July 2004
ComputerWorld -- 16th July 2004
ITAA fires back at e-voting critics
by Dan Verton
JULY 16, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - WASHINGTON -- The president of one of the most influential IT vendor associations is accusing electronic voting system critics, many of whom are IT security researchers, of using the issue of e-voting security to wage a "religious war" that pits open-source software against proprietary software.
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New York Times -- 20th July 2004
A Crucial Vote for Venezuela and a Company
By Brian Ellsworth
CARACAS, July 19 - Most Venezuelans see the coming referendum on the rule
of President Hugo Ch\341vez as a chance to rebuild this divided nation. But
Antonio Mugica, chief executive of the networking company Smartmatic, sees
a phenomenal marketing opportunity for his company's voting technology.
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