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Mozilla issues security updates in Software    by techguru on 20 Dec 2006, 20:55 The Mozilla Foundation has issued "critical" security updates to vulnerabilities discovered in the Firefox browser, Thunderbird e-mail client and SeaMonkey application suite.Flaws were found in versions... Total Hits: 567      0 Comments Add Comment

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Microsoft shares draft of Vista security hooks in Software    by techguru on 20 Dec 2006, 20:53 Microsoft has released a first draft of programming interfaces meant to help security firms create products that work with kernel protection features in Windows Vista.The new application programming interfaces... Total Hits: 460      0 Comments Add Comment

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Microsoft speeds up phishing shield for IE 7 in Software    by techguru on 17 Dec 2006, 20:47 Microsoft has quietly released an update for Internet Explorer that fixes a problem with the browser's phishing shield.The feature that protects against fraudulent Web sites, new in IE 7, in some cases... Total Hits: 457      0 Comments Add Comment

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Microsoft Patches IE 7 Phishing Filter To Boost Speed in Software    by itblogs on 16 Dec 2006, 20:48 Microsoft has released a fix for Internet Explorer 7 that should stop the browser's built-in phishing filter from slowing Web surfing. According to the Redmond, Wash., developer, IE 7 users may see their... Total Hits: 453      0 Comments Add Comment

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Sturdier Botnets Mean More Spam In 2007 in Software    by itblogs on 16 Dec 2006, 20:39 The late-2006 appearance of durable botnets was a tipping point in the back-and-forth battle against spammers, an industry analyst said Friday, who predicted that spam will continue to gain ground on defenses.Assembled... Total Hits: 451      0 Comments Add Comment

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Microsoft Launches Its First Robotics Toolkit in Software    by techguru on 14 Dec 2006, 20:51 Microsoft has released its first toolkit for building robotics software, an area of customized development that remains a tedious process.The Robotics Studio is a Windows-based development environment... Total Hits: 503      0 Comments Add Comment

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Symantec Looks To Data Protection, Antivirus Services To Help Double Revenue in Software    by techguru on 14 Dec 2006, 20:49 Symantec's push to double its services revenue to $1 billion a year by 2010 includes a restructuring of its services offerings. The company said Wednesday the plan includes Symantec Operational Services... Total Hits: 431      0 Comments Add Comment

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Microsoft Patches Critical IE, Media Player, Visual Studio Bugs in Software    by itblogs on 13 Dec 2006, 09:35 Microsoft on Tuesday released seven security updates that patched 11 vulnerabilities, almost half of them judged "critical," and broke a four-year-old record for the most fixes posted in a year.As expected... Total Hits: 454      0 Comments Add Comment

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Ecma Approves MS Office Format, IBM Dissents in Software    by itblogs on 08 Dec 2006, 22:09 The Ecma international standards body gave its approval to Microsoft's Open XML office software format this week. "The biggest significance of clearing Ecma is it puts them in a position to be on a fast... Total Hits: 358      0 Comments Add Comment

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Microsoft: Vista Wireless Access Could Cause Laptop Battery Drain in Software    by itblogs on 08 Dec 2006, 22:05 Users running Windows Vista on laptops may see batteries draining faster than they expect, Microsoft said in a warning, because some wireless access points aren't configured to take advantage of the new... Total Hits: 387      0 Comments Add Comment

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Firefox 2.0, IE 7 Post Gains in Software    by cloney on 06 Dec 2006, 21:01 Mozilla's Firefox browser continued to erode Microsoft's Internet Explorer market share during November, a Web metrics company said Wednesday, even as IE 7 gained momentum.According to Net Applications... Total Hits: 418      0 Comments Add Comment

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How Vista Lets Microsoft Lock Users In in Software    by cloney on 06 Dec 2006, 21:00 What if you could rig it so that competing with your flagship product was against the law? Under 1998's Digital Millennium Copyright Act, breaking an anti-copying system is illegal, even if you're breaking... Total Hits: 381      0 Comments Add Comment

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Security Vendors Offer Free Zero-Day Tools in Software    by cloney on 06 Dec 2006, 20:58 wo security companies have posted information and tools to help users track so-called "zero-day" bugs and sniff out software vulnerable to attack.On Tuesday, eEye Digital Security launched a Web site... Total Hits: 355      0 Comments Add Comment

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Microsoft's designs on Adobe's turf in Software    by itblogs on 05 Dec 2006, 01:17 Microsoft is building a suite of products for Web designers and creative professionals that should step up its challenge to market leader Adobe Systems.As a start, the company on Monday released Expression... Total Hits: 402      0 Comments Add Comment

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Vista-Ready PCs On The Way in Software    by boris on 02 Dec 2006, 22:11 Top OEMs this week launched Vista-Ready and Vista-Premium Ready PCs, tools and services for business customers. But system builders say Thursday's enterprise launch of Vista was a non-event.Microsoft... Total Hits: 454      0 Comments Add Comment

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Most security tools not quite ready for Vista in Software    by techguru on 30 Nov 2006, 21:55 Microsoft released Windows Vista for businesses on Thursday, but most security companies look like they need more time to deliver tools to protect the new operating system.Symantec, Trend Micro and CA... Total Hits: 362      0 Comments Add Comment

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Adobe Warns Of Critical Acrobat Vulnerabilities in Software    by techguru on 30 Nov 2006, 21:53 Adobe Systems this week issued an advisory acknowledging that vulnerabilities may exist in Windows versions of Adobe Reader and Acrobat that could crash the applications and enable remote attackers to... Total Hits: 378      0 Comments Add Comment

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Microsoft To Give Away 30,000 Copies Of Vista, Office 2007 in Software    by techguru on 30 Nov 2006, 21:52 A new Microsoft Web site targeting Windows Vista and Office 2007 developers will give away 30,000 copies of the new operating system and application suite to users who register for at least three Webcast... Total Hits: 373      0 Comments Add Comment

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Microsoft: Indiana Schools Still Favor Windows in Software    by itblogs on 28 Nov 2006, 22:00 Despite state grants funding migrations to Linux desktops, several Indiana school districts are sticking with Microsoft's desktop platform, according to a study in which the software giant participated.In... Total Hits: 391      0 Comments Add Comment

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Make XP look like Vista! in Software    by techguru on 26 Nov 2006, 21:41 Number of people ask me what I think of the transformation packs that allow you to make Windows XP look like Windows Vista. I had to be honest and say that I'd never tried to do this because I've been... Total Hits: 485      0 Comments Add Comment

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