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SEOUL (Reuters) - When a South Korean police squad cracked down on illegal computer gambling, they did it by literally smashing hard disc drives with hammers.

Next week could see chaos as Microsoft assumes control of the fourth dimension, robbing UK businesses of a whole hour of work.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft said on Friday that security software firm McAfee's criticism of its provision of security information on the new Vista operating system was "inaccurate and inflammatory".

Proprietary software makers have complained to the European Commission that they have not been given enough time to review a report on the economic role of Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS), and accuse the commission of being "intolerant to opposing comments" regarding the research.

A dispute has broken out over reports of the first security vulnerability in IE7 since its release earlier this week.

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. released Internet Explorer 7 on Wednesday, the first major upgrade to its Web browser since 2001 with new features aimed at preventing online fraud and improving ease of use.

Juniper Networks managed a ho-hum third quarter, as far as we can tell. The company continues to play hide-and-seek with profit figures, while it tries to sort out some accounting, er, issues.

We've seen Centrino and, more recently, Centrino Duo, but will you now please welcome Centrino Pro, said to be the go-to-market brand for upcoming business-oriented laptops incorporating Intel's vPro technologies.

Security researchers have already discovered an information disclosure vulnerability in IE7 hours after the release (story here) of Microsoft's long-awaited browser software upgrade.