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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 08:32:47 -0500
From: "Swisher, Bob" <bswisher@ou.edu>
To: "'it-fyi@ou.edu'" <it-fyi@ou.edu>
Subject: Edupage, 12 October 1997
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> Edupage, 12 October 1997. Edupage, a summary of news about
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> TOP STORIES
> Electronic Shopping Still At The Starting Gate
> Jobs Considering Staying At Apple
> Van Houweling Named As Internet2 Chief
> Andreessen Replaced As Netscape's Technology Officer
>
> ALSO
> Funding The Next-Generation Internet
> Free Video-On-Demand, To The Right Address
> U.S. In Danger Of Catastrophic Cyber Attack
> Oakland Ends Welfare As We Know It ... By Adding The Net
>
> ELECTRONIC SHOPPING STILL AT THE STARTING GATE
> Companies sank nearly $35 billion into the Internet last year,
> investing in infrastructure, Web sites and data protection, according
> to Zona Research, but so far the returns on their investments have
> been low. In fact, it may be 10 to 15 years before the Internet
> becomes even a minor player in retail, says the chairman of America's
> Research Group. About 60% of U.S. households still don't own a
> computer, and about 85% don't have a modem. And an even greater
> percentage own machines that are not powerful enough to surf the Web.
> Only 5% of the population has any interest in using the Net as a
> retail outlet, says America's Research Group, and more than half of
> the consumers who've purchased something online say they're not sure
> they'll do so again. Still, some sites, such as Amazon.com and Buyers
> USA, are making money, and analysts say that retailers who exploit the
> unique aspects of the Internet with products that people want can be
> successful. "I'm very bullish on the Internet long-term," says one
> business consultant. "But right now, we have to be realistic,
> despite the ridiculous projections and claims of sales." (Investor's
> Business Daily 10 Oct 97)
>
> JOBS CONSIDERING STAYING AT APPLE
> Apple interim CEO Steve Jobs says he would consider staying on in the
> position he assumed after Gil Amelio was ousted in July. Analysts say
> Jobs' comments may reflect the difficulty Apple is having in
> attracting qualified candidates who want the CEO job. (Wall Street
> Journal 10 Oct 97)
>
> VAN HOUWELING NAMED AS INTERNET2 CHIEF
> Douglas Van Houweling has been named president of the University
> Corporation for Advanced Internet Development, the nonprofit company
> spearheading the Internet2 initiative. Van Houweling formerly served
> as dean of academic outreach and vice provost for information at the
> University of Michigan. The Internet2 effort will focus on developing
> applications for a network that eventually will run at speeds as fast
> as 2.4 gigabits per second. "Connectivity is just the first step,"
> says Van Houweling. "The last part of our strategy is to link
> everything we do with the Internet industry, so that these
> capabilities will go to the Internet... The greatest benefits will
> come at the end of the second year when the experimental and pilot
> implementations and protocols will show up in the products our
> partners are selling outside the universities." (TechWire 10 Oct 97)
>
> ANDREESSEN REPLACED AS NETSCAPE'S TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
> Netscape has named Eric Hahn as its new chief technology officer,
> replacing company co-founder Marc Andreessen, who will continue to
> have his other title: executive vice president of products. Hahn
> said: "Marc is a brilliant strategist and visionary and I would not
> think he's given up his vision and leadership responsibilities. Marc
> for the first time is taking on significant and exciting operating
> responsibilities managing products, and I'm returning to my first love
> as a technologist." (San Jose Mercury News 11 Oct 97)
>
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> FUNDING THE NEXT-GENERATION INTERNET
> Congress has passed a budget bill that would allocate $80 million to
> the financing of the Next-Generation Internet, or NGI. The Clinton
> Administration originally had requested $100 million for the effort.
> Of that amount, $23 million would be obtained from the escrow account
> that was set up when the National Science Foundation contracted with
> Network Solutions Inc. to handle top-level Internet domain
> registrations. NSF wants to remove itself from involvement in Internet
> funding, and concentrate on new projects like the NGI. National
> Science Foundation director Joseph Bordogna says, "The Internet has
> become a global communications infrastructure. It is no longer a
> medium that primarily supports the conduct of federally supported
> research within the science and engineering, research and education
> community -- the original reason for NSF involvement." (New York
> Times 11 Oct 97)
>
> FREE VIDEO-ON-DEMAND, TO THE RIGHT ADDRESS
> Residents of New York's trendy Trump Tower will be getting
> video-on-demand free, offered by fledgling start-up Freelinq. The
> catch? Two 30-second commercials at the beginning of every film. The
> deal will work, says Freelinq, because advertisers will be eager to
> share their messages with a momentarily captive, very upscale
> audience. "It pushes individual ads to the right people in the right
> way," says the company's president, who predicts 4,000 apartments in
> Manhattan high-rises will be hooked up by year's end. (Broadcasting &
> Cable 6 Oct 97)
>
> U.S. IN DANGER OF CATASTROPHIC CYBER ATTACK
> Robert Marsh, the chairman of the Commission on Critical
> Infrastructure Protection says that neither government nor industry
> now has the means to protect the United States against computer
> attacks that could shut down communications and power grid. The
> commission will deliver its report to President Clinton this week.
> (Montreal Gazette 8 Oct 97)
>
> OAKLAND ENDS WELFARE AS WE KNOW IT ... BY ADDING THE NET
> Oakland, California, has adopted a policy statement requiring that
> future public housing projects be given computer equipment and
> Internet access so that welfare and low-income residents can learn
> job-critical skills in their homes. A pilot project developed in
> partnership with IBM has provided 100 public housing units with IBM
> network stations attached to a PC server through a local area network.
> (Government Technology Sep 97)
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