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Here we are once again talking of the "Made in Italy" ccpspita of our compatriot, and a member of
the Forum and hardcore modder.
Whenever there to put a story on the development of the project MyPSProbotics being taken by a kind
of euphoria combined with frustration.
Euphoria because this draft modding extreme we have followed the beginning, and besides promises
brought concrete results and congratulated, however frustration because even if all the news in
this project spoke MyPSPRobotics not suffice 3 sides to sum up all the infinite characteristics
also implemented Only now, those already made and those in development queue!
This time Ccpspita delight us with a demo absolutely do not miss: the implementation of motion
sensors on PSP!
In the full changelog and video.
Video and changelog:
Quote:
MyPSP 2Axis Accelerometer
Here's a news announcement of MyPSP: the 3-axis accelerometer.
This is a sensor that warns rotations "gravity" around the X and Y axis parallel to the ground.
The third axis (vertical) measure changes.
Aspects of implementation:
- Serial Tri-Axis Accelerometer v5 of Sparkfun (www.sparkfun.com)
- SIO PSP used as standard (see circuits SIO PSP)
- Required the shifter PSP powered by low voltage (MAX3232)
- Required calibration of the sensor (PC)
- Required power battery (CR2025) external
Evidence of concept shown in the video:
- Provisional position sensor on PSP
- Entry of ASCII string continues on values X, Y, Z in SIO PSP
- Input controlled values X, Y, Z and control "DOWN RIGHT UP LEFT"
- Example of use to rotate the screen: text that rotates depending dell'angolazioen the PSP. Could
be used to rotate 90 degrees vertical screen, operate a remapping of VRAM
- Example of "3D mouse": a graph with axes 3d moves a video of the PSP depending on the angle.
Could be used to "fly" in 3D with a flight simulator on PSP ......
Upcoming improvements:
- Span more 'states
- Positioning sensor in the PSP or PSP with precise detection of the position of the angles
- Rotating display 480x272 and 272x480 in a second vertical orientation of the PSP in your
hands
- 3D applications, Joystick / 3D Mouse
- Games ...... 3D
And the "Robot MyPSP" continues to move with a sensor in the most 'Download Here and
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It's a thorny dilemma, both legally and morally -- fittingly, the kind of story that, were it
turned into a movie, might win a couple Oscars itself. The question is this: Does the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have the legal right to buy back an Oscar winner's statuette if he
or she (or his or her heirs) decides to get rid of it? What if the Oscar winner wants to sell it at
auction and donate the money to charity? Can the Academy in good conscience demand return of the
statuette and deprive the charity of those funds? See? Thorny!
For Academy Award winners since 1950, the legalities are fairly uncomplicated. The minute you win
the sucker, you have to sign a contract saying that if you or your heirs ever decide you don't want
the trophy anymore, the Academy has the right to buy it back for $10. That's the Academy's way of
preventing the devaluation of the statuette. If any old schmo with a few hundred thousand dollars
could "win" an Oscar at Jack Nicholson's garage sale, the prize would lose all meaning. As it is,
of course, winning an Oscar is the single greatest achievement that a human being can ever hope to
accomplish -- and the Academy wants to keep it that way.
The issue that's
about to go before a Los Angeles judge and jury is what should happen to the best actress Oscar
that Mary Pickford won for 1929's Coquette. (That's Pickford and the troublesome
trophy in the picture.) The Academy didn't have the first-dibs rule back then -- but when Pickford
won an honorary Oscar in 1976, she signed the agreement, and the Academy says that contract was
retroactive to include her earlier trophy, too.
MySpace is not known for good design. Its garish profiles make designers nauseous. And yet,
there are signs of hope: we’ve tracked down 50 MySpace music layouts that are quite
remarkable. Stylish. Stunningly well-conceived. Beautiful, even.
Could it be that MySpace profiles aren’t all bad? You be the judge.
A Fine Frenzy -
This artist has been high in the charts for quite some time, and her page, courtesy of BandSpaces.com, happened to
make it as the first in our musical roundup. As you can see, it’s no wonder why.
Joss Stone -
It’s all about placement and graphics. One glance down the artist’s page and
it’s clear that the standard layout can be warped with some nice colorful touches. This
page is a winner.
Shine - You can
keep your page looking segmented if you like, but it doesn’t have to be boring. Sweep the
page with images and buttons in the right places and you’ve got yourself a rockin’
MySpace destination.
MyNameIsAugust - Delivered by OutLoudMarketing, the page for August
looks fairly ordinary in comparison with the items above, but it still manages to please.
Valerie
Nicole - Tidy and neat, this isn’t as in-your-face as some of the others, but
it’s still a sight for sore eyes - of which there are plenty across the wide world of
MySpace.
Underhills
- Though the silver-colored music player does feel a little clunky amid the wallpaper, the
complete ensemble is nothing short of fantastic. It’s one of those pages bound to elicit an
“I wish that had been mine” kind of critique from visitors.
Airlines -
Let’s face it. Good promotional media from bands can mean great publicity. (Books are
judged by their covers, in other words.) Which is why the MySpace page for The Airlines, another
invention of BandSpaces, lands on this list. It gives the visitor a clear impression that they
can make equally kick-ass without breaking the bank.
Lady
Sovereign - I’ve been somewhat familiar with Lady Sovereign’s songbook
for several seasons now, and the sharp color contrast of her MySpace page is befitting of the
musical experience she delivers. Very billboard-esque, this one is.
Stereo
Transmitted Disease - If you want to take things a little musica obscura in terms of
your band name and bio and things, the page assembled for STD sets a good example. It’s a
kind of hodgepodge, wrapped into an easily digestible square.
Man Like
Machine - Lots of white space but still fun and playful, Man Like Machine is a music
page, but gets marked in the Just Plain Pretty category just the same.
We Are Tokyo -
This design is white and red in a way reminiscent of staple colors commanded by The White
Stripes. Which is fine by us, because We Are Tokyo pull it off quite well.
Mia Sable - This
is a winner in so many ways. Done up with just the right amount of glitz and glamour to make it
stand out from the crowd, Mia Sable’s MySpace page is nothing short of fantastic. If this
doesn’t make you envious, few others will.
The Academy Is
- Having your band name plastered across nearly the full top fold of your MySpace page may not
such a bad thing, so long as everything else looks proper. And it does!
Censura - Put your
name and music front and center and leave the rest for window dressing. This one is not only
beautiful. The geography of it makes it worthwhile to emulate.
The Midway
State - Another boxy beaut, the page for The Midway State is impressive for its
elegant design and its translucent features.
Race the Sun -
This one’s simply a gem to look at. Loading the page takes some time, and some things make
seem out of place, but heck if this isn’t one of the most image-enhanced pages on the
network.
Cambria
Detken - An extraordinary piece of work, the profile for Cambria Detken is one of
the best. It makes good use of white space like and wraps it up in butterflies and flowers with
plenty of green to go around.
Mr North - Oh
what some motion graphics can do. The idea here is to splash the page. The paint job is
entertaining. The features are all there. Altogether, it’s an engaging place to be. Which
is the point.
Rented Mule
- One of the more plainly drawn pages, Rented Mule Jazz is something that lots of folks could
take cues from without a degree in design. Easy does it.
Helena Jesse - The lesson here: put heavy emphasis on your header and
you’ll grab some attention. The rest of the page is fairly ordinary, but perhaps
we’re in store for further enhancements.
Goodnight
Caulfield - Akin to the Mia Sable page, albeit made for a four-piece group,
Goodnight Caulfield’s profile is so polished that you start to question whether anything is
wrong with it. Very little, it turns out!
Gonna Get Got -
What a treat. Name emblazoned in white across the top, great graphical touches the entire length
of the page, music placed front and center. What else can you ask for? Add another URL to the
winner’s circle.
Zone Music - It
would be quite basic without that collage to the right of the music player, but if that’s
what makes this gem, then so be it. The page is superb with all facets included.
Paul Cullen
- So well done, yet not excessively so. It befits the artist, for sure. Which is how it should
be, wouldn’t you agree? Out Loud is responsible for making this page happen.
Scott
Philipp - That’s Scott Philipp and the StoneBaby Band, to be precise. The
contrast of colors make seem a little unusual to some. Black and soft gold are quite a
juxtaposition to make. But stick around for a moment and you’ll why we picked it as one of
the best.
Ricky Martin -
Alright, you may like the guy’s music, or you may not. But one thing is certain. His
MySpace page is a great one. It’s refined and easy to navigate without being imposing in
any way.
Lenny Kravitz - If you haven’t seen the place before, you will be
surprised. The choice of photo slideshow and background and menu layout and profile
componentry, there’s something for most any MySpace page designer to be fond of.
The Almost - Bold
and soft all in one page, it’s an interesting thing to look at. It’s colorful but not
too much so. It’s very clearly and basically designed, which makes it seem borderline
amateurish. So it get a nod.
JMR
Productions - We’ll toss this in simply for spice. It’s brash and at the
same time fairly plainspoken. It’s great.
Brianna Sage -
One of the better sites to make smart use of white space, the profile constructed by Out Loud for
Brianna Sage is really well done. The design firm has certainly shown a consistency across many
of its creations that it’s hard to imagine anything dreadful coming from its assembly line.
A complementary applause is deserved.
Teddy Geiger -
It’s not immediately apparent that this is a great design, but give it a moment, we say.
It’s the right mix of photography and fringe edits that give it a place on this map.
Ken Hyland - One
of the more clean and collected profiles of this broad bunch, the profile for Ken Hyland has
professionalism written all over it.
Coldplay - Are
broad brush strokes enough to make a MySpace page attractive? We think so. Oh, and there are
plenty of little quirks and uniquities to satisfy most folks. (Just as long as they’re
noticed.)
Led Zeppelin -
The page is top notch. There’s nothing else to say, really. Top notch, indeed. Befitting of
the band, wouldn’t you say?
Blue Island
Tribe - It’s all waterworks here. And we have to admit, it looks pretty darn
good. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but if you’re looking for surfer
inspiration, you’ll be hard-pressed to find something much better.
Anouk - From top
to bottom (or at least the middle), Anouk’s MySpace page is nicely finished. Everything is
clearly delineated, which definitely works in its favor.
Kate Nash -
It’s amazing what a checkerboard background can do to a MySpace page, isn’t it?
Citizen Cope -
A grand banner topping the page, Citizen Cope’s profile has its rough spots, but
there’s nothing that will displease. Chalk that assessment up to the backdrop.
Death Cab for
Cutie - Have we gotten loose with our praise with this one? Perhaps, perhaps not.
It’s certainly a subjective thing. Some will love the page for its squarish sensibility.
It’s got a few abstract bones in its body, for sure.
Dido - Mostly black
with plenty of beveled edges, Dido’s profile is well made. There’s ample empty space,
which can detract from the sense of fine design, but that may suit some folks. Does it suit you?
Eisley - At least
one member of the Mashable crew is partial to Eisley (hint: check the byline), so take this plug
as you wish. The extra-large borders around every piece of the puzzle are what really bring
things home.
Elbow - This
band’s profile is black and white done right. It’s as simple as that.
Eminem -
Everything’s so packed together that we can’t help but like it. It’s pretty
much the antithesis of sprawl. Kudos on the set design, Eminem.
Ingrid
Michaelson - There’s hardly anything unusual about this page, but its colorway
and layout are what we think every band should strive for at the very least. The better to please
listeners.
M.I.A. - Beware of the
flash. Alternatively, if you like the flash, you’ll love it. Seriously.
Nine Inch Nails -
Another fairly docile setup, the Nine Inch Nails profile is totally square and totally worth a
plug. It’s NIN, through and through.
Radiohead - Its
theme coincides with the In Rainbows release, so of course it looks great. Love the darkness,
people. Love the darkness!
Smashing
Pumpkins - How to summarize…. It has an elaborate headdress with plenty of
band stamps to go around. Thumbs up for intelligent design.
U2 - Compared with the
first half of this series, the U2 page is, in terms of the band’s global impression,
woefully inadequate. But that’s this Irish quartet, for you. MySpace just isn’t cool
enough for Bono and his Chanel shades. The thing is, the profile still amounts to an appreciable
contribution to the network. How’s that for a finale?
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Forget about the Clone Wars, because here we have an impressive three-minute trailer for a
film that tells of one pen's journey to defend the enslaved pencils from their evil masters, the
straight-edge rulers. Described as an "action-packed-epic-romantic-war-thriller -drama-saga
starring ... office supplies," The Pen Is Mightier was created for the 2nd Annual Trick 17 Stop Motion Competition where it was
awarded the Best Editing prize. According to its little blurb on YouTube, this sucker was "made in
52 hours on 2 dozen redbulls." Now someone get Michael Bay on the horn -- we need to see this epic
realized in live-action on the big screen, like, yesterday.
Elles ont fleuri sur les murs de Paris la semaine dernière, mais personne ne sait encore qui
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Better, brighter, faster games--and perhaps more profits--are in Nintendo's future
Hardcore gamers may still scoff at Nintendo's Wii for catering to casual gamers. But hidden behind
its Clark Kent facade are some impressive financial muscles.
Nintendo rocked the gaming world when it brought out the Wii gaming console three years ago by
turning an entirely new demographic of users on to gaming. Middle-aged and senior citizens stood in
line to buy Wiis on the strength of games like Wii Fit, which audiences found more fun than workout
DVDs.
To date, Nintendo has sold nearly 35 million Wiis, including 12.6 million in the U.S., Nintendo's
biggest market. That's lower than Sony's (nyse: SNE - news - people ) PlayStation 2, which has sold
43 million units since 2000. But it's still pretty high for a console that, at launch, was
technologically a generation behind its chief competitors, Sony's PlayStation 3, with 13 million
units in users' living rooms, and Microsoft's Xbox 360, with 23 million units. This year, the Wii
is expected to sell more than the best-selling PS2 sold in its best year, 2003.
Just as interesting as how Nintendo has changed the gaming world, however, has been its business
approach. Nintendo sells games along the time-honored razor-razor blade model, namely pushing out
the console and then enticing users to buy more games.
"More casual players aren't as likely to be attracted by hardware features, so it's all about
delivering a fun, easy-to-use and addicting game experience," says Anita Frazier, toy and video
game analyst at NPD Group.
Another factor in enticing those casual users is keeping its console cheap. "The key thing about
Nintendo is they want their things to be at price points that anyone can respond to," says Hiroshi
Kamide, director of research at KBC Securities Japan. Nintendo's strategy is to buy inexpensive
components instead of making them in-house, allowing the Wii to sell for $260 while the PS3 costs
$300.
But here's the winning point: Unlike its competitors, Nintendo has figured out how to make money
from its console sales. Sony loses money on each Playstation sold. Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news -
people ) might just break even. But every Wii brings in $6 of operating profit for Nintendo, says
David Gibson, an analyst at Macquarie Securities.
Nintendo also sells 60% of Wii games itself, compared with 30% for Microsoft and 15% for Sony. Wii
users are expected to buy the most games this year, 220 million, compared with 120 million PS3
games and 125 million for the Xbox 360.
The top three Wii games--"Wii Play," "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" and "Super Mario Galaxy"--are all
Nintendo's own titles, but the top three for PS3--"Grand Theft Auto IV," "Call of Duty 4: Modern
Warfare" and "Assassin's Creed"--are all from outside developers, not from Sony.
By making most of its games itself, Nintendo (other-otc: NTDOY.PK - news - people ) risks
sacrificing the chance to earn licensing fees from as many third-party developers as its
competitors. It also prices games cheaper--at $50 versus $60 for the other two consoles. But so far
the gambit has paid off: Wii locks in fans because many of its most popular games appear
exclusively on the Wii. And Nintendo has a higher gross margin on game software than the others at
65%, compared with between 50% and 60%.
Those only-available-here games sell better than games that have been ported to other consoles
because the Wii's unique features--the motion-sensor remote, for instance--make it hard to
translate into other systems. PS3 and Xbox 360 games can be ported between those two systems fairly
easily, but developers that want to make a game for all three consoles need a dedicated Wii team to
write the Nintendo version.
Ubisoft's new "Shaun White Snowboarding" game, which shipped in late November, uses the Wii Fit
motion board to simulate full-motion snowboarding; its Xbox and PS versions push online virtual
snowboarding with friends.
As someone who owns eight different video game consoles and spends as much as four hours a day
"gaming," Rumen is all but a certified expert on today's video game market. Rumen knows something
that no Wall Street analyst does - how today's video game audience thinks. He knows what games are
on the cutting edge, and more importantly, what games and consoles are most playable and popular
among his peers.]
Despite all of the uncertainty of 2008, video game sales have been booming.
U.S. sales of video game hardware, software, and accessories surged 36% in the first half of the
year to $8.27 billion. That even outpaces the $6.1 billion grossed over the same period in 2007,
which was a record year for the industry.
Indeed, the video game industry has acquired the reputation of being recession proof, and the
statistics bear that out. In 2002, after the technology bubble burst, the Dow Jones Industrial
Average dropped 22%. Meanwhile, video gaming revenue climbed 43%.
And after a banner year in 2007, in which industry sales soared 50% to an all-time high of $18.85
billion, 2008 - even with all of its misgivings - is shaping up to be a new industry standard.
Worldwide revenue is expected to exceed $57 billion in 2008, up 35% from the 2007 record of $41.9
billion.
With 267 million video games sold, an average of nine games per second were carried out of retail
stores across the country last year. But as remarkable as that is, video games are flying off the
shelves even faster in 2008, with sales up 41% in the first half of the year.
As the world’s leading format of entertainment, the video game industry had global sales of
$41.9 billion in 2007 - double the total sales of 2002, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. At
this rate, global sales will hit $68.3 billion by 2012. That’s a 10.3% annual increase over
the next four years.
The Video Game Cheat Sheet
Video games have come a long way from the days of Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and
Pong…
There are gun-toting shooter games like Call of Duty, Halo, and Grand Theft Auto. There are
fantasy, or role-playing games (RPGs), like Spore and Final Fantasy, that allow players to reshape
an imaginary world in their own image.
And now, with recent advances in motion and sensory technology, there are games like Guitar Hero,
MarioKar, and Wii Fit, that allow players to become active participants in the games they play, and
physically control the onscreen action.
Here’s a quick look at the games that have sold the most copies over the past 12 months, in
order of sales to date. (Note that the sales figures are approximate, and that the release date is
the first date the game was released globally.)
1. Call of Duty 4 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC (10 million copies sold-Released November
6, 2007)-Activision, now Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI)
2. Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 (8 million copies sold -Released September 25, 2007)-Microsoft Corp.
(MSFT)
3. Grand Theft Auto 4 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC (6.5 million copies sold -Released
April 29, 2008)-Take Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO)
4. Mario Kart Wii for the Wii (6.5 million copies sold -Released April 10, 2008)-Nintendo Co. Ltd.
(NTDOY.PK)
5. Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii (6 million copies sold -Released November 1, 2007)-Nintendo
6. Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii (5 million copies sold -Released January 31,
2008)-Nintendo
7. Wii Fit for the Wii (5 million copies sold -Release December 1, 2007 (in Japan, later
elsewhere)-Nintendo
8. Metal Gear Solid 4 for the PlayStation 3 (3 million copies sold -Released June 12, 2008)-Konami
Corp. (KNM)
These are the games that have proven most popular over the past year. It’s important to note
that all except one, Wii Fit, are sequels to previous releases. This is important because it shows
that gamers are most comfortable buying and playing updated releases of games they’ve enjoyed
in the past.
Likewise, the newest installment of the popular John Madden NFL football series is a sure-fire
seller every year.
As a kid one of the creepiest and coolest children's films I watched on a regular basis was
The Witches, a big screen
adaptation of Roald Dahl's book starring Anjelica Huston as the Grand High Witch. It was announced
back in 2006 that Alfonso Cuaron would direct and Guillermo del Toro would produce a remake of the
film, which could easily turn into a mega-franchise (if you've read the book or seen the movie
you'll know why). New details have finally surfaced online, which report that producer Guillermo
del Toro might direct!
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faking), go
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"This is one of the most amazing pieces of eye candy I've found in a long time: A demolition
derby—full of monster trucks, scrap cars, and even a giant Godzilla—filmed with
tilt-shift photography, then put together in a time-lapse video. The final effect is
extraordinary."
If you can make it to the 1:45 mark, when the demolition derby cars are actually in play, without
laughing out loud, you have no soul. Remember - this is actually stop-motion footage of
real cars and people; they're not toys or models.
div class="rxbodyfield"p page="1" class="ArticleBody"As a target="_blank"
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=searchamp;searchTerms=Barack+Obama"President-elect
Barack Obama/a prepares to take office, the task of upgrading the security of federal computer
systems continues to be a work in progress./pp align="right"a
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width="336" height="280" border="0" alt="" align="right"//a/pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Several
cybersecurity initiatives launched during the Bush administration are still years away from being
completed. Others are closer to completion but don#39;t do enough by themselves to defend networks
and systems against increasingly sophisticated attacks, according to IT security analysts./pp
page="1" class="ArticleBody"b[ Learn how to secure your systems with Roger Grimes#39; a
href="http://weblog.infoworld.com/securityadviser/?source=fssr"Security Adviser blog/a and a
href="http://www.infoworld.com/newsletter/subscribe.html?source=fssr"newsletter/a, both from
InfoWorld. ]/b/pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"And, they said, resolving the security issues will
require Obama to focus on more than just finishing the ongoing initiatives./pp page="1"
class="ArticleBody"For starters, he needs to end the policy of tying federal cybersecurity efforts
so closely to the post-9/11 war on terror, said a target="_blank"
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=searchamp;searchTerms=Gartner+Inc."Gartner/a
analyst a target="_blank"
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=searchamp;searchTerms=John+Pescatore"John
Pescatore/a . quot;The terrorist attacks sent the Bush administration in the wrong directionquot;
on cybersecurity, Pescatore said, adding that more immediate threats to federal systems have been
overlooked./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Progress has been made, claimed a target="_blank"
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=searchamp;searchTerms=Karen+Evans"Karen
Evans/a , administrator of e-government and IT at the White House Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Evans said several security initiatives launched over the past few years are already making,
or will soon make, a difference./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"At the top of her list is a 2004
mandate by a target="_blank"
href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=searchamp;searchTerms=George+W.+Bush"President
Bush/a that required federal agencies to issue new smart-card identity credentials to all employees
and contractors. But even that program hasn#39;t been fully implemented. Agencies were supposed to
finish issuing the new ID cards in late October, but most will need at least two more years to do
so./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Other projects that Evans pointed to include a recent upgrade of
federal networks to the more secure IPv6 protocol and the Trusted Internet Connections program,
under which agencies are working to reduce their external network connections./pp page="1"
class="ArticleBody"Evans also cited the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) project, which is
aimed at cutting costs and boosting security by requiring agencies to employ standard security
settings on all Windows PCs./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Earlier this year, President Bush also
put in motion a highly classified, multiagency program called the Cyber Initiative, with a goal of
bolstering the nation#39;s ability to detect and respond to cyberthreats against critical
infrastructure targets./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Tom Kellerman, vice president of security
awareness at Core Security Technologies in Boston, said the Cyber Initiative marked an
quot;awakeningquot; in Washington about the need for stronger cybersecurity efforts./pp page="1"
class="ArticleBody"But Kellerman, who is a member of a commission that#39;s developing
cybersecurity recommendations for Obama, said much remains to be done. quot;The existing
administration has only just begun to pay attention to cybersecurityquot; as a national security
issue, he said./pp page="1" class="ArticleBody"Many of the ongoing initiatives are helping to
improve security in bits and pieces, Pescatore said. But, he added, they were the result of
quot;random edictsquot; from the OMB, not broad cybersecurity objectives./pp page="1"
class="ArticleBody"Increasingly, new funding has been moving toward surveillance and monitoring
initiatives related to fighting terrorism. While such efforts are needed, Pescatore said, they do
little to protect federal agencies from cybercriminals./pp page="2" class="ArticleBody"Franklin
Reeder, an independent consultant and former chief of information policy at the OMB, said the most
important step for Obama is to use the government#39;s purchasing clout to compel IT vendors to
build more security capabilities into products. The FDCC program has shown that such an approach
can be successful, Reeder said./pp page="2" class="ArticleBody"More spending is needed on security
training, he added. He also thinks the feds must change how they work with the private sector on
security. Existing programs, Reeder contended, quot;have just been convened by the government for
the government.quot;/pp page="2" class="ArticleBody"emThis version of the story originally appeared
in Computerworld#39;s print edition. a target="_blank"
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