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Jack McCarthy

Digital Government

Microsoft, Netscape battle over browser hole

Microsoft Corp. and Netscape Communications Corp. are at odds over who is to blame for a browserrelated security hole that could make Web sites vulnerable to attack from hackers.

Digital Government

Intel: No serial number on next chip

Intel Corp. plans to stop stamping serial numbers on its processors, starting with its nextgeneration chip due out later this year

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Operating at tech's pace

The government is pursuing ways to keep policy and the public in tune with revolutionary advances in science and technology.

Digital Government

New Intel switches, routers aimed at mid-size nets

IDG News Service San Francisco Continuing its push into the networking systems business, Intel Corp. last week announced the release of a new switch and routers designed for mediumsize networks. Michael Duffy, head of Intel's widearea network (WAN) operations, said the new products enable the