The New York Times reports on a “red team” style vulnerability test that revealed some weaknesses in the Diebold voting machines Maryland will use in the upcoming 2004 election. Security Poor in Electronic Voting Machines, Study Warns
On January 30, 2004, In Misc., By Peter Harsha
The National Academies’ IP Website and Quarterly Newsletter
For a round-up of the intellectual property issue-related current
projects at the National Academies, visit http://ip.nas.edu/. The site
publishes a quarterly e-newsletter which is archived at
http://ip.nas.edu/special_5.html. The current newsletter is at
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/STEP/IPR-NEWS_Vol1_No3.pdf
On January 29, 2004, In Misc., By AndyBernat
“Software, Growth, and the Future of the U.S. Economy”
A symposium in the series “Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy,”
February 20, 2004, The National Academies, Keck Center, 500 5th Street,
NW, Room 100, Washington, DC. Industry representatives from leading
companies such as Google, Apple, General Motors, and Jet Blue, and
academic experts will participate in a high-level discussion of the role
of software and its importance to U.S. productivity growth; how software
is made and why it is unique; the measurement of software in national
and business accounts; the implications of the movement of software
industry jobs offshore; and related policy issues. Contact David
Dierksheide at ddierksheide@nas.edu for information.
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