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such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE); Detche Bank; and LVM Insurance, run their systems on various alternations of Linux. Reuters recently switched their Market Data System to Linux as more than half of it’s 20 biggest clients had converted. [Ken Hess on DaniWeb] Posted in Data Centres, Public Systems | No Comments »

Spam is annoying, resource consuming, malware driven and often offensive. It is also nothing if not responsive to market needs. This can be seen in the market driven swing from pharmaceutical and health related spam which has pretty much dominated the

is a myth, why it is not better than privacy but rather equates to no privacy at all. Schneier argues that you cannot evaluate the value of privacy and disclosure unless you account for the relative power levels of the discloser and the disclosee. (Link)

work has been criticized in the past for omitting “stealth” security fixes. Jones’ critics believe Microsoft includes patches in service packs and other updates that fix undisclosed security flaws, and that more flaws go unfixed for longer periods in Microsoft products, leaving users more vulnerable over time — particularly since Windows is the OS most-targeted by malware authors. Regardless, Jones’ periodic reports are useful in that they serve to make a very important point, one I

Boston-New York Rivalry Expands to Encompass Apple Stores

Boston-New York Rivalry Expands to Encompass Apple Stores

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charge for 1st and 2nd gen iPods, less than four hours for 3rd gen devices. However, if you do meet the requirements, and that Includes being a Canadian resident who purchased an iPod in Canada, then apparently Apple will pay you just under $45 in… (Link)

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