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Cyberwar declared as China hunts for the West’s intelligence secrets

Mar 08

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Cyberwar declared as China hunts for the West’s intelligence secrets
March 8, 2010

Urgent warnings have been circulated throughout NATO and the European Union for secret intelligence material to be protected from a recent surge in cyberwar attacks originating in China.

The attacks have also hit government and military institutions in the United States, where analysts said that the West had no effective response and that EU systems were especially vulnerable because most cyber security efforts were left to member states.

Google Targets Microsoft With DocVerse Deal

Mar 08

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Google Targets Microsoft With DocVerse Deal
By JESSICA E. VASCELLARO
MARCH 5, 2010, 7:11 P.M. ET

Stepping up its fight against Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. acquired DocVerse, a technology startup that allows people to edit Microsoft Office files online.

Google paid around $25 million for the San Francisco-based company, according to a person familiar with the matter.

In an interview, Jonathan Rochelle, group product manager for Google Apps, said Google acquired DocVerse to make it easier for people to transition from desktop software to online software. The latter is an area where Google is trying to get a leg up over Microsoft, with its Google Apps service, which includes online word-processing and spreadsheet software. He declined to comment on the deal’s price.

Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love

Mar 08

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Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love
By Ken Fisher

Did you know that blocking ads truly hurts the websites you visit? We recently learned that many of our readers did not know this, so I’m going to explain why.