Did you mean
antipiracy (119 results)
Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- Anti-piracy
- See SIIA.
- Full Anti-piracy Definition >>
ZDNet Resources
- sort by:
- Relevance
- Date
- Popularity
- Microsoft to offer code protection, validation to other software developers
- Microsoft is planning to deliver on October 1 to third-party software developers a set of technologies that will allow them to add code protection and activation mechanisms to their own software.When Microsoft first unveiled its "Genuine Software" initiative three years ago, company officials said they planned to license to third...
- Blog posts 2007-07-13
- Microsoft's goal: More than 2 billion served by 2015
- How do you keep growing the market for Windows and Office desktop software when you already have cornered in excess of 90 percent of the market? One way is to grow the market. Thats Microsofts goal with its expanded Unlimited Potential program, via which it plans to sell...
- Blog posts 2007-04-19
- Post Vista, Microsoft reorgs the Windows group
- As typical, following a major product release, Microsoft is reorging. This time, following Windows Vistas launch, its Windows client business unit doing the shuffle, according to sources close to the company. Heres whats happening. Kevin Johnson, head of Microsofts uber Platforms and Services unit, has created a new business...
- Blog posts 2007-02-27
- Microsoft set to publicize list of 800 Vista-compatible apps
- In spite of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmers recent comments designed to dampen Wall Streets expectations for Windows Vista, the Windows team itself is continuing to do all it can to encourage customer uptake of the newest version of Windows. On February 20, Microsoft announced final availabilty of six Vista...
- Blog posts 2007-02-20
- Ballmer's list: Microsoft's CEO shares his top nine Microsoft growth picks
- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has come up with a list of the nine "opportunities" where he believes Microsoft can sustain a half billion or more in new margin growth over the next three years. On February 15, Ballmer shared that list with Wall Street analysts and shareholders who participated...
- Blog posts 2007-02-15
- Microsoft back ports license-management system to Windows Server 2003
- As Microsoft promised late last year, the company has ported some of its volume-activation technology to Windows Server 2003. Microsoft has made available for download 32- and 64-bit versions of its Key Management Service for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack SP 1 systems, as noted on the Windows...
- Blog posts 2007-02-13
- Genuine Advantage: Can Microsoft recast itself as protector, not punisher?
- I wouldnt want Cori Hartjes job. She is the head of Microsofts much-maligned Genuine Software Initiative -- the team responsible for implementing Windows Genuine Advantage and Office Genuine Advantage. Hartje was on a cross-country press tour last week. Microsoft has no new Genuine Advantage lockdowns to announce as...
- Blog posts 2007-01-22
- Can Microsoft stay a step ahead of the Vista pirates?
- This week, Microsoft began making available to select Windows Vista users an update to Vista that is aimed at thwarting downloaders who are circumventing Vistas build-in product activation. But is Microsofts solution going to do much to stop the so-called "frankenbuilds" that combine combining test versions of Vista with the...
- Blog posts 2006-12-14
- Tasty Microsoft leftovers from Thanksgiving weekend
- The last bits of my Thanksgiving tofurkey are history. Here’s a quick survey of some of the Microsoft news from the past few days about which I didn’t have a chance to blog. One more time: Is there an Office ‘Kill Switch’? So is there or isn’t there an...
- Blog posts 2006-11-27
- Yes, there is an Office 2007 'kill switch'
- Buried in a Knowledge Base article that Microsoft published to the Web on November 14 are details of Microsoft’s plans to combat Office 2007 piracy via new Office Genuine Advantage lockdowns. When asked last month whether Microsoft was planning to punish alleged Office 2007 pirates by crippling the functionality...
- Blog posts 2006-11-20
Additional Resources
- Foxconn snubs Linux users
- Foxconn snubs Linux usersWho needs Foxconn anyway.There are plenty of good MB makers that do support Linux.It's a good idea to look at hardware compatibility at the distro's website anyway. I use Asus. But I have had to update the BIOS on every Asus MB I've bought to get...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08
- Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 089800 GTX?At $200 dollars, I think that the 9800 GTX is finally able to be considered for the mid-range level card. I was surprised by nVidia and their recent price drops, but after purchasing two of these cards, I have been pleased.Linux...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Is open source hurt by piracy?
- Is open source hurt by piracy?Only hurts Open Source if proprietary is seen as "better"Sounds like what you are saying is for example, that the competition in the office suite space is Open Office Vs MS Office Vs pirated MS Office. Those willing to pirate see both Open Office...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Is open source hurt by piracy?
- Louis Suarez-Potts, who is community manager for Open Office, suggested that many users disdain open source because they can get proprietary titles "for free." by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- 2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."
- 2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."My ViewFirst, no one hates Microsoft more than I do - for both practical and ethical reasons. After dealing with Microshaft's endless parade of crap for nearly two decades, I finally abandoned my PC for a Mac. It was one of the best moves of...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position
- McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its positionConflicts of Interests Are Common for Every IndustryAnd Thierry should certainly know, because n.runs has recently released it's own AV solution, aps-AV: http://www.nruns.com/_en/aps/ Oddly enough, this never seems to be mentioned during any discussions of n.runs research.RE: McAfee...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- iPhone vulnerable to phishing, spamming flaws
- iPhone vulnerable to phishing, spamming flawsBut I was told OS X would save me from things like this.[i]In the meantime, iPhone users should avoid clicking on links in the Mail app that refers to trusted sites.[/i]So if my mom sends me a link to a web album, I shouldn't open...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Free the XBOX 360!!!
- Free the XBOX 360!!!"Microsoft-approved"Why shouldn't Microsoft be concerned with the performance of software on XBox?Quoting:Microsoft makes both the hardware and software, and the environment is tightly controlled - only Microsoft-approved software need apply. [End quote]Vista shows that a product's reputation can be affected by the uninterest or mistakes of third...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- NY gov signs game bill into law
- NY gov signs game bill into law"A bill that will have made it illegal"????Wow.RE: NY gov signs game bill into lawThe panel needs to include parents - real parents who have to deal with these games, the consoles, how the game developers create games that force a child to keep...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- << Previous
- page 1 of 1
- Next >>
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
- Learn how collaboration fuels success with this FREE Economist report
-
According to a new study from the Economist, future success belongs to those who collaborate effectively. Learn how successful collaboration can improve profits, problem-solving, and competitive differentiation.
- Visit Cisco's Collaboration Resource Center today!
-
-
Tasty Baking’s new LEED factory
0:57
Tasty Baking CIO: Brendan O’Malley
-
Balancing act: innovation vs. reliability
1:28
Facebook VP of technical operations: Jonathan Heiliger
-
Securing data at E-Loan
1:47
E-Loan CIO: Jay Shah
-
When crops are scarce
1:47
Del Monte Foods CIO: Marc Brown
- View all CIO Vision Series Videos »
