The restoration game

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Leading Renaissance expert Professor Jack Wasserman is using deep computing technology to analyze Michelangelo's 'Florentine Pieta,' a very large piece of carved marble which Michelangelo attempted to destroy but was rescued by a student. The IBM Foundation has funded a project to produce an ultra-high-resolution virtual image of the piece. This involved taking around 10,000 digital images. It has been possible to establish that large portions of the statue are unfinished, and Wasserman believes that Michelangelo intended the piece to be a naturalistic depiction of the Deposition of Christ.

Italy, Facilities & equipment, Museums and art galleries, Museums & Art Galleries, Museums, Research, Equipment and supplies, Works, Image processing, Digital electronics, Art industry, Art industries and trade, Art, Renaissance, Renaissance art, Michelangelo Buonarroti

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How to tackle cybercrime attacks

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Computer hackers and virus writers can impose huge additional costs on businesses which have failed to take the necessary measures to protect their computer systems. Indeed, global losses in 1999 from major virus attacks are set to exceed $20 billion, according to security software concern mi2g. Hackers usually have a specific target, while viruses are indiscriminate and assume many different forms. Many companies do not wish to admit to having fallen victim to a hacker or a virus, and the problem is made worse by the fact that an attack can come from anywhere in the world.

United Kingdom, General services, Prevention, Computer crimes

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Glamour amid the Gaussian distributions

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The 25th annual British Computer Society Awards covered a range of different technologies. Joanne Durnell won the Sidney Michaelson Medallion for her work on a British Gas billing system which formed the project she undertook for her British Computer Society finals examination. Dr John Daugman of the Computer Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, England, won an award for his work on iris recognition, while an award was also made to Crest, the City of London's electronic share settlement system.

Prepackaged software, Achievements and awards

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