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AboveNet Communications UK Ltd, a subsidiary of AboveNet Inc., a leading provider of integrated access services to leading edge enterprises, announced today that it has signed a contract with Rackspace Managed Hosting for two diversely routed 1Gigabit wavelengths and IP Transit in excess of 100Mb. Rackspace Catches AboveNet Wave Rackspace Catches AboveNet Wave
Thai waiter wears a condom over his head while serving a cocktail as a patron looks on at the Cabbages and Condoms restaurant in Bangkok on July 8, 2004. The restaurant, founded by Mechai Viravaidya, better known as ‘Mr Condom’, aims to educate the public about safe sex. Bangkok will be the host for the […]
Since its inception, the social-networking service Friendster has taken a militant stance against members posting fake profiles of cartoon characters, political figures, celebrities and bogus people. But now, in an about-face, Friendster is promoting profiles of characters from the new movie Anchorman. Friendster’s Fakester Buddies
It looks like a fat carrot, but it is actually a banana. And it is so rich in precursors to vitamin A that researchers hope it could prevent children from going blind in the Pacific islands of Micronesia. Orange banana to boost kids’ eyes
A billboard placed this week in the heart of Silicon Valley posed a complex mathematical question that most commuters on Highway 101 would need Google to crack. Google recruits eggheads with mystery billboard
Vaccher is one of the 15,000 people the government estimates have been saved by air bags since then-Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole signed an order on July 11, 1984, requiring all vehicles to have driver’s side air bags or automatic seat belts by 1989 and passenger-side bags soon after. 15,000 saved by air bags in last […]
Fort Campbell is bracing for what recent statistics show would be a record number of newborns in a single month. Military hospital prepares for post-Iraq baby invasion
Microsoft is stuck in a full-blown midlife crisis. Microsoft’s Worst Enemy: Success
Contrary to popular belief, people in east Asia are no more genetically susceptible to short-sightedness than any other population group, according to researchers who have analysed past studies of the problem. Lifestyle causes myopia, not genes
Managed Hosting Specialist Named to Prestigious List of Innovators SAN ANTONIO — July 7, 2004 – Rackspace Managed Hosting, the fastest-growing managed hosting specialist, today announced it was named to the AlwaysOn (AO) Top 100 Private Companies list. AlwaysOn, an open source media company focused on technology and business innovation, and KPMG’s emerging business practice, […]
Drinking milk may protect against bowel cancer, suggests a new study on the dairy-eating habits of more than half a million people. Milk may protect against bowel cancer
David Day has a bounce in his step and a glint in his eye unexpected in someone who makes nearly 400 telemarketing calls a day for less than $200 a month. That’s because he has a coveted job where few exist: behind bars. Inmates vs. outsourcing
Some Twin Cities frequent fliers will have their own fast-track security lane starting Wednesday, but the cost of admission to the pilot program is a background check and a fingerprint or iris scan. Speed Past Pesky Security Checks
Some retailers are deciding that the customer can be very, very wrong — as in unprofitable. And some, including Best Buy Co. Inc., are discriminating between profitable customers and shoppers they lose money on. The customer is always right? Not anymore
Senior citizens played an important role in the dramatic spread of human civilisation some 30,000 years ago, a study of the human fossil record has shown. Elderly crucial to evolutionary success of humans
New HIV infections hit a record high last year as the virus continues to outpace the global effort to contain it, according to a U.N. report published Tuesday. U.N.: HIV infections hit record high in ’03
A traffic simulation system is helping drivers by predicting jams on Germany’s autobahn network up to an hour before they happen. The secret of its success is to take into account the way real drivers – and their cars – behave. Bad driving the secret to traffic forecasts
(Article has photos) Sony Electronics on Thursday challenged the Apple iPod by unveiling a pair of digital music players, including one with an LCD to display still images. Sony Takes on iPod With New Music Players
“The Inquirer is reporting that Microsoft is offering a preview of its new search technology. The search engine preview has a minimalist interface, similar to Google. Microsoft claims over one billion web pages searched, but admits the fact that searching is a little slow. This technology hasn’t yet been incorporated into MSN Search, though the […]
The 17-digit codes that identify the origin, make, model and attributes of cars, trucks, buses — even trailers — worldwide will be exhausted by the end of the decade U.S. auto industry running out of vehicle ID numbers
The speed of light, one of the most sacrosanct of the universal physical constants, may have been lower as recently as two billion years ago – and not in some far corner of the universe, but right here on Earth. Speed of light may have changed recently
Roses are blue? : The world’s first ‘blue rose’ developed by Japanese brewer Suntory is displayed during a press conference in Tokyo. AFP Top Photos