Web application disaster planning

On the evening of Sept. 17, one of the biggest hosting providers in the US, Layered Technologies in Plano, Texas, suffered a major security breech. Hackers managed to access the company's support database and download client data on something between 5,000 and 6,000 user accounts.

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Corruption in OOXML standardization vote also in the Balkans?

Votes from South-eastern Europe and former Yugoslavia countries showed Microsoft's domination of that market, and especially good connections with authorities because most of the national standardization bodies voted "Yes with no comments". Just how did Microsoft get OOXML support in Eastern Europe? More corruption?

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Company will monitor phone calls to tailor ads - CNET News.com

Pudding Media to introduce Net phone service supported by ads related to what people are talking about during their calls.The New York Times

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