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- Ubuntu, SUSE, Fedora Linux updates prepped as Win7 release nears
- As Microsoft gets set to launch Windows 7, Â Linux desktop vendors are trying to make some waves. Yesterday, IBM and Canonical announced availability of a cloud and Linux-based business desktop alternative for existing PCs or low cost netbooks. The IBM Client for Smart Work...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Fedora Project, SuSE, IBM Corp., Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, E-mail, Web Browsers, Software, Online Communications, Internet, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Microsoft: Human error caused critical SMB2 vulnerability
- did not explain why the fix was not back-ported to Windows Vista and other That very bad. I was wondering this myself when news broke that Win 7 was not vulnerable.What were they thinking? Fixing a bug and "forgetting" that other versions may actually be vulnerable?Or had they actually recorded...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Hulu Desktop, Microsoft Corp., critical SMB2 vulnerability, SMB2, SMB2 vulnerability, vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Nine out of 10 corporate PCs can run Windows 7 ... but that's not the whole story
- RE: Nine out of 10 corporate PCs can run Windows 7 ... but that's not the whole storyMost corporate PCs were not updated to Vista, because Vista didn't add any additional values; required more powerful hardware and had a very bad name from the start.Most companies will also not upgrade...
- Tags: Operating systems, Software Developement, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, corporate PC, PC, Win7, whole story, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in New York City
- Developers, developers, developers, developers... [nt][nt]Here's to that rounding error getting smaller:DRE: Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in New York CitySweet! Wish I could be there to see it. Who knows, maybe something will come up in NYC and I'll be there.RE: Ballmer to headline Windows 7 launch in...
- Tags: Chipsets, Branding, developer, Microsoft Windows 7, Steve Ballmer, Gigabyte Technology, motherboard, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- XP to Windows 7 handoff expected to boost PC sales
- XP to Windows 7 handoff expected to boost PC salesAnother clueless analyst.[i]Security patches for Windows XP SP2 end in July 2010, says Egbert.[/i]Security patches for Windows XP will end in 2014.The word analyst is almost synonymous with clueless.Average corp PC 6 years old? So what?My office phone is going on...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 handoff, Microsoft Windows XP, handoff, PC sale, Microsoft Windows, sales, Microsoft Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2009-06-16
- Microsoft ready to launch beta of its free Morro antivirus offering
- Microsoft ready to launch beta of its free Morro antivirus offeringSimplicityNifty! (Weird how this had cross my mind this morning after we finished our migration to SBS 2008 and suddenly there's a Reuters article today.)Really, all I would like to see is something like how Windows Defender is today--remarkably silent,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Corporate law, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, Morro antiviru, Microsoft Ready, Google Inc., Morro, beta, Symantec Corp., antivirus
- Discussion threads 2009-06-10
- Windows 7 to be ready for holiday shopping season
- Microsoft has finally acknowledged what outside observers have realized for some time: Windows 7 is going to be ready this year, in time for the holiday shopping season. That's the official message from the opening of Tech-Ed 2009 in Los Angeles today: Microsoft Tech*Ed North America 2009 kicked off...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2009-05-11
- Linux clients break 1% web usage share
- Linux clients break 1% web usage shareThank you, danske, gracias.For the information.For some reason....I was in the shower and knew I would see a headline like this today. 1% on this rather limited survey most likely equates to a much larger share than whats given.How can...Linux be on a rise...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, NetApplications, Web, Linux, Linux Client, web usage
- Discussion threads 2009-05-01
- Five unanswered questions after Microsoft's Q3 earnings call
- Five unanswered questions after Microsoft's Q3 earnings callReally?The EC doesn't have Microsoft hating judges. It has Microsoft being found in violation of the EC rules/regulations repeatedly. Ergo, the judges have to bring the hammer down.Or would you rather that they didn't do anything when companies did "bad things?" Or is...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., earnings call
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- News to know: RSA, AMD; Yahoo; Windows 8; $200 'Mac'
- 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. RSA Conference: Tom Foremski: A conversation with Check Point's Gil Schwed Symantec CEO: The future of security [video] RSA chief calls for...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, RSA Security Inc., Apple Macintosh, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-04-22
- Seven big tech acquisitions to watch for in 2009
- Seven big tech acquisitions to watch for in 2009Oh pleaseApple buy Adobe? They would never deplete their cash that much. Adobe would be very expensive. And as for the comment about Adobe certainly selling more than half to Windows users, that's barely true, but not nearly as much as people...
- Tags: Mainframes, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., big tech acquisition, tech acquisition
- Discussion threads 2009-04-14
- Windows Mobile 6.5: Microsoft messed up
- Windows Mobile 6.5: Microsoft messed upDespicableLet the flame war begin....!It's all about choicesIt looks like there will be lots of exciting choices in the Smart Phone market in 2009. Unfortunately, Microsoft won't be one of them. Considering it had a seven year head start on the iPhone, Android, and Pre...
- Tags: Keyboards, Operating systems, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., WM7
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
- News to know: Windows 7; Facebook and OpenID; Patch Tuesday preview
- 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 Ryan Naraine: MS Tuesday heads-up: Critical IE, Exchange flaws Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 chiefs: We messed up ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Quality, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Business Operations
- Blog posts 2009-02-06
- Is UAC broken in Windows 7 beta?
- Is UAC broken in Windows 7 beta?Hmm..."UAC is totally useless on accounts in Windows 7 beta with admin privileges" Isn't that exactly the same as Vista?Fortunate then that this isn't the default, isn't it?Definitely broken.With this change we're essentially back to pre-Vista levels of security. Microsoft needs to change the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-02-04
- Microsoft tweaks deployment tools for Windows 7
- Microsoft tweaks deployment tools for Windows 7A different definition for "Improvement".It seems that in regards to Windows 7, many improvements are described as "not as bad is Vista". I suppose it's better than nothing.RE: Microsoft tweaks deployment tools for Windows 7Windows 7 is looking like it's going to be...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-01-21
- Microsoft kills OneCare, replaces it with freebie 'Morro'
- Microsoft kills OneCare, replaces it with freebie 'Morro'If only.............MS could do this with Vista you described it perfectly and adjust their home OS licences to cover multiple PCs ;)"Whole exercise trimmed security fat, covered multiple PCs "I second that statement.Amen (n/t)n/tI agreeWhile onecare live did have it's up and...
- Tags: OneCare, Microsoft Corp., Morro, Microsoft kills OneCare, Microsoft Kills, multiple-PC, freebie, security, Symantec Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-18
- Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality
- Open source and the 'fear factor' mentality....Look, our resident troll is back! ]:)OK everybody!Shut everything down. Open Source doesn't work. Go back to proprietary because they never have any security breaches. How many repositories are we talking about? You site one breach and declare the Open...
- Tags: open source, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- News to know: LinuxWorld; Cisco; Microsoft; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'? Sam Diaz: LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest. Larry Dignan: IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista A new data center?...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, LinuxWorld, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Cloud Computing, Help Desk, Data Centers, Corporate Communications, It Operations, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?
- Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal
- iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appealBut stability is supposed to be iPhone's strong suit?Hmm, guess not! A big "I told you so" to all those who made fun of WM's theoretical lack of stability even though mine have all worked flawlessly.[i]If you don't have an Apple account you have...
- Tags: Sales channel, Digital music, Apple iPhone, iPhone 2.0 appeal, iCrash, Buggy app, iPhone 2.0, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
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