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Have security woes doomed Diebolds e-voting business?
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 08:41:59 -0500
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070304/ap_on_hi_te/diebold_voting_1 CLEVELAND - Diebold Inc. saw great potential in the modernization of elections equipment. Now, analysts say, executives may be angling for ways to dump its e-voting subsidiary that's widely seen as tarnishing the company's reputation. Though Diebold Election Systems - the company's smallest business segment - has shown growth and profit, it's faced persistent criticism over the reliability and security of its touch-screen voting machines. About 150,000 of its touch-screen or optical scan systems were used in 34 states in last November's election. The criticism is particularly jarring for a nearly 150-year-old company whose primary focus has long been safes and automated teller machines. ...
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