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Microsoft announces $250,000 worm bounty; New amplifier paves way for 10Gbps wireless Web

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Microsoft announces $250,000 worm bounty
By Ellen Messmer
The spreading Conflicker/Downadup worm is now viewed as such a significant threat that it has inspired the formation of a posse to stop it, with Microsoft leading the charge with a $250,000 reward. Read full story
Plus: Task force tries to bust Downadup worm

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02/13/09

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  1. Evolution of PCs, Macs, Internet, routing, cell phones, Microsoft Windows
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  3. Palm pulls the plug on Palm OS, bets the future on Pre's webOS
  4. NSA identifies top 25 programming errors
  5. Shareholders say Microsoft squanders billions on R&D projects
  6. WiMAX coverage to reach 800 million by 2010
  7. WAN critical to virtualization's payoff
  8. Tech layoffs: The real numbers aren't so bad
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  10. Cisco: Mobile data traffic to grow 66-fold by 2013


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