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IBM software 'masks' sensitive info; EMC wins Data Domain bidding war
Jul. 09, 2009
IBM software 'masks' sensitive info; EMC wins Data Domain bidding war

ICANN: New domains coming in 2010
Jun. 24, 2009
Internet policymakers are forging ahead with a controversial plan to introduce hundreds of generic top-level domains -- such as .nyc, .sport and .food -- next year.

Data Domain introduces data shredding
May. 18, 2009
Lots is going on in data retention and destruction this week as Data Domain introduced a shredding feature as part of its Retention Lock software.

Vultures circle over Data Domain
Jun. 17, 2009
Not a lot of news last week, but anticipating this week will be full of the gyrations between EMC and NetApp over the body of Data Domain. Already the carrion are circling ready to pick off the remainders – a law firm ...

Data Domain board rejects EMC's $1.8B offer, recommends NetApp merger
Jun. 15, 2009
The EMC-NetApp turf battle over de-duplication vendor Data Domain could be coming to a close.

EMC/NetApp recap on Data Domain
Jun. 10, 2009
Unless the EMC-NetApp-Data Domain changes in the past five days, here's what happened in NetApp's efforts to acquire the deduplication vendor.

EMC's Tucci makes his case to Data Domain employees
Jun. 09, 2009
Joe Tucci's latest move in the EMC/NetApp bidding war for storage vendor Data Domain is an open letter to employees.

Blocking Conficker domain names: Will it work?
Mar. 31, 2009
One important effort to try and stop the Conficker worm from being activated by its creators on April 1 and beyond is blocking the domain names that it may use for command-and-control or downloading malware. But will it ...

Cheerleader for new domain names defends ICANN plan
Jun. 08, 2009
Plans to introduce new top-level Internet domains will not force trademark owners to make defensive registrations to protect their brands, according to two reports published by the Internet Corporation for Assigned ...

Sending the Navy Seals to get me a Palm Pre
Jun. 05, 2009
Sending the Navy Seals to get me a Palm Pre

Five technology bidding wars preceding EMC vs. NetApp
Jun. 03, 2009
As EMC and NetApp try to one-up each other for Data Domain, we take a look back at five previous technology bidding wars.

Trying to outfox EMC, NetApp raises Data Domain offer to $1.9 billion
Jun. 03, 2009
The price for Data Domain is going up fast, as NetApp Wednesday morning tried to outspend EMC by offering $1.9 billion to purchase the storage company.

Cisco added to Dow; Tiny .biz names hit the auction block
Jun. 02, 2009
Cisco added to Dow; Tiny .biz names hit the auction block

Tiny .biz domain names to be auctioned off to highest bidders
Jun. 01, 2009
How much is x.biz or .ge.biz worth? That's the question NeuStar is asking the Internet e-commerce community as it adds one- and two-character names to the .biz domain and makes them available to the highest bidders.

NetApp acquires Data Domain
May. 22, 2009
NetApp blew its top last week with the acquisition of data deduplication vendor Data Domain for $1.5B.

NetApp's $1.5B purchase of Data Domain focuses on de-dupe, backup
May. 20, 2009
NetApp has agreed to purchase Data Domain for $1.5 billion in a deal that will bolster the storage company's ability to de-duplicate data and provide backup for rival vendors like EMC and HP.

New DNS bug and fix announced
May. 19, 2009
Domain name registries are scrambling to patch a newly discovered bug in popular open source DNS software that could be exploited for denial-of-service attacks.

Watching the registrars
Jan. 11, 2008
Network Solutions has once again shown that it can't be trusted in its role as a domain name registrar.

Data Domain expands replication capabilities
May. 07, 2009
Data Domain this week announced enhancements to its Data Domain Replicator software. The company, which provides deduplication appliances to mid- and enterprise-size businesses, claims new software that supports a 90 to ...

Politicians need their own slice of the 'Net
Apr. 23, 2009
On the surface, Washington attorney Matt Sanderson would appear to be pitching a tough sell: special protection online for politicians and would-be politicians. However, because the villains here are predatory criminals ...

Blogger fights big bank Goldman Sachs over threat
Apr. 14, 2009
A blogger in the U.S. filed a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs on Monday to prevent the big investment bank from taking his domain names.

Fiber cuts slash Silicon Valley's Internet arteries; China denies cyberattacks on U.S. ...
Apr. 10, 2009
Fiber cuts slash Silicon Valley's Internet arteries; China denies cyberattacks on U.S. power grid

Board opens way for new top-level domains
Jun. 26, 2008
ICANN will press ahead with plans to introduce new top-level domains, including some so-called Internationalized Domain Names written in Chinese and Arabic scripts, its board decided unanimously Thursday.

Clock is ticking on .me domain names
May. 13, 2008
Trademark-holders have until May 20 to register their company and product names under the new .me domain, which is being marketed as a generic top-level domain by the country of Montenegro. Clock is ticking on .me ...

Has EMC rustled Data Domain away from NetApp, HP and Cisco? | NetworkWorld.com Community
Jun. 02, 2009
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