Courts often find banks aren't liable in cybercrime cases in which a business client's computer systems were breached, according to George Tubin, senior security strategist for Trusteer Inc.

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Additional contributors and sponsors to the lab include Caldera Systems, Dell Computer, Linuxcare, LynuxWorks, Red Hat, SuSE, Silicon Graphics Inc.

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The native of India earned a master's degree in computer science from the University of Southern California and worked for various startups, including one acquired by Cisco Systems Inc.

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Privately held companies involved in computer systems design and related services, too, are apparently benefiting from this increased emphasis by businesses, according Sageworks Inc.

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But at least for privately held companies involved in computer systems design and related services, business remains strong, according to new sales and profit margin data from Sageworks Inc.

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According to the letter from UCITA's Ring, the following software industry organizations are supporting the draft -- industry antipiracy body the Business Software Alliance (14 members, among those Microsoft Corp, Lotus Development Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc.), the Software Information Industry Association, Silicon Valley Software Industry Coalition and the Computer Software Industry Association.

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