The first major electronic break-in occurred in 1982, when a group of hackers from Milwaukee infiltrated the Los Alamos National Laboratory computer network via modem.

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Professional computer-gaming in the West has been around for several years, with outfits like the Electronic Sports League in Europe and Major League Gaming in America.

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There was massive dissatisfaction among new users who had been forced to abandon the legacy networks they were accustomed to, and Electronic Data Systems made some major missteps in implementing the new system.

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"This is a major step forward in our pursuit to build molecular-scale electronic devices, " said Phaedon Avouris, lead researcher on the project.

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Last month, Fujitsu announced a whole new line of WiMax products covering every major component in the WiMAX network, including silicon solutions, electronic devices, radio access network solutions, professional services and backhaul infrastructure solutions.

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These postage-stamp-sized bits of flash memory are quickly turning into a major force for consumer electronic devices that need lots of storage in a small space.

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The deal also turned attention to Europe, where two major electronic operators, BATS Global Markets and Chi-X Europe, are in discussions on their own possible combination.

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What looked to be a frightening rout was transformed suddenly and without the slightest advance warning into a huge rally as hundreds upon hundreds of gigantic buy orders, all 1 million shares or more in size, poured into electronic trading systems at Credit Suisse and several other major trading firms.

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The site says more than three fourths of all financial exchanges surveyed support FIX in their applications, and that most major stock exchanges and investment banks use FIX for their electronic trading.

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