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Why Linux is a desktop flop

It’s free, easier to use than ever, IT staffers know it and love it, and it has fewer viruses and Trojans than  Windows. It’s already ubiquitous on the  server  side. Plus, there are now alternatives to the most popular software packages out there — again, for free — and new software releases often have Web-based

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Banking on IT in China

SHANGHAI — In the first 10 months of 2006, Chinese regulators uncovered 776 banking crimes,  including 205 cases involving more than 1 million yuan ($125,000 U.S.). Fraud and other  irregularities at Chinese banks added up to $95.9 billion in 2005, an increase of 31% from 2004,  according to the China Banking Regulatory Commission. In one

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