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View ArticleFarewell to the Alcatel phone exchange
Farewell to the Alcatel phone exchangeOn 14 February, CERN disconnected the Alcatel phone exchange, which began in 1990 (and hit the frontpage of the Bulletin at the time). This now marks the end of...
View ArticleCERN ticketing system introduces automated retention – closed tickets may be...
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View ArticleCERN rewarded for its contributions to cloud computing
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View ArticleComputer Security: Day of the open firewall
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View ArticleWorld Wide Web at 35
World Wide Web at 35Tim Berners-Lee invented and developed the World Wide Web as an essential tool for high energy physics at CERN from 1989 to 1994. Together with a small team he conceived HTML, http,...
View ArticleComputer Security: Swipes vs PINs vs passwords vs you
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View ArticleComputer Security: Bingo walk-through
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