EU opens digital library to public with over 2 million works (Ars Technica)

The EU has finally launched Europeana, a digital online library that hosts more than 2 million books, maps, recordings, photographs, paintings, and documents from cultural institutions in its 27 member states. The EU hopes to have 8 million more works added by 2010.

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Case Study: Cornell Takes Visual Approach to Data Analysis (Campus Technology)

One of the challenges with business intelligence (BI) software, as many campus IT departments can attest, is the difficulty of implementing and using it. While powerful, BI tools can also be a challenge to master, especially for the non-technical business users who typically need the tools' analytical capabilities most

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The Forces Driving Women Out of Computer Science (New York Times)

Ellen Spertus, a graduate student at M.I.T., wondered why only 20 percent of computer science undergraduates there were female. She published a 124-page paper, “Why Are There So Few Female Computer Scientists?”, cataloging different cultural biases that discouraged girls and women from pursuing careers in the field. The year was 1991.

Computer science has changed considerably since then. Now, there are even fewer women entering the field. Why this is so remains a matter of dispute.

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RIM BlackBerry Storm vs. iPhone 3G: 8 Reasons to Pick the Storm (CIO.com)

With the new BlackBerry Storm set to hit U.S stores, many smartphone enthusiasts looking to go the touch screen route will have to make a decision between RIM's first touch device and the iPhone 3G. In this second installment of a two-part series the editors of CIO offer up eight reasons to embrace the Storm.

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Apple iPhone 3G vs. BlackBerry Storm: 8 Reasons to Pick the iPhone (CIO.com)

With the new BlackBerry Storm hitting U.S shelves next week, many smartphone enthusiasts looking to go the touch screen route will soon have to make a decision between RIM's first touch device and Apple's popular iPhone 3G. In this first installment of a two-part series the editors of CIO offer up eight reasons to pick the iPhone.

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Obama may have to give up e-messaging (CNN.com)

Before he ran for president Barack Obama quit smoking. Now that he's won the job, he may have to break another addiction: Checking his BlackBerry for e-mail.

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Microsoft considers WebKit transplant for Internet Explorer (TG Daily)

According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the company may consider moving Internet Explorer (IE) to Apple's open-source WebKit browser engine which -- like Mozilla's Gecko and Opera's Presto -- follows web standards more closely than IE. Such a move may have a tremendous impact on web development trends and help IE get back on track.

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Obama Malware Follows Election (Digital Trends)

Barack Obama's election victory has proved to be a popular new lure for malware attackers.

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Apple's iPhone makes headway in corporate market (Reuters)

Apple Inc's new iPhone appears to be making small but steady inroads into the coveted corporate market dominated by RIM's BlackBerry.

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Obama's search for a CTO (CNET News)

By naming some technology executives to his transition team--especially former IAC executive Julius Genachowski--President-elect Barack Obama is signaling that he's likely to follow through with his proposal to appoint a chief technology officer to the White House.

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The First Internet Campaign (CIO Insight)

Barack Obama was elected for many reasons, but it seems clear that his campaign organization played an important role in his victory, and in some places perhaps a decisive one. That campaign organization was enabled to a great degree by its innovative use of technology, including social networking software, mobile phones, and other tools. Behind the net effort was a big IT development project, and all of that was wrapped in an emergent media culture tied together by the internet.

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What Obama presidency means for clean tech (CNET News)

Energy and environmental policy is poised for dramatic change under an Obama administration even with a slumping economy. With the incoming administration and Congress, renewable energy advocates and environmentalists said they anticipate a comprehensive national energy plan focused on fostering clean-energy technologies.

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Obama Urged to Take Immediate Cyber-security Steps (eWeek.com)

President-elect Barack Obama has promised to appoint a national cyber-security adviser. According to a report by the Defense Science Board, the cyber-security czar will inherit a civilian and military information infrastructure that is ill-prepared for advanced cyber-attacks. The United States' vulnerability to cyber-attacks in space presents a particular challenge for the new leaders.

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Nanobama: World's Tiniest Candidate Portrait (Wired Science from Wired.com)

The presidential candidates have been under a microscope for the last year, but today, the focus on Sen. Barack Obama's face reached the nanoscale.

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Top 20 Election Day Web sites and online tools (Computerworld)

Ready for election day? The Web is brimming with interactive tools--everything from widgets to mobile alerts--that can help you stay on top of the presidential vote and keep you informed, no matter where you go.

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The Pitfalls and Vulnerabilities of Electronic Voting (eWeek.com)

When U.S. voters take to the polls today, almost all registered voters will cast their ballots on one of three types of electronic voting machines, each of which comes with its own set of vulnerabilities and countermeasures.

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African Wireless Growth to Continue at More Moderate Pace, Ericsson Exec Says (BusinessWeek)

The president of Ericsson's sub-Saharan Africa operations expects the continent's mobile-phone industry to keep growing despite war and economic woes.

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Verizon tries to stave off cable ISPs, bumps DSL to 7Mbps (Ars Technica)

Verizon has beefed up its DSL offerings in hopes that it can attract customers away from cable in areas where FiOS is not yet available. It's also eliminating a lower-priced data option for pay-as-you-go mobile customers in an attempt to lock them into 3G service.

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Comcastic P4P trial shows 80% speed boost for P2P downloads (Ars Technica)

Comcast releases data on a major trial of P4P technology that directs peer-to-peer users to local sources first. Not only does it boost download speeds, it can save ISPs cash without straining the network.

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