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Security vendor Symantec has identified new vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows which it describes as critical, including a potentially dangerous one on Windows Media Player.

About six months ago, after a chat with some local Linux evangelists, I decided to take the bold step (at least for me it was bold) to download a copy of Open Office.org 2.0. As a long standing user of successive versions of the less than brilliant but workable Microsoft Office package, I wanted to see if it was true that you really can get a professional quality and compatible office productivity package for free.

Microsoft, with local distributor NewLease, is embarking on a capital city road show to sell the hosted email message to more Australian service providers.


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While its profit was down slightly on 2004, Microsoft reported solid results for the quarter to 31 December 2005, its fiscal Q2 2006, with a significant boost in revenues. Total revenues were US$11.8b, up 9.4% on the US$10.8b achieved in the previous corresponding quarter. Operating profit was US$4.66b, down 2% on the US$4.75b for nthe same quarter in 2004.


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