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Nortel carrier VoIP bids expected; hackers take Twitter offline; test your IT recall

2009 tech quiz: Test your IT recall; Hackers take Twitter offline
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Nortel carrier VoIP bids expected next week

Telecom vendors are expected to bid on Nortel's Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions business next week, according to an analyst's report. Read full story

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December 18, 2009

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