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How to royally foul up an IT outsourcing project; Quiz: Separate cyber security fact from fiction

Quiz: Separate cyber security fact from fiction; NASA network security torched
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How to royally foul up an IT outsourcing project

Outsourcing Virginia's IT operations to Northrop Grumman was supposed to put the state's network beyond politics, overhaul and standardize it and improve operations, but the effort has failed in almost every respect. Read full story

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A consumer advocacy group that is opposed to a plan by Los Angeles to adopt Google's hosted e-mail and office applications is accusing the vendor of a double standard on security issues.

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Microsoft says its technology is not to blame for Sidekick outage
Microsoft apologized for the service outage that affected customers with Sidekick devices on T-mobile. It said that it restored most customers' data. But it also insists that Microsoft technology was not to blame. This hasn't stopped numerous lawsuits from being filed.

12-million-digit prime number sets record, nets $100,000 prize
A 12 million digit prime number, the largest such number ever discovered, has landed a voluntary math research group a $100,000 prize from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).

Mac sales 'defy all logic,' says analyst
Apple's Mac sales in the U.S. last quarter were up between 7% and 12%, according to estimates published yesterday by research firms Gartner and IDC.

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