WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a reckless and potentially hostile incident in a major oil shipping route, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday.
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman confirmed the weekend incident during a briefing on Monday, saying Iranian actions were "careless, reckless and potentially hostile."
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it will tweak its Word application to remove a feature judged to be a breach of patent, ensuring that it will be able to continue selling one of its most widely used programs.
Data security breaches are nasty business and should be avoided at all costs, writes Kevin Prince, a chief technology officer at Perimeter e-Security. Here's a look at the biggest breaches and blunders of 2009. Commentary
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