Of course, the potential doesn't end at remote arson, an attacker could easily gain access to a network or steal documents, and hijacking the lowly device would require little more than printing an infected file.

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"Companies often hold unnecessary inventories as a safety measure because they really don't have an idea about availability at the supplier's end, " explains Chris De Bruin, Metique's chief operating officer.

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Stephen Elop, fresh from unveiling new cheaper additions to Nokia's Lumia smartphone range, was not about to agree with my suggestion that this move downmarket was an admission that things weren't working at the top end.

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"We're very fortunate because, no matter what happens at the World Cup, I don't think it will mean the end of an era, " he continued.

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"If they stop something just because one child has an adverse effect at the end of the day medicine and the world just doesn't go on, " she said.

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They want an increase in wages for people at the lower end of the pay spectrum that doesn't cost anyone any money.

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"I wouldn't say that we witnessed the end of an era, " said Heynckes, who will be replaced at Bayern by former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola next season.

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