Read more computer network stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13629/computer-network.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:00:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64722/health-care-by-computer-has-failed-in-the-uk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLike all liberals, President Obama likes big, controlling systems. Like British politicians, he hopes to manage health care with a nationwide supercomputer. As Britain failed, so too will the United States, Fraser Nelson and Irwin M. Stelzer write in the Weekly Standard . Not only has Britain's medical database failed after...http://www.newser.com/story/64722/health-care-by-computer-has-failed-in-the-uk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Jul 2009 18:19:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58282/hackers-expose-holes-in-air-traffic-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCivilian air traffic computer networks are riddled with security holes, and hackers have breached them several times in the past few years, the Wall Street Journal reports. Intruders could gain access to operational systems by first hacking into administrative areas using 763 separate “high risk” holes in those systems, according...http://www.newser.com/story/58282/hackers-expose-holes-in-air-traffic-safety.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 7:45:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56555/us-seeks-ethical-hackers-to-combat-cyber-threats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo combat the rising threat of attack on the nation’s computer networks, the US government is turning to the dark side for help, the AP reports. A call has gone out for so-called “ethical hackers” who “think like the bad guy” to work with Homeland Security to identify and counter...http://www.newser.com/story/56555/us-seeks-ethical-hackers-to-combat-cyber-threats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Apr 2009 11:55:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48620/google-like-system-to-link-us-intelligence-agencies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe computer databases of the 16 US intelligence agencies soon will be linked, the Wall Street Journal reports. The system comes nearly 5 years after the spy agencies got heat for failing to "connect the dots" before the Sept. 11 attacks. Analysts will be able to search through secret files...http://www.newser.com/story/48620/google-like-system-to-link-us-intelligence-agencies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Jan 2009 8:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38448/how-to-detect-earthquakes-from-your-desk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSeismologists have found a way to harness the power of a built-in feature of many laptops and create a new wide-ranging earthquake-detection system, the Economist reports. The "Quake-Catcher Network" capitalizes on laptops' accelerometers, little devices that detect when the computer is falling or shaken, to provide widespread—and highly sensitive—...http://www.newser.com/story/38448/how-to-detect-earthquakes-from-your-desk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Sep 2008 6:11:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25305/laptops-may-help-sense-quakes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLaptop computers are the key to a new earthquake-sensing project in California, the MIT Technology Review reports. Researchers are working to connect home and business computers in a network that could monitor activity and even provide early warning of big quakes. Motion detectors would report shaking to a central server,...http://www.newser.com/story/25305/laptops-may-help-sense-quakes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Apr 2008 13:57:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23941/denmarks-economy-most-networked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDenmark is the most IT-savvy country on Earth, according to the World Economic Forum, which today released its list of the world’s “most networked” countries. The list ranks 127 countries based on their ability to use new information and technologies, the BBC explains. It was Denmark’s second year on top,...http://www.newser.com/story/23941/denmarks-economy-most-networked.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Apr 2008 16:42:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20767/chinas-military-boost-angers-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US and China are clashing over Beijing's increasing defense expenditures, its posture toward Taiwan and its threat to US space hardware, reports the BBC. Beijing officials say they plan to up defense spending by 18% to $59 billion—but a Pentagon report claims the true amount of Chinese military...http://www.newser.com/story/20767/chinas-military-boost-angers-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Mar 2008 12:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17551/cisco-unveils-a-much-faster-switch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCisco is introducing a network switch today that can handle much greater quantities of data traffic than its current products. Aimed at corporations working with large amounts of Internet and remote data, as well as ISPs, the Nexus 7000 switch would be capable of transferring all 90,000 of Netflix’s...http://www.newser.com/story/17551/cisco-unveils-a-much-faster-switch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Jan 2008 13:25:22 CST