Comnet Conference and Expo
Quick overview of entertainment
3M magic show AT&T Hard Line Frame Relay Belly Dancers
Trends
Conversion from Copper to Fiber
Movement to GHz Ethernet in the backbone 10/100/1000 autosensing ports everywhere
Traffic shaping for Quality of Service delivery of multimedia IP Phones (Cisco, Sprint, others) Wireless versus conventional telecommunications (AT&T vs. Verizon) Network management Pushing routing to the edge again inside of switches for QOS No ATM to the desktop Canon GB laser links between buildings using lasers
Virus Update
W32/Myparty Malicious Code Windows client (Outlook or Outlook express) Non damaging payload Spread via e-mail
Subject: new photos from my partyBody: Hello!?? My party?.It was absolutely amazing! I have attached my web page with new photos! If you can please make color prints of my photos. Thanks.Attachment: www.myparty.yahoo.com
Security Update Antitheft chip to stop mobile thieves
Programmable chip by Xilinx Uses Internet Reconfigurable Logic Uses CoolRunner II CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device) User calls in to telco with code to disable phone
Keeping Tabs on Kidnap Victims Space Elevator Gets a Serious Look by NASA Kodak makes good on website blunder
Offered Kodak EasyShare DX3700 camera for 100 Pounds instead of 329 pounds Autoresponder confirmed error Belated agreed to honor the price for several hundred buyers Needed disclaimer info on response for protection
Digital Cameras Have Taken Off
Everyman wants one Instant Gratification, easy emailing, print only what you want Online growth up 18% last year, while photo editing software grew by 27% Research firm Jupiter believes digital photography is about to become a mass market Digital cameras as low as $49.
Stratford Website is Hot
Tech Talk shows posted in RealAudio format each Saturday All the shows links posted at the same time Check it out.
Internet Society News
Internet Society Website General Membership is now free!!! Great organization and great site NDSS 02 Conference
Network and Distributed System Security Symposium February 6 through 8th in San Diego Focuses on security issues and challenges Papers that interested me
Detecting Staganographic Content on the Internet Router-based defense against DDOS Many authentication papers
INET 2002 Conference
Washington DC June 18-21, 2002 Focusing on Internet Policy
Stratford News
Today is Senior Scholarship Day at Falls Church Next Senior Scholarship Events
Falls Church — February 16th at 10AM Saturday Woodbridge — March 16th , 10AM Saturday Woodbridge Open House — February 21th Noon to 7:30PM, Thursday
Next February 11th , 2002