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Technology
Topics
Overview
These resources are intended to provide a brief introduction to the selected web sites and other online materials available on the subject
of electronic commerce and other ICT topics. The areas listed are not a comprehensive list of all ICT subjects, but rather a selected list of
topic areas of key interest helpful for learning more about this dynamic body of knowledge.
A list of the topic areas appears on the menu located on the left of each page. Additionally, a description of each topic area appears below.
Online TV Lectures
Lectures by Dr. Stephen Ruth (George Mason University School of Public Policy) on the various topics related to technology,
globalization and culture. These lectures are in streaming video format.
Topic Areas
3D TV and Web Technology
Are you tired of looking at a flat 2D image while watching TV or working on the computer? The search for a practical "3D image" without
the bulky cardboard glasses is underway.
3G
The next generation of mobile service capabilities are currently being developed for cell phones. Will mobile computing become as ubiquitous
as some claim?
Alternative Payment Methods
Information and reports on current trends, pointing towards the further establishment of alternative payment methods.
Ambient Intelligence
The idea that you will be surrounded by intelligent information systems that will improve your quality of life are already in advanced
development. These systems are ultimately characterized by the following basic elements: ubiquity, transparency, and intelligence.
Audio Fingerprint
Here is a technology to identify digital music using an ownership database that provides monitoring, filtering, reduced liability, and
pirating prevention for copyrighted materials.
Augmented Reality
Provides a thorough walk through of how augmented reality will work when it becomes a fully realized technology.
Biometrics
Provides an overview of authentication and types of biometric authentication.
Blogging
This relatively new phenomenon is an abbreviated term for Web log. A blog is a Web site that serves as a publicly accessible personal
journal for an individual or group. -Webopedia
Bluetooth Wireless Technology
Is Bluetooth wireless technology finally ready for mainstream use? What are the benefits of Bluetooth? What are the technologies that make it
possible?
Broadband
Explore resources on the many existing and emerging broadband options.
Convergence
The combining of personal computers, telecommunication, and television into a user experience that is accessible to everyone. -WhatIs.com
Cryptography
Introduces and briefly explains some of the terminology used in discussions of cryptography, digital certificates and their relevance.
Cyber Threats
New Internet vices and threats seem to appear daily. Why is this the
case and what can we do to protect ourselves and our precious data?
Data Mining
Data mining technologies and the legal ramifications of corporate espionage and misuse of personal information such as profiling.
Data Theft
From Identity theft to sensitive personal information including medical records and banking transactions: Is your data safe?
Digital Nomads
There are many types of nomads, ranging from the café nomad to the jet-set nomad and we all share one goal - our desire to be connected when we want to have conversations or do work.
Digitization and Copyright Law
Listings which descuss the importance of digitization and the hurdles the U.S. faces based on current laws.
Disaster Preparedness/Recovery
Provides a variety of articles all dealing with disaster preparedness and recovery.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
The DMCA was enacted in the fall of 1998, to a great extent justified by new World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties which
require signatory countries take steps to improve the legal protection afforded to copyrighted materials. If the DMCA is not a familiar topic
to you or you do not understand why it is important, please read the materials listed here.
Digitization and Copyright Law
Mass digitization and the economic, legislative and/or regulatory stances that companies and idividuals have towards them.
Distributed Computing
Provides links to Distributed Systems sites, projects, and all types of distributed computing topics.
e-Gambling
This is a listing of the vast resources and services related to e-Gambling that are available on the World Wide Web today.
e-Government
How are government agencies (including state, local, federal and beyond) responding to the need to make government services available online?
e-Voting (e-Voting, eVoting, Online Voting, Direct Recording Electronic Systems, DRE Voting Systems)
An election system that uses encryption to allow a voter to transmit his or her secure and secret ballot via the Internet, kiosk, punch card, and optical scan ballot. -Bitpipe
e-Waste
Links to many issues in digital dumping and a call to action to help stop this potential, environmental disaster.
Fair Use
"Fair Use" is part of U.S. copyright law, officially integrated in 1976, allowing limited free usage of copyrighted material.
Fixed Wireless
10,000 sub-11 GHz base stations and 1.2 million client devices are installed worldwide, providing at least 256 Kbps service.
Games? - Massive Multi-user Online Worlds
Beyond MUDs (Multi-User Domains), Persistent Gaming Worlds are becoming more and more popular. Is this the new millennium direction of
pleasurable social interaction? Some online worlds are no game and the military is checking into the future possibilities!
Green IT
Topics of e-waste, e-cycling, and attitudes ranging from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to corporations as well as statistics.
HD Radio
HD Radio enables AM and FM radio stations to simulcast both digital and analog audio within the same channel (a hybridized digital-analog signal).
HDTV
FAQs and technical explanations about all the latest television signal formats and the transition of broadcast stations from analog to digital signals.
Internet2
Here is a listing of resources and services related to Internet2 that are available on the World Wide Web.
Internet Censorship
While legally this topic shares much with other forms of censorship, internet censorship specifically deals with the restriction of online content.
Internet Dating
There is a plethora of resources and services related to Internet Dating that are available on the World Wide Web. The links listed here are news articles on the phenomenon of Internet dating.
Internet Demographics
What is the demographic composition of Internet users? The results may surprise you.
Internet Pornography
Statistical reports on child pornography, worldwide pornography, and non-partisan, 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, emerging to make the Internet safer for children and families
Internet Radio
Internet radio is the transmission of streaming audio services through the Internet as opposed to traditional radio waves.
Internet Taxation
Learn about the variety of proposals that have been made regarding Internet taxation--and the potential impact these proposals could have on eCommerce.
IP Telephony
Is Voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology ready to revolutionize the telephone industry?
Internet Service Provider (ISP) Filtering
ISP-level filtering technology is slowly progressing, but the changing politics of Internet usage is undermining public support for censorship.
Information Technology Security
A look at industry-leading computer education and information security training as well as some security tools and discovered improprieties.
Knowledge Management
Research and news sources that focus on strategies and applications of Knowledge Management in the corporate world.
Legislative Initiatives
Covers many different topics from Analog-to-digital TV, voice over IP, and several bills before the Senate and House of Representatives.
Malware
Malware statistics, blogs, top twenty list and the economic impact in 2007 of over $13 billion.
M-Banking
The emergence of
Major Global Indices
Reports of countries on issues like population, capital, political rights, civil liberties, status and a ten-year ratings timeline.
Napster Technology
Revisit the Napster controversy--why Napster failed and the ramifications of the "Napster culture."
Nanotechnology
The means of assembling machinery and electronic devices on the molecular level. Not a technology to be overlooked!
Net Neutrality
What is net neutrality? Broadband Internet connectivity in general and network neutrality in particular regarding Internet Freedom.
Network Readiness
Have the investments in network infrastructure created adequate network capacity?
Other Resources
Other useful websites related to information technology and eCommerce.
One Laptop per Child
OLPC is a non-profit organization, based in the United States, with the goal of providing affordable laptop computers to the poorest children of the world.
Outsourcing IT Jobs
Seeking resources outside of an organizational structure, usually to save money and/or exploit the skills of another entity. -Webopedia
Phishing
Phishing is an illegal attempt to acquire personal information such as usernames and passwords, bank account or credit card numbers, etc.
Power-Line (Power-Line, Power Line, P-LAN, PLC, BPL)
Broadband over Power Line (BPL) is a technology that allows Internet data to be transmitted over utility power lines. -WhatIs.com
Privacy
Should the government step in to protect the privacy of individuals on the Internet? How much privacy can you really expect to have on the Internet?
Radio Satellites
Resources on the subject of radio satellites.
Records Digitization
The process of converting other forms of records and information into digital media.
Regulation
Can the Internet be regulated? Should the Internet be regulated? Examine the issues that are involved from a variety of positions.
RFID - Radio Frequency Identification
Resources, weblogs and debate on the subject of Radio Frequency Identification.
Shareware
Shareware is a copyrighted piece of software that is freely distributed.
Spam
This is a listing of resources related to spam that are available on the World Wide Web. All the links listed here are news articles/resources on spam..
Spectrum
Is the US managing spectrum allocation effectively? Why should we be concerned about how spectrum is being used?
Spyware
This is a collection of articles about Spyware, Web bugs, invisible gifs and other unwanted malware.
Technology Failures
This section is designed to reflect the industrial standing in the Telecommunication industry. Students will be able to find various
articles on different companies who have experienced difficulties and were ridiculed for their business practices for numerous reasons.
Telecommuting
Trends, conventional wisdom, impact on the environment, and strategies to implement and maintian a telecommuting program.
Telegeography
How is information traveling throughout the world? How is this impacting our perceptions of geography?
Telematics
Combine telecommunications and computing and this is what you get.
Triple Play IP
A look at IP Turn-Key solutions such as VoIP, Video over IP, and Billing/OSS solutions which include services such as distance learning,
gaming, and video calling.
Ultra Wideband
Learn about the potential of this new technology.
Universal Service
These resources debate Universal Service, Industry Issues and the pros and cons of this interesting new notion of how to conduct business and
the resulting communication charges.
USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001) - An Act to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to
enhance law enforcement investigation tools, and for other purposes. -Bitpipe
Virtual Reality
A computer-created environment that a user can interact with.
Wi-Fi
Description of how Municipal Wi-Fi works, problems and the potential for use as a last mile wireless alternative.
Wiki
Wikis are collections of user-modifiable web pages intended to showcase the collective knowledge of a community.
WiMAX
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
IEEE 802.16 provides up to 50 km (31 miles) of linear service area range and allows users connectivity without a direct line of sight to a
base station, the technology also provides shared data rates up to 70 Mbit/s. -Wikipedia
Wireline
Why are some industry leaders touting this last-generation hard-wired communications infrastructure?
Videos
Assorted streaming video clips on the subjects of eGovernment and the Digital Divide.
The World is Flat
Critical analyses of "The World is Flat" idea and lectures on globalization, TWIF and its critics.
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