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July 26, 2006

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HP Delivers SMB Storage Software, Services

Determined to assert itself in the escalating scramble

for small & midsize businesses, Hewlett Packard announced

a bevy of new storage products and services

expressly aimed at that market. Read more...

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In This Edition

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1. News: Insurance Company Loses 540,000 N.Y. Employee Records

2. News Analysis: Report: DHS Should Soothe RFID Passport Fears

3. News: Army Taps 3M for RFID Tracking of Medical Records

4. News: Programmers Guild Pushes for H-1B Transparency

5. News: Judge Rejects U.S. Request on Eavesdropping Lawsuit

6. News: Microsoft Opposes Net Neutrality Plan on its Proxy

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Government Update

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1. News: Insurance Company Loses 540,000 N.Y. Employee Records

Officials in New York are warning injured state workers that

an insurance and claims management provider, CS Stars, has

lost their personal data.

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2. News Analysis: Report: DHS Should Soothe RFID Passport Fears

The upcoming U.S. e-passports are still giving rise to privacy

concerns; ABI Research recommends that the government speak

up about the technology.

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3. News: Army Taps 3M for RFID Tracking of Medical Records

The Army will use RFID to track the medical records of thousands

of personnel stationed at Texas' Fort Hood and their dependents.

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4. News: Programmers Guild Pushes for H-1B Transparency

In an open letter to the Department of Labor, the IT advocacy

group requests that the names of companies hiring H-1B workers

and the positions filled by those workers be made readily

available to the public.

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5. News: Judge Rejects U.S. Request on Eavesdropping Lawsuit

A federal judge rejects a request from the head of U.S.

intelligence and other officials to dismiss a lawsuit against

AT&T charging the firm illegally allowed the government to

monitor phone and e-mail communications.

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6. News: Microsoft Opposes Net Neutrality Plan on its Proxy

Microsoft wants to block an effort for a shareholder vote

forcing the world's largest software maker to explain its

support for Internet network neutrality, according to a

company letter obtained by Reuters.

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Job Search

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The Channel Insider

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DevSource

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