Big Blue smokes reefers? • The Register

Skip to content

Big Blue smokes reefers?

Why has it registered a hemp domain name?

By Fred Cheroot • Get more from this author

Posted in Business, 11th December 1998 14:32 GMT

At The Reg we're quite fond of www.companysleuth.com. It sends you emails which tell you, for example, what domain names large corporations have rented. Can it really be true that IBM has registered cannabis-sativa.com? Or obituarypage.com? Someone please tell us this is all a terrible mistake...

Free report. "Comparing Data Center Batteries, Flywheels, and Ultracapacitors: What is the best energy storage for you?"

Whitepapers

Extended Validation

Here we look at Extended Validation certificates, which build on SSL to protect web users against phishing attacks and other kinds of online fraud.

Ten Cooling Solutions to Support High-Density Server Deployment [WP42]

This paper provides ten approaches for increasing cooling efficiency, cooling capacity, and power density in existing data centers.

Spam Spikes: A Real Risk to Your Business

A close look at the data shows how spammers vary their tactics to overwhelm traditional corporate email defenses. See how the MessageLabs solution is different.

Enabling the Data Center Metamorphosis

This independent analyst research gives real world advice on transforming your datacenter into a streamlined, dynamic, liquid engine capable of handling growth.

The Perfect (Virtual) Marriage

Get consistent virtual machine storage savings of 50% (often as high as 90%) with virtually no performance impact with NetApp deduplication.

Search more Resources

Most read

Sponsored links

Don’t Miss

Netbooks and Mini-Laptops

Buyer's Guide They're little and we love 'em. But which ones are best?

Intel shakes AMD's chip-fabbing baby

Cross-licensing custody battle

Emails show journalist rigged Wikipedia's naked shorts

Overstock's Byrne vindicated amidst economic meltdown

Yours truly, angry mob

Book extract Bringing Nothing To The Party: Cleaning up the net, one satirical vigilante page at a time