Data center outage downs French state financial system for 4 days

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iFixit giving away 1,776 'iPhone Liberation Kits' 7 of 10 leading WordPress plugins are vulnerable Network World Daily News PM June 24, 2013 Share this email Data center outage downs French state financial system for 4 days The French government's accounts payable system, Chorus, is back online after a four-day outage, the French State Financial Computing Agency (AIFE) announced Monday. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. iFixit giving away 1,776 'iPhone Liberation Kits' 2. 7 of 10 leading WordPress plugins are vulnerable 3. Tech Tip: Google Earth tips and tricks you need to know 4. HP shows off 21-inch all-in-one desktop installed with Android 5. Microsoft's Windows 8 team could learn from Xbox One turnaround 6. Mobile Devices and BYOD are Driving IPv6 Adoption 7. A case for smartphone tracking 8. You can get a new smartphone for half off at AT&T this week 9. Apple and DOJ offer closing arguments in e-book price-fixing case 10. 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