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* Investment bank uses in-building signal amplifier
* Network managers: It's time to stop dragging your feet about directories
* Participate in survey about how convergence affects business processes
Macromedia Contribute 3 includes high-end Web publishing system
* There's so much on the Web that Google can't index
* Courion's adds ComplianceCourier to identity mgmt. suite
* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass offers advice on GNU Compiler Collection and Java
* Specifix aims to create a template-style Linux distribution
* Yes, but what about the marketers? * Face-off: To gracefully restart or not to gracefully restart * Everyone wants to be Buzz * IPod, shmipod
* New server chips carry hidden cost * Is Microsoft changing its stripes? * Cisco buys earn mixed reviews * Aventail goes small with SSL VPN appliance * Today on Layer 8
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* Verizon Wireless to buy $5 billion in net gear and services from Lucent
* Patches from Conectiva, Mandrake Linux, HP, others * Beware new Bagle variant * Users, vendors treating healthcare patching ills, and other interesting reading
* When silence sounds too, well, silent * Two industry forums plan to merge * Allied Telesyn, Sphere team on enterprise VoIP * Labor group: States, unknowingly, offshore millions * Today on Layer 8 * This week’s top 5 stories
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