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Voting on Washington quarter hijacked by computer mischief
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Talk about your two-bit schemes. Robotic computer programs stuffed the online ballot boxes in a contest for Washington's official state quarter design over the weekend, forcing technicians to suspend voting Monday while they retooled the Web-based poll.
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Gilat Satellite China Project Completed
Gilat Satellite Network Ltd., which makes equipment for telephone and computer communications through satellites, said Tuesday China Satellite Communications Corp., or China Satcom, finished installing about a thousand of Gilat's SkyEdge terminals.
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80-year-old Genesee supervisor quits; Brown sick of people playing on the computer, Watchdog Kinnicutt appointed to
LITTLE GENESEE In the topsy-turvy world of politics in the Town of Genesee, the town has taken another somersault: Watchdog Brenda Kinnicutt has been appointed town supervisor.
Source: www.wellsvilledaily.com

Apple introduces latest remote desktop software
Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday unveiled the third generation of its desktop management software, Apple Remote Desktop 3.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Best Buy Eliminates Nearly All Computer-Related Mail-In Rebates
MINNEAPOLIS----April 10, 2006--Just one year after announcing plans to improve customer experiences by eliminating mail-in rebates, Best Buy reached another milestone this month by eliminating nearly all mail-in rebates on computers and computer-related merchandise.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

American ELTEC Computer On Module comes with Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor
Las Vegas, NV, USA : The new EUROCOM 400 CPU from American ELTEC features the new Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor LV 2.0 GHz with dual CPU capabilities in combination with the COM Express platform the new PICMG-defined form factor for computers on modules that replaces the ETX standard.
Source: www.embedded.com

MUSIC/TECHNOLOGY: Apple Computer defends right to use logo on iTunes
A lawyer for Apple Computer on Wednesday defended the company's right to use the apple logo on its iTunes Music Store and in a series of TV advertisements for iTunes, despite objections from the Beatles' Apple Corps recording label.
Source: www.aberdeennews.com

Affiliated Computer Gets $188M Contract
Affiliated Computer Services Inc., a provider of business process and information technology outsourcing services, on Tuesday said it has received a contract renewal with New Jersey Transit worth up to $188 million.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Unilever Hires Accenture to Run Some Computer Systems (Update2)
April 10 (Bloomberg) -- Unilever, the maker of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, hired Accenture Ltd. to manage parts of its European computer systems for seven years in order to cut costs.
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Sight for Sore Eyes: Preventing Computer Eyestrain
You do it when you check your email; you do it when you surf the web. In fact, you're probably doing it right nowstraining your eyes in front of the computer.
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