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The Web as a weapon

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The possibility of cyber warfare, or information warfare, is taken seriously by military experts. The situation is made more complex because people are increasingly reliant on computer networks, and moreover, civilian and military networks are increasingly interconnected. Even so, opinions about how vulnerable networks actually are vary. An analyst at the Rand Corp characterizes the situation as 'a problem, but not a crisis.'

Author: Kumagai, Jean
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2001
On-Line Information Services, Videotex & Teletext, Telegraph & other communications, Nonmanufacturing technology, Safety and security measures, Internet, Online services, Internet services, Military aspects, Internet/Web overview, World Wide Web, United States. Department of Defense

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Jos Cocquyt: flying high

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Jos Cocquyt works as a research and development (R&D) engineer at AeroVironment Inc., in Simi Valley, California, the world's leading maker of small, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Within few months in AeroVironment he was given the responsibility to lead a new project called Puma.

Author: Kumagai, Jean
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2006
Management dynamics, Executive changes & profiles, Guided Missiles, Space Vehicles, Parts, Management, Officials and employees, Biography, Aerospace industry, Company business management, AeroVironment Inc., Cocquyt, Jos

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Jim Newman: Call of the sea

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Jim Newman, as the chief engineer for Robert D. Ballard's Institute for Exploration is designing remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for doing underwater research. His latest creation is a two-armed excavating robot used for underwater archaeology and ocean science.

Author: Kumagai, Jean
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2004
Rankings, Technical occupations, Newman, Jim

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