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NEW YORK - The New York Times today asked employees at its headquarters to shut down their computers because of "system difficulties."
Spokesman Toby Usnik declined to discuss the type or scope of the problems but said the newspaper will publish a Saturday edition. He wouldn't say if a computer virus, like the Sobig virus currently sweeping the country, might be to blame.
"We asked our employees at 43rd Street to shut down their computers" because of the system problems, Usnik said. "The systems department staff members are circulating through the building and bringing them on one at a time."
The Sobig virus already has resulted in e-mail disruptions at several businesses, universities and other institutions.
The virus infected the computer system at freight carrier CSX Corp.'s Jacksonville, Fla., headquarters earlier this week, shutting down signaling, dispatching and other systems. A derivative of another virus, "Blaster," brought down Air Canada's check-in systems Tuesday.