But a successful cloud-based recovery plan requires more than just a provider, even if the provider will also host your applications later.

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Instead of contacting the Internet service provider or Web host running a site, anti-phishing groups and the more than 40 companies impersonated by the group had to contact the domain registrar in each case to have the domains shut down.

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Lieberman has called for pressure on other firms that host WikiLeaks, and the American provider EveryDNS has snubbed WikiLeaks too, taking its WikiLeaks.org address offline and forcing the organization to use backups such as WikiLeaks.ch and WikiLeaks.de.

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DeVry, an education provider that holds a host of institutions including DeVry University, DeVry Brasil, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Carrington College and companies like Advanced Academics, reported a 34% increase in profits for its first quarter earnings after the bell Tuesday.

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Equinix, a provider of global data center services which host hundreds of telecommunications connections and many financial exchanges including NASDAQ OMX, CBOE Stock Exchange and BATS Europe, is launching the Equinix Marketplace.

FORBES: New Equinix Marketplace Can Link Financial Firms and Digital News