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Washington Post Was Hunley the Victim of a Mighty Wind? Records Suggest That a Cold Front Helped Sink Confederate Submarine By Manuel Roig-Franzia Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 26, 2004; Page A13 COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The mystery of the CSS Hunley is one of those irresistible things, made all the more tempting to the scientific mind because the answers seem tantalizingly within reach. The old Confederate submarine fared so well during its 136 years at the bottom of the ocean, just outside Charleston Harbor, that Harry Pecorelli III, an underwater archaeologist studying the vessel, says it is "frozen in time," a stunning fossil of the Civil War. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41900-2004Apr25.html Dallas Morning News Sixth Floor director removed from job Museum board alleges financial improprieties with travel expenses 06:59 PM CDT on Friday, April 23, 2004 By MARK WROLSTAD / The Dallas Morning News The longtime leader of Dallas' Sixth Floor Museum, one of the area's biggest tourist destinations, has been removed from his job because of allegations of improprieties involving his travel expenses and will be terminated, according to people associated with the museum's board. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/042304dnmetjeffwest.a4272.html Federal Computer Week Sprehe: Politicizing the Archives BY J. Timothy Sprehe April 26, 2004 With John Carlin as the incumbent archivist of the United States, the Bush administration announced its intention to nominate conservative history professor Allen Weinstein to replace him. Carlin responded that he will stay in place until Weinstein is confirmed, an event that may not happen soon given the Senate confirmation process. Weinstein's nomination creates many concerns. His published historical works have been severely criticized on scholarship grounds. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0426/oped-sprehe-04-26-04.asp Wall Street Journal The Dangers in Outbound E-Mail By MICHAEL TOTTY Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL April 26, 2004; Page R6 For most people, e-mail security is primarily about finding ways to prevent bad stuff -- spam, viruses, hackers and the like -- from getting into a computer network. But now companies are starting to look for ways to keep stuff from getting out. The reason is simple: For all the damage that invading viruses can do to a system, businesses increasingly realize their greater vulnerability is already inside. It's Marge in accounting or Bert in the call center -- employees who have access to valuable trade secrets, financial data or confidential client information and who, intentionally or not, might send it to someone who isn't authorized to receive it. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108264924770890694,00.html? Daily Times Need for a revolutionary solution to information management. BY CHARLES IKOABASI The Lagos and Kaduna Offices of the National Agency for Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) was consumed by fire recently. Destroying everything from paper to electronics including some newly installed modern computer systems. The suspicion was that those who have a case to answer in matters of trade in fake drugs were behind the fiery destructions, ostensibly to destroy vital evidence that were going to be used to prosecute them. http://www.dailytimesofnigeria.com/DailyTimes/2004/April/26/Needfor.asp Houston Chronicle FOCUS: TECHNOLOGY Electronic voting debate: Can computers ever be trustworthy? By RACHEL KONRAD Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A growing number of federal and state legislators are expressing doubts about the integrity of the ATM-like electronic voting machines that at least 50 million Americans will use to cast their ballots in November. Computer scientists have long criticized the so-called touchscreen machines as not being much more reliable than home computers, which can crash, malfunction and fall prey to hackers and viruses. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2530475 Wired Diebold May Face Criminal Charges By Kim Zetter | Also by this reporter Page 1 of 1 08:55 AM Apr. 23, 2004 PT SACRAMENTO, California –- After harshly chastising Diebold Election Systems for what it considered deceptive business practices, a California voting systems panel voted unanimously Thursday to recommend that the secretary of state decertify an electronic touch-screen voting machine manufactured by the company, making it likely that four California counties that recently purchased the machines will have to find other voting solutions for the November presidential election. The panel also voted to send the findings of its recent Diebold investigation to the state's attorney general for possible criminal and civil charges against the firm for violating state election laws. http://www.wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,63191,00.html The Register Emails that come back to haunt By Fran Howarth, IT-Analysis Published Monday 26th April 2004 10:22Â GMT When you delete an email, what happens? In most cases, the email in question is transferred to a part of the computer where it may be overwritten in case extra space is needed on the computer. Or it may not - especially given the large capacity with which most computers today are equipped. Either way, the majority of emails that we delete can be found by specialised resources. But why does it matter? Under new legislation, including Sarbanes-Oxley and several rulings by the Securities and Exchange Commission over the past couple of years specify for how long business documents - including email - must be kept. While data retention regulations vary from law to law, most have a minimum retention period prescribed of at least two years, and Sarbanes-Oxley specifies that business records should be kept for five years, and those related to audits and business reviews must be kept for seven years. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/26/email_data_retention/ The Allen American Exhibit displays photos by former college students BY SHAWN FLOYD , STAFF WRITER 04/26/2004 While Andy Reisberg and Chris Regas have found a common bond in photography, within that genre they're often on the opposing ends of the pole. At one end is Reisberg, preserver and restorer of photos, and at the other end is Regas, teacher of a new generation of photography students. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11390121&BRD=1426&PAG=461&dept_id=525682&rfi=6 Computerworld Optical Storage Sings the Blues Blue-laser technology will dramatically increase storage densities of optical media -- and lower costs. Emerging Technology by Gary H. Anthes APRIL 26, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Even IT managers can get the blues. Or at least that's what a gaggle of vendors are hoping as they prepare ultradense optical storage products based on blue-laser technology. Conventional optical technologies such as CD, DVD and magneto-optical (MO) drives write data using red lasers. But makers of storage systems and recording media are developing ways to read and write using more efficient blue lasers. Because these lasers operate at shorter optical wavelengths, they can write more data in the same space and write and read data faster than devices that use red lasers. http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,92587,00.html Wall Street Journal Wary of Wireless How vulnerable are Wi-Fi networks? Perhaps less than many companies fear. By DANIEL NASAW Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL April 26, 2004; Page R10 A wireless network in the workplace can increase productivity, mobility and vendor and customer satisfaction, but are they secure? As workers buy laptops with built-in wireless capability and public wireless "hot spots" are popping up everywhere from coffee shops to hotel rooms, companies are installing high-speed Wi-Fi wireless networks in the office. But security fears linger. Blame it on bad publicity. For instance, last fall, two men who were parked outside a Lowe's Cos. home-improvement store in Southfield, Mich., were able to gain access to six credit-card transactions, according to a company spokeswoman. http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB108258056002489622,00.html? Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA Richmond, Va [log in to unmask]