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cparente

Level-3 data can help with contract audit backlogs - Government Charge Card: bit.ly/KEq0dK 12:05 PM Jun 1st via bitly
Advanced DSLAMs to the rescue? At&T rethinks selling rural lines, Bloomberg Biz: buswk.co/Jzdyrz 11:47 AM Jun 1st via bitly
RT @briankrebs, @mikko: My column about why antivirus companies keep missing attacks like Stuxnet, Duqu and Flame: bit.ly/JRZkIf 11:11 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
RT @dotnxtcon: FTC report on Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change a.sw.io/7XViuro #FTC #privacy #consumerrights 11:08 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
@TotalWine - I'll bet, those are great too. 10:21 AM Jun 1st via Tweet Button
Good piece from Entrepreneur on forums as powerful social media channels: bit.ly/L3K2h1 9:23 AM Jun 1st via bitly
Satellites are not as disposable as contact lenses -- SATCOM Frontier: bit.ly/LebBm3 8:28 AM Jun 1st via bitly
Jargon generator tool - they should create a new category for government IT sales: bit.ly/KNnksT 2:31 PM May 31st via bitly
@uwpux - that's hilarious. Perfect for B2G! ;-) 2:27 PM May 31st via web in reply to uwpux
arstechnica Google wins crucial API ruling, Oracle's case decimated arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20… by @arstechnica 2:23 PM May 31st via Ars tweetbot Retweeted by cparente and 118 others
With Post-PC Age Upon Us, Which PC OEMs will become extinct? ZDNet: zd.net/LL9Dsm 2:08 PM May 31st via bitly
Mobile savings on back end far exceed upfront costs -- Polycom's Fed UC: bit.ly/M1Reui 1:31 PM May 31st via bitly
Sad story, even if you never owned a crackberry - RIM's impending collapse, ZDNet: zd.net/KuWUwZ 9:43 AM May 31st via bitly
savitz FTC's Leibowitz: "do not track" Web policy for consumers should be in place by end of year. #ATD10 9:22 AM May 31st via web Retweeted by cparente and 6 others
@cogentco -- Doing story on biz opportunities of FSSI BPA -- would anyone in your fed group like to comment? Thanks. 9:27 AM May 31st via web
LanceUlanoff FTC Chair Jon Leibowitz: “Washington is a fairly dysfunctional place right now-doesn’t function for constituents the way it used 2.” #ATD10 9:21 AM May 31st via web Retweeted by cparente and 4 others
So lack of mobile strategy caused FB stock to decline? What passes for tech commentary these days from CNET: cnet.co/KXDAUP 4:43 PM May 30th via bitly
@partnetinc - Hello, I'm doing a story on FSSI BPA value, second in a series. Would you like to be included? 4:14 PM May 30th via web
georgevhulme Consumer search engines display burst of innovation - FierceContentManagement by @ron_miller. awe.sm/5vLT5 1:52 PM May 30th via TweetDeck Retweeted by cparente
@OfficeDepot -- doing a story about the business opportunity of FSSI BPA -- would you like to comment? 1:57 PM May 30th via web