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Inside Todays Bytes:•Commentary: Microsoft to buy Red Hat?
•Scientist slow the speed of light (literally) to improve networking speed and quality
•UCLA to stop short of P2P snooping
•ZigBee called 'next wireless revolution'
•Tropos unveils Wi-Fi mesh node for vehicles
•RIAA, not satisfied with piracy lawsuit proceeds, will keep unclaimed musician royalties for self
•UK broadband regulatory body Ofcom provokes unbundling battle, competition, and price drops (hear that, FCC?)
•More news, plus TidBytes... on the inside!... .

•Commentary: Microsoft to buy Red Hat?:
If MS wants to expand its operating system empire, then a look at Linux vendors such as Red Hat might do the trick. Instead of a outright acquisition, since authorities are bound to play the anti-competitive card, MS can also consider acquiring a stake in the Linux vendor. To these companies, the MS is a bitter enemy. But armed with a black check, MS could prove even more fatal. If this proves too much of a barrier, then MS might consider developing its own Linux operating system. It definitely has the marketing muscle and R&D dollars to pursue it. Whether it fits into the company´s overall strategy is another question.
•Scientist slow the speed of light (literally) to improve networking speed and quality:
Scientists at the university managed to slow the speed of light traveling through a semiconductor to 6 miles a second, or 31,000X slower than the 186,000 miles per second that light normally travels in a vacuum. Slowing the light pulses could lead to a more orderly traffic flow in networks, which in turn could lead to faster transmission of more or larger files. Potentially, this could mean high-resolution videoconferencing without the jitter, or collaboration on complex 3D files between two engineers on different sides of the globe.
•UCLA to stop short of P2P snooping:
UCLA is using technology to discourage Net piracy of films or music, but it's holding off on playing campus snoop, a school official said. UCLA has implemented the Automated Copyright Notice System, an open-source notification software, the system lets UCLA instantly send notices of copyright infringement to students by e-mail and restrict their network access until they have removed the offending file. Other universities are using Audible Magic, which attaches digital fingerprints to copyrighted works and keeps tabs on students' file-swapping.
•ZigBee called 'next wireless revolution':
A study released by ABI Research claims that ZigBee is "the next revolution in wireless technology." The study predicted that there will be 80 million ZigBee devices in circulation by the end of 2006. ZigBee, which is based on the still-unratified 802.15.4 standard, provides short-range wireless connections that are suitable for both industrial and home applications. The technology is specifically is considered suitable for controlling systems and appliances.
•Tropos unveils Wi-Fi mesh node for vehicles:
Tropos Networks announced a new mesh cell that works in vehicles. The company said that its Tropos 4210 Wi-Fi mesh cell can be placed in public safety vehicles so they can connect to existing wireless mesh networks as the vehicles move. The new node also will enable vendors and municipalities to temporarily extend the mesh network into uncovered areas of a city, the company said. Tropos' equipment is being used in municipalities such as Oklahoma City and Philadelphia to create city-wide metropolitan networks.
•RIAA, not satisfied with piracy lawsuit proceeds, will keep unclaimed musician royalties for self:
Tens of thousands of performers have failed to claim their digital dues from the RIAA's royalties agency, SoundExchange. If they don't get in touch by the end of the year, SoundExchange will keep the royalties that were owed to them between 1996 and 2000. As many as 38,000 artists - including backing performers - have failed to step forward. SoundExchange was set up to bring the US into step with the rest of the world by paying a performers a royalty.
•UK broadband regulatory body Ofcom provokes unbundling battle, competition, and price drops (hear that, FCC?):
The unbundling wars started in earnest in the UK this week, after months of pressure from regulator Ofcom to encourage companies to invest in unbundling the local loop. The end result has been a 70% price drop of broadband access of the last mile to the unbundlers. Ofcom's key focuses has been to stimulate competition in broadband and promote its use. If other regulatory bodies such as the FCC were allowed the same kind of power in the US, then incumbent Telcos the world over would have to accommodate far more competition than they do presently.
•Aussie ISP ups the ante in broadband pricing:
Australian Internet service provider Internode has launched an assault on the high speed Internet market in the form of an excess-free, no-contract broadband deal for home users, with a start-up price of AU$29.95 per month with 500MB download allowance at speeds of 256Kbps. According to a statement released by Internode today, the company has also "revised its business broadband plans to increase download thresholds and data transfer speeds with no increase in costs".
•Australia officially bans 'Manhunt' game:
The Classification Review Board voted to ban the game "Manhunt due to violence. The Board said the game could not be legally sold, hired, advertised or exhibited in Australia following the determination. Those stipulations apply to online as well as bricks and mortar retailers. "In the Classification Review Board's opinion, [the game] contains some depictions of high impact, as well as scenes of blood and gore that go beyond strong." The New Zealand government has also banned the game.
•3G: No killer app, more a killer cocktail:
Access to mobile broadband connectivity will be 3G's main draw, but 3G mobile networks won't produce a single new 'killer' application that will tempt companies onboard in droves. The mobile consultant at Keitai Culture and the former chief information officer for Vodafone agreed that the most important advantage conveyed by 3G was that it would give access to corporate networks to people on the move. "3G enables a lot of things because it brings broadband access to the mobile space. This isn't a killer application, but it's a chance for users to reach much more content."
•Amazon, Microsoft team for spam suits:
Amazon and MS have joined forces to file several lawsuits targeting individuals accused of carrying out Internet crimes such as spamming, phishing and e-mail address spoofing. The two companies announced they are pursuing people who have barraged consumers both with spam and with phishing scams generated from spoofed e-mail addresses bearing Amazon's domain name. One of the companies the two brought charges against an operation known as Gold Disk Canada, which is accused of sending messages designed to appear as if they came from the domains of Amazon and Hotmail.
•Cisco receives Defense Dept. VoIP certification:
Cisco has passed the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) VoIP interoperability tests, confirming that its IP telephony solutions conform to the interoperability, reliability, resilience and security requirements of the DoD's multi-vendor voice network. The JITC PBX2 certification allows DoD organizations to deploy Cisco IP Telephony solutions for switched call connections. The company is working toward PBX1 certification, which would allow DoD organizations to migrate Command and Control users to the same Cisco infrastructure.
•Broadband hits new high in the UK:
Broadband in the UK has hit a new milestone, with more than five million people now having high-speed net connections, say broadband analysts. It will surpass eight million by the end of next year, according to figures compiled by Telecom Markets' Broadband Subscriber Database. "To move past five million is quite significant as it shows a move towards mass adoption." It means the UK is finally catching up with its European neighbours in ensuring that as many people as possible have access to broadband.
•FCC rules on BPL death knell for ham radio?:
Regulators are set to pass new rules to limit radio interference by emerging BPL services, but the curbs are not likely to appease ham radio operators. A recommendation made by the FCC would afford the greatest protections to the radio networks of the Coast Guard and trans-oceanic flights. Ham radio hobbyists sought the same safeguards. Instead, the FCC plans to require utilities simply to ensure they are equipped to stop interference by blocking transmissions on certain channels, cutting power or remotely turning off gear. Apparently, banning companies from using ham-radio bands outright could reduce the download speeds of the high-speed Internet service or limit the number of customers who could be served.
•Bagle: I'm baaaaack....:
F-Secure warned that another version of Bagle has started to proliferate across the internet. The variant, Bagle.AS, is transmited in mails with a price or joke related attachment and extensions including .exe, .cpl, .scr and .com extensions. F-Secure is rating the worm as a level two risk. It has a backdoor that listen on TCP port 81 and a UDP port. It is also spreading through peer to peer networks.

TidBytes:
•An iPod on your wrist?
•Munich all set for big Linux switch
•Commentary: USB--'ultimate security breakdown'?
•NTL takes control of Virgin.net
•IBM Says Supercomputer Breaks Speed Record
• Comcast and Time Warner to acquire Adelphia?
•Olympus Introduces D-590 Zoom Camera and 1GB XD Picture Card, Evolt E-300 Digital SLR, three new lenses.
•Newer High-Capacity IPod Battery
•Bloglines opens aggregation service to desktop news readers in order to tackle bandwidth issue
•Apple posts new Power Mac G5 Uniprocessor firmware update

Micosoft buying redhat?

Re: Micosoft buying redhat?

Microsoft Invades Cuba

Re: Micosoft buying redhat?

RIAA and such

Doubt we'll see MS Linux anytime soon.

Black Checks

bpl is a bad idea for everyone

Re: bpl is a bad idea for everyone

RIAA

Flip Flop


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