Archive for the 'Computers' Category
Dartmouth launches network protection study
A team of Dartmouth scientists is preparing to launch a project that examines the campus wireless computer traffic in an effort to learn how the network is used and how to best maintain its safety measure. The project is called the Dartmouth Web defense Testbed, or DIST. “Our campus environment is …
Protecting Computer Networks From World Wide Web Worms
Researchers may have found a new way to combat the most dangerous mold of computer virus. The method automatically detects within minutes when an Net worm has infected a computer network. Network administrators can next isolate infected machines and hold them in quarantine for repairs. Ness Shroff,…
New wireless sensor network keeps tabs on the environment
Have you ever wondered what happens in the rainforest when no one is looking?. Research in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Science may soon be able to reply that question. The departments of computing science and earth and atmospheric science have been working together to create a Wireless S…
Interactive Web sites draw minds
The interactive look and feel of a corporate website could help shape positive perceptions about the organization whether the site includes a likeable design and features that engage the target audience, particularly job seekers, as per media researchers. S. Shyam Sundar, professor of film, video a…
Broadband access opens doors to networking
Proactive policies are needed to facilitate broadband Net access and adoption in rural areas so that rural hospitals, schools and businesses can drive social and economic development and better position themselves to compete, say Penn State scientists in a recently released report from the Center f…
NIST tool helps Web master top-level domains
At the desire of a worldwide Web organization, a computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed an algorithm that may guide applicants in proposing new top-level domains the last part of an Net address, such as.com, that citizens type in navigating the Web…
A CluE in the Search for goods-Intensive Computing
The Computer and knowledge Science and Engineering (CISE) directorate at the National Science Foundation (NSF) released a solicitation for proposals for the new Cluster Exploratory (CluE) initiative. The CluE program was announced in February as a part of a relationship amidst Google, IBM and NSF. …
