Increasingly, these devices look less like Windows PCs than a new breed of network client- simple, special purpose devices that access the user's data, applications and services on networked servers.

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The firm discovered the attack on October 14th, when the intruder created new user-accounts to gain even deeper access to the network.

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And now, with changes to the social landscape occurring at lightspeed, JESS3 presents its third iteration of The Geosocial Universe, charting the latest monthly active user data for various social networks, along with the percentage of users who access each network via mobile devices.

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The company will also announce next week a 60-day free trial of the Red Hat Network, available through www.redhat.com , that will include access to directory services, outbound user notifications, an automated stream of open-source software, and access to community support forums.

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The social network said in a blog post Friday afternoon that approximately 250, 000 user accounts were potentially compromised, with attackers gaining access to information including user names and email addresses.

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