The testing phase for new software consists of three steps: developing the tests, running the tests and evaluating the results.

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Lucent is out front in developing new tools that skip most of the electronic steps and will thereby make fiber economical in ever more local uses.

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Nester said the SEC has taken additional steps to enhance protections against "the potential for improper conduct, " including developing a new computer system to facilitate reporting and review of securities trading by all SEC personnel, hiring a chief compliance officer and providing greater clarity of rules governing the reporting of trades.

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