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Ga. police automate intell management
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MapXtreme 2008 employs .NET development tool
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Legislation introduced to revamp FVAP
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E-mail security app thwarts spam
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Unisys upgrades ClearPath mainframes
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Carlson to lead Microsoft's federal government business
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Advanced network performance suite to manage collider data
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Navy puts virtualization on active duty
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'Windows 7' no longer a code name
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Google apps not so secure
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Velocity 7.0 will let users tailor Web searches
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Silverlight 2 takes center-stage
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