QUES: Russian cosmonaut Malenchenko managed a space first earlier this month by marrying his earth-bound fiance by space phone .

Russian cosmonaut Malenchenko achieved a first earlier this month when he married his earth-bound fiancee by video link .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

QUES: That exploit works on unpatched Windows 2000 machines with Service Pack 3 and 4 .

Both Counterpane and iDefense contend that the exploit works effectively against Windows 2000 systems running Service Pack 3 and 4 .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes

QUES: Veritas said new customers can buy Bare Metal Restore for $ 900 per Windows client and $ 1,000 per Unix client .

Bare Metal Restore 4.6 will be available in mid-June , said Veritas , and will cost $ 900 per Windows client and $ 1,000 per Unix client .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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no