Wednesday, January 07, 2009

AT&T builds $23M IPv6 network for U.S. military; Nearly 1M IT jobs could be created; VCs: Get real

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AT&T builds $23M IPv6 network for U.S. military
By Carolyn Duffy Marsan
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. Read full story

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Mumbai gunmen used U.S. VoIP service to talk to their superiors during their spree
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  1. IBM employees buzzing about layoff rumors
  2. AT&T builds $23M IPv6 network for U.S. military
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  5. Microsoft layoff rumors continue their swirl
  6. Rogue SSL certificate exploit puts VeriSign on the spot
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