the final news - 24/5

[David Goldstein <goldstein_david@yahoo.com.au>]

Hi all

Well, the last news for the time being. If someone decides they would
like use this news service, or a variation of it, please contact me.
I'm now going to take a 3 week holiday in Europe, and if nothing else
happens... back to Sydney. I'd also be interested in talking to
anyboody who thinks they might have some interesting work for me.
I'll continue to post occasionally, and if anything resurrects itself
regarding news, I'll be in touch.

It's been fun compiling the news... but all good things must come to
an end. I hope you all enjoyed the news!

Regards
David
Domain Name news
Websites Set Up to Monitor New Internet Legislation
(allAfrica.com/Business Day)
NEW laws which have given foreign governments the right to intercept
e-mail and other electronic transactions have prompted the creation
of websites to give early warning about potentially controversial
legislation.
The move comes just as SA is about to finalise the contentious
Electronic Communication and Transactions Bill, which critics argue
gives government too much power to oversee internet domain names and
electronic signatures, as well as monitor transactions.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200205240176.html

Navy Domain Hijacked By German Pornography Site (Newsbytes)
Due to a domain registration snafu, two Internet addresses used by
the U.S. Navy for recruiting new sailors have recently been
commandeered by other sites, including a pornography site.
 http://newsbytes.com/news/02/176741.html

In Domain Fights, You Can't Always Fight City Hall (Law.com/Miami
Daily Business Review)
A Web site name can create problems if it's based on geography. The
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has
confirmed a ruling by the World Intellectual Property Organization
arbitration panel that required a U.S. Web site owner to return
barcelona.com to the city of Barcelona, Spain.

http://www.law.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=law/View&c=Article&cid=ZZZ0GMXBL1D&live=true&cst=1&pc=5&pa=0&s=News&ExpIgnore=true&showsummary=0

DNSO GA VOTE CALLS FOR RE-BID ON ICANN SERVICES (from BNA Internet
Law News)
The General Assembly of the DNSO, an ICANN supporting organization,
has passed a motion calling on the Department of Commerce to hold an
open competition for the services currently provided by ICANN. The
vote is seen as a serious rebuke to ICANN and will make claims of
consensus on its current reform path more difficult.
 http://www.icannwatch.org/article.php?sid=759
 http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/2002.GA-ICANN-Reform-motions.html

NeuStar Slashes Staff Again (Newsbytes/Washtech)
NeuStar Inc. - the Washington-based operator of the "dot-biz" and
"dot-us" Internet suffixes - laid off another 40 employees this week
and revealed plans to consolidate its two corporate offices into one.
 http://newsbytes.com/news/02/176748.html
 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A264-2002May23.html

ICANN to revamp management basics (Reuters)
The Internet addressing group meets this weekend to sort through
restructuring plans.

http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=internetnews&StoryID=1003453
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2110814,00.html
 http://news.com.com/2100-1023-921867.html
 http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/3323559.htm

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=594117

ICANN Meets to Figure Things Out 
It'll be a private meeting in Washington this weekend, during which
members of the Internet's overseer will discuss all the messy issues
that keep cropping up about how the group is supposed to function.
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,52764,00.html

Internet news
Websites Set Up to Monitor New Internet Legislation
(allAfrica.com/Business Day)
NEW laws which have given foreign governments the right to intercept
e-mail and other electronic transactions have prompted the creation
of websites to give early warning about potentially controversial
legislation.
The move comes just as SA is about to finalise the contentious
Electronic Communication and Transactions Bill, which critics argue
gives government too much power to oversee internet domain names and
electronic signatures, as well as monitor transactions.
 http://allafrica.com/stories/200205240176.html

FBI Seeks Pearl Video Ban on Net (Wired)
FBI agents say Internet service providers could be in legal hot water
unless they delete the videotape of reporter Daniel Pearl being
murdered.
 http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,52772,00.html

Online committees herald e-government breakthrough (ZDNet)
The UK government has begun streaming parliamentary committee
hearings over the Web. In an even more radical move, members of the
public are to be invited to submit their views by email.
 http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2110853,00.html

English is not the Net's first language (Nua)
Non-English speakers outnumber native English speakers when it comes
to using the Internet, according to new research from Global
Research. 
 http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905357989
 http://www.glreach.com/globstats/index.php3 (report)

Germany has the most Internet users (Nua)
Germany has the highest number of Internet users in Europe, according
to the latest research from NetValue. 
 http://www.nua.ie/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=905357987

Klez: Hi Mom, We're No. 1 (Wired)
It's neither clever nor original, yet the latest variation of the
Klez e-mail virus has now been declared the biggest and baddest worm
in history.
 http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,52765,00.html

Football e-mails could hide viruses (BBC)
People are being warned to be on their guard against computer viruses
lurking in World Cup e-mails or screensavers.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2002000/2002928.stm

Fertile Valley Bridges Divide (Wired)
A new program in California's agricultural heartland helps Latino
farm workers learn basic computer skills so parents can be active
participants in their children's education.
 http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,52428,00.html

KPNQwest Is Seeking Bankruptcy (NY Times)
KPNQwest N.V., the Dutch provider of data services, said today that
it would file for protection from creditors and that it was in talks
with rivals that could lead to a takeover of the company.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/24/business/worldbusiness/24TELE.html
 http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/kpn052302.cfm

General Motors despide a 33 empleados por mal uso del "e-mail" de
empresa (delitosinformaticos.com)
La filial brasileña de General Motors (GM) de Sao Paulo ha despedido
a 33 empleados de una de sus fábricas por enviar contenidos
pornográficos con el correo electrónico de la empresa.
 http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/102219393748106.shtml

Detenidas más de treinta personas en el Reino Unido relacionadas con
la compra-venta de pornografía infantil en la Red
(delitosinformaticos.com)
Según ha informaado la agencia EFE, más de treinta personas
sospechosas de comprar pornografía infantil en Internet han sido
detenidas en la operación denominada "Operación Ore" desarrollada por
la Policía británica en el Reino Unido.
 http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/102219039352510.shtml

El primer juicio con videoconferencia en Burgos
(delitosinformaticos.com)
La Audiencia Provincial de Burgos ha celebrado su primer juicio con
videoconferencia. Su utilización ha sido necesaria en la prueba
pericial, en un caso contra la salud pública por posesión de heroína.
 http://www.delitosinformaticos.com/noticias/102218930496221.shtml

El Príncipe de Asturias, a los padres de Internet (5Dias.com)
El jurado de los Premios Príncipe de Asturias de Investigación ha
reconocido Internet como 'uno de los avances más importantes de
nuestro tiempo'. Ayer galardonó a cuatro de los creadores de la Red.

http://www.5dias.com/articulo.html?xref=20020524cdscdiges_5&type=Tes&anchor=cdssec

Recession? Don't Tell the Video Game Industry (NY Times)
Spurred by technology advances that create ever more realistic
renderings of adventure, sports fantasy and violence, the video game
industry is in a remarkable boom.
 http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/24/technology/24GAME.html

Why you can't ignore Symbian (ZDNet)
Symbian has been somewhat of a sleeper OS in the United States, yet
the company shines in European markets as a PDA pioneer. Symbian
isn't limited to being just another PDA OS, however; it's now leading
the convergence of PDAs and phone technology in the form of
smartphones. What's behind Symbian's technology, and why does it
represent the future of mobile communications?

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/os/story/0,2000024997,20265462,00.htm

Antitrust case spurs XP makeover (ZDNet)
One of the more significant changes to Microsoft's operating system
includes allowing consumers to choose third-party software over
Microsoft's own products -- a direct response to the continuing
antitrust case against the company.
 http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-922147.html

The battle of the browsers (Guardian)
Netscape and Microsoft locked horns in the browser wars of the
mid-1990s, with Bill Gates coming out on top. Now Netscape is back
with a new version and it means business.
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/microsoft/Story/0,2763,721549,00.html

New Zealand at your fingertips (BBC)
You will soon be able to find just about anything about New Zealand's
population when the country's 2001 census goes online.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1998000/1998835.stm

The pitfalls of wireless computing (BBC)
Surfing the internet without wires has its attractions, but as
computer consultant Bill Thompson writes, it often fails to live up
to its promise.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2005000/2005161.stm

And other stuff..
Sex is what matters, not your nationality (Independent)
The Austrians are power-crazed, the Swedes are touchy-feely and in
the UK we just love to do as we please. According to some of the
best-respected analysts in European business schools, these crude
stereotypes contain a fair bit of truth.
...the French were much impressed by power structures and hierarchies
as, to a lesser extent, were the British. Spain, Germany, Austria and
Italy all emerged as macho, favouring money, ambition and
performance.
In contrast, Norway, Sweden and Denmark had a more "feminine"
approach, valuing healthy relationships instead. France, Italy and
Spain were opposed to risk-taking, preferring "uncertainty
avoidance". And when it came to individualism, British businessmen
and women were almost off the scale, ignoring wider social needs in
favour of work, self and immediate family.
...
What really does divide the workplaces ... is the male-female
balance. Across the European workforce, men are found to value money,
assertiveness, ambition and competition while women are more
motivated by quality of life, relationships and the quality of the
service they are providing. According to Gooderham and Nordhaug, "our
findings suggest that Italian women have more in common with their
Swedish counterparts than with their fellow national males".
Not every difference has been eroded, however. Few of today's
business students are bothered about "the ability to command others"
– except, that is, in Germany and Austria. According to this research
at least, Teutonic females are the bossiest creatures on the European
business scene.
 http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=293615

See http://www.alfa-redi.com/noticia/ for the web version of the
news, along with the last week's archive archive.



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