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***************************************************** Edupage is a service of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. ***************************************************** TOP STORIES FOR MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2006 Two Universities Join Microsoft Book-Scanning Project Court Rejects Challenge to CALEA Expansion JFK Library to Go Online Using UWB for Wireless Video TWO UNIVERSITIES JOIN MICROSOFT BOOK-SCANNING PROJECT Microsoft has announced that the libraries of the University of California and the University of Toronto will participate in its book-scanning project, known as Windows Live Book Search. The two libraries joining Microsoft's program, which is being run together with the Open Content Alliance, will allow the project to scan their public-domain materials. Unlike Google's similar project, Microsoft's program is only scanning books in the public domain or for which the copyright owners have granted explicit permission. To that end, Microsoft has set up a Web site where copyright owners can volunteer their materials for being scanned and made available online. Google's approach has been to scan books, including those still covered by copyright, unless a copyright owner specifically objects. CNET, 9 June 2006 http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6082258.html COURT REJECTS CHALLENGE TO CALEA EXPANSION A federal appeals court has ruled against a challenge to an expansion of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) to cover network traffic. CALEA requires providers of telecommunications services to make their systems available to law enforcement for authorized wiretapping. The FCC has sought to expand CALEA to cover Internet networks also. The appeals court ruled 2-1 that the FCC is permitted to apply CALEA to networks. A coalition representing higher education had challenged the expansion of CALEA, saying that the law was not written with data networks in mind and that such an expansion would impose considerable costs on higher education for compliance. Speaking for the majority, Judge David Sentelle said the FCC's interpretation of CALEA to cover data networks was reasonable. Judge Harry Edwards, who dissented in the opinion, said the FCC discounted an exemption in the law for information services. San Jose Mercury News, 9 June 2006 http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/14781403.htm JFK LIBRARY TO GO ONLINE A joint project among several organizations will digitize and post online a vast collection of material from and relating to John F. Kennedy. Technology vendor EMC, the Kennedy Presidential Library, and the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration will work together to put an estimated 11 terabytes of content online, including papers, photographs, and audio and video recordings of and about the former president. Included in the collection to be digitized are 8.4 million pages from Kennedy, more than 40 million pages about JFK from other individuals, 9,000 hours of audio recordings, 7.5 million feet of film, and 1,200 hours of video. Roy Sanford, vice president of EMC, which is donating hardware, software, and support, said the first materials to be posted will be online within 18 months. He also said that a remote backup of the content will ensure its long-term safety. ZDNet, 12 June 2006 http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6082836.html USING UWB FOR WIRELESS VIDEO A small California-based company says it has computer chips that transmit video signals wirelessly throughout a home using ultrawideband (UWB) technology. Other vendors making such products have used Wi-Fi for the transmission, although wireless video provided by Wi-Fi is often choppy. The new chips, from Tzero Technologies, use UWB technology, which is fast but has previously not been effective for distances more than a few meters. According to Tzero, the company's chips can transmit smooth video as far as 30 meters (about 100 feet), passing through the walls of a house. The UWB technology is being developed by two separate groups, which have been unable to find a compromise on their differences. The UWB that Tzero uses is supported by a group called WiMedia, which includes Intel, among others. An official from Tzero said the company's chips would be available this summer. Wall Street Journal, 12 June 2006 (sub. req'd) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115007738284377516.html ***************************************************** EDUPAGE INFORMATION To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your settings, or access the Edupage archive, visit http://www.educause.edu/Edupage/639 Or, you can subscribe or unsubscribe by sending e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To SUBSCRIBE, in the body of the message type: SUBSCRIBE Edupage YourFirstName YourLastName To UNSUBSCRIBE, in the body of the message type: SIGNOFF Edupage If you have subscription problems, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***************************************************** OTHER EDUCAUSE RESOURCES The EDUCAUSE Resource Center is a repository for information concerning use and management of IT in higher education. 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