentence. In fact, much of e-learning is e-boring, but several
computer training companies are aiming to lighten up the learning
process with games and simulations that are anything but dull..."
http://www.crmassist.com/news/dispnews.asp?i=90310&t=99

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SECURITY SECTION

Latest Windows 2000 Patch Can Lock System: The latest patch
conflicts with earlier security fixes released by Microsoft and can
leave some Windows 2000 systems unable to boot.
http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0%2C4902%2C79504%2C0.html?
nlid=SEC

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HUMOR AND MISC. SECTION

STUDY ANSWERS: 'WHY AM I GETTING ALL THIS SPAM?' (Source: IDG.net)
It's easy to fool e-mail harvesting software, even though the
primary source for spammers' e-mail lists are e-mail addresses
listed on public Web sites.
http://www.techinformer.com/go.cgi?id=792492

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