Putting a Business Suite on Grid Technology
By letting companies distribute work among a system of computers, grid technology offers businesses versatility, agility, and improved efficiency.
Unusual Attack Holds Computer Files for Ransom
Hackers have launched a new type of attack in which they remotely lock up documents on computers and demand a ransom from the victims to unlock the computer.
Cornell Scientist Builds Self-Replicating Robot
Cornell University researchers have created a family of robots made up of three or four cubes that are cut diagonally into halves that can rotate against each other and connect to one another in different ways so that the robots can change shape and build copies of themselves.
Schools Increasingly Use Software to Grade Essays
Instructors now use software to score a variety of written assignments ranging from high school papers to essays on standard exams for graduate school applicants.