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Microsoft inches toward public beta of 'Stirling' security suite

It's been a while since Microsoft has shared information on "Stirling," the all-in-one security suite the company is assembling. Microsoft is planning to release a public beta of Stirling -- the suite of Forefront client, server and edge security products, wrapped in a unified management and reporting...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Beta, Stirling Castle, Forefront Online, Security, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-20

A new Microsoft-hosted security service in the making: Forefront Online

A new Microsoft-hosted security service in the making: Forefront OnlineMicrosoft? Security?Surely you jest.Is this serious!?Can't be serious!!! MS is selling the most insecure operating system in the universe, and then selling a security solution!? I think the best thing the civilized world could do is ban Windows computers from connecting...

Tags: Microsoft Security, Microsoft Windows Vista, OneCare, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft-hosted, Microsoft-hosted security service, new Microsoft-hosted security service, Forefront Online

Discussion threads 2007-10-22

A new Microsoft-hosted security service in the making: Forefront Online

It looks like the Softies weren't kidding when they said to expect Microsoft to deliver a Microsoft-managed version of nearly every one of its enterprise products. According to sources, a new and as-still-officially-unannounced Microsoft managed service -- Forefront Online -- is under development. Forefront Online is going...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Forefront Online, Forefront, Security, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-10-22

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News to know: Kanye West; Bing Visual Search; Quicken-Mint; Sprint; 802.11n, Intel

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Oliver Marks: Kayne West Influences Enterprise Social Business Strategy Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Bing gets visual search; full...

Tags: Larry Dignan, IEEE 802.11n, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Sprint Communications, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Wireless And Mobility

Blog posts 2009-09-15

News to know: Firefox 3.5; Lenovo; Blackberry Tour; Chambers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Benchmarking Firefox 3.5 Testing Firefox 3.5 ... mind your add-ons! Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.5 released, more...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order

Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on orderRock on Maine! [nt][b][/b]RE: Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order"Imagine going to a job where the company provides you with a laptop for 3 years and then switching jobs, only to find that...

Tags: Desktops, Recruitment & Selection, Apple Macintosh, job

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

Disruptive technologies disrupt - goodbye newspaper companies

Last week my Saturday Post was about how Internet based technologies have been used to create applications and services that devalue existing business models. It's a hugely disruptive process. [The Internet devalues everything it touches . . .] This trend is occurring because it can occur -- because...

Tags: Craigslist, Business Model, Internet, Strategy, Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-06-27

Morro FUD ...

Morro FUD ...You should've checked your emailPeople with subscriptions that were expiring in the last couple months were getting a free 6 month extension to OneCare.Norton AV 2009 isn't bad though. It's much faster than previous versions, but the Norton toolbar that it installs is garbage. I wouldn't...

Tags: Norton 360, Morro FUD, Norton Co., OneCare, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Exchange Hosted Filtering Is Now Forefront Online Security for Exchange (Level 200)

Forefront Online Security for Exchange consists of layered technologies to actively help protect businesses' inbound and outbound e-mail from spam, viruses, phishing scams, and e-mail policy violations. The presenter of this webcast will shed light on the integration of Forefront Online Security for Exchange with Forefront Security for Exchange Server...

Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, E-mail, Phishing, E-mail Servers, Cyberthreats, Groupware, Security, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing, Enterprise Software, Software

Webcasts 2009-06-09

Talking Harrap's English-French & French-English dictionary for Windows Mobile (Mobile)

Chambers Harrap Publishers is one of the worlds most respected dictionary publishers, appealing particularly to word lovers and those who revel in all the quirks of the English and French languages. Meticulously researched and expertly written, the highly acclaimed Chambers range has been at the forefront of presenting knowledge and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Dictionary, Paragon Technologie GmbH, Harrap, Chambers Harrap Publishers, Word Form, PDAs, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Handhelds, Hardware, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-02

The "erotic services" shell game: hypocrisy online

The "erotic services" shell game: hypocrisy onlineWhy dont they just make it legal, regulate and tax the crap out of it.If many law abiding citizens continue to break a particular law then the law is no longer socially justifiable. Laws are simply social control over behavors that are unwanted....

Tags: game, hypocrisy, Evangelism

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

Windows Azure: a very difficult concept explained

Since the announcement of Windows Azure, codenamed "Red Dog" as discovered by my colleague Mary-Jo Foley, at PDC 2008, I have felt an element of doubt hanging over the service, simply because I didn't know enough about it. This post will explain everything you need to know about Azure -...

Tags: Operating System, Server, Microsoft Corp., Service, Windows Azure, Mary-Jo, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Data Centers, Storage, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-05-01

University Uses Hosted Filtering Solution to Reduce Spam by 85 Percent

Edinburgh Napier University wanted to improve its system of filtering e-mail messages. The university's IT staff were creating manual rules to block spam, an effort that generated too many false positives and was not the most productive use of their time. A software upgrade would have required capital expenditures for...

Tags: e-Mail Message, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Cyberthreats, Spam, Software Upgrade, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-05-01

'Private cloud' = just another buzzword for on-premise datacenter?

VMware made its big "private cloud" pitch last week with its introduction of vSphere. Not to be outdone, Microsoft is fleshing out its private cloud positioning at the annual Microsoft Management Summit this week in Las Vegas. Whether or not they admit it publicly (or just express...

Tags: Data Center, Microsoft Corp., Cloud, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Microsoft makes it official: Forefront reaches the cloud

A year and a half after the first leaks, Microsoft is acknowledging that it is taking its Forefront security products online and making them part of the growing stable of Microsoft-hosted Online services. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Security, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-04-15

University Boosts PC Security, Manageability to Support Growth in Online Learning

Liberty University is growing rapidly, especially in the technology-heavy online-learning sector. To support that growth, the university needed to upgrade the security and manageability of its personal computers. A key part of that upgrade has been the shift from McAfee antivirus software to Microsoft Forefront Client Security. The university gets...

Tags: PC, Online Learning, University, Microsoft Corp., Liberty University, E-learning, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Hardware

Case studies 2009-04-01

Encarta dies, passes baton to Wikipedia

But why? I'll admit now that Encarta hasn't always been at the forefront of my mind when researching something; nor has it been a major part of my studies, life in general or search results on Google. Encarta still has a lot to give, even if I'm not the primary...

Tags: Encarta.com, Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-03-31

Threatpost launches as best practice for enterprise IT and social media

While social media represented measurable success for many consumer-focused companies, there is still a lot of learning to be done in terms of how enterprise technology-focused companies leverage social media. And while many are having luck using collaboration tools or even white label social networks for improving internal communications or...

Tags: Brand, Kaspersky Lab, Information Technology, Social Media, Site, Best Practice, Threatpost, Naraine, Kaspersky Team, Drawas, Branding, Security, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-03-20

Textile Manufacturer Uses Hosted Filtering Service to Instantly Eliminate Plague of Spam

Johnstons of Elgin, which makes cashmere and other fine textiles in northern Scotland, was receiving up to 1 million unwanted e-mail messages a day. The spam clogged data lines, crashed server computers, overwhelmed numerous internal solutions, and diminished employee productivity. Efforts to stem the spam were ineffective, and some proposals...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Cyberthreats, Data Centers, Spam, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Spam And Phishing

Case studies 2009-03-01

Julius Genachowski & The FCC: A Failure to Communicate?

So Julius Genachowski is to be Barack Obama's choice to head the Federal Communications Commission. Genachowski and president-elect Obama were classmates at the Harvard Law School. And Obama was his boss back then, too, at the Harvard Law Review. GigaOm...

Tags: FCC, Barack Obama, Broadband, Ticketmaster Corp., Interactive Corp., Wireless, Federal Government, Internet, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Government, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-01-13