Word: sleuths
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...about how to help businesses take advantage of the Internet. Both men suddenly realized no one was monitoring copyright violations on the Net and that as a result corporations were losing millions of dollars in revenue. That led them to the concept for Cyveillance, a sort of dotcom Web sleuth founded in 1997, which uses its proprietary NetSapien Technology to scour the Net for misuse of brand names, copyright infringements and clues as to what impact Web activity is having on a corporation's business. Some Cyveillance findings: Disney and Barbie are among the Top 10 brand names most commonly...
...unique work (for reasons that can't be revealed without spoiling the fun), its very nature resists adaptation. Alas, A&E--whose mystery series has an uneven track record in capturing the tart Christie flavor--has obliterated Ackroyd's outrageous ingenuity. Though David Suchet, as always, nicely embodies sleuth Hercule Poirot, the movie will disappoint those who've read the book. Those who haven't will wonder what the fuss has always been about. Skip the movie, read the book...
...mail with reporters from the New York Times and other newspapers, and his messages appear to originate in Paris. The FBI and various Web experts have been following other electronic bread crumbs he left behind, however, and those point more strongly to Russia or Eastern Europe. An independent Net-sleuth group even claims to have located Latvian and Russian accounts Maxus uses for cash drops. "It's likely that he's in Europe, unless he's really good," says John Markoff, the Times reporter to whom Maxus sent his e-mail. "And if he's that skilled...