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- Microsoft plans two security bulletins; one critical impacting Vista
- Microsoft plans two security bulletins; one critical impacting VistaBut what about the most needed patch of all?You know, the one that turns Vista back into XP? We need that one bad!Glad I'm Not Using VistaWon't affect me!Why is that "interesting"?Server 2003's vulnerabilities are quite often given a lower severity...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista, critical impacting Vista, impacting Vista, Microsoft Plans, security bulletin, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., security, vulnerability
- Discussion threads 2008-01-03
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- The Wintel blue light special
- The Wintel blue light specialI just can not stop laughing!! MS trying to win against Apple by being "cheaper". The Vista fiasco continues . . . .And where are those 2.000.000 macs sold this quarter?Lets see..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_desktop_operating_systemsNope, not here. Apple`s market share has remained THE SAME (9 percent at best from...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Wintel, laptop computer, Vista fiasco, Compal
- Discussion threads 2009-07-26
- Microsoft: The four elephants in the room
- Microsoft's fiscal third quarter results will be notable on four fronts: Potential layoffs, the impact on weak PC demand, the effect of netbooks and how Windows 7 may impact the June quarter. Wall Street is expecting Microsoft to report third quarter earnings of 39 cents a share...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, PC, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-23
- Facing Microsoft licensing decisions? Bridge the gap between Operations and Sourcing
- Whether or not to sign or renew an Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft is a sticky question that many organizations face. For many companies out there, their spend on Microsoft licensing can be a significant portion of a company's IT budget, whether it be Enterprise Agreements or Select License agreements. Some...
- Tags: Software, Sourcing, Virtualization, Server, Microsoft Corp., Software Assurance, Chris Voce
- Blog posts 2009-03-02
- Tough times for H-1B visa holders
- Tough times for H-1B visa holdersGood send them back homeGood bye and don't come back!Had to happenUsing off-shore and imports to do work on the cheap undermines the local worker. This, along with human rights and environmental issues will bring back duties and tariffs to level the playing field. We...
- Tags: H-1B visa, H-1B, worker
- Discussion threads 2009-01-30
- Apple: Is the glass half full or half empty?
- Apple: Is the glass half full or half empty?What's the net profit?The important question is what their net profits are? Acer may be snagging more buyers, but if they are losing money on each discounted system then they can't keep it up for long. Acer may be trying...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Financial accounting, Investment, Operating systems, Adrian, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-01-15
- Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?
- Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?You mean Apple Macs aren't affected?Fascinating. This has been 'known about for some time', Windows 2K affected, XP is affected, Vista partially affected, Apple Mac NOT affected. Imagine that, yet another security drop off which only affects Microsoft Windows. Vista, the OS...
- Tags: Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), BIOS, Operating systems, rootkit, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, MBR
- Discussion threads 2008-01-09
- Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?
- The latest rootkit in the wild hides on your hard drive's boot sector and is starting to infect Windows PCs, according to security researchers. And the real kicker: The rootkit can't be detected by most antivirus applications. Symantec has been tracking the latest rootkit--Trojan.Mebroot--and...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., SANS Institute, Trojan.Mebroot Kernel, Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-09
- Microsoft plans two security bulletins; one critical impacting Vista
- Microsoft plans a relatively light haul of two security bulletins on Patch Tuesday, but one of them is rated critical and dings Vista. Thursday's preview, which is an advance notice for folks that need to prepare for Microsoft's patches on Jan. 8, highlight two issues. ...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-03
- Don't weep for underappreciated enterprise software
- For weekend entertainment and attention, Robert Scoble used the word "sexy" in a headline, referencing a LiveSide.Net interview with Bill Gates where he said that the press naming the Wall Street Journal doesn't appreciate that Microsoft's enterprise/business software is underappreciated and at the heart of the company's vast riches....
- Tags: Fact, Business Computing, Consumer Computing, Scoble, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Management, Software, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-12-09
- Zero Days: How to protect yourself
- Zero Days: How to protect yourselfMy take...if it's so dangerous and all... then stop using the internet all together. Come on let's be real here. I mean as much as I dislike Microsoft even I will admit that the last couple years have been pretty quiet on the scale of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, SECURITY, Zero-Day
- Discussion threads 2007-11-28
- Top Trends of 2007 Impacting VPN and Remote Access
- This year the trends that are expected to have the greatest impact on businesses' VPN and remote access decisions include: The proliferation of mobile devices and business users' demand for secure, anywhere-anytime access to corporate systems and data Prioritization of initiatives to simplify regulatory compliance and...
- Tags: Positive Networks Inc., Remote Access, VPNs, Software As A Service (SaaS), Telecommunications, Network Security, Networking, Security, Emerging Technologies
- Webcasts 2007-02-08
- The Economics of Microsoft's kill switch
- The Economics of Microsoft's kill switchPiracy numbers don't add upGreat article here on the Australian Government investigating these statistics and finding them to be totally bogus:http://tinyurl.com/svhx4The draft of the institute's intellectual property crime report, sighted by The Australian shows that copyright owners "failed to explain" how they reached financial loss...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Linux, piracy
- Discussion threads 2006-11-20
- The economics of Microsoft's kill switch
- Would you sacrifice $10 million in sales to prevent $1 billion in software piracy? How about $100 million? How many customers would you annoy? Interesting questions with no hard and fast answers. Those are the types of questions Microsoft (the figures above are only there...
- Tags: General, Software Infrastructure
- Blog posts 2006-11-20
- Will Web 2.0 ultimately kill Windows?
- In Part 2 of “My Dinner with Allchin” (OK, so it was just a cup of tea), Microsoft Platforms and Services Co-president Jim Allchin touched on a few subjects about which he doesn’t often opine. Allchin shared his thoughts on Windows Live (which, along with Windows and developer...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2006-10-29
- Ballmer details MSN spending plans
- Ballmer details MSN spending plansHow long will Ballmer stay in his job?Ballmer's plans don't convince many of my friends in Redmond. Their morale has fallen a lot in recent months. They complain about a lack of direction, apparently random re-orgs, and poor lobbying (eg how is it that relations with...
- Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, MSN, Microsoft stock, WA State, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-05-04
- Vista delay - a look into the abyss
- Vista delay - a look into the abyssRome wasn't burned in a dayThe one thing you can be sure of is that anything you see happening at Microsoft today has been there for years, building below the surface.How to run a profitable business.Disappointment and recriminations come from people who expected...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web 2.0, Incremental Change, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Steve Sinofsky, MSFT
- Discussion threads 2006-03-22
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