Microsoft moves against California, Florida pirates
Microsoft Thursday filed lawsuits against 23 companies in California and Florida, alleging distribution of counterfeit software.
Wireless service providers struggling to retain customers
Wireless services churn hits ninth consecutive quarter of growth globally.
DOJ warns U.S. citizens of phishing attack
The U.S. Department of Justice is alerting e-mail users about a possible phishing attack using messages that claim to be from the DOJ.
Broadband driving job growth, firm says
Broadband adoption grows U.S. jobs, according to research.
FTC is neutral on net neutrality
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is taking the middle ground in the net neutrality debate that pits large telecommunications operators against Internet giants.
Mazu, eIQnetworks integrate network behavior, security systems
Mazu, which makes a network behavior analysis product, and security information management vendor eIQnetworks, will integrate their products to offer enterprises more information about network operations and threats .
Tech vendors disagree on patent reform
Legislation that would overhaul the U.S. patent system would hurt innovation and decrease the value of patents, representatives of two tech companies said Wednesday.
Blogs
From Cisco Subnetsneak peek of a chapter from Jim Geier’s book Deploying Voice over Wireless LANs. Cisco creates a business unit in India focused on intelligent infrastructures, its latest move to source more innovation from that country. Brian McGahan, triple CCIE, tells you how to turn PCs, including Linux machines, into Cisco routers.
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From Microsoft SubnetMicrosoft Security attempts to forklift its PR image. Executive reveals Windows Live roadmap. The next beta of IIS 7.0 now available. Japan mobile phone operator signs on for Microsoft’s Web 2.0 SaaS. $25K in prize money and face-time with Bill Gates.Buzzblog: Amazon finally rids Disney-related site of jockstrap adsAmazon had failed miserably in helping the proprietor of MiceAge.com keep revealing pictures of male models from appearing on his family-oriented site. A bit of Buzzblog coverage prompted a better effort, though, and now not only is the site jockstrap-free, Amazon is hinting at giving more granular content control to its advertising partners.Today on Layer 8, where we’ve never made it onto anyone’s “to buy” list:
Private equity firms have shown more than a fleeting interest in acquiring high-tech companies these days. Just take a look at a few of the deals this year: Avaya by TPG Capital and Silver Lake Partners for $8.2 billion; CDW by Madison Dearborn Partners for $7.3 billion, and Alltel by Goldman Sachs and TPG Capital for $27.5 billion. Investors at UBS have built a model for looking at hypothetical leveraged buyouts of technology companies and ranks potential targets by how profitable they might be. See the top 10 companies on UBS’s list.
