Am Di, den 21.09.2004 schrieb pressinfo (at) diebold (dot) com [email concealed] um 17:05:
> In-Reply-To: <20040831203815.13871.qmail (at) www.securityfocus (dot) com [email concealed]>
>
> Diebold strongly refutes the existence of any "back doors" or "hidden codes"
> in its GEMS software. These inaccurate allegations appear to stem from those not
> familiar with the product, misunderstanding the purpose of legitimate structures
> in the database. These structures are well documented and have been reviewed
> (including at a source code level) by independent testing authorities as required
> by federal election regulations.

Last thing I remember is that these "reviews" resulted in a rather
devastating verdict for the product. Would you like to provide a link to
an updated, independant review ? Having the source-code opened would
help, too.
Also, IIRC, your company is now being sued at least by one US-state over
"false claims".

cheers,
Rainer
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