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AnonTechie [soylentnews.org] writes:

The dispute between China and the USA over backdoor-riddled information technology equipment has just heated up, with Bloomberg reporting Chinese authorities are wondering whether the time has come for local banks to ditch their IBM servers. The newswire's report mentions "high-end" servers and suggests Chinese authorities "are reviewing whether Chinese commercial banks' reliance on the IBM servers compromises the country's financial security."
Might China therefore be taking aim at an American icon? IBM's hardware division is not in rude health. Even the mere suggestion Big Blue is in cahoots with US authorities won't make it any easier to shift boxes, making life harder for IBM at a time it needs to be fighting off spookware allegations like it needs a hole in the head.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-27/china-sai d-to-push-banks-to-remove-ibm-servers-in-spy-dispu te.html [bloomberg.com]

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