just for feet inc. was an athletic shoe and sportswear headquartered in birmingham , alabama which became one of the largest and fastest growing athletic stores in the united states .

in 2000 footstar acquired just for feet .

it closed its last store in 2004 .

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just for feet later dropped the lawsuit . it filed for bankruptcy protection toward the end of 1999 , and the last just for feet store closed in 2004 .
fraudulent financials had overstated the net income and assets held by just for feet inc .
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has very tightly controlled the management of just for feet . in order to expand the brand his
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just for feet also planned a sweepstake promotion , the
just for feet third quarter super bowl win a hummer contest .
in the weeks leading up to the game , just for feet spent $ 800 , 000 on promotional teaser spots during the national football league and american football league conference championship games .
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just for feet ipo for expansion ,
footwear news , february 7 , 1994 , p . 20 .
several executives said the just for feet lawsuit is really limited to a mistake made by the client and the agency .
just let that sink in for a second - two apartheid connections for the price of one .
the spot was one of two that saatchi and just for feet had been considering using until immediately before super bowl xxxiii .
in november 1999 , just for feet filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection , and in february 2000 , the company was forced into chapter 7 . footstar , inc . , at that time the parent company of footaction usa , purchased the just for feet name and the leases of over 70 of its stores in february 2000 . [ 1 ] . those stores that remained opened continued to do business under the just for feet name until footstar itself filed for chapter 7 protection in 2003 . by 2004 , the last of the just for feet stores closed .
the ad took such grief that just for feet briefly sued its ad agency , saatchi & saatchi , for $ 10 million , but eventually dropped the lawsuit .
shareholders sued just for feet , several officers , including ruttenberg and gilburne , and former auditor deloitte & touche for fraud after the assets were sold to footstar .
just for feet slates first manhattan store in ' 97 ,
footwear news , july 29 , 1996 , p . 7 .
those spots urged viewers to watch the third quarter and find out how many times the just for feet name was mentioned . viewers wishing to participate in the contest were to telephone or go to the just for feet web site with their answer to enter the sweepstakes .
just for feet was a legendary store . . there were 3 within ' 25 minutes of my house back in the day . .
the original spot , the company said , would have showed a just for feet team coming up to a runner whose shoelace had become untied . the just for feet team would tie the runner ' s shoelace and give him water and a towel , the company said .
just as the dust from the kenyan runner ' s shoes settled , saatchi sued just for feet in u . s . district court in rochester in late february for failing to pay its $ 3 million media bill . on march 1 , just for feet filed its own case in jefferson county circuit court in birmingham , against saatchi and fox broadcasting co .
in its lawsuit , just for feet said the finished spot , called
kenya ,
was entirely different from the concept saatchi first presented .
last week , just for feet filed a motion in u . s . bankruptcy court in wilmington , del . , to liquidate its assets .
nationwide ' s ad might have been depressing , but at least it wasn ' t as bad as just for feet ' s 1999 blunder .
i knew right away when i read the title . just for feet was soo dope , but my pops rarely took us there to buy kicks
then the voice - over says ,
just for feet . to serve and protect feet ,
i guess because
run , kunta , run !
would have been inappropriate . or something .
in february 2000 , it sold 102 stores and other assets to new jersey - based footstar inc . for $ 72 million . the stores retained the just for feet name .
washington — a former executive of just for feet , the athletic - shoe retailer that filed for bankruptcy protection in 1999 , pleaded guilty to fraud charges , the justice department said monday .
by the end of 1992 , sales from the three just for feet company owned stores as well as fees from the three franchises totalled $ 17 million . ruttenberg decided that in order to maintain control of the just for feet concept , further expansion should be undertaken directly by the company instead of through franchising . ruttenberg opened two more just for feet stores , in nashville and kansas city , missouri and then , in march 1994 , he took the company public to raise capital for further expansion .
just for feet attorney robert brodegaard said that ' s just not the case .
just about everybody else who holds themselves out as an expert , is ,
mr . brodegaard said .
the agency does have a responsibility . . . and somebody should have said stop .
the single story building is net leased on a long term basis to the just for feet , inc . ( nasdaq : feet ) , a birmingham , alabama based organization specializing in the retail sale of a variety of footwear .
las vegas commercial that aired in the year 1997 . promo for
just for feet
the giant shoe superstore located next to the wow store on sahara and within the forum shops at ceasars palace .
dramatic video shows tuiono “sitting just feet from sure death” atop the rock , waving his arms for help , california highway patrol sgt . duncan jensen told the washington post .
as part of the plea in u . s . district court in birmingham , gilburne is cooperating with the ongoing investigation into just for feet ' s finances , prosecutors said .
just for feet overstated income in 1996 by $ 730 , 000 , in 1997 by $ 3 million and in 1998 by $ 5 . 3 million , court papers said .
just for feet preferred this spot , the company claimed in its suit , but one network rejected it , saying it was
mean - spirited and promotes antisocial behavior .
the issue mr . brodegaard raises , along with the
kenya
spot , may take its place in advertising history . for the retailer , the controversy appears to be a small pebble in the just for feet shoe .
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just for feet doesn ' t toe the line on accounting , two analysts say ,
wall street journal , august 30 , 1995 , p . 2 .
later that year ruttenberg stepped down as ceo . a federal investigation began into whether the company had committed accounting fraud - a tiny precursor to the healthsouth and enron scandals just over the horizon . by november of that year , just for feet filed for bankruptcy , and the next year it was liquidated .
just for feet ( 1999 ) this was considered one of the biggest
oops
commercials of all time . in the spot , a group of men hunts a barefoot kenyan runner to force shoes on him . after objectors hinted at the ad ' s blatant racism , the client sued its ad agency , saatchi & saatchi . the next year , just for feet went bankrupt .
an accounting scandal at just for feet pushed the chain of shoe stores , headquartered in birmingham , ala . , to file for bankruptcy protection in late 1999 . a stake by public shareholders worth $ 708 million at its peak in may 1996 evaporated—but not before insiders purportedly dumped at least $ 50 million worth of shares . footstar , another retailer , acquired the bulk of just for feet ' s assets in february of last year .
the super bowl isn ' t just the biggest day of the year for football fans - - it ' s also the most highly anticipated day for advertisers .
a second spot showed a gymnasium in a school with the fictional name
ruttenberg high ,
apparently a reference to just for feet ceo harold ruttenberg . there , a geeky boy played dodge ball , a school yard game where a player stands alone and tries to dodge a ball thrown at him by other players ; the just for feet team came in and rescued him by giving him better shoes .
when the fans went home and the lights went out for the 1999 super bowl , one image remained for many tv viewers : that of a barefoot african runner fleeing hunters in a humvee , who captured and drugged their victim to force him into a pair of shoes from just for feet .
according to the government , from late 1996 to 1999 , gilburne and others devised a scheme involving a rebate from rogers advertising of its commissions for the upcoming year that would be recorded by just for feet as a receivable due in the current fiscal year .
according to the company , the original concept called for a just for feet team coming up to a runner whose shoelace had become untied . the team would tie the runner ' s shoelace and give him water and a towel , the company said . the commercial was one of two that saatchi had been considering using until immediately before the super bowl . a second spot showed a geeky boy playing dodge ball in a school gymnasium when the just for feet team comes in and rescues the boy by giving him better shoes . just for feet preferred this spot , the lawsuit claims , but one network rejected it , saying it was
mean - spirited and promotes antisocial behavior .
at press time , executives for just for feet had not returned phone calls for comment . a spokesman for saatchi said neither the agency nor its attorneys would comment on the pending litigation . in its legal papers , however , the agency claims advertising is a business that has no explicit guidelines and standards , and therefore , it cannot have committed malpractice .
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ruttenberg ' s first chance for a major expansion of just for feet came in 1992 when he was offered a site at caesar ' s palace in las vegas .
it was a huge risk ,
ruttenberg told success .
but las vegas always fascinated me . it has the most expensive real estate in america , but when i saw the plans , i knew it was for me .
the las vegas store was designed to be a flagship for the company . the two storey showplace included the just for feet trademark basketball court and video wall as well as a laser show and sculpture gallery of famous sports personalities . just for feet management was soon able to boast that their las vegas store was
the highest - volume store of its kind in the world .
the rapid expansion of just for feet continued through 1996 with the opening of 23 new stores . most of these outlets were located in the southern states where just for feet had built its success but the chain also began to expand into northern markets with stores in minnesota , new jersey and new york . leading the push into the north was a planned 25 , 000 square foot flagship store to be located on 42nd street in manhattan .
it was bad enough that just for feet was a birmingham - based company , giving it all the historical baggage that entails , but it was even worse . the ceo , harold ruttenberg , was originally from south africa .
that ' s the only place i bought shoes and other sports gear as a kid , didn ' t start going to champs , foot locker , foot action , or other shoe places til they closed just for feet .
just for feet was a publicly traded company that began with a single store in birmingham in 1977 . by 1999 , it had locations in 30 states and $ 775 million in annual sales . but its rapid growth ended in november 1999 , when it filed for bankruptcy .
following the super bowl , critics lashed out at the commercial for its racial insensi - tivity . as a result of the fallout and criticism surrounding the ad , just for feet filed a lawsuit against its agency , saatchi & saatchi business communications , asking for more than $ 10 million in damages for advertising malpractice . in its lawsuit just for feet claimed that the finished spot , called
kenya ,
was entirely different from the concept the agency first presented . moreover , the retailer ' s ceo claimed in news reports that he was forced into running the spot even though he personally disliked it .
as the super bowl approached , saatchi presented the final
kenya
spot to its client . just for feet said it
expressed strong misgivings and dissatisfaction over the spot ,
according to the lawsuit , but the agency
then reassured just for feet that the commercial would be well received based on saatchi ' s expertise and experience with national advertising and marketing , and that having committed to advertise in the super bowl it was too late to develop and produce another commercial or to reshoot the dodge ball commercial .
since it had already spent $ 900 , 000 on production costs and $ 2 mil lion for the super bowl time slot , just for feet said it had no choice but to run the
kenya
spot .
the just for feet lawyers respond that the super bowl ad was no run - of - the - mill clunker but a shocking political and cultural gaffe that triggered a corporate crisis .
we ' re not just talking about a commercial that fell a little flat ,
says robert trezinsky of the new york law firm thatcher , proffit & wood , who along with the birmingham firm of sirote and permutt is litigating the case for just for feet .
we ' re talking about exposing a client to some very serious allegations . an agency has a duty to the client to consider these issues .
the federal government ' s investigation of just for feet resulted in a guilty plea monday from a former executive who admitted inflating earnings during the late 1990s when the alabama - based company became the nation ' s second largest athletic shoe retailer .
investigators said gilburne and others devised a scheme to artificially inflate just for feet ' s financial condition from december 1996 until november 1999 through improper recognition of income received from birmingham - based rogers advertising , the company ' s sole advertising agency .
just for feet , founded in 1977 with a single store in birmingham , went public in 1994 and grew over the next five years to become the second - largest athletic - shoe retailer in the united states before filing for bankruptcy protection and selling stores to footstar inc . in february 2000 .
from 1998 , here is one commercial for the defunct chain just for feet . features the nike air jam gasmic basketball shoe , air converse triac running shoe , and air excel 90 cross trainer shoes . it then shows two kids getting pelted with a bunch of shoes in their bedroom . . . interesting .
here ' s another interesting allegation : that just for feet managers told the auditors that their associates had breached the computerized accounting systems . but rather than report that problem promptly to the company ' s audit committee , the suit claims
deloitte sought to profit from just for feet ' s inadequate systems by , on june 11 , 1999 , successfully bidding on a consulting project to cure the many deficiencies in those systems .
deloitte says the suit has no merit and that it intends to vigorously defend itself .
gilburne , who is cooperating with the federal government ' s ongoing investigation of just for feet , will be sentenced later , u . s . attorney alice martin said . he could receive up to five years in prison and a $ 250 , 000 fine .
the executive also denied that just for feet and saatchi planned to go the
controversy as cheap advertising
route , that is , creating a controversy around the
kenya
spot to generate talk and subsequent publicity . such tactics can multiply the reach of a spot far beyond the price paid for its original audience .
as the clock ticked down toward the big game , saatchi presented the final
kenya
spot to the client . just for feet said it
expressed strong misgivings and dissatisfaction
over the spot , according to the lawsuit , but saatchi
then reassured just for feet that the commercial would be well received based on saatchi ' s expertise and experience with national advertising and marketing , and that having committed to advertise in the super bowl it was too late to develop and produce another commercial or to reshoot the dodge ball commercial .
adam gilburne , who held various positions at just for feet starting in 1994 , had been charged with a scheme to artificially inflate the company ' s books by improper recognition of income from the company ' s advertising agency , birmingham , ala . - based rogers advertising .
four white hunters hunters track a kenyan runner across the african savanna , drug him and then force him to wear american sneakers . this ad somehow made it from a brainstorming meeting gone horribly awry all the way to the third quarter of the super bowl in 1999 . the commercial was called both racist and imperialist by viewers . shoe retailer just for feet even ended up suing the advertising agency that created the awful ad . tone - deaf marketing was the least of just for feet’s troubles , though . the company filed for bankruptcy protection that same year and company executives later pled guilty to accounting fraud .
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the super bowl is the wrong place to show cultural insensitivity . that ' s what critics accused the now - defunct shoe retailer just for feet of doing in 1999 , with an ad that showed white hunters tracking down a barefoot black african runner and forcing him into nikes .
gilburne , who headed sales and then rose to be president of the superstore division of just for feet , faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $ 250 , 000 fine on the charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud , the department said .
not surprisingly , plaintiff lawyers have pounced on the auditors here , just as they did in the just for feet case . one claim : kpmg , outside auditor for oxford , would have been more motivated to uncover the mischief if it had not been so preoccupied with selling tax , appraisal and actuarial services to oxford . a spokesman for kpmg says the firm stands by its 1996 audit and denies it lacked objectivity
because we may have provided some inconsequential consulting services .
the lawsuit is pending .
business communications , rochester , n . y . , for more than $ 10 million in damages for advertising malpractice .
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before you dismiss levitt as just another bureaucrat on a power trip , take a close look at five of the great audit disasters of the past two decades , involving just for feet , oxford health plans , colonial realty , bcci and delorean motor co . there ' s a fair amount of evidence—some of it never before publicly revealed—that outside auditors are not as independent as they should be .
in an area of more than 1 , 000 war graves and with birdsong as the only sound , i contemplated the thin margin between life and death . if the sniper’s bullet had been just two feet to one side , my father’s life would have been over , aged just 27 , and i would never have been born .
in the late 1990s , just for feet was aiming to grow into an athletic - shoe superstore , and opted for a super bowl ad to get its message across to consumers . it didn ' t work . the commercial showed a humvee filled with four white men who tracked down a barefoot kenyan runner . they then knock him out and force running shoes on his feet . when he wakes , he screams and tries to get the shoes off .
just for feet chief executive harold ruttenberg is not mentioned by name , but the government alleged that as part of the conspiracy
the ceo instructed gilburne and others , if asked about the rogers rebate , to respond that the rebate was based on services already performed during the current year .
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chuck mcbride , creative director at wieden , kennedy and lead creative on the nike account , remembers his reaction on the evening of jan . 31 , when he first saw the just for feet ad .
the minute i saw it , i immediately went ' oh , shit , ' and i went , ' this can ' t go on . ' i just couldn ' t believe that they had done this .
just for feet , one of the nation ' s fastest growing companies , was using this as a coming - out party , of sorts - a springboard to leap over its biggest competitor , footlocker . altogether , the company spent almost $ 7 million on the ad buy , production and parallel promotions in other media .
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however , given all that he did for me , i hope i will be forgiven if just one of those brave young men remains at the forefront of my thoughts for much of the day : eric ashcroft , my father , my inspiration , my hero .
just for feet , inc . , headquartered in birmingham , alabama , is a superstore retailer specializing in brand - name athletic and outdoor footwear . the stores feature a broad range of athletic and outdoor footwear , a high level of customer service , and a distinctive combination of entertainment elements aimed at creating an exciting shopping experience .
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godaddy has made a name for itself for its envelope - pushing super bowl commercials , but not all of its ads have proved popular .
the lawsuit raised a troubling question for the advertising community as to whether ad agencies can be held liable for the ads they produce . in its legal papers saatchi claimed advertising is a business that has no explicit guidelines and standards and therefore that it cannot have committed malpractice . the agency also noted that the
kenya
spot was presented to the networks and was not rejected . many advertising executives have argued that while saatchi may have used bad judgment in developing the idea for the commercial and carrying it forward , just for feet was ultimately responsible because the company approved the spot and should have taken responsibility for it .
as a direct consequence of saatchi ' s appalling , unacceptable and shockingly unprofessional performance , just for feet ' s favorable reputation has come under attack , its business has suffered and it has been subjected to the entirely unfounded and unintended public perception that it is a racist or racially insensitive company ,
the company said in its lawsuit .
the spot , however , ran in the fourth quarter , making the contest ' s correct answer zero . the company ' s web site would not accept zero as the answer , so
customers were left with the mistaken impression that just for feet was attempting to trick or deceive them ,
the lawsuit said . saatchi ' s sibling ,
to care for two of the most famous feet in the catholic world , those of the former pope john paul ii , vatican staffers trusted distinguished fitchburg podiatrist , scholar , and italian food connoisseur dr . joseph addante .
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nine feet . . . and counting ,
sporting goods business , august 1993 , p . 90 - 91 .
for ms . schatz , at least , her tiny house has put her only a 10 - minute bike ride from work , a short walk from the beach and in a home just cramped enough to push them outside on sunny days . “people can sacrifice space for that , ” she said .
the air canada pilots mistook the taxiway for the runway next to it and flew their jet to just 59 feet ( 18 meters ) above ground before pulling up to attempt another landing , according to national transportation safety board information released on wednesday . that ' s barely taller than the four planes that were on the taxiway when the incident occurred late at night on july 7 .
the irony is that if the lawsuit goes forward , just for feet may suffer more than its footloose agency .
i have no fucking desire to pitch for just for feet ,
says one executive at a new york agency .
god knows if we run a print ad that ' s supposed to be a bleed , and it isn ' t , they ' ll turn around and sue us .
on the other hand , says the executive ,
no one holds saatchi too responsible . so they made a bad ad . . . they ' ll still get asked to pitches . the attitude will be , ' let ' s see what they have to say . ' if they come back with a bunch of men in white hoods burning down houses in an ad for safeway , well , then you don ' t give them the account .
even if one of the men turns out to be a hispanic woman .
during the 1999 super bowl athletic - shoe retailer just for feet ran a commercial that showed a barefoot kenyan runner fleeing from hunters in a humvee , who capture and drug him . when he awakes , he finds a pair of running shoes on his feet . the ad was supposed to be part of a brand - building campaign for the retailer that would help move the company away from its
where the 13th pair is free
positioning theme . however , rather than change the image of the company , the ad created a controversy that resulted in a lawsuit that could have drastically changed the relationships between advertisers and their agencies .
new york ( reuters ) - american apparel llc filed for its second bankruptcy protection in just over a year on monday , weighed down by intense competitive pressures facing u . s . teen retailers and a rocky relationship with its founder .
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the agency was a fool for proposing such a thing , and the client was a fool for paying for it ,
mr . richards said .
we live in politically correct times . you have to be careful what you do .
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it’s a common grievance by now that living quarters in the most popular cities across the nation have been shrinking , with people paying ever more money just to save some time on their daily commute . in fact , a recent analysis found newly built rentals span the least number of square feet since before the market crash .
perhaps that ' s why the
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apple ad for its macintosh computer is regarded by all 14 creative chiefs interviewed for this story as the best - ever super bowl commercial . most say it set the standard for all super bowl advertising since .
there ' s little more satisfying for a super bowl advertiser than to hear an ad slogan created for super sunday repeated incessantly in schoolyards and around water coolers on monday .
1 . endogeneity seems to be assumed away . i’d try explicitly modeling for it .
white said had tuiono been carried another 20 feet , he would have fallen down a three - tiered waterfall and “there’s no way to make it through that . ”
people still talk about this super bowl xxxiii ad for being just so wrong at so many levels . in a 2012 look back at what he deemed possibly the worst super bowl ad of all time , ad age ' s matthew creamer wrote :
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just for feet makes tv return ,
adweek , feb . 19 , 2001 , p . 2 ; alice z . cuneo ,
can an agency be gu ilty of malpractice ?
advertising age , jan . 31 , 2000 , pp . 24 , 25 ;
bad ad breeds worse lawsuit ,
advertising age , june 28 , 1999 , p . 30 .
a shareholder class action filed in u . s . district court in alabama on june 15 claims the shoe chain inflated its profits and understated expenses for three fiscal years stretching from 1997 to 1999 . the suit alleges that the company ' s auditors , deloitte & touche , helped pad the financials while pursuing a consulting contract from the auditee . the plaintiffs also allege deloitte advised just for feet to record the display booths donated by manufacturers as assets , which inflated the company ' s income by $ 20 million .
decried as racist and culturally imperialistic , the ad sparked a $ 10 million lawsuit by just for feet against its advertising agency , saatchi & saatchi , alleging professional malpractice . according to salon , the running shoe company said in a complaint that the ad agency assured the spot would be
well received by the public .
instead , the commercial caused it to become known as a racially insensitive company , the complaint alleged .
i didn ' t do a lot of drugs in college , but i had experimented enough to question what i had just seen . i turned to my roommate .
clowns and beer shouldn’t mix . it’s just common sense — something bud light was obviously lacking upon releasing this creeptastic spot . bozo’s brother handstand - walks into a bar — in the middle of the day , no less — and asks for a beer .
finally , the imf is beginning to recognise the trends and real causes for social instability .
by november , the company filed for bankruptcy and began liquidating inventory and closing some stores .
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peter fitzpatrick , a spokesman for air canada , declined to comment , citing the ongoing investigation .
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for one of its super bowl spots last february , repeat - offender bud light flaunts a bottle of beer from all different angles to the tune of afrojack’s “ten feet tall . ” though this drink boasts a “cool twist , ” the ad itself is nothing more than a snoozer .
honestly , i just don´t get it , as far as i know there has never been a bank crisis because bankers have lent too much to guys like me perceived as risky .
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the instant success of the first just for feet store surprised even ruttenberg himself . his initial objective of $ 2 million in sales in the first year was surpassed within a few months of the store ' s opening and ruttenberg realized that his gamble had paid off . after opening another outlet in birmingham , ruttenberg decided that by franchising his concept he could expand without the large outlay of capital required by the superstore format . three franchises were sold with the license to operate stores outside alabama .
while the style may be precedent - setting for vancouver , they are not alone in living small . increasingly , young families in the city’s constricted housing market are eschewing a distant suburban address for the ease and walkability of the core – even if it means doing it without enough space for a christmas tree .
and expand they did . powder rooms , family rooms , enclosed garages ; by 1975 home sizes had jumped to 1 , 075 square feet . but still , their children , the baby boomers , shared bedrooms and coped with the weekday morning ritual of waiting for a spot in the home’s only bathroom .
as a culture ,
we don ' t just want to consume the brand — we want to swim in it ,
says steve conner , chief creative officer at burrell communications group .
when my father paused beneath a bank with the enemy beach wire just ahead , he applied a field dressing to his bloodied wound and crouched besides his co . “colonel [ richard ] burbury was about two feet away from me and the next thing i knew he rolled to his side and was shot in the chest , ” my father said . his co had been killed by a sniper .
the british , inventors of the lawn , can now claim the smallest homes of all , with the average new home clocking in at just over 800 square feet . “room to swing a cat ? hardly , ” commented the bbc . tellingly , while prime minister stephen harper occupies a mansion in ottawa , his u . k . counterpart occupies a non - descript townhouse jammed into downtown london .
in hindsight , dipiazza says , it ' s easy to see how saatchi put its foot in its mouth .
you can imagine what happened ,
he says .
someone said , ' hey , i ' ve got it . we track a kenyan runner through the desert - - and just for feet puts shoes on him ! ' i mean , on that level , it sounds epic . where it went from there ,
dipiazza says ,
is where the badness happened .
though no one from saatchi would talk on the record , the essence of its defense can be gleaned from saatchi ' s response to just for feet ' s complaint . the thrust of saatchi ' s defense appears to be that it can ' t be sued for violating professional standards in a field that has none .
the imposition of a punitive damage award in the absence of explicit , particularized guidelines and standards is highly unfair ,
saatchi ' s lawyers write .
an award made in the absence of such guidelines and standards may be grossly excessive , disproportionate , arbitrary , and irrational .
while a century of ever - increased comfort in the american lifestyle managed to squeeze in an extra 90 square feet in the typical new bostonian home , it’s still no mansion : the average home built today spans “only” 909 square feet , ranking at the bottom of our list . builders were actually far more generous in the 1990s , when the average new home span 1 , 360 square feet – however , construction volume at the time was very limited . a small and densely populated city , boston draws in a lot of people , while construction lags behind , therefore buyer competition is high and prices are surging .
you see , a birmingham - based company , just for feet , had snagged a national spot during the super bowl . newspapers had written about it . tv had talked about it . the only thing was no one really knew what it would be . the company and its ad agency , saatchi & saatchi business communications , had kept its contents a tightly wrapped secret . we knew that the company would give away one of the newly released hummer monster trucks when it was over , but that was about it .
the ad opens with a shot of white men in a military humvee tracking the footprints of a barefoot black kenyan runner . the men drive ahead to offer the runner a cup of water laced with a knockout drug . the runner drinks the water , and immediately collapses to the ground , unconscious . while he is passed out , the white men force a pair of nikes on his feet . when the runner awakens , he sees the sneakers and begins shouting and flailing .
no ! no !
he cries . he then scrambles to his feet and runs away , still trying to shake the shoes from his feet .
of course , one might argue that , considering the hair - trigger racial semiotics involved , even having a multicultural posse hunting down a black man isn ' t going to cut it . but the strange case of just for feet vs . saatchi & saatchi is more than a cautionary parable about identity politics . it also raises the question of what it means to commit advertising malpractice in a medium ( and a culture ) that increasingly prides itself on pushing the envelope , defying norms and , yes , shocking the conscience - - and that often reserves its most glittering laurels for ads that deliver a gratuitous jolt to the viewer .
there is near - universal agreement that for all its flaws , the
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ad would have attracted little notice had just for feet not opted to broadcast it during the super bowl , the most - watched television event in the nation , and lately a showcase for show - stopping creative work .
when you put an ad in the super bowl , you really are putting it in an environment where ads are judged from start to finish ,
says jimmy siegel , executive creative director at bbdo worldwide .
everyone ' s waiting for your ad to tank . everyone ' s waiting to rip it to shreds . . . i mean , this isn ' t the nfl game of the week . you really are putting yourself out there and saying , ' ok , look at us . what do you guys think ? '
however , my father was , unwittingly , largely responsible for my boyhood interest in bravery : something that quickly developed into a passion and one that has played a significant part in my life for more than half a century .
the store had a damb basketball court inside , they gave you popcorn while you waited for your sneakers and this is where it all started for me back in late 1996 when the store first opened at my local mall .
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[ … ] any one unless they back it up with numbers . this time , i’m going to direct you to a study by the international monetary fund ( imf ) . just in case you don’t already know , the imf is not… . they’ve been soundly criticized by developing nations for exporting american - style [ … ]
it’s not inequality that matters . it’s the level of the lower classes that matters . for instance , you can reduce inequality by taking away most of the money the wealthy have . this would do nothing for the poor however .
the elder mr . ruttenberg died in 2005 at 63 . his son pleaded guilty to criminal charges and was sentenced to a 20 - month prison term . just for feet ' s auditor , deloitte & touche agreed to pay $ 24 million , and in april 2007 five former outside directors agreed to pay $ 41 . 5 million - one of only 13 cases in the past 25 years where outside directors of public companies have made out - of - pocket payments and one of the largest ever settlements . ( enron corporation ' s 10 directors paid only $ 13 million ) . in all the trustees recovered roughly $ 80 million for the company ' s creditors .
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he investigators said that as the air canada jet approached the taxiway just before midnight after a flight from toronto , it was so far off course that it did not appear on a radar system used to prevent runway collisions .
many of us have been struck by the huge increase in income inequality in the united states in the past thirty years . the rich have gotten much richer , while just about everyone else has had very modest income growth .
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for stable , sustainable growth ( and societies ) look no further than the economies of scandinavia and some parts of europe .
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but then , by 2007 , the meteoric growth of canadian houses began to slow to a trickle , according to floor size data compiled by natural resources canada . in its latest industry survey , the canadian home builders association reported that the average new home size had dropped to 1 , 900 square feet – well down from a mid - 2000s peak of 2 , 300 square feet . according to internal forecasts , they are only going to get smaller , reported the association .
all these thoughts and more were racing through my mind as i visited normandy , just days before the 70th anniversary of the d - day landings of june 6 1944 . this friday is being billed as the “normandy swan song” , when second world war veterans , now mostly in their nineties , will visit france for the last time in significant numbers .
data used in the study included square footage for all single - family homes , condo and co - op units built in each decade , inside the city limits ( i . e . excluding the metropolitan area ) . data was gathered from public sources , except for chicago , il and austin , tx , where square footage found in for sale listings was used . national averages were calculated across all 50 states . all figures shown in the article represent the median value for each data set .
pulling in data for properties across 32 of the largest and busiest us cities , we’ve been able to determine the local building size trends for each decade since 1910 . we then compared local trends with the evolution in size of the average american home to see whether urban living does indeed mean sacrificing larger living spaces found in the suburbs and smaller cities in exchange for convenience .
note to sales genie , just because your commercial is a cartoon doesn’t mean it’s funny — let alone appropriate . the company’s animated faux pas puts asian stereotypes on display in the form of not - so - business - savvy pandas .
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i was trying to remember the name of this store the other day but for the life of me i couldn ' t .
us - wide , homes built in the last 6 years are 74 % larger than those built in the 1910s , an increase of a little over 1 , 000 square feet . the average new home in america , be it condo or house , now spreads over 2 , 430 square feet . it is also important to note that , parallel to the rise in living space , households have been getting smaller over the same period . in 2015 , the average number of people in a household is 2 . 58 , compared to 4 . 54 in 1910 . this means that today the average individual living in a newly built home in the us enjoys 211 % more living space than their grandparents did , 957 square feet in total .
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yet , perhaps , ultimately we do not have need fully to understand why individuals display courage ; all we need do is admire it . over the years , my passion for bravery , in general , transformed itself into one for gallantry medals , in particular .


ncp engineering is nuremberg-based company produces software for remote access , industrial internet of thing security and information security .

ncp 's products use virtual private network ( vpn ) and other technologies like encryption , personal firewalls and electronic certificates in a public key infrastructure ( pki ) to secure data communication .

ncp has made its ipsec vpn client compatible with the windows 8 , windows 10 , os x , linux and android operating systems .

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ncp engineering has made its ipsec vpn client compatible with the windows 8 operating system .
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ncp engineering claims that its new android ipsec vpn client is a first for the android 4 . 0 operating system .
ncp engineering universal android ipsec vpn client for the android 4 . 0 platform can enable enterprises to securely connect with one another .
the ncp secure entry client and the ncp secure client – juniper edition can be downloaded from ncp’s website ; a free , 30 - day trial of version 9 . 31 is available .
mark snow ( ncp ) school of pv and renewable energy engineering university of new south wales nsw 2052 , sydney australia m . snow @ urltoken
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everyone says secure the iot network , but the issue is how . julian weinberger , director of systems engineering at ncp engineering , which specializes in remote network access , advocates machine - to - machine connections via vpn – perhaps not surprising stance , considering his position .
31 also optimizes sim card use through automatic access point name management ncp engineering today announced the availability of a new version of the entry ( http : / / www .
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while not necessarily game - changing in the vpn space , the ncp engineering universal android ipsec vpn client is helping enterprises communicate in the way that ipsec has promised , said pironti .
ncp engineering , a remote - access technology provider that develops third - party ipsec vpn client alternatives , recently announced a preview version of its ncp secure android client , a third - party android ipsec vpn client for the android 4 . 0 platform . ncp will offer the preview through june 30 with updated versions to follow , including an ipsec vpn client for apple ios , said rainer enders , chief technology officer at ncp .
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ncp offers a premium vpn solution for juniper networks srx firewalls . after many years of working together , the two companies have intensified their collaboration in a technology partnership with a complete vpn solution consisting of juniper srx gateways , the new ncp exclusive remote access clients and the ncp exclusive remote access management .
resources will be assessed primarily for their engineering significance , but also for their historical significance with respect to their impact on canadian history and canada ' s development . a forty - year rule is also applied to preclude the selection of engineering landmarks of the present era .
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ncp is a manufacturer of software solutions for high - security company communication over public networks and the internet .
ncp engineering , a nurenburg - based supplier of remote access security systems , aims to double the number of seats using its virtual private network ( vpn ) client software with an oem deal with watchguard technologies , a global provider of network security systems .
ncp engineering , a nurenburg - based supplier of remote access security systems , aims to double the number of seats using its virtual private network ( vpn ) client software with an oem deal with watchguard technologies , a global provider of network security systems .
in an interview with julian weinberger , director of systems engineering for ncp engineering , a leading company in remote access vpn solutions , he explained that the workforce for all businesses , not just in the enterprise , is becoming more mobile . the most important thing that any company can do to prevent an attack on its network is to secure not only the devices , but also the network itself .
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katharina simon ( ncp ) lehrstuhl städtebau bergische universität wuppertal haspeler str . 27 de - 42285 wuppertal germany ksimon @ urltoken
miljana horvat ( ncp ) department of architectural science ryerson university 350 victoria st . m5b 2k3 toronto canada mhorvat @ urltoken
we have a mixed os environment and several of our staff work from home on occasion , which adds another layer of complexity to our vpn . ncp engineering offered the most intelligent , compatible client on the market , and we haven ' t had any problems since installation .
simon ford , ncp ' s international sales director , said he believes the deal will more than double the number of seats using ncp products for remote access from around one million now to 2 . 2 million by the end of 2008 .
ncp customers presently include the german national bank , lufthansa , hsh nordbank , amb generali , and the man automotive group .
discover the benefits of the next generation network access technology by ncp . learn more about the simplicity and efficiency of an integrated vpn solution .
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ncp secure android client volume edition version 3 . 00 rev 29870 for android 4 . 4 and above free 10 day evaluation copy . download documentation
the ncp secure client – juniper edition is specifically tailored to enable juniper customers using the junos and screenos platforms to extend endpoint flexibility and security .
daiva jakutyte - walangitang ( ncp ) energy department ait , austrian institute of technology giefinggasse 2 at - 1210 vienna austria daiva . walangitang @ urltoken
version 9 . 31 includes ncp’s path finder technology ( which is used in conjunction with ncp’s hybrid ipsec / ssl vpn gateway ) and friendly net detection , among other essential features for secure remote access . for government organizations and enterprises using fips inside , it also complies with the standard’s requirements .
the supplier of remote access clients says the new version , the ncp secure enterprise client 9 . 31 , can work for tablet and desktop computers .
françois garde ( ncp ) esiroi / piment university of la réunion 117 rue général ailleret 97430 le tampon , reunion island france francois . garde @ urltoken
maria wall ( ncp ) energy and building design lund university p . o . box 118 se - 221 00 lund sweden maria . wall @ urltoken
dynamics including vibration and stability , nonlinear dynamics , experimental methods . applications to nonlinear dynamics of elastic cables , nonlinear fluid - structure interaction , dna supercoiling , sports engineering , mems inertial sensor applications , vehicle systems , axially moving materials .
ncp secure 3g / 4g update version 2 . 00 build 85 windows client version 9 . 02 build 005 and higher support for current gprs / umts cards supported 3g / 4g hardware
check the what ' s new page for the latest version of the client and any news relative to older versions . further information on ncp secure entry clients can be found here .
i think ncp ' s client is yet another sign that android is maturing beyond its consumer - grade roots , rendering the platform more acceptable to enterprise it ,
she said .
daniele vettorato ( ncp ) energy strategies and planning , institute for renewable energy european academy eurac bozen / bolzano via a . volta 13 it - 39100 bolzano italy daniele . vettorato @ urltoken
since its inception in 1986 , ncp engineering has delivered innovative software that allows enterprises to rethink their remote access , and overcome the complexities of creating , managing and maintaining secure network access for staff . ncp’s award - winning product line spans the spectrum of remote access , from ipsec / ssl vpns to endpoint firewalls and network access control ( nac ) functions . the company’s products support organizations with complex remote user needs , and that want to leverage the latest end - devices to increase staff productivity , reduce network administration and adapt policy changes on - the - fly . each solution is interoperable with existing third - party software or hardware .
annemie wyckmans ( ncp ) department of architectural design , history and technology , faculty of architecture and fine art norwegian university of science and technology ( ntnu ) no - 7491 trondheim norway annemie . wyckmans @ urltoken
1 ) it illustrates a nationally important historical theme in maritime navigation . 2 ) it is an important engineering achievement related to its primary functions . 3 ) it is a superior or representative example of an architectural type . 4 ) it is nationally symbolic of the canadian maritime tradition .
features of the ncp secure enterprise client 9 . 31 include a function that issues warnings and prompts if users fail to log on to hotspots without wi - fi connections having established , and which creates suitable connection profiles .
ipsec standards , pkcs # 12 - based certificates , xauth and pre - shared keys . ncp says that it functions with any gateway : the company explicitly mentions cisco , juniper , lancom and sonicwall products . a free
and multivendor support from a client like ncp ' s is important to enterprises that have heterogeneous vpns - - such as enterprises that grew through acquisitions or deploy different products in branch offices , noted lisa phifer , president of core competence , inc .
ncp secure communications offers more than elaborate products and solutions . on top of that we provide you with all services you need for impeccable operation of your vpn : update service , hotline support , training , workshops and technical support at your office .
in addition to windows mobile , it will announce support for symbian devices next week .
we are watching ( google ' s ) android environment to decide how we will approach it ,
ford said , adding ncp is also watching the voip market carefully .
the ncp solution includes the central remote access management system ( sem ) and managed clients for various end devices such as laptops , tablet pcs and smartphones and various operating systems . these products can only be used together . with this powerful solution customers benefit from :
the ncp secure clients bundle support of mobile connect cards , one - time password token and certificate support through a public key infrastructure ( pki ) , in addition to a dynamic personal firewall , an internet dialer / connector and seamless roaming across all network connections .
a comprehensive vpn solution with central management including vpn clients , vpn gateway , high availability services ( failsafe server , load balancing server ) and remote access vpn management services providing administration , communication and security ( network access control ) . ncp delivers
next generation network access technology .
ncp secure entry macos client version 3 . 00 rev 38902 macos 10 . 13 high sierra , macos 10 . 12 sierra , os x 10 . 11 el capitan , os x 10 . 10 yosemite important : when updating from os x 10 . 10 to os x 10 . 11
weinberger also said that ncp’s vpn solutions are not available straight to smbs . they have been adopted by value - added resellers , who in turn provide the service to smb clients . in this way , smbs don’t have to provide dedicated staff to secure their data—the reseller becomes a “trusted partner , an expert . ”
the ipsec vpn client software is equipped with an intuitive graphical user interface that is simple enough for any end user to understand and control . ncp’s solutions also allow for safe and secure connections to corporate networks with a single click—and without needing to worry about firewall settings , device compatibility , connection negotiation or policy requirements .
ncp secure entry windows client version 11 . 10 rev 39753 windows 10 , 8 . x , 8 ( also tabletpc ; but not windows rt 8 . x ) , 7 , ( all 32 / 64 bit ) for this software release you will have to purchase a new license key for the version 11 . x
ncp ' s android ipsec vpn client will integrate with any ipsec gateway vendor , including cisco , juniper , fortinet and sonicwall , added enders .
[ enterprises ] that use ipsec can now look forward to increased security on a much broader platform base that they can support into the company network , which is significant .
secure data communication is now one of the most important foundations of the business world – for employees , m2m , iiot , corporate networks or secure links to partners and suppliers . each of these scenarios come with their own challenges . with leading technology , ncp’s vpn solutions and security applications are cost effective , secure , and easy to use from anywhere .
vpn path finder technology : highly secure mobile computing - even in ipsec - hostile remote access environments . the vpn path finder technology is a new remote access technology , developed by ncp . it removes a major restraint in communication within ipsec vpns since it allows for data connections from unknown networks , whose firewall settings deny ipsec communication and only allow internet access to web browsers .
in most it departments , remote access to central data bases and company resources is a hot topic . the market offers a huge variety of remote access solutions , with each solution reflecting the strategical orientation of its producer . ncp ' s designs its products only according to the wishes of the customers , the usability of the solution , its compatibility and the profitability of all remote access components in a virtual private network ( vpn ) . our passion is to develop universally applicable software components that allow for highly secure integration of tele - work places into a central data network . numerous successful projects , awards and case studies underpin our expertise in remote access . ncp ' s
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ncp volume license server software for central distribution and management of any number of volume licenses version 2 . 00 rev 19725 download release notes microsoft windows ( 32 & 64 bit ) : windows 8 & 7 microsoft windows ( 32 & 64 bit ) server : windows 2003 r2 32 - bit , windows 2008 sp2 32 / 64 - bit , windows 2008 r2 sp1 64 - bit web browser : windows internet explorer v . 8 . 0 or newer mozilla firefox v . 7 . 0 or newer
3 . 1 extra - territorial commemorations 3 . 2 commemoration of cemeteries 3 . 3 churches and buildings still in religious use 3 . 4 archaeological sites 3 . 5 facades of historical structures integrated into modern developments 3 . 6 identification of historic districts of national significance 3 . 7 identification of schools of national significance 3 . 8 monuments which themselves have commemorative purpose 3 . 9 commemoration of movable heritage property 3 . 10 identification of parks and gardens of national significance 3 . 11 identification of rural historic districts of national significance 3 . 12 country grain elevators 3 . 13 assessing sites associated with persons of national historic significance 3 . 14 built heritage of the modern era 3 . 15 framework for identifying and assessing settlement patterns 3 . 16 historic engineering landmarks 3 . 17 assessing the national historic significance of lighthouses 3 . 18 aboriginal cultural landscapes 3 . 19 shipwrecks of national historic significance in canada
also , from a monetary standpoint , smbs may not need an entire intelligence solution , says weinberger . he recommends they consider security basics : a firewall , sufficient username and password security measures , virus scanning software and encryption . a vpn gateway with a client such as ncp’s vpn client encrypts traffic passing from user devices that are outside of the company—notebooks , smartphones or tablets—where a username and password is used to authenticate the person for access to the company network . once authenticated , all traffic passing back and forth through the vpn is encrypted . so even if someone was nearby trying to “sniff packets” of data passing through , the data would be safely encrypted . this works great for restaurants where management and company networks can be encrypted while the business provides open wi - fi for customers .
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the company ' s client software offers data encryption , personal firewall , ipsec tunnelling and strong authentication via otp tokens or certificate in a public key infrastructure . it is also one of a few vpn clients microsoft has certified for use with both 32 - bit and 64 - bit vista , ford said .
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data switching networks characterised by path configuration , e . g . local area networks [ lan ] , wide area networks [ wan ]
systems and methods are provided for communicating data . a user terminal is connected to a first data communication network , and a first network node is connected to the first and a second data communication network . a gateway is connected to the second and a third data communication network . the user terminal packetizes data according to protocols corresponding to a protocol stack . the user terminal further transmits packetized data to the gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks and determines whether the packetized data arrived at the gateway . the user terminal also modifies the packetized data by replacing at least a part of a first header corresponding to a specific protocol of the protocol stack with a replacement . when the gateway receives the packetized data it depacketizes the data and generates , based upon replacement information , a specific payload according to a predefined protocol .
the present application relates to data communication between a user terminal and a gateway , and more particularly relates to methods , systems and computer - readable media to allow for data communications between a user terminal and a gateway via a network node and at least two data communication networks .
the development of computer systems and networks allowed the physical separation of user applications and data storage . for instance , server technology provides for storing any kind of data , such as files , e - mails , databases etc . , on a powerful server computer . thus , smaller and cheaper computer systems , such as user terminals , desktop computers , mobile device etc . could be used to gain access to the server computer and its stored data . for example , companies and offices were able to build up data communication networks between user terminals and server computers or other network storage devices . such data communication networks are also referred to as local area networks ( lan ) , since they are usually limited to a specific geographical area , e . g . a building , a floor , a plurality of rooms etc .
with the development of wide - area networks , such as the internet or public telephone networks , the local area networks could be interconnected and accessed from any geographically independent computing device . further , the computer networks of different organizations can be connected to exchange data , for example , for collaboration . the telephone networks were also capable of transmitting data , and hence allowed the access to a local network from any user terminal connected to a telephone line .
the downsizing of computing devices further expedited the use of external network connections to gain access to a local area network . for instance , the employee of a company is able to access the company ' s network and computing devices from home or from a hotel using a mobile device .
the accessibility of local area networks from public networks , however , came with the risk that malicious users were also able to access computing devices and data of a local network , such as that of a company .
a solution to protect a network from outside attacks is a firewall installed on a particular network node . this particular network node is the only device connected to the public or external network and is also connected to the local network . thus , the local network could be separated from the public or external network . examples of such a network node are a proxy server , a gateway , a router or a bridge to name a few .
these devices may also have an integrated firewall to control network traffic between the local network and the wide - area or public network . a firewall blocks many connections from the outside and provides secure access to the local network for authorized computing devices only . one such secure access technique is known as virtual private networks ( vpns ) , where two devices create a secure connection for data communication over a public network . such a virtual private network provides a data communication interface between a user terminal and a gateway that protects a private or local network . for instance , a vpn client can be implemented on any user terminal , for example on a laptop of an employee , which is configured to establish a secure connection to the gateway within the network of his firm . since the gateway and the vpn client can be preconfigured , they are able to authenticate themselves and to exchange security measures , such as cryptographic keys for encrypting and decrypting the data communication .
in addition , particular protocols have been established to allow the exchange of secure information , for example during the setup of a vpn . for instance , a vpn client needs to authenticate itself at the gateway , so that the gateway will allow the access of the local network protected by the gateway . one of these authentication protocols is the internet key exchange protocol ( ike ) which handles the negotiation of protocols and generates the encryption / authentication keys used by a security protocol . this security protocol may , for example , be internet protocol security ( ipsec ) . other security protocols may be a combination of hypertext transfer protocol ( http ) and secure socket layer ( ssl ) , also referred to as hypertext transfer protocol secure ( https ) .
with the growing mobility of user terminals the provision of broadband network connections , such as dsl , also increases . for example , public hotspots providing wireless network connections to their customers or cable - based public access points , such as an internet kiosk or a hotel , become more and more available . these publicly - available networks may also be protected , e . g . using a router or gateway similar to the one described above . again , for security reasons such a router or gateway will only allow particular connections to the wide - area network .
for instance , a hotel may offer to its customers an internet connection via broadband . thus , the router or gateway may allow outgoing connections on particular network ports which are necessary for internet access . using the internet for the end user means in most cases surfing the world wide web with a web browser , e . g . microsoft internet explorer , mozilla firefox , apple safari , etc . the standard communication to visit websites is http - based . further , standardized protocols , e . g . transmission control protocol ( tcp ) , will have standardized ports for network traffic . in the example above , tcp uses ports 80 and 443 for http and https connections , respectively . thus , some providers , such as a hotel or an internet kiosk , may restrict connections to the outgoing ports 80 and 443 .
this restriction to two available ports only may , however , affect the establishment of other secure network connections . in particular , while the average users should not encounter any problems when surfing the web , business users who need secure connections to access their company networks cannot access their headquarters due to the limitation to ports 80 and 443 .
if a secure connection may use a different standardized protocol or another proprietary protocol which does not use one of the above ports , such secure connection may not be established due to the restrictions set by the provider .
it is therefore an object of the invention to provide a method and system for communicating data between two devices via a restrictive network node .
according to an embodiment of the invention , a user terminal for communicating data to and from a predetermined gateway via data communication networks and at least one network node is defined . the user terminal is connected to a first data communication network , and a first network node is connected to the first data communication network and a second data communication network . further , the predetermined gateway is a second network node connected to the second data communication network and a third data communication network . the user terminal comprises means for packetizing data , where the means for packetizing data are adapted to packetize input data according to protocols corresponding to a predetermined protocol stack by forming , for each of the protocols of the predetermined protocol stack , a respective data packet including a respective header and a respective payload segment , and where the means for packetizing data are adapted to output packetized data . the user terminal further includes means for transmitting the packetized data to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks , and means for determining whether the packetized data arrived at the predetermined gateway . the user terminal also includes means for modifying the packetized data based on an output of the means for determining , where the means for modifying are adapted to replace at least a part of a first header in the packetized data with a replacement . the first header corresponds to a specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack .
in a further embodiment of the invention the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to provide modified packetized data to the means for transmitting the packetized data , the modified packetized data being packetized data where at least a part of the first header is replaced with the replacement . the means for transmitting the packetized data are further adapted to transmit the modified packetized data to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks .
according to a further embodiment , the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to replace the complete first header with a second header .
according to another embodiment , the first header corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing the input data according to the specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack , and the second header corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing the input data according to a replacement protocol not comprised in the predetermined protocol stack .
in a further embodiment of the invention the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to provide protocol information to the means for packetizing data , the protocol information identifying the replacement protocol . further , the means for packetizing data are adapted to form the second header according to the protocol information .
in yet another embodiment of the invention the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to insert a third header into the packetized data .
further , according to an embodiment of the invention , the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to replace a value of a field of one of the first to third header with a new value .
according to an embodiment , the field is a destination port number field , the value of the destination port number field is a value standardized for the specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack according to which the input data was packetized , and the new value is a value of a destination port number field standardized for a protocol different from the specific protocol .
according to another embodiment of the invention , the user terminal further comprises means for storing a header configuration of the packetized data , the header configuration including information identifying the replacement . the means for packetizing data are adapted to packetize subsequent input data according to the protocols corresponding to the predetermined protocol stack and according to the header configuration , thereby forming subsequent packetized data having at least a part of a header replaced with a replacement . moreover , the means for transmitting the packetized data are adapted to transmit the subsequent packetized data to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks .
according to a further embodiment of the invention , the means for determining whether the packetized data arrived at the predetermined gateway are adapted to determine whether a reply message from the predetermined gateway was received at the user terminal .
according to another embodiment , the means for determining whether the packetized data arrived at the predetermined gateway are adapted to determine whether the reply message was received at the user terminal within a predetermined time period after the means for transmitting have transmitted the packetized data .
a further embodiment of the invention relates to a user terminal for transmitting data to a predetermined gateway via data communication networks and at least one network node . the user terminal is connected to a first data communication network , and a first network node is connected to the first data communication network and a second data communication network . further , the predetermined gateway is a second network node connected to the second data communication network and a third data communication network . the user terminal comprises a packetizing unit adapted to packetize input data according to protocols corresponding to a predetermined protocol stack by forming , for each of the protocols of the predetermined protocol stack , a respective data packet including a respective header and a respective payload segment , where the packetizing unit is adapted to output packetized data . the user terminal also includes a transmitting unit adapted to transmit the packetized data to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks , and a determination unit adapted to determine whether the packetized data arrived at the predetermined gateway . moreover , the user terminal includes a modification unit adapted to modify the packetized data based on an output of the determination unit , where the modification unit is adapted to replace at least a part of a first header in the packetized data with a replacement . the first header corresponds to a specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack .
according to another embodiment , the modification unit is adapted to provide modified packetized data to the transmitting unit , the modified packetized data being packetized data , where at least a part of the first header is replaced with the replacement . the transmitting unit is adapted to transmit the modified packetized data to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks .
according to yet another embodiment , the modification unit is adapted to replace the complete first header with a second header .
in a further embodiment of the invention the first header corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing the input data according to the specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack , and the second header corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing the input data according to a replacement protocol not comprised in the predetermined protocol stack .
according to an embodiment , the modification unit is adapted to provide protocol information to the packetizing unit , the protocol information identifying the replacement protocol , where the packetizing unit is also adapted to form the second header according to the protocol information .
according to yet another embodiment , the modification unit is adapted to insert a third header into the packetized data .
in another embodiment of the invention the modification unit is adapted to replace a value of a field of one of the first to third header with a new value .
according to a further embodiment , the field is a destination port number field , the value of the destination port number field equals a value standardized for a specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack according to which the input data was packetized , where the new value equals a value of a destination port number field standardized for a protocol different from the specific protocol .
according to yet another embodiment , the user terminal further comprises a storage unit adapted to store a header configuration of the packetized data , the header configuration including information identifying the replacement . the packetizing unit is adapted to packetize subsequent input data according to the protocols corresponding to the predetermined protocol stack and according to the header configuration , thereby forming subsequent packetized data having at least a part of a first header replaced with a replacement . further , the transmitting unit is adapted to transmit the subsequent packetized data to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks .
according to a further embodiment , the determination unit is adapted to determine whether a reply message from the predetermined gateway was received at the user terminal .
according to another embodiment , the determination unit is adapted to determine whether the reply message was not received at the user terminal within a predetermined time period after the transmitting unit has transmitted the packetized data .
according to a further embodiment , the invention relates to a gateway for communicating data to and from at least one user terminal via data communication networks and at least one network node . the at least one user terminal is connected to a first data communication network , and a first network node is connected to the first data communication network and a second data communication network . further , the gateway , being a second network node , is connected to the second data communication network and a third data communication network . the gateway comprises means for receiving packetized data from a specific user terminal , the packetized data being packetized according to protocols corresponding to a predetermined protocol stack by forming , for each of the protocols of the predetermined protocol stack , a respective data packet including a respective header and a respective payload segment . further , the gateway includes means for detecting a modification to the packetized data , where the means for detecting a modification are adapted to detect whether at least a part of a first header in the packetized data was replaced with a replacement and are adapted to output replacement information indicating at least the first header . the gateway also includes means for depacketizing data , that are adapted to depacketize the packetized data by removing at least one of the respective headers from the packetized data and generating a payload segment according to at least one respective protocol of the predetermined protocol stack . the payload segment is a remaining part of the packetized data after removing the at least one respective header . the gateway also comprises means for transmitting a message to the specific user terminal , where the message indicates that the packetized data arrived at the gateway . the means for depacketizing data are further adapted to generate , based upon the replacement information , a specific payload segment according to a predefined protocol of the predetermined protocol stack . the specific payload segment is associated with the first header .
according to another embodiment , the first header of the received packetized data corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing data according to a replacement protocol , and the replacement protocol is not comprised in the predetermined protocol stack .
according to yet another embodiment , the means for depacketizing data are adapted to remove an additional header from the received packetized data , the additional header being inserted in addition to the modification to the packetized data .
in a further embodiment the means for receiving packetized data are adapted to receive data on at least two network ports , where a first port number corresponds to a value standardized for the predefined protocol and a second port number corresponds to a value standardized for the replacement protocol .
according to a further embodiment , the invention relates to a gateway for communicating data to and from at least one user terminal via data communication networks and at least one network node . the at least one user terminal is connected to a first data communication network , while a first network node is connected to the first data communication network and a second data communication network . the gateway , being a second network node , is connected to the second data communication network and a third data communication network . the gateway comprises a receiving unit adapted to receiving packetized data from a specific user terminal . the packetized data is packetized according to protocols corresponding to a predetermined protocol stack by forming , for each of the protocols of the predetermined protocol stack , a respective data packet including a respective header and a respective payload segment . the gateway also comprises a detecting unit adapted to detect whether at least a part of a first header in the packetized data was replaced with a replacement and adapted to output replacement information indicating at least the first header . the gateway further includes a depacketizer adapted to depacketize the packetized data by removing at least one of the respective headers from the packetized data and generating a payload segment according to at least one respective protocol of the predetermined protocol stack . the payload segment is a remaining part of the packetized data after removing the at least one respective header . the gateway also includes a transmitting unit adapted to transmit a message to the specific user terminal , where the message indicates that the packetized data arrived at the gateway . the depacketizer is adapted to generate , based upon the replacement information , a specific payload segment according to a predefined protocol of the predetermined protocol stack . the specific payload segment is associated with the first header .
according to an embodiment , the first header of the received packetized data corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing data according to a replacement protocol . the replacement protocol is not comprised in the predetermined protocol stack .
according to another embodiment , the depacketizer is adapted to remove an additional header from the received packetized data . the additional header is inserted in addition to the modification to the packetized data .
according to yet another embodiment , the depacketizer is adapted to receive data on at least two network ports , where a first port number corresponds to a value standardized for the predefined protocol and a second port number corresponds to a value standardized for the replacement protocol .
the invention also relates , according to an embodiment , to a system for communicating data via data communication networks and at least one network node . the system comprises a user terminal connected to a first data communication network , a first network node connected to the first data communication network and a second data communication network and a gateway that is a second network node connected to the second data communication network and a third data communication network . the user terminal comprises means for packetizing data adapted to packetize input data according to protocols corresponding to a predetermined protocol stack by forming , for each of the protocols of the predetermined protocol stack , a respective data packet including a respective header and a respective payload segment . the means for packetizing data are also adapted to output packetized data . the user terminal also comprises means for transmitting the packetized data to the gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks , and means for determining whether the packetized data arrived at the predetermined gateway . further , the user terminal includes means for modifying the packetized data based on an output of the means for determining . the means for modifying are adapted to replace at least a part of a first header in the packetized data with a replacement , where the first header corresponds to a specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack . moreover , the gateway comprises means for receiving the packetized data from the user terminal via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks and means for detecting a modification to the packetized data . the means for detecting a modification are adapted to detect whether at least a part of the first header in the packetized data was replaced with the replacement and are adapted to output replacement information indicating at least the first header . the gateway further includes means for depacketizing data that are adapted to depacketize the packetized data by removing at least one of the respective headers from the packetized data and generating a payload segment according to at least one respective protocol of the predetermined protocol stack . the payload segment is a remaining part of the packetized data after removing the at least one respective header . the gateway also includes means for transmitting a message to the user terminal indicating that the packetized data arrived at the gateway . moreover , the means for depacketizing data are adapted to generate , based upon the replacement information , a specific payload segment according to a predefined protocol of the predetermined protocol stack , where the specific payload segment is associated with the first header .
according to an embodiment of the invention , the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to replace the complete first header with a second header , where the first header corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing the input data according to the predefined protocol of the predetermined protocol stack , and the second header corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing the input data according to a replacement protocol not comprised in the predetermined protocol stack .
according to another embodiment , the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to provide protocol information to the means for packetizing data , where the protocol information identifies the replacement protocol . the means for packetizing data are also adapted to form the second header according to the protocol information .
according to yet another embodiment , the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to insert a third header into the packetized data . the means for depacketizing data are further adapted to remove the third header from the received packetized data .
according to a further embodiment , the invention relates to a method for communicating data to and from a predetermined gateway via data communication networks and at least one network node . a user terminal is connected to a first data communication network , and a first network node is connected to the first data communication network and a second data communication network . the predetermined gateway is a second network node connected to the second data communication network and a third data communication network . the method comprises the steps of generating packetized data , where generating comprises packetizing input data according to protocols corresponding to a predetermined protocol stack by forming , for each of the protocols of the predetermined protocol stack , a respective data packet including a respective header and a respective payload segment . further , the method comprises transmitting the packetized data from the user terminal to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks , and determining whether the packetized data arrived at the predetermined gateway . another method step is modifying the packetized data based on a result of the determining . moreover , modifying comprises replacing at least a part of a first header in the packetized data with a replacement , where the first header corresponds to a specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack .