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A Message from the CEO
Congratulations! We recently crossed a significant milestone. The Global MetaProcessor has logged over one billion (1,000,000,000) hours since it was launched a little over a year and a half ago. This achievement has been made possible by the overwhelming worldwide response to the Intel-United Devices Cancer Research Project. Thank you for making this possible.
Many of you are asking when the Cancer Research Project will end. We are both excited and encouraged by the tremendous success of the Cancer Research Project and wish to continue our efforts in this area of life sciences research. Our intent is to continue with this project, in partnership with Oxford University, for the foreseeable future. To learn more about what has been found, visit
http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/curecancer.html. Another question we get quite often has to do with the security of our system. We have gained quite a bit of experience over the last five years building and maintaining similar systems (via distributed.net and SETI@home), we've leveraged this experience to build, run and maintain our public Internet Grid. Below are some things we do to ensure the security of the UD Grid and maintain the integrity of our member’s PCs on our network:
UD has passed intense security audits from our corporate sponsors.
UD maintains its own data center to ensure secure access…complete with
biometric locks for personnel to gain access to the secure facility.
UD encrypts the communications between your PC and our servers.
UD uses public/private key encryption, where the private key is kept in a vault
room (6-sides concrete & steel door) that requires three mechanisms to gain
access to (1 x biometric, 1 x electronic key, 1 x physical key) between two
separate people. This means no single person can enter the vault, sign code
and distribute a malicious application across the network.
UD encrypts the data stored on your hard drive.
UD has filed its privacy & security policy with TRUSTe
Thank you for supporting all our projects, and with your help we are well on our way to completing the next billion hours!
Best Regards,
Ed Hubbard
CEO & Founder
United Devices
National Foundation for Cancer Research News
Pay tribute to a loved one. Be among the first to use NFCR's Wall of Honor, our new, free, online tribute service where you can honor the courage of someone battling cancer or to remember someone who has passed away.
http://www.researchforacure.com/site/PageServer?pagename=wallofhonor Eat something delicious - and healthy. How does Chicken Artichoke Pasta Salad with Grapes and Celery sound to you? Our latest recipe is a delicious combination of produce, pasta and chicken, and contains a broad range of essential nutrients that offer a wealth of anticancer properties. Bring it to your next picnic!
http://www.researchforacure.com/site/PageServer?pagename=recipe_april Get outside! On a beautiful, sunny day this time of year, a walk doesn't even feel like exercise. "Walk Your Way to Wellness" is just one of many On Your Health prevention publications available on our Web site.
http://www.researchforacure.com/site/PageServer?pagename=pt_oyh_wellness Cruncher Picnic on June 8, 2002
There is a "grass-roots" effort under way by several members to organize a worldwide picnic on June 8, 2002. The "crunchers", (people who have volunteered computer time to UD projects), have so far identified several locations, which you will find listed below. The "chief organizer" may be reached at,
[email protected], and there are "little chief organizers" listed for each location. The details are firming up quickly, so please refer to the appropriate thread for the most current information. If you plan on attending, please register on the appropriate thread, as some of the locations have limited accommodations.
Main Picnic Thread
This is where we try to keep everything tied together.
http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=001464;p=1
Austin, TX
Location: McKinney Falls State Park.
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=001474
US West Coast
Location: San Francisco or Oakland, the final location will be determined by the level of interest.
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=001473
US Mid Atlantic
Location: Delaware County, PA, the final location will be determined by the level of interest.
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=001469
US Northeast
Location: Cape Cod, MA
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=001589
US Midwest
Location: Cook County Forest Preserve District, Des Plaines Division, East Dam #1 Woods, Grove 2. Wheeling, Illinois 60089.
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=001527
UK
Location: Blenheim Palace
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=001486;p=1
Finland
Location: Tampere, Finland, Plevna restaurant
Thread: http://forum.ud.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=001515
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