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Symantec warning on Adobe vulnerability, but so far attacks not widespread
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-22 20:14:54

Symantec has issued a new security alert warning of a vulnerability in Adobe and with early reports of targeted rather than widespread attacks.


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Android Asus Eee PC due by year’s end?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2009-02-20 21:17:44
A news report suggests netbook pioneer Asus has assembled a team to put Google’s Android OS on its popular range of Eee netbook PCs, but as the project is still “in development”, an Android Eee is not guaranteed.


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Consumer vendors not ready for IPv6: report
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-20 00:42:17
The consumer sector could be Australia's stumbling block when it comes to IPv6 transition, according to new research.


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Dell, HP go head to head with 10 in net/notebooks
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-19 22:54:49
Two of the world's leading PC vendors have announced 10 in mini notebooks with similar specifications in the same week.


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Microsoft mis-targeted by XP downgrade suit?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-15 17:04:17
Microsoft faces a class-action suit alleging that the downgrade fee charged to allow the use of Windows XP on a computer sold with a Vista OEM licence was anti-competitive.


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Apple drops a bundle of patches in Software Update 2009-001 and Java updates
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-13 00:14:52
Apple has released a wide-ranging set of Mac OS X security updates, including a fix for the Safari RSS issue. There's also a pair of Java updates for Tiger and Leopard.


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Apple tweaks MobileMe for Outlook
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-11 17:23:25
Updated software from Apple provides improved synchronisation between Microsoft Outlook and MobileMe. The change will be particularly welcomed by iPhone users.


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Windows 7 hype that XP users will shun
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-11 04:36:19
After the now acknowledged debacle otherwise known as Vista, Microsoft has made a sterling effort at a recovery with the pending release of Windows 7. The problem for Microsoft is that 8 years ago it created an ugly duckling that grew into a beautiful swan called XP. Redmond now wants to sacrifice the swan on the alter of Windows 7 but hordes of skeptical users say no way.


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Microsoft's critical patches for servers and desktops
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-10 14:45:47
This month's security bulletins from Microsoft are evenly balanced between servers and desktops. There are two critical and two important bulletins.


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Upgrading from Vista to Windows XP
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-10 05:08:23
I was just discussing this today over a cup of coffee with my computer reseller friend when lo and behold, I see it all over the blogosphere - Windows XP is a superior operating system to Vista! In fact, my friend tells me he often gets requests from customers who have bought pre-loaded Vista machines to "upgrade" them to XP.


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How piracy benefits Microsoft
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-09 17:34:35
Public memory has always been woefully short. With the advent and popularisation of the internet, it has become even shorter; people can only absorb information in dribs and drabs.
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Apple wisdom ignored by Windows 7 sextuplets
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-04 03:35:14
Thought that Windows 7 would avoid the complicated marketing mess that was Vista by coming in an easy to understand single version like OS X? Think again, Microsoft has confirmed no less than six versions of the new operating system.


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Windows 7 a do or die effort for Microsoft
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-02 05:19:14
The so-called failure of Windows Vista has been heralded far and wide by industry watchers and assorted Microsoft haters. Microsoft was caught flat-footed without an operating system when the netbook phenomenon hit. Can Redmond can turn it around with Windows 7?


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Active Directory for Linux draws closer
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-01-30 07:56:52
You may not consider it a "killer app" but one thing restricting Linux deployment in enterprises is an implementation of Microsoft's Active Directory (AD.) However, AD for Linux is on its way in Samba version 4 and is sure to annhilate a barrier to Linux adoption in business.


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IE8 goes RC1
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2009-01-26 20:51:27
Work at Microsoft on Internet Explorer 8 has reached the stage that the company has revealed Release Candidate 1 to the general public.


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Jolly new cloud computing netbook OS seeks to bring market back to Linux
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery

Category: The Linux user and switcher blog

2009-01-26 07:26:41
Out of nowhere, an independent software developer has produced his own fast and fancy netbook operating system. It promises lightning boot times, an iPhone-esque icon-studded interface, modern cloud apps. The secret ingredient is Linux.



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Windows 7 beta downloads to continue ‘til Feb 10
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2009-01-26 06:18:16
Still want to try out the Windows 7 beta OS, but haven’t downloaded it yet? Microsoft has extended the download period from late January until February 10 for the public, although the cut-off date doesn’t apply to MSDN and TechNet members. Is the download extension any cause for controversy?


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Obama team's IT issues could have been worse
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2009-01-23 01:53:52
So President Barack Obama's White House staff say they are struggling with old software. Things would have been worse if the Bush administration had kept up to date.


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QuickTime 7.6: security patches and more
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2009-01-21 18:14:40
The latest version of QuickTime for Mac OS X and Windows delivers a smattering of improvements, but many users will choose to install it just for the security fixes it provides.


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January Patch Tuesday: one critical bulletin
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: Security

2009-01-13 16:39:42
Microsoft has delivered an easy start to 2009 for system administrators, releasing a solitary security bulletin.


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