Word of the Day: topsite

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January 06, 2005 Published by  WhatIs.com Word of the Day LOOK IT UP     LEARNING CENTER     FAST REFERENCES     CAREERS         Issue Sponsored By:   > Whatis.com Learning Center IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Word of the Day: topsite   >  Today's Tech News   >  Brain Food   >  Additions and Updates   Whatis.com Learning Center Visit the Whatis.com Learning Center to get a crash course on the latest technology, industry standards and top issues that affect your business every day. You'll get a summary of current topics from across the TechTarget network of sites. From here you can view news, educate yourself with learning guides or utilize the resources of a crash course to stay up to date on the latest technologies. View topics now.   topsite A topsite is a stringently protected underground FTP server at the top of the distribution chain for pirated content, such as movies, music, games, and software. According to an article in Wired Magazine, about 30 topsites are responsible for almost all of the pirated content distributed online. Here's how it works: Someone gains access to content before mass release, perhaps by using high-end hardware to record a movie in a cinema or by getting hold of a screener or discarded studio copy of a movie. A release group prepares the content for digital transmission and uploads it to the topsite server, which is protected behind several layers of security and impenetrable to unauthorized access. So-called couriers copy the content from the topsites and upload them to second-tier distribution Web sites known as dump sites and from those sites to mainstream peer-to-peer (P2P) networks such as Kazaa. MORE INFO: > Wired Magazine has more information in their article, "The Shadow Internet." > A Slashdot discussion focuses on topsites and various other elements of illicit content distribution. > A Circle ID article is called "Tracking Internet Piracy: Harder Than You Think." Microsoft releases antispyware beta [SearchWindowsSecurity.com] The software maker offers a test version of the spyware-fighting technology it acquired in its recent purchase of Giant Company Software. Oracle applications executives prepare for shuffle [SearchOracle.com] Oracle is making changes to its applications division as part of its merger with rival PeopleSoft. Oracle executive Ron Wohl is expected to step down as head of the applications software division. Mandrakesoft trail could lead to corporate Linux desktop [SearchEnterpriseLinux.com] If up and coming Linux desktop vendors are smart, they may want to follow the bread crumbs left by companies like Mandrakesoft, which just released two corporate Linux offerings designed to push the operating system into the enterprise desktop scene. More Tech News Catch up on all the latest IT news! Secret Word of the Day This is the use of computer technologies to gather evidence suitable for presentation in a court of law. What is it? Answer Today's Trivia Question According to Murphy's Law of Cable Compatibility, if you choose a cable and a connector at random, what's the probability that they are compatible? Answer IT Alphabet Soup S-Video is a video signal transmission in which the luminance signal and the chrominance signal are transmitted separately to achieve superior picture clarity. What does the S stand for? a. super b. separated c. Simony Answer Learning Center Update: IT News Quiz Were you paying attention in 2004? Our latest quiz tests your knowledge of what happened in IT last year -- there's a question for each month. 2004 Know-It-All Contest winners Congratulations to Nathan E. Stimling, Gloria La Hay, George F. Corrigan and Keith McWhorter! varicode integrated T1 hop off HD upconverter RFID tagging Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by WhatIs.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2005 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Word of the Day": Go to unsubscribe: http://WhatIs.techtarget.com/u?cid=500943&lid=430801&track=NL-34 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: WhatIs Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494