Universities focus on pervasive computing research

As people use computers more and more, it's increasingly challenging to ensure they can all interact and share data without making proprietary or personal information too widely available to others. The Cambridge-MIT Institute is focusing its research efforts on pervasive computing challenges, including security, networking, and user interfaces. CMI invests more than US$5 million to explore ways to make computers more responsive to human needs, reducing the amount of effort people must spend interacting with the growing number of systems used in everyday life.