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AT&T builds $23M IPv6 network for U.S. military
AT&T is building a production-quality IPv6 data network for the U.S. Army in Germany that will cost approximately $23 million when it is completed next year.
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Nearly 1 million jobs could be created by IT stimulus package, think tank says
An information technology think tank proposes a $30 billion stimulus plan for the IT industry, saying it would create nearly 1 million jobs.
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Mumbai gunmen used U.S. VoIP service to talk to their superiors during their spree
A U.S. VoIP phone service kept one of the terrorists who carried out deadly attacks in Mumbai, India, in November in touch with his handlers based in Pakistan, according to reports describing a dossier of evidence compiled by Indian officials.
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Rogue SSL certificate exploit puts VeriSign on the spot
Following the success of researchers last week in creating a false SSL certificate based on VeriSign's RapidSSL brand, the company is scrambling to explain how it happened, how it's preventing it from reoccurring, and whether its other SSL certificate-generation services are at risk.
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Apple lacks broad corporate strategy but still sees gains
Apple's iPhones and Macs are gaining in the enterprise despite the company's consumer focus.
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Cisco: Huge international interest in developer contest
Cisco is claiming that international interest in its recently launched contest for router-centric application development has been so strong that it must extend the first-phase deadline from Jan. 12 to Feb. 27.
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Group's plan for Inauguration Day: Telework
With Washington, D.C., residents bracing for traffic gridlock and overwhelmed public transportation systems on Inauguration Day, one advocacy group is encouraging employers to allow their workers to telecommute.
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'Leap second' snafu affects Oracle clusterware
The additional second that time-tracking scientists added to 2008 to adjust for the slowing of the earth's rotation is causing problems with Oracle's Cluster Ready Services (CRS) clusterware, but a pair of fixes are available, said an Oracle document dated Monday.
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Microsoft makes Muglia server/tools president
Microsoft Monday promoted 21-year veteran Bob Muglia to president of its server and tools division, which pumps out 20% of the company's total revenue.
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Microsoft layoff rumors continue their swirl
The on-again, off-again rumors of layoffs at Microsoft appear to be off again after CNBC reported that the company would not have layoffs ahead of its January earnings report.
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Network failure spurs IT overhaul at law school
When the New England School of Law in Boston suffered a total network failure that lasted almost a week, the IT department knew a major overhaul was in order.
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Twitter Hack: How It Happened and What's Being Done
Twitter is tackling a series of security issues, starting with a hack that hit some well-known celebrity accounts. Someone broke into Twitter accounts belonging to President-elect Barack Obama, CNN anchor Rick Sanchez, and Britney Spears over the weekend. At the same time, a phishing scam is trying to trick regular users into handing over their passwords and compromising their profiles.
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HP says netbook can run for up to 8 hours between charges
Hewlett-Packard today announced a netbook PC that it said will be able to run for up to a full business day on a single battery charge.
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Trend Micro, BigFix integrate antimalware and systems management wares
Vendors partner to combine Trend Micro's antimalware and Web protection technologies with BigFix's patch management and security configuration functionality.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs' health problems caused by hormone imbalance, letter says
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been suffering from a hormone imbalance that's led to a gradual but steady weight loss for most of the past year.
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