Mideast violence drives Microsoft, Intel underground
The escalating violence in the Middle East has forced tech companies with operations in the region to take extraordinary precautions. According to News.com, Microsoft has evacuated its Beirut offices, and both Microsoft and Intel have increased security at facilities in Israel. Meanwhile, picking up a Reuters report, EETimes writes that "staff at Intel's Haifa research center...are working from underground bomb shelters equipped with a wireless network." Also affected is IBM, which apparently has 400 engineers in Haifa, but has kept its security response confidential. Digg, meanwhile, also has problems maintaining peace on its boards, as a discussion about Microsoft's departure from Beirut devolved into racist name-calling.
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