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Russian computer game acts out new Georgia warmore similar news »
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Verizon staff did not listen to Obama voicemailsmore similar news »
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Nokia to add IBM's Lotus Notes email to smartphonesmore similar news »
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's upcoming security software is not designed to take sales from Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc as it is a stripped-down, free product that focuses purely on anti-virus protection, a Microsoft executive said.
