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While working with software-based firewalls--layers of protection that block junk e-mail and attacks on computers from hackers and viruses--Xie noticed that those programs slow down networks. So, like a true Silicon Valley entrepreneur, he retreated to his garage in his spare time and started working on a new approach. He envisioned a remote piece of hardware that screened Internet content and didn't interfere with application software. In 1997 Xie, an engineering graduate from Tsinghua University in Beijing, launched the network-security company NetScreen, which was eventually acquired by Jupiter Networks. That success allowed...
...move. In the past few years, the AES has opened offices in the N.S.W. regional centers of Tamworth and Dubbo; in recent weeks new AES shop fronts have appeared in inner-Sydney's Glebe, Blacktown in the city's western suburbs and Maitland in the Hunter Valley. The offices are decorated in brash reds and yellows, and are located amid the bustle of the main street, so people know "we're here and we belong. It lifts the spirits of Aboriginal people," says Estens. About 100 towns have requested the AES, which is itself still being fitted out and road...
...Google Empire from its accidental inception on Stanford’s campus to its contemporary initiatives in genetic research. Through interviews, study, and a great many Google searches of his own, he relates the legend of two of the most successful computer-nerds to ever emerge from Silicon Valley, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page.With Malseed’s help, Vise interviewed countless employees from Google’s CEO to its head chef, as well as teachers, family members, and Boy Scout leaders from the founders’ past. In short, Vise did his homework, and thanks...
...river fog carry a piercing midnight chill through the narrow, cobbled streets of Blois this November evening. World famous for its 13th century castle, 17th century cathedral, and medieval old town, Blois has long been fixture on the itinerary of the millions of tourists visiting France's Loire Valley every year. But as he peers up at the prematurely-hung Christmas decorations glittering above the immaculate, well-tended streets, Youness Ouzaanik is aware of just how different this postcard scene looks from the desolate landscapes of Blois's vast housing projects - where he lives, along with nearly a third...
...Certainly, Schwarzenegger will need all of his charm when he shifts the trip's focus from selling Californian products-think of all the Napa Valley wine that the Chinese could quaff!-to convincing China to combat the rampant piracy of Hollywood films and Silicon Valley software. On Thursday, the Governor will attend a premiere of the newest Harry Potter movie in Shanghai, although pirated copies of the film are already widely available in the city...