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P2P snafu blows lid on secret Congress probes

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30+ legislators under investigation
A confidential memo from one of the most secretive panels in Congress was leaked on a peer-to-peer file-sharing network, publicly detailing sensitive probes involving more than 30 lawmakers and aides.…Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work

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NASA to irradiate monkeys for science

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Progress goes ‘ook’
It’s good to see NASA getting back into the old spirit of space exploration these days. After years of settling for are essentially low orbit field trips, the space agency is not only setting sights back on the moon, it’s reintroducing the neglected trade of doing strange and unusual things to moneys for [...]

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Shsssh! Google Voice has 1.4 million users

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PDF error spills confidential count
Despite the fact that Google Voice remains an “invitation only” service, it has grown to well over 1.4 million users with a cool 570,000 folks using it daily.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

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Microsoft smothers Sage and Intuit challenger

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Good-enough accounting
Microsoft’s Office Accounting software, used to challenge Sage and Intuit, has become the latest victim of corporate cuts.…The power of collaboration within unified communications

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DDoS attacks topple 40 Swedish sites

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Police among victims
Swedish authorities have few leads in their investigation of a massive denial-of-service attack on Thursday that downed about 40 websites belonging to police and media outlets.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

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Cisco thinks twice on Norwegian video borg

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$3 billion walk away?
Cisco may walk away from its $3 billion offer to buy Norwegian video conferencing specialist Tandberg amidst resistance from a block of shareholders.…The power of collaboration within unified communications

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Wintel 7 machines freeze out iPhone

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Jobs can’t drive P55?
Updated If you’re having trouble syncing your iPhone with a PC based on the Intel P55 chipset and running Windows 7, you’re not alone.…The power of collaboration within unified communications

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vBulletin denies busting downloads in paid-up protester ban

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Own employee says otherwise
Forumware giant vBulletin has vehemently defended its decision to ban paying customers from its own support forums after they complained about its new licensing scheme.…Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

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California man accused of DOSing site he founded

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Former YouSendIt CEO and (very) prolific iPhone developer
Federal prosecutors have accused a co-founder of YouSendIt.com of repeatedly launching web attacks against the popular upload site.…What is your recession sales strategy?

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Facebook awarded $711m in ‘Spamford’ Wallace case

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Expects to receive almost nothing
Facebook has been awarded $711 million in damages against the infamous junk mail merchant, Sanford “Spamford” Wallace, who gained access to numerous accounts on the social website and sent phony messages to their friends.…The power of collaboration within unified communications

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