Mr Sierra stressed that other software developers would also have access to Window's Connected Standby feature, meaning Skype's advantage might be short-lived.

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It will be made easier for them to gain access to the Fed's discount window if they need emergency funds.

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The access to the Fed's discount window is, after all, only temporary.

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Another idea would be to allow Countrywide access to the Fed's discount window, which is the banking system's last resort when funds are needed.

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Banks benefiting from their FDIC backing and ability to access the Federal Reserve's discount window will be required to curb their speculative activity, while those that do not receive explicit government aid will be free to take big risks as well as fail.

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Investment banks face the potential of losing access to the Federal Reserve's discount window on Sept. 14, which is the earliest the central bank said it would consider whether to continue to allow the access.

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Bear Stearns is not technically a bank, but the Fed's move to allow it access to the discount window shows just how complex and intertwined the financial world has become.

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Within that window, anyone can access the handset's clipboard or point the browser to sites holding personal data.

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The markets assumed since then that with access to the U.S. Federal Reserve's emergency lending window, none of the other primary dealers, including Lehman, would falter.

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