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RSS takeoverHow to Replicate the Fire: HA for Netfilter Based Firewalls
White Paper As long as all packet filtering rules and routing table entries are configured in exactly the same way, one can use any available tool for IP-Address takeover to accomplish the goal of failing over from one node to the... [12 Nov 2009]
Reducing the Costs of Government Compliance With Business Process Automation
White Paper The 2008 federal takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has increased pressure for additional regulations that will further drive up costs for public companies. Government compliance regulations have... [11 Nov 2009]
Fighting the Enemy: Making Sense of the Growing Crimeware Threat
White Paper The most popular method used to commit financial fraud in the online channel is by identity takeover. This occurs when a fraudster takes over an existing identity or account in order to steal funds from the account. [06 Oct 2009]
Your Botnet Is My Botnet: Analysis of a Botnet Takeover
White Paper Botnets, networks of malware-infected machines that are controlled by an adversary, are the root cause of a large number of security problems on the Internet. A particularly sophisticated and insidious type of bot is Torpig, a malware... [02 Oct 2009]
Microsoft IIS 'at risk from FTP flaw'
News Microsoft on Monday said it is looking into a report of a flaw in some versions of its Internet Information Services (IIS) product that could allow an attacker to gain control of a system. In a statement, a Microsoft representative said... [01 Sep 2009]
Microsoft, Amazon, Yahoo! join fight against Google Books
News In 2003, PeopleSoft hired Reback in its failed effort to fend off Oracle's hostile $6.3bn takeover bid. The Internet Archive is enlisting some heavy hitters in its challenge of Google's proposed settlement with book... [21 Aug 2009]
Microsoft sells off ad agency Razorfish for $530m
News Microsoft acquired Razorfish in 2007 as part of its $6bn takeover of Aquantive. French advertising group Publicis Groupe has agreed to acquire Internet ad agency Razorfish from Microsoft for $530m in cash and stock. [10 Aug 2009]
Microsoft and Yahoo! finally unite in search deal to battle Google
News chief executive Carol Bartz, who took over from Jerry Yang in January following failed negotiations for a full-scale takeover of the company by Microsoft, said that the move will help Yahoo! Microsoft and Yahoo! [29 Jul 2009]
Amazon goes online shopping with Zappos buy
News Amazon has agreed to a stock takeover of Zappos.com, a Las Vegas-based online retailer that has become famous for its unusual corporate culture. While Zappos started out selling only shoes, it has since expanded to other... [23 Jul 2009]
Microsoft to cast off Razorfish
News Microsoft, which acquired Razorfish in 2007 as part of its $6bn takeover of aQuantive, has reportedly hired Morgan Stanley to find a potential buyer. Microsoft is putting internet ad agency Razorfish up for sale,... [29 Jun 2009]
Minority Report: Apple, Google closer than ever?
Comment This was further evidenced by the company's huge takeover bid for Yahoo! Seb Janacek examines the couple's fate. The Federal Trade Commission's decision to investigate the relationship between Apple and Google highlights... [26 May 2009]
Twitter not for sale says Biz Stone
News Twitter has been the subject of takeover speculation since the company turned down a $500m acquisition offer by social networking heavyweight Facebook. The popular microblogging and social networking service Twitter is... [08 May 2009]
Ballmer sees 'potential in Yahoo! partnership'
News Earlier this week, Ballmer said Microsoft was not interested in buying a hardware company following Oracle's proposed takeover of Sun Microsystems. Microsoft still sees value in a potential partnership with Yahoo! [27 Apr 2009]
Satyam deal could spell trouble for BT
News Phil Morris, chief operating officer for Europe and Asia at outsourcing advisors EquaTerra, said customers will need to brace themselves for difficulties during the takeover of Satyam. BT could face disruption from a... [15 Apr 2009]
New CMS Leeds to uni's grassroots takeover
Case Study Leeds University has implemented a new content management system (CMS) to help make dealing with online content easier for its nine faculties. Previously, the university had relied on various "homebrewed, eccentric, localised and quite... [19 Jan 2009]
