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eCornell, Cornell University’s wholly owned for-profit distance learning corporation, was controversial from the onset, as critics accused the University of blurring the distinction between academic prestige and financial gain.
Proposed ethics guidelines for scholars who conduct research in cyberspace are set to be released today in a preliminary report from the Association of Internet Researchers. But the report also reveals disagreements over the lengths that researchers should go to in protecting the identities of online-research participants, especially those in public chat rooms.
IBM, Citizen team up on the WatchPad, a wristwatch PDA that uses Bluetooth to connect to a PC.
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT revealed this week that it is looking into building its own Internet, dubbed GovNet, to ensure the safe transmission of sensitive government communication.
The NSF Middleware Initiative (NMI), announced September 24, aims to develop an integrated middleware infrastructure for research and education. EDUCAUSE, Internet2, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, the Southeastern Universities Research Association, the University of California at San Diego, the University of Chicago, the Information Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California, and the […]
Microsoft bows to enormous pressure from customers, altering some of the conditions of its controversial new volume licensing plans and again extending the transition period for them to sign up for its Software Assurance offering.
With the official launch of Pocket PC 2002 comes a flurry of new PDAs from Compaq, Casio, and newcomer Toshiba. Check out our first impressions of the hardware.
University Survey Identifies Search as Key to Intranet and Web Site Effectiveness