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Submission + - Metronome: Realtime Garbage Collection in Java

Submitted by sproketboy on Thursday February 08, 2007 @11:41AM

sproketboy writes: IBM is develping a new techology Metronome which allows Java to be used for realtime application development.

Called Metronome, this new technology has already been adopted for use by the US Navy.

An article from acmqueue.com describes the technology that makes it possible to develop realtime systems, even those that have extremely demanding timing requirements

Submission + - DDoS Attack on Root Servers Thwarted

Submitted by

jimbojw

on Thursday February 08, 2007 @10:11AM

jimbojw writes: "On Tuesday, the fourth anniversary of "Safer Internet Day", three of the 13 DNS root servers were temporarily browned out by a well orchestrated DDoS attack. Details surrounding the originators of the attack are vague, but some believe it may have originated in Asia.
Brian Krebs reports:

Among the apparent targets was a root server controlled by the Department of Defense Network Information Center. There is also evidence to suggest the attackers targeted the servers responsible for managing the stability of the ".uk" and ".org" domains.

He goes on to quote Paul Levins, vice president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), who said:

This is a fact based community, and we're waiting for the facts to come in after the analysis before we can make committed statements about what the origins were, and its intended targets.
Why would attackers target the root-servers? No demands were received, no ransom paid."

Submission + - BBC On-Demand to exclude Apple and Linux users

Submitted by startling on Thursday February 08, 2007 @10:07AM

startling writes: The BBC Trust has published its provisional conclusions regarding DRM for its On-Demand content. From a PDF on the BBC website:
"The BBC Executive proposes a digital rights management solution which would require consumers to be using Windows XP (or above) and Windows Media Player 10 (or above) to be able to access seven-day TV catch-up over the internet... Our understanding is that the BBC Executive aspires to offer an alternative DRM framework, which would enable Apple and Linux users to access the service, but has yet to identify a satisfactory solution. In either case, we will expect this to have been addressed within 24 months."
That means the BBC would effectively be giving Microsoft a monopoly for up to two years! More information on the BBC website.

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