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CCIA Urges Dept. of Homeland Security to Avoid Microsoft

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the friendly-advice dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Inquirer has posted an article reporting that the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has urged the US Department of Homeland Security, in an open letter to Tom Ridge, secretary of the department, to avoid using Microsoft software because Microsoft's software is 'riddled with obvious and easily exploited vulnerabilities.'"

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  1. DAILY REMINDERS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    DAILY REMINDERS:

  2. PBS DOCUMENTS THE DECLINE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    PBS Show This Friday on Offshoring

    This Friday, August 29th, PBS will air an important one hour show on outsourcing work to foreign countries.

    In the midst of steep economic recession and skyrocketing unemployment rates, more and more major American companies are cutting costs by outsourcing work to foreign countries. Now, these exported jobs are taking their toll on college-educated and skilled professional workforce. With experts estimating that 3.3 million white-collar jobs will be sent overseas by 2015, is America's middle class being hollowed out?

    On Friday, August 29, 2003 at 9PM PBS NOW goes to India where the country's skilled and educated workforce is answering customer and financial service calls and taking over technology positions for some of America's biggest corporations while millions of Americans search for jobs at home.

    Check your local listings!

  3. bullshit not worth even reading... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    When I see these press releases and open letters right at the wake of major worms, I get really irritated. They are of inflamatory nature... cheap shots.. under the belt.

    If I had gone and said the north american power grid should be replaced at the wake of the outages (if we had an alternative - now isn't that a real monopoly), I would have been accused of countless acts of civil disobediance.

    FUCK THIS SHIT!

    I ain't a troll, nor an angry soccer mom. Just tellin the truth the way I see it.

  4. Penguins at 12 o'clock by vevva · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Take cover people - penguins at 12 o'clock.

    Now if only we could mod lead stories as flamebait.

  5. This is actually funny... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why -1? Get a sense of humor guys.

  6. "Duh" is "informative?" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Guess it doesn't take much to impress a moderator.

    1. Re:"Duh" is "informative?" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Get over it, in this case it happened to be informative.

    2. Re:"Duh" is "informative?" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      No, it just happens that these particular moderators didn't know about "Duh", so they got information from that post.

      So there are a lot of stupid moderators around. Well, DUH!!!!!!!!!!

  7. Black Eye for the Queer Guy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    PTL Family Network Television is pleased to announce their hit new reality program: "Black Eye for the Queer Guy" (Thursdays 8pm). Each week we send some unsuspecting pervert into a God fearing, rural working class bar to try to give fashion advice to local men. The ensuing faggot bash in the parking lot is something you're whole family won't want to miss!

    1. Re:Black Eye for the Queer Guy by Grog6 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Finally: a reality TV show for the rest of us!!

      --
      Truth isn't Truth - Guliani
  8. Re:I Can See Them Now.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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