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- 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
- Images: Looking for a few good Martians
- The European Space Agency is now actively seeking people crazy enough to spend 520 days locked up in Russia to simulate the rigors of a trip to Mars.
- Tags: European Space Agency, rigor, Russia
- Image galleries 2007-06-19
- Photos: Rescuing Russia's arcade games
- In a basement in Moscow, the Museum of Soviet Slot Machines aims to pay homage to childhood favorites from the Cold War.
- Tags: basement, Moscow, Russia, photograph, game
- Image galleries 2007-06-16
- Leading Oil Company Ensures Availability of Critical IT Systems
- The Caspian Pipeline Consortium CPC manages a 1,510-kilometre, U.S.$2.6-billion pipeline that connects oil fields in Kazakhstan with a new sea terminal in Russia. To operate effectively, the company relies on IT systems that monitor 24-hour production processes and support communications between employees at 10 regional offices in Russia and Kazakhstan....
- Tags: Russia, Information Technology, Kazakhstan, Microsoft Corp., Caspian Pipeline Consortium, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Strategy, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management, Hardware
- Case studies 2007-04-01
- Photos: Outsourcing to Russia
- Top-notch grads could help Russian IT service providers compete with Indian and Chinese counterparts.
- Tags: Russia, outsourcing, service provider, photograph
- Image galleries 2007-02-15
- Successful IT Outsourcing to Russia
- This white paper highlights the advantages of outsourcing software development to Russia, which offers an abundance of highly qualified IT manpower at a competitive labor cost. By delegating some of your less critical projects to a Russian firm, your IT department can: Realize up to 60 percent...
- Tags: Russia, Information Technology, IT Outsourcing, Outsourcing, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management
- White papers 2007-01-01
- Photos: Collegiate programming contest winners
- A team from Russia's Saratov State University took top honors at this year's ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest. The U.S. placed fifth.
- Tags: team, programming, ACM, Russia, U.S.
- Image galleries 2006-04-14
- Photos: Is this rock a high-tech spy?
- Russia accuses British diplomats of using a communications device embedded in a fake rock to send and receive information.
- Tags: diplomat, spy, rock, Russia
- Image galleries 2006-01-24
- Alfa: Antiterror demo (rar)
- Best known for their participation in assassination missions or covert operations deep behind enemy lines, Russia's Speznas or Special Purpose Forces have earned international recognition for being some of the toughest and adaptive soldiers any country has ever fielded.Alfa: Antiterror is a turn based tactical combat simulator that lets the...
- Tags: Operation, Russia, Strategy First Inc.
- Software downloads 2005-12-07
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