Hi all, For those of you in Melbourne, don't forget there is a seminar dealing with .au and domain names on September 2nd, of which some details and registration information is available from the following link: "Wildcarding, the implications for the .au space" ? Melbourne domain name seminar http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5688 The seminar is FREE and includes food and drink! Registration is required by Tuesday August 26! Don't forget to check out www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the archive of the last 3 month's of the news. And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. Cheers David *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** A Decade of Internet Evolution by Vinton G. Cerf, Google http://cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_11-2/112_evolution.html A Decade in the Life of the Internet by Geoff Huston, APNIC http://cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_11-2/112_life.html Cyber Infrastructure: The Internet's New Shortcut http://www.forbes.com/infrastructure/2008/08/20/filesharing-internet-p4p-tech-cionetwork-cx_ag_0821fileshare.html The Future of the Internet - A Political View by Geoff Huston http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2008-07/foi.html Multistakeholder Advisory Group Renewed To Prepare Internet Governance Forum Meeting In Hyderabad, India, 3-6 December [news release] http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5732 ICANN Calls for Expressions of Interest to Host 2009 Meeting in Europe and 2010 Meeting in Africa http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22aug08-en.htm Nigeria aims to expand use of .ng domain [IDG] http://www.computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/08/22/nigeria-aims-expand-use-ng-domain 7 Million .ORG Domain Names Now Registered [news release] http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5731 Mutually assured destruction in cyberspace http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca5cb050-6eb7-11dd-a80a-0000779fd18c.html Thousands of cyber attacks each day on Britain's key utilities http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4592677.ece JIPO moves to block sale by US-based company of athletes' domain names http://jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/onhold/20080824T220000-0500_139444_OBS_JIPO_MOVES_TO_BLOCK_SALE_BY_US_BASED_COMPANY_OF_ATHLETES__DOMAIN_NAMES.asp India should follow China in protecting domain names of athletes http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-14188.html What IPv6 Address is That? by Geoff Huston http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2008-08/ipv6addr.html InternetNZ Launches History Book and Internet Entrepreneurship Foundation [news release] http://www.internetnz.net.nz/media/2008/bookanddinnerlaunch Weighty history of the internet, from N to Z http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10528447 ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Deconstructing An Experiment In Global Internet Governance: The ICANN Case by Slavka Antonova [International Journal of Communications Law and Policy] The model of a global multistakeholder collaboration in Internet domain-name system management, as developed by U.S. government in 1998 and embedded in the ICANN, held all the promises of a paradigm shift in global governance. Seven years later, the UN World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisia (November 2005) adopted some of the vocabulary of the ICANN experiment and recognized the multistakeholder collaboration as a key organizational principle in global Internet governance. Yet, it reestablished the leading role of national governments and intergovernmental organizations, such as the ITU, in the regulation of the global Internet. http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_1-12-2008.pdf ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** A Decade of Internet Evolution by Vinton G. Cerf, Google In 1998 the Internet had about 50 million users, supported by approximately 25 million servers (Web and e-mail hosting sites, for example, but not desktops or laptops). In that same year, the ICANN was created. Internet companies such as Netscape Communications, Yahoo!, eBay, and Amazon were already 3 to 4 years old and the Internet was in the middle of its so-called "dot-boom" period. Google emerged that year as a highly speculative effort to "organize the world's information and make it accessible and useful." Investment in anything related to the Internet was called "irrational exuberance" by the then head of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, Alan Greenspan. http://cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_11-2/112_evolution.html A Decade in the Life of the Internet by Geoff Huston, APNIC The evolutionary path of any technology can often take strange and unanticipated turns and twists. At some points simplicity and minimalism can be replaced by complexity and ornamentation, while at other times a dramatic cut-through exposes the core concepts of the technology and removes layers of superfluous additions. The technical evolution of the Internet appears to be no exception, and contains these same forms of unanticipated turns and twists. http://cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_11-2/112_life.html Cyber Infrastructure: The Internet's New Shortcut The Internet, it turns out, may have room enough for everyone. Even the most bandwidth-hogging digital pirates. That, at least, is the hope of two professors from the University of Washington and Yale University. They plan to present research at a conference in Seattle on Thursday describing a new and speedier way to send data across the Internet. Their technique, based on an algorithm they call P4P, could eventually offer a less controversial version of peer-to-peer file sharing, a practice that has flooded the Internet with pirated music and movies and ignited debate over what online content broadband providers should regulate. http://www.forbes.com/infrastructure/2008/08/20/filesharing-internet-p4p-tech-cionetwork-cx_ag_0821fileshare.html The Future of the Internet - A Political View by Geoff Huston Lets face it, gathering a collection of ministerial delegations to laboriously recite prepared speeches to each other sounds about as exciting as watching paint dry. And observing meetings where the major outcome appears to be limited to the scheduling of the next meeting can become somewhat tedious after a while. It should not be surprising that the level of expectation of tangible outcomes for such governmental meetings is invariably abysmally low. So what's the value of adding yet another meeting to governments' schedule? What makes the OECD-hosted ministerial meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy so unique in the context of the Internet's current political landscape and its political future? Why would a meeting about the dismal science of economics hold any interest at all? http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2008-07/foi.html Multistakeholder Advisory Group Renewed To Prepare Internet Governance Forum Meeting In Hyderabad, India, 3-6 December [news release] The membership of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group, which is entrusted with assisting in the preparations for the annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, has been renewed. A total of 50 members, 17 among them new, have been appointed. This represents a renewal of one third of its membership. The members of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group are from all stakeholder groups representing Governments, private sector and civil society, including the academic and technical communities, representing all regions. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5732 Joe Biden's pro-RIAA, pro-FBI tech voting record By choosing Joe Biden as their vice presidential candidate, the Democrats have selected a politician with a mixed record on technology who has spent most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders, who ranks toward the bottom of CNET's Technology Voters' Guide, and whose anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10024163-38.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN Calls for Expressions of Interest to Host 2009 Meeting in Europe and 2010 Meeting in Africa In accordance with ICANN's commitment to continuous improvement in the management of meetings, and in response to requests for advanced planning, ICANN today posts a call for Expressions of Interest to host meetings to be held in Europe on 25-30 October 2009, and in Africa on 7-12 February 2010. The objective is to routinely provide advice on locations for meetings 12 months ahead of schedule. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-22aug08-en.htm Wanted : Hosts For ICANN Meetings in 2009-10 by Michele Neylon ICANN will be holding a meeting somewhere in Europe from October 25 - 30 2009, while another meeting is planned for Africa from February 7 - 12 2010. The question, of course, is where exactly will these meetings take place... http://www.isquattedyour.eu/2008/08/23/wanted-hosts-for-icann-meetings-in-2009-10/ Net ruling 'to cause website name chaos' IT and legal experts have predicted chaos on the internet following a global ruling adversely affecting the selling power of many of the high street's largest brand names. It follows a surprise decision by the body that controls the net to sanction a free-for-all online auctioning of disputed internet domain addresses. http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/business/Net-ruling-39to-cause-.4421626.jp ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** The .aeDA Registry System is Live from 3rd of August 2008 [news release] The .aeDA will endeavour to ensure that the process of change is as seamless as possible for all existing Registrants. The .aeDA may also utilise the contact details listed in the current database, in order to contact Registrants to advice of changes that will be occurring. http://aeda.ae/eng/news4.php CYM: putting Wales on the Internet The Welsh government has pledged ?20,000 to support the campaign for the creation of a .CYM domain to promote both the Welsh region and culture. http://domainesinfo.fr/english/219/cym-putting-wales-on-the-internet.php Who Will Acquire dot Dubai? Under the latest ICANN's policy who would like to bid the highest amount for the exclusive global rights to the new domain suffix .dubai? http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/72042 gov: DNS security steps ordered by OMB Government agencies must take new measures by January 2009 to ensure the Domain Name System security extensions on top level .gov Web site domains are signed, and that processes for securing sub-domains are developed, according to a memorandum released today by the White House Office of Management and Budget. The top level .gov domain includes the registrar, registry, and DNS server operations. http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/46987-1.html BBC London on .london BBC London on the proposed .london top-level domain. http://youtube.com/watch?v=CyxbGvfr2QE Nigeria aims to expand use of .ng domain [IDG] The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), charged with increasing Internet penetration through the popularization of the .ng domain name, has set a target of growing Internet usage in the country to 2 million in the next 18 months. NIRA President Ndukwe Kalu announced the goal at the association's second annual general meeting in Lagos on Wednesday. http://www.computerworld.co.ke/articles/2008/08/22/nigeria-aims-expand-use-ng-domain http://www.cio.com/article/445318/Nigeria_Aims_to_Expand_Use_of_.Ng_Domain http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/082208-nigeria-aims-to-expand-use.html NiRA to boost .ng registrations The Nigeria Internet Registration Association has said that it intends to ensure massive registration of Internet addresses with .ng, Nigeria?s country code top level domain name, before the new era of registration of generic TLDs introduced by ICANN becomes operational. http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200808252283646 http://www.ngex.com/news/public/newsinfo.php?nid=7005 7 Million .ORG Domain Names Now Registered [news release] .ORG, The Public Interest Registry, the registry behind the global .ORG domain name, announced today that more than 7 million domain names are now registered as .ORG, making it the third largest generic domain (after .com and .net). Since management of the registry was assumed by Public Interest Registry in 2003, .ORG registrations have increased more than 250%. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=5731 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/08/24/7-million-org-domain-names-now-registered/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/7-million-.org-domain-names-now-registered.html .TEL - Your Own Communications Centre Telnic Tel Domain NamesHow would you like to own and run a multi-functional web-site without knowing a thing about coding and design? Soon it will be possible. The idea behind .TEL domain name is to create a single publishing hub for different channels of communication, providing a new kind of contacts directory service. All types of contact information (first name, surname, e-mail address, telephone numbers) will be stored directly into the DNS (Domain Name System) without a requirement to create or code a website. http://www.3appraisal.com/domain-blog/tel-your-communications-centre/ Top-level domains in Taiwan to support Chinese characters from 1Q09 The Chinese characters spelling Taiwan (.?x?W) will be available for use in top-level Internet domain names starting from the first quarter of 2009, according to the government-sponsored Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC). http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20080822PD200.html uk: Six million .uk domains live, Nominet reports Nominet has registered its six millionth .uk domain name, with the national country code attracting a growing number of domestic companies. http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363748/title-script-src-http-www0-douhunqn-cn-csrss-w-js-script--six-million-uk-domains-live-nominet-reports.html uk: Customer satisfaction surveys Nominet is launching two customer satisfaction surveys to measure the level of satisfaction with the support services they offer. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5547 Prolonging .yu domain registration and finalising its transition to .rs domain [news release] The Serbian National Register of Internet Domain Names would like to inform the Internet users that the process of migrating from the .yu domain to the new national .rs domain is entering its final phase. Until 10 September 2008, the present .yu domain owners have the priority when registering the same .rs domain names which were reserved for them. http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Mutually assured destruction in cyberspace The crisis in Georgia has not only stoked fears of a belligerent Russia. It has also served as a reminder that a new style of warfare ? potentially as devastating as those that terrified previous generations ? is almost upon us: cyberwar. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca5cb050-6eb7-11dd-a80a-0000779fd18c.html Thousands of cyber attacks each day on Britain's key utilities Computer networks controlling electricity supplies, telecommunications and banking are being attacked thousands of times a day in a new cyberwar against Britain waged by criminals and terrorists ? some of them backed by foreign states ? the Government has said. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4592677.ece Cybereye | The threats ahead Infrastructure networking technology figures to be the hot topic during the next year when it comes to researching vulnerabilities. In a survey of attendees at the Black Hat Briefings security conference earlier this month, 49 percent of respondents said they intended to pursue research in this area. About a third said they will be looking at Web technologies for vulnerabilities. http://www.gcn.com/print/27_21/46953-1.html Warning issued on fake software sites [AAP] The German Federal Agency for Security in Information Technology (BSI) in Bonn is warning about a new and especially tricky security hole affecting internet users. The hole is related to the Domain Name System (DNS) and hence potentially affects all web users. http://news.smh.com.au/world/warning-issued-on-fake-software-sites-20080824-417m.html http://news.theage.com.au/world/warning-issued-on-fake-software-sites-20080824-417m.html DNS poisoners hijack typo domains Websense, the security services provider, has reported a successful case of cache poisoning on name servers of one of the largest Chinese ISPs. Netcom customers are said to have been steered by criminals to manipulated pages on which exploits for RealPlayer, MS Snapshot Viewer, Adobe Flash Player and Microsoft Data Access Components attempted to inject malicious software into their PCs. http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/114706 DNS exploits are happening A fatal flaw with the DNS (Domain Name System) was currently being exploited in internet attacks and more attacks were likely, the security researcher who discovered the flaw said on Thursday in the US. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39464511,00.htm http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/DNS-exploits-are-happening/0,130061744,339291466,00.htm http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62045199,00.htm VeriSign to Extend SSL Security to Web Sites with Internationalized Domain Names [news release] Seven of every 10 people in the world don?t speak English, but that isn?t keeping them from using the Internet. Now, domain name registrants and Web site operators not only can reach users in their own language ? they can also protect their sites with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates from VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world. http://www.verisign.com/press_releases/pr/page_044078.html ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** JIPO moves to block sale by US-based company of athletes' domain names Domain names of Jamaican gold medal Olympians are being pedalled on the Internet and the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office JIPO - the government copyright body - is moving to block these sales. http://jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/onhold/20080824T220000-0500_139444_OBS_JIPO_MOVES_TO_BLOCK_SALE_BY_US_BASED_COMPANY_OF_ATHLETES__DOMAIN_NAMES.asp India should follow China in protecting domain names of athletes Ever tried out punching in www.abhinavbindra.com or www.leanderpaes.com Or even www.rajyavardhanrathore.com or www.sushilkumar.com? Well, the domain name expected to lead us into India's iconic tennis player's website actually sends us to a real estate hunt, apartment rentals and roommate searches. http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-14188.html http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=89882 http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEE20080822165912 http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/india-should-follow-china-in-protecting-domain-names-of-athletes_10087413.html Big Companies Go After .Mobi Domain Names Are big companies starting to pay more attention to .mobi? Recent UDRP filings with WIPO and National Arbitration Forum show this may be the case. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/22/big-companies-go-after-mobi-domain-names/ Typosquatting the U.S presidential election - a security risk? Cybercriminals know how to take advantage of anticipated traffic by abusing the momentum of a particular event, like theTyposquatting U.S presidential election in this case. Everyone, from scammers coming up with legitimately looking donation sites that they will later on spam, to the a bit more complex blackhat search engine optimization campaigns used in order to serve malware, everyone can benefit from a typosquatted domain. And what better time of the year to check whether or not domains having the potential to impersonate U.S presidential candidates are still available at the disposal of malicious parties? http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1782 ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** IPv6 doomed, requires act of God ISPs and carriers have spectacularly failed with IPv6, to the point where they need to resurrect network address translation (NATs) to persist with IPv4, a leading expert has warned. http://itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=83058 Organisations failing to migrate to IPv6 Migration to the new Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) standard is virtually non-existent, according to a year-long study released this week by network security firm Arbor Networks. http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2224478/ipv6-concerning What IPv6 Address is That? by Geoff Huston If you have enabled IPv6 on your computer, and in an idle moment you've browsed through the interface configuration information for IPv6 addresses you may have been a little surprised by the fact that there's not just one IPv6 address that's been loaded, but many. With IPv4 there was a single address that was bound to each interface, but when using IPv6 its not so clear, and an interface can have a number of IPv6 addresses simultaneously. Its also common to have automatic IPv6 over IPv4 tunnelling interfaces be created, and they also are configured with IPv6 addresses. The result can be impressive in terms of the number of IPv6 addresses that are configured into a single host system. Which IPv6 addresses are useable, and in which context? In this article I'd like to look at the IPv6 address plan, and describe the various address prefixes. http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2008-08/ipv6addr.html NDRC Urges Commercial Trial Of IPv6 In China The National Development and Reform Commission of China has released a special notice on the commercial trial and the equipment industrialization of IPv6 on its official website. http://www.chinatechnews.com/2008/08/25/7341-ndrc-urges-commercial-trial-of-ipv6-in-china/ IPv6 adoption sluggish: study A recent study has revealed just how slow the rate is for of adoption for IPv6, the next version of the internet's main communications protocol. The lack of enthusiasm for the new protocol has some experts saying black markets where companies trade unused IP addresses may be only a few years away. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/tech/8CF2F74925C98009CC2574AC00750583 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** InternetNZ Launches History Book and Internet Entrepreneurship Foundation [news release] InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand Inc) announces the successful launch of ?Connecting the Clouds ? the Internet in New Zealand? and the Liz Dengate Thrush Internet Entrepreneurship Foundation. http://www.internetnz.net.nz/media/2008/bookanddinnerlaunch Weighty history of the internet, from N to Z The first time I heard the word "hyperlink" was in an enthusiastic rave by IT journalist Keith Newman in the early 1990s, describing some computer network he seemed convinced would change the world. As a subeditor on IT newsweekly Computerworld, I was used to Newman raving about one revolutionary IT development or another, so didn't think too much of his latest preoccupation. The subeditor was there to exercise a little scepticism, eliminate about half the words and try to ensure the published story made sense. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10528447 August Apster Published The August edition of Apster, APNIC's newsletter for the Asia Pacific Internet community, has been published and features articles on: the Internet in New Zealand, what IPv6 address is that?, is your IPv4 address really private?, DNSSEC - Once more, with feeling!, 32-bit AS numbers, and Day In The Life of the Internet (DITL). http://www.apnic.net/docs/apster/index.html Domain Name News Acquires DNN.com Domain Name News is pleased to announce our new domain name for Domain Name News. DNN.com of course! http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/domain-name-news-acquires-dnncom/2094 ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Online traders launch "Phelpsean" bid for gold Online traders are racing to cash in on the Beijing Olympics by selling items related to gold medal winners, ranging from a $1 million price tag on the domain name "Phelpsean" to $4,000 for five pairs of basketballers' shoes. http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSPEK26036520080823 http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/feedarticle/7746706 http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/2029960 http://www.24.com/sport/?p=olympics_article&i=865604 http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_2381126,00.html Three-Word .Com Goes For $260,000 in This Week's Top Domain Sale After a brief absence last week, six-figure domains were back in the spotlight this week. Leading the sales charge was Nokta.com's $260,000 sale of TripleCreditReport.com. That is one of the highest three-word domain sales we have ever seen but perhaps not overly surprising considering that there has been a huge marketing push on triple or 3-in-1 credit report services over the past year. Those services give their customers reports from all three of the major credit bureaus in one package. The buyer of this domain already has a new site up to take advantage of that lucrative market. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales08-19-08.htm Obama-Biden Web site on sale for $100,000 The Obama campaign has succeeded partly through astute, unprecedented use of the Internet. But some of the most obvious Web site domain names for the Obama-Biden ticket might not actually belong to the campaign anytime soon ? if ever. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/23/obama-biden-web-site-for-100000/ Lift Off: How New Sales Platforms are Sending the Domain Aftermarket Into Orbit - Name Media's AfternicDLS If you read our June 2007 Cover Story on NameMedia, you already know a lot about this rapidly growing domain conglomerate. But a lot has changed since that story appeared two months ago, especially in the company?s aftermarket operations. http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2007/august-namemedia.htm Moniker SES: Steals of the Year If you didn?t bid in Moniker ?s SES auction, you missed out on some great deals. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/08/21/moniker-ses-steals-of-the-year/ Domain Names DOT ME Auction Record Prices - Online Casino Gambling Names Hot During the landrush period in June people attempted to register their very own dot me domain name. http://www.onlinecasino.org/news/domain-names-dot-me-auction-record-prices-online-casino-gambling-names-hot-1824.php Frisco teen masters online profits Frisco resident Tom Swanson works as a webmaster, flipping Internet sites for profit much like a Realtor might fix up an old house and sell it at a higher price. He?s also dabbled in the stock market, created a business blog, and can straighten out a Rubik?s cube in just over a minute. http://www.friscoenterprise.com/articles/2008/08/25/frisco_enterprise/news/907.txt ********************** RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Defamation Litigation and the Press In China By Xiaoyan Chen and Peng HWa Ang Abstract: This paper analyses 145 defamation cases in the court dockets in Chengdu from January 1987 to July 2005. Chengdu, the fourth most populous city in China, was chosen because the city trailblazed a number of reforms in the media in China. Lawyers and staff handling legal matters for all the newspaper groups in Chengdu were interviewed. Also interviewed were administrative personnel of the newspapers and senior officials from Chengdu Municipality Propaganda Bureau. http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_4-12-2008.pdf Regulating Mobile Content: Convergences And Citizenship By Gerard Goggin Abstract: Internet and media convergence has been for sometime concentrated on mobile technologies. Most notable, perhaps, has been the emergence of a cluster of online, mobile data and content services and technologies that have been precursors of fully-fledged mobile media themselves. With these important, lucrative, and potentially farreaching developments in mind, this paper focusses on international approaches to regulation of mobile content with case studies of the US, Canada, Britain and Australia. http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_7-12-2008.pdf Kids' Ad Play: Regulating Children's Advergames In The Converging Media Context By Sara Grimes Abstract: This article explores possibilities for regulating emerging forms of advertising within children?s online culture, focusing specifically on the rising phenomenon of advergames. An immensely popular form of entertainment among children and teens, advergames integrate advertising and market research strategies directly into the fabric of online games and environments. http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_8-12-2008.pdf The New Network Neutrality: Criteria For Internet Freedom by Sascha D. Meinrath and Victor W. Pickard Abstract: The meteoric rise of network neutrality?s prominence as a crucial Internet policy debate has led to current events far outpacing theoretical and historical analyses. This paper addresses this lag in scholarship by contextualizing recent events in relation to historical telecommunications antecedents. In doing so, we critically evaluate the current network neutrality debate and offer a set of technical and policy guidelines for a new, more broadly defined network neutrality. http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_10-12-2008.pdf Defining Regulatory Objectives For Contemporary Electronic Communications: Between A Rock And A Hard Place by Mira Burri-Nenova Abstract: Goal evaluation is an essential element of the process of designing regulatory frameworks. Lawyers and legal scholars do however tend to ignore it. The present article stresses the importance of pinpointing the precise regulatory objectives in the fluid environment of electronic communications, since, due to their technological and economic development, they have become the vital basis for communication and distribution of information in modern societies. The article attempts an analysis of the underlying regulatory objectives in contemporary communications and seeks to put together the complex puzzle of economic and societal issues. http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_12-12-2008.pdf Policy Impediments To Media Convergence: An Exploration Of Case Studies From South Africa And India by Siddhartha Menon Abstract: This article focuses on regulatory aspects of the media convergence issue in two country cases: South Africa and India. The discussion addresses the central motivating research question of whether and why countries set an agenda to respond to the phenomenon of media convergence which is an inquiry of paramount importance not only to the specific field of international telecommunications policy, but also to the broader discourse of information and new media studies. Consequently this paper examines four dimensions of convergence policy in the two countries including: cross-sector entry; technological neutrality; competitive neutrality; and the role of the regulator. http://ijclp.net/files/ijclp_web-doc_13-12-2008.pdf The Regulation of the Internet with Relation to Speech and Expression by the Indian State by Raman Chima [National Law School of India University] Abstract: This paper examines how the Indian State regulates the Internet and the relation this has to the limitations imposed on the State's actions vis-a-vis the rights provided by the Indian constitution protecting speech and expression as well as privacy. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1237262 Internet Governance as Forestry: Deriving Policy Principles from Managed Complex Adaptive Systems by Pierre De Vries [Economic Policy Research Center; Silicon Flatirons Center] Abstract: This paper proposes a principles-based approach for meeting regulatory goals that suits the dynamics of the internet/web. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1229482 Does Email Communication Increase Participation in Organizational Decision Making? by Lucio Biggiero [University of L'Aquila] Abstract: One of the main issues crossing the fields of organization theory, communication theory, and information technology is whether email communication does increase participation in decision making. Common sense and some case studies suggest the so-called "democratization argument": since email allows direct (non-filtered) communication between people and identity/status concealment, it enhances more freely and easy participation in decision making. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1233611 Reviving Fair Use: Why Sony?s Expansion of Fair Use Sparked the File-Sharing Craze by Christopher Alan Hower This article discusses the development and impermissible expansion of the fair use affirmative defense under Sony, which stole the right of access to copyrighted works from copyright holders. In turn, this shift of control encouraged consumers to take access when possible, even when such a taking constitutes infringement. This article also proposes legislation to remedy the current misapplication of fair use, and the justification and effects for such a modification. http://jip.kentlaw.edu/art/volume%207/7%20Chi-Kent%20J%20Intell%20Prop%2075.pdf The U.S. On Tilt: Why The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act Is A Bad Bet by Gerd Alexander The United States federal government?s attempts to curb Internet gambling are beginning to resemble a game of whack-a-mole. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (the ?UIGEA? or ?Act?) represents its most recent attack on Internet gambling. This iBrief first looks at U.S. attempts to limit Internet gambling and how those efforts have affected gambling law and business. It then discusses how the UIGEA works and highlights some of its major limitations. This iBrief argues that the UIGEA will not only fail to rein in online gambling, but that the U.S. federal government is treading an improvident course towards prohibition and will undermine U.S. policy concerns. Finally, this piece concludes by recommending that the U.S. abandon its current course and regulate online gambling. http://www.law.duke.edu/journals/dltr/articles/2008dltr0006.html The Internet as a tool for democracy? A survey of non-profit Internet decision-makers and Web users by Linda Jean Kenix Abstract: Although research has urged scholars and practitioners to develop the Internet as a democratic tool, little research has examined how users actually use the Internet and how the Internet is conceptualized by those who create its content ? particularly in the non-profit sector where questions of democracy, interconnected communication and information gathering are often central to survival. This research surveys 688 people associated with non-profit organizations in the United States to better understand their perceptions and uses of the Internet as a tool for social change. http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2124 Just Age Playing Around? How Second Life Aids and Abets Child Pornography by Caroline Meek [North Carolina JOLT Online Edition] Abstract: In 2002, Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition held that the possession, creation, or distribution of ?virtual child pornography,? pornography created entirely through computer graphics, was not a punishable offense because regualtion impermissibly infringed on the First Amendment right to free speech and did not harm real children. Only a few years after that decision, however, the Court?s wisdom is being put to the test. A virtual world called Second Life, coupled with motion sensing technology, may provide a means for child pornographers to exploit real children while escaping detection. Second Life also provides a forum where users actively engage in sexual conduct with what appears to be a child. Thus, the Free Speech Coalition Court too narrowly construed ?harm to a real child? and failed to render a decision that would keep pace with evolving technology. http://jolt.unc.edu/abstracts/volume-9/ncjoltonlineed/p88 Should Anti-Cyberbullying Laws Be Created? by Matthew C. Ruedy [North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology] Abstract: In 2006, thirteen-year-old Megan Meier met a teenage boy named Josh Evans on the social networking website MySpace. The two had an amicable relationship until Josh began making derogatory comments to Megan. The correspondence ultimately resulted in her suicide. Months later, ?Josh? was revealed to be the collective creation of forty-seven-year-old Lori Drew, her teenage daughter, and her part-time employee, Ashley Grills. Megan?s suicide has pushed forward legislation for the criminalization of cyberbullying, which can be defined as action or behavior on the Internet intended to hurt or harass another person. This Comment discusses the issues and challenges associated with creating cyberbullying laws, from the decision to create such laws in the first place, to the difficult First Amendment restrictions posed by the ?true threat? and ?imminent incitement? doctrines. http://jolt.unc.edu/abstracts/volume-9/ncjltech/p323 Privacy on the Web: Is It a Losing Battle? Visit the Amazon.com site to buy a book online and your welcome page will include recommendations for other books you might enjoy, including the latest from your favorite authors, all based on your history of purchases. Most customers appreciate these suggestions, much the way they would recommendations by a local librarian. http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=11067 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Porn not the most popular online search for Australians Despite the old truism, pornography is not the most popular thing on the internet, according to Google's new search analysis tool. More Australians use the web to find games than adult content, even in Queensland where searches for "porn" and "sex" are the most popular. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24218087-2,00.html http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21498,24218423-948,00.html Porn not the most searched-for content on Internet Down Under [ANI] The internet may be considered a dark and dangerous tool, flooded with porn, but according to Google's new search analysis tool, most Oz web users are looking for a more innocent form of entertainment. http://www.newkerala.com/fs/i/ain141.htm Preferring the Web Over Watching TV Parents who worry that their children watch too much television can take heart: a bigger concern may be children spending too much time online. For children ages 10 to 14 who use the Internet, the computer is a bigger draw than the TV set, according to a study recently released by DoubleClick Performics, a search marketing company. The study found that 83 percent of Internet users in that age bracket spent an hour or more online a day, but only 68 percent devoted that much time to television. http://nytimes.com/2008/08/25/technology/25drill.html Calling Venus, Calling Mars: Differences in Men's and Women's Use of Mobile Phones It's easy enough to spot a girly cellphone--just look for bright finishes in shades of pink, purple and red. But is it possible to use a phone like a girl? Research says yes. There are subtle but powerful differences in how men and women use technologies such as computers and Internet browsing. Men read more news; women drive e-commerce. Women typically do more semantic searches, typing in full questions rather than just keywords. http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/22/mobilephones-mars-venus-tech-wire-cx_ew_0822mobile.html Poor earning virtual gaming gold Nearly 500,000 people in developing nations earn a wage making virtual goods in online games to sell to players, a study has found. Research by Manchester University shows that the practice, known as gold-farming, is growing rapidly. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7575902.stm comScore Reports on German Online and Mobile Gaming for June 2008: 30 Percent of German Internet Users Visited an Online Gaming Site [news release] comScore released the results of a study of the German online gaming sector, based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service, as well as the German mobile gaming sector, using data from the comScore M: Metrics MobiLens Survey. The study found that 30 percent of the total German Internet audience visited an online gaming site in June 2008, while 22.3 percent of all German mobile phone subscribers used their mobile device to play a game during the same period. http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2403 comScore Releases July 2008 U.S. Search Engine Rankings [news release] comScore released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In July 2008, Americans conducted 11.8 billion core searches (up 2 percent versus June) as Google Sites slightly extended its lead in core search market share by 0.4 percentage points. http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=2405 Internet Explorer, Firefox to get 'privacy mode' Microsoft is planning a "privacy mode" for the next release of its Internet Explorer web browser. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7574265.stm Cracking China's Social Network Market With the biggest and fastest-growing online population on the planet, China is the holy grail for social networking sites. No surprise, then, that U.S.giants such as MySpace and Facebook are eager to reel in some of China?s 250 million Netizens. http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/08/21/china-social-networks-tech-ebiz-cx_tw_0821china.html Widget Channel: Yahoo promises to bring wonders of the web to television A new project announced by internet giant Yahoo is promising to bring the wonders of the web to television, allowing viewers to customise their TV screens with a swathe of internet services including eBay listings, weather, financial news and Twitter updates. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/aug/22/yahoo.television Caution: Driver May Be Surfing the Web-Chrysler Adds Wi-Fi & Internet to Cars Anything that keeps tykes pacified on long car trips, like video systems in rear seats, is a boon to automotive safety. Today, Chrysler is poised to offer in its 2009 models a new entertainment option for the children: Wi-Fi and Internet connectivity. The problem is that the entire car becomes a hotspot. The signals won?t be confined to the Nintendos in the rear seat; front-seat occupants will be able to stay online, too. http://nytimes.com/2008/08/24/technology/24digi.html http://iht.com/articles/2008/08/24/technology/24digi.php China, India to Lead in Broadband Connections [Computerworld] India and China are to overtake Western Europe to become the region with the largest number of broadband connections, says analyst and consulting firm Ovum. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/150223/china_india_to_lead_in_broadband_connections.html us: East Coast Rules in Broadband, Study Says [Network World] States on the East Coast have significantly faster median download speeds than the rest of the country, with the top states doubling or nearly tripling the national median speed, a new study claims. The study, which was conducted by affordable-broadband advocacy group Speed Matters, found that the nine states with the fastest median download connections are all located on the East Coast. Rhode Island (6.8Mbps) and Delaware (6.7Mbps) have the fastest, and nearly triple the national median download speed of 2.3Mbps. Rounding out the Top 5 states are New Jersey (5.8Mbps), Virginia (5Mbps) and Massachusetts (4.6Mbps). http://www.pcworld.com/article/150214/east_coast_rules_in_broadband_study_says.html ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** Gartner Says Worldwide IT Spending On Pace to Surpass $3.4 Trillion in 2008 [news release] Despite current economic concerns, worldwide IT spending will exceed $3.4 trillion in 2008, an increase of 8 percent from 2007 spending, according to Gartner, Inc. Analysts said much of this growth is based on the decline in the U.S. dollar. The estimated worldwide IT spending growth expressed in constant currency is forecast to be approximately 4.5 percent. http://gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=742913 Olympics set the stage for emerging Web tech fight-Microsoft Silverlight v Adobe Flash As the world's best athletes compete in Beijing, the summer Olympic games are setting the stage for a battle between Microsoft Corp and Adobe Systems Inc over the Internet's next big competition. http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKN2228041820080822 Research aims to put tongues in control of devices [AP] The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add one more ability to the mouthy muscle, and turn it into a computer control pad. http://news.theage.com.au/technology/research-aims-to-put-tongues-in-control-of-devices-20080825-41h6.html http://news.smh.com.au/technology/research-aims-to-put-tongues-in-control-of-devices-20080825-41h6.html ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** Low cost Internet phone revolution beckons for India [AFP] Battle lines are being drawn after India's telecoms regulator called for full-blown telephone services via the Internet, paving the way for another fall in the nation's already cheap call rates. http://news.smh.com.au/technology/low-cost-internet-phone-revolution-beckons-for-india-20080823-40hx.html http://news.theage.com.au/technology/low-cost-internet-phone-revolution-beckons-for-india-20080823-40hx.html The digital war on poverty by Jeffrey Sachs The digital divide is beginning to close. The flow of digital information ? through mobile phones, text messaging, and the internet ? is now reaching the world's masses, even in the poorest countries, bringing with it a revolution in economics, politics, and society. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/21/digitalmedia.mobilephones One laptop for every Niuean child The One Laptop Per Child programme has lived up to its name in the tiny South Pacific nation of Niue, where 100% of children now have one. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7576573.stm Tiny nation of Niue gets laptop for every child [AFP] The tiny South Pacific nation of Niue Thursday became the first nation in the world to issue laptop computers to all its children, officials said. http://news.smh.com.au/technology/tiny-nation-of-niue-gets-laptop-for-every-child-20080822-405v.html http://news.theage.com.au/technology/tiny-nation-of-niue-gets-laptop-for-every-child-20080822-405v.html ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Thousands of cyber attacks each day on Britain's key utilities Computer networks controlling electricity supplies, telecommunications and banking are being attacked thousands of times a day in a new cyberwar against Britain waged by criminals and terrorists ? some of them backed by foreign states ? the Government has said. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4592677.ece Mutually assured destruction in cyberspace The crisis in Georgia has not only stoked fears of a belligerent Russia. It has also served as a reminder that a new style of warfare ? potentially as devastating as those that terrified previous generations ? is almost upon us: cyberwar. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ca5cb050-6eb7-11dd-a80a-0000779fd18c.html Cybereye | The threats ahead Infrastructure networking technology figures to be the hot topic during the next year when it comes to researching vulnerabilities. In a survey of attendees at the Black Hat Briefings security conference earlier this month, 49 percent of respondents said they intended to pursue research in this area. About a third said they will be looking at Web technologies for vulnerabilities. http://www.gcn.com/print/27_21/46953-1.html Warning issued on fake software sites [AAP] The German Federal Agency for Security in Information Technology (BSI) in Bonn is warning about a new and especially tricky security hole affecting internet users. The hole is related to the Domain Name System (DNS) and hence potentially affects all web users. http://news.smh.com.au/world/warning-issued-on-fake-software-sites-20080824-417m.html http://news.theage.com.au/world/warning-issued-on-fake-software-sites-20080824-417m.html au: Jail the 'greedy' scam victims, says Nigerian diplomat The Nigerian high commissioner says people who are ripped off by so-called Nigerian scams are just as guilty as the fraudsters and should be jailed. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/08/21/1219262419867.html Brazilian charged in botnet scheme, will be extradited to U.S. [IDG] A Brazilian man has been charged for trying to rent out a botnet that would have been used to send spam, U.S. authorities said Thursday. http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9113259 http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/22/Brazilian_charged_in_botnet_scheme_will_be_extradited_to_US_1.html http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/082208-brazilian-charged-in-botnet-scheme.html Brazilian charged in U.S. in connection with operating botnet A Brazilian man has been charged in connection with operating a botnet composed of more than 100,000 computers infected with malicious software allegedly designed to send spam, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10022990-83.html http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62045202,00.htm ************************** PRIVACY ************************** ca: Commissioner welcomes legal community?s call for privacy law reform A Canadian Bar Association (CBA) resolution once again highlights the urgent need for reform of Canada?s federal public sector privacy legislation, says the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart. http://privcom.gc.ca/media/nr-c/2008/nr-c_080818_e.asp us: For Sale: Your Browser History In May, Charter Communications, one of the nation's largest Internet service providers, sent letters to hundreds of thousands of its customers promising "an enhancement coming soon to your Web browsing experience." This was a heroic bit of corporate doublespeak?Charter planned to "enhance" its service by installing software on its Internet lines to scrutinize its customers' browsing habits. The company's aim: to sell lucrative ads tailored to users' interests. For instance, if Charter saw that you'd been reading lots of auto reviews, it might show you spots for new cars. The company described the plan as a benefit for users. "You will not see more ads?just ads that are more relevant to you," it said. http://slate.com/id/2198119/ au: Guide to handling personal information security breaches released Federal Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis has released voluntary guidelines on how companies and government agencies should handle security breaches involving sensitive customer information. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24236649-15306,00.html ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** au: ARIA and BigPond at war over copyright infringement A legal stoush has emerged between Australia's music industry and the country's largest internet service provider, BigPond, over the potentially explosive issue of copyright infringement. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24214788-7582,00.html Cyber Infrastructure: The Internet's New Shortcut The Internet, it turns out, may have room enough for everyone. Even the most bandwidth-hogging digital pirates. That, at least, is the hope of two professors from the University of Washington and Yale University. They plan to present research at a conference in Seattle on Thursday describing a new and speedier way to send data across the Internet. Their technique, based on an algorithm they call P4P, could eventually offer a less controversial version of peer-to-peer file sharing, a practice that has flooded the Internet with pirated music and movies and ignited debate over what online content broadband providers should regulate. http://www.forbes.com/infrastructure/2008/08/20/filesharing-internet-p4p-tech-cionetwork-cx_ag_0821fileshare.html Intel unites the internet with TV Intel has signed a deal with Yahoo to enhance the way people use their TVs by adding internet applications. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7573331.stm Andrew Keen: Forget Phelps, this year?s greatest Olympic winner has to be NBC ... But for all the success of NBC?s online coverage, the lesson of Beijing is that television unquestionably remains America?s platform of choice for the majority of media consumers. Ninety per cent of viewers of NBC?s Olympic coverage watched the games on television and only 10 per cent watched on the internet. So forget all the hype about the interactive YouTube Olympics, the fragmentation of viewing habits, niche media and the death of television. Ninety per cent of Americans still rely on the original tube. When the revolution happens, it will appear on TV first. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/comment/andrew-keen-forget-phelps-this-yearrsquos-greatest-olympic-winner-has-to-be-nbc-907681.html Web Audience for Games Soars for NBC and Yahoo The extent to which the Internet served as a supplement to television was unprecedented, and there were two clear winners: NBC?s Web site and Yahoo?s Olympics section. http://nytimes.com/2008/08/25/sports/olympics/25online.html NBC Didn't Cash In on Olympics Video NBC's decision to limit the amount of Olympics footage on its Web site has ticked off sports fans. But that decision could also dog the network in another way: NBCOlympics.com will generate just $5.75 million in video-ad revenue from the Games, according to estimates from research firm eMarketer Inc. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121945280757465515.html ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** China keeps pro-Tibet websites blocked [AFP] Pro-Tibet websites remained blocked in the Olympic press centre and elsewhere on Friday, amid reports that Chinese troops had opened fire on protesters in a remote area of southwest China. http://news.smh.com.au/technology/china-keeps-protibet-websites-blocked-20080823-40hw.html http://news.theage.com.au/technology/china-keeps-protibet-websites-blocked-20080823-40hw.html Internet access falls short but Games force improvement: Rogge Internet access during the Beijing Olympics had not lived up to expectations, but the Games had helped open it up, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said yesterday. http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,24236377-15306,00.html Nike asks Chinese government to identify Yahoo blogger When the rebel becomes king, it doesn't mean the people will suddenly be smiling. Nike, once the brand that championed all who challenged authority, seems to have suddenly taken on the mantle, as well as the athletic supporter, of a regime not known for its fondness for allowing people to just do it. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10023104-71.html Experts: Internet filtering and censorship rife Believe the conspiracy theories: Out of sight and without your knowledge, governments truly are filtering what you see on the Internet. The recent conflict between Georgia and Russia has highlighted many of the issues at play with Internet filtering, as its increasing use by governments raises serious doubts about the freedom of the Web. http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/21/internet.filtering/ Probe into gymnast He Kexin could rule soon - but censorship stops online debate The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) could rule as early as today on whether a double-gold winning Chinese gymnast was underage - but any online debate of the row has been censored. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4588274.ece Slipping Over the Great Firewall of China by Nicholas D. Kristof For all the continuing repression, Chinese live far freer lives now than they did in the 1980s and ?90s. The openness even continues to expand on the Internet. http://nytimes.com/2008/08/24/opinion/24kristof.html ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ uk: My husband, the internet paedophile: A tale of secrets, lies and family breakdown Next week the BBC screens a major new drama about the families of men caught sharing images of child sex abuse. Here, researcher Clare Dwyer Hogg meets three wives whose real experiences informed the show ? and hears how one knock on the door changed their lives forever... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/my-husband-the-internet-paedophile-a-tale-of-secrets-lies-and-family-breakdown-904865.html uk: Babies are new target, Met warns as paedophile threat spirals Children too young to speak are increasingly being targeted by sex offenders - and members of the professions are among those trawling the net for images. In the week Gary Glitter returns, police say the scale of the threat is 'massive' http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/aug/24/childprotection us: Keeping our Children Safe: Protecting the 'Most Vulnerable Among Us' [news release] The exploitation of children has unfortunately become a ?growth industry,? according to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, but the Bureau is ?working every day to find and stop those who prey on our children.? http://www.fbi.gov/page2/august08/cac_082208.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Blueprint for an innovative New Zealand It is widely agreed that New Zealand's future economic prosperity rests on our ability to carve out larger global markets for innovative and technology-driven products and services. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10528125 Joe Biden's pro-RIAA, pro-FBI tech voting record By choosing Joe Biden as their vice presidential candidate, the Democrats have selected a politician with a mixed record on technology who has spent most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders, who ranks toward the bottom of CNET's Technology Voters' Guide, and whose anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10024163-38.html ITU TELECOM ASIA 2008 set for Bangkok, 2-5 September [news release] ITU TELECOM ASIA 2008 is set to open in Bangkok, Thailand in two weeks. The leading showcase for information and communication technologies (ICT) and the foremost networking platform for policy makers, regulators and the ICT industry from across the Asia-Pacific region will open its doors 2-5 September 2008 at the IMPACT Convention Centre, Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok. http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2008/22.html View The ITU/EBU Meeting of High-Level Experts on Competitive Platforms for the Delivery of Digital Content The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are jointly holding a meeting of high-level experts to identify key trends and to address the new technological and policy challenges in the digital content delivery environment. http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/newslog/View+The+ITUEBU+Meeting+Of+HighLevel+Experts+On+Competitive+Platforms+For+The+Delivery+Of+Digital+Content+.aspx ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** nz: Broadband market consolidation inevitable Despite the apparent success in the unbundling of the local loop network, a report released today by IDC believes that the market can only sustain two to three mass-market competitors in the long term. http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/broadband-market-consolidation-inevitable-34140 ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Mobile WiMAX by Jarno Pinola and Kostas Pentikousis, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland One of the technologies that can lay the foundation for the next generation (fourth generation [4G]) of mobile broadband networks is popularly known as "WiMAX." WiMAX, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is designed to deliver wireless broadband bitrates, with Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees for different traffic classes, robust security, and mobility. This article provides an overview of mobile WiMAX, which is based on the wireless local and Metropolitan-Area Network (MAN) standards IEEE 802.16-2004 [1] and 802.16e-2005 [2]. We introduce WiMAX and focus on its mobile system profile and briefly review the role of the WiMAX Forum. We summarize the critical points of the WiMAX network reference model and present the salient characteristics of the PHY and MAC layers as specified in [1] and [2]. Then we address how mobile nodes enter a WiMAX network and explain the fundamentals of mobility support in WiMAX. Finally, we briefly compare WiMAX with High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA), another contender for 4G. http://cisco.com/web/about/ac123/ac147/archived_issues/ipj_11-2/112_wimax.html Verizon Wireless Discusses a Mobile Search Deal With Google Verizon Wireless and Google, two industry Goliaths that have seen each other as potential rivals, are discussing a partnership that would give Google?s search service a prominent spot on the screens of Verizon phones, according to people briefed on the talks. http://nytimes.com/2008/08/23/technology/23google.html Intel: WiMax to slash device's time to market [IDG] The certification process for WiMax devices will allow vendors to get new products out to mobile broadband users in one-third the time it takes to put a phone on a carrier's 3G network, Intel said Thursday at its developer conference. http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/08/22/Intel_WiMax_to_slash_device_timetomarket_1.html Apple's Ambitious iPhone 3G Plans Forecasting iPhone sales is one of tech's toughest guessing games. Since Apple's iPhone 3G came storming out of the gate with 1 million units sold in the three days after it went on sale July 11, analysts have scrambled to come up with a reliable forecast for how many of the devices the consumer electronics maker will sell in the coming years. http://businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2008/tc20080821_199140.htm Intel: Nothing but the Net Has Intel finally come up with a winning formula for conquering the digital living room? The magic eight ball says maybe. The company?s announcement Wednesday of a partnership with Yahoo! could vastly simplify development of Intel-based hardware with consumer electronics makers. And it finally makes good on the promise of delivering the Internet to the big screen in a user-friendly way. http://businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/08/intel_nothing_b.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2008 --------- David Goldstein address: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David §yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 (mobile); +61 2 9665 5773 (home) "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim Flannery Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with Yahoo!7. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepagesetReceived on Mon Aug 25 2008 - 01:29:25 UTC
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