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- Russia rebuffs Google on purchase of Begun search engine
- Russia has blocked Google's proposed $160 million acquisition of Zao Begun, a search-and-contextual-advertising company owned by the Russian company Rambler Media. Russia says Google didn't provide enough information but the deal would have made for real competition. by Richard Koman
- Tags: Google Inc., Search Engine, Russia, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Search, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-24
- Russia blocks Google's ad company acquisition
- Google's $140 million acquisition of online ad firm ZAO Begun has been blocked by regulators in Russia, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Google told the WSJ that it was "disappointed" with the decision by the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service and that it's reviewing...
- Tags: Google Inc., Acquisition, Wall Street Journal, Advertisement, Russia, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-23
- The Technological and Economic impact of a New Cold War
- Cummings of the Daily Express, 24 August 1953, "Back to Where it all Started" The events of the last several weeks surrounding Russia's invasion of Georgia and its recognition of the rogue provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia have threatened to...
- Tags: Russia, Russian, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-01
- Russia, Georgia and NASA
- So now that relations with Russia are taking a decided turn south, NASA's plan to depend on Russian Soyuz spacecraft to get to the space station isn't looking too sharp, warns one congressman, according to Daily Tech. "The new challenge we have is...
- Tags: NASA, Russia, Transportation, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- News to know: Cyber attacks; Google; Windows security; Gmail outage
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaught Dancho Danchev: Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress ZDNet UK: Georgia accuses Russia of co-ordinated cyberattack Video: Defcon: Where feds and hackers rub elbows News.com: Defcon ends...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Russia, Windows Security, Cyberattack, Outage, Georgia, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows, Hacking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-08-12
- Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress
- In the wake of the Russian-Georgian conflict, a week worth of speculations around Russian Internet forums have finally materialized into a coordinated cyber attack against Georgia's Internet infrastructure. The attacks have already managed to compromise several government web sites, with continuing DDoS attacks against numerous other Georgian government sites, prompting...
- Tags: Web, Russia, Web Site, Site, Cyberattack, Distributed Denial Of Service, Georgia, Attack, Alania TV, RIA Novosti, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaught
- What do you do when your country is under attack by Russia and your government's Web sites pummeled by an alleged cyber attack? If you're Georgia you turn to Google, specifically Blogger. To get its message out, the government of Georgia is posting updates to Blogger and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Russia, Georgia, Blogger, Government, Hacking, Web Site Development, Vertical Industries, Web Technology, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Russia as datacenter hub? Not so fast
- Russia apparently could become a datacenter hub. It has hydroelectric power, cold temperatures to keep all those servers cool and a booming economy with lots of engineering talent. But there are enough moving parts to require a little more homework on that Russia as datacenter capital theory. ...
- Tags: Data Center, Russia, British Petroleum Co Plc, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-27
- Georgia President's web site under DDoS attack from Russian hackers
- From Russia with political love? It appears so according to a deeper analysis of the command and control servers used by the attackers. During the weekend, Georgia President's web site was under a distributed denial of service attack which managed to take it offline for a couple of hours. The...
- Tags: Web, Russia, Server, Web Site, Hacker, Distributed Denial Of Service, Georgia, Attack, Russian, Shadowserver, C&C, C&C Server, Web Site Development, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Is Balkanization of the Internet inevitable?
- The openness of the Internet could fall to nationalism. That's just one of the side effects from nationalism and its impact on global trade, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Journal in its Monday edition zoomed out to look at the rise of nationalism. After all,...
- Tags: Web, Russia, Internet, Government, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
- Russia's Baltika Breweries Links Its ERP Databases Using SQL Server 2008 Replication
- Baltika Breweries, the largest producer of beer in Russia, has about 12,000 employees and 11 breweries. Its popular brands have been the market leader in Russia for more than a decade and are exported to 46 countries. The company coordinates Enterprise Resource Planning ERP across its operations using an ERP...
- Tags: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Russia, Microsoft SQL Server, ERP, Microsoft Corp., Replication, Brewery, Baltika, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Databases, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2008-02-01
- U.S. ranks near the bottom in 2007 International Privacy Ranking
- The Electronic Privacy Information Center and Privacy International just published its 1,000-page "Privacy and Human Rights Report," which assesses the state of surveillance and privacy protection in 70 countries. Following are the key findings from the report. Needless to say, privacy is eroding in most parts of...
- Tags: Russia, Privacy, Privacy Protection, Security, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-01-10
- Microsoft extends open source killing plan to Russia
- Microsoft has extended its cheap software for education plan, aimed at strangling open source in its crib, to Russia. CNews, a Russian IT publication, reports Microsoft is working with Intel and a Russian charity on a plan to double the number of PCs in Russian schools, valuing...
- Tags: Russia, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Plan, Hardware, CNews, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2007-11-09
- Putin allies building a pro-Kremlin network of blogs, news sites
- Vladimir Putin is building a propaganda network of friendly blogs, The Washington Post reports. Allies [of Putin] are creating pro-government news and pop culture Web sites while purchasing some established online outlets known for independent journalism. They are nurturing a network of friendly bloggers ready...
- Tags: Russia, Network, Blog, Blogger, pro-Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, Kremlin, Internet, Blogging, Networking, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-10-29
- Is the road to Moscow paved with good intentions?
- I just finished reading a most interesting post from my colleague, Chris Dawson -- Russia installing Linux in every school in the country -- reporting that ... ... the Russian government is actively pursuing the development of a "Russian OS" to be available to every school in the country -- based upon Linux!...
- Tags: Educator, Russia, Microsoft Corp., Chris, Government, Linux, Vertical Industries, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Enterprise Software, Marc Wagner
- Blog posts 2007-09-20
- Russia installing Linux in every school in the country
- According to CNews, a Russian counterpart to CNet, the Russian government is actively pursuing the development of a "Russian OS" to be available to every school in the country. While government-sponsored, the Russian operating system will be based on Linux and will be open source. The initiative will...
- Tags: Russia, Linux, Tools & Techniques, Government, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-09-20
- State Dept. sites in Russia hacked and distributing viruses
- Two State Department websites based in Russia have been hacked and appear to be infecting visitors with malware, InfoWorld reports. Particularly compromised was the U.S. Consulate General for St. Petersburg. But by the time Sophos researchers checked the site, the infection had been eradicated. But a review of archived...
- Tags: Russia, Sophos Plc., Malware, Site, Virus, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-09-13
- Images: Self-shifting digital paintings
- Artist and engineer San Base creates abstract, highly textural images whose shapes and hues continually morph over time.Artist San Base, who was born in Russia and lives in Canada, has combined his training in fine arts and computer engineering to meld painting with algorithms. He devised his "Dynamic Painting"...
- Tags: CNET News.com, Art, Image, Computer, n:Base'
- Image galleries 2007-08-28
- Photos: Russian air show aims high
- The MAKS 2007 event has lofty aspirations, but is it ready yet to surpass the Paris Air Show? For hard-core aviation fans, it may not matter.The distance between France and Russia is more than just half a continent. You can see it in everything from drink (wine vs. vodka) to...
- Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Food & Beverage, photograph, MAKS 2007 event, MAKS 2007, Paris Air Show, aircraft, Russia, theorist, aerospace company, Salon, magnet, pride, resort, aspiration, defense contractor, jet, toilet, blockbuster, spectator, wine, continent, staff writer, aerospa
- Image galleries 2007-08-23
- The birth of a Northwest Passage: exploration and exploitation
- Well, the race for the control of the Arctic seems to be on. Russia, Norway, Denmark, Canada. Each has its eye on certain sections of the north polar region, and the thus control of the presumed oil and other resourcers under the sea bed. Canada is the...
- Tags: Russia, Canada, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-08-10
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