And Aladdin's free ESafe Desktop 2.2 fared poorly because it is essentially an antivirus product with what our tests showed to be a kludgy, leaky firewall tacked on.

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"We are delighted to be the first carrier to sign on as a partner with Google to deliver Google Wallet, " said Fared Adib, senior vice president of product development, Sprint.

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Some critics note that other industrial areas around the city haven't fared as well, with less robust public investment and a cloud of uncertainty over whether spaces could be converted to hotels or office spaces that have made companies reluctant to invest.

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