Anti-Spam Technology May One Day
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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due
Something Positive From Something Negative
As much as we would all like SPAM to have never existed, it's possible its very existence might help us develop ways to fight, or prevent, some of humanity's most costly disease. Just What The Doctor OrderedOn February 23rd, 2005, Microsoft press released a statement regarding breakthroughs in HIV vaccine design through the use of technology similar to that used to combat SPAM. Researchers David Heckerman, and Nebojsa Jojic, of Microsoft, used this technology to successfully find hidden patterns in the genetic mutations of virus and the immune system of a patient. Researchers at the Centre for Clinical Immunology and Biomedical Statistics stated that Microsoft has helped them make a huge leap forward in their efforts to halt the HIV virus. A disease that has already claimed the lives of nearly 30 million people. Apparently, this technology has allowed the filtration of patient data ten times faster than any other known research technique. Researchers believe this breakthrough may also be helpful in developing ways to more effectively treat other mutating virus and disease, such as Hepatitis C. From my perspective, SPAM and Grey-Ware are two of the most prevalent and annoying forces on the Internet. I find it encouraging that for once, something negative may result in something positive for all of us. I'm not suggesting SPAM is ok, trust me, I loath it as much as you. However, without SPAM, it might have been years more before this technology was discovered. The Positive Impact Success Can Have On Our FutureGetting back to Microsoft and the Gate's foundation. It's encouraging to see someone who has become so successful take such an aggressive position for the future of mankind. Not everyone with the means to do so takes on such a noble enterprise. The foundation currently has a total endowment of $28.8 billion, and total grant commitments of $7,486,247,357 (that's billion) since its inception. It supports all 50 states, the district of Columbia, and work in more than 100 countries. Approximately 60% of the foundations grants go towards global efforts, and the remainder is dedicated to the improvement of lives in the United States of America. ConclusionI don't support all of the business decisions and methods used by Microsoft, and I am not always thrilled with their technology. On the other hand, I would not want to be without some of the products and technology they have developed. One things for sure though. Every time I find myself frustrated working with a Microsoft product, I will remind myself that one day, I might be the recipient of technology pioneered by this company, that saves my life. Return to the top of Anti-Span Technology May One Day Help Save Lives Page
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Can you imagine waking up one morning to
find that e-mail no longer existed? It would seriously impact my way of life
in a negative way. Now, imagine waking to find that SPAM no longer existed.
I think the first reaction would be elation. E-mail is a perfect example of
a great tool used by some for nefarious purposes. Something positive, like
the ability to send information to pretty much anyone, anywhere, at anytime,
is exploited by those with malicious intent.