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The Security Releases ISO Image for March 2009 is available for download, offering all the security bulletins released by Microsoft for all supported versions of the Windows platform just a couple of days ago through Windows Update, Microsoft Update and Automatic Updates. The DVD5 ISO image file brings to the table p... |
12 March 2009
11:02 GMT |
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Microsoft has released security updates designed to plug a kernel hole labeled with a severity rating of Critical affecting all supported versions of Windows client and server platforms, including Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP SP3. A total of three security bulletins were made available on March 10, 200... |
11 March 2009
11:52 GMT |
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Microsoft plans to release a total of three security bulletins come next week, all focused exclusively on the Windows client and server operating systems. The Redmond company revealed that the latest Windows releases were impacted, including Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, but failed to pr... |
6 March 2009
06:01 GMT |
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While Microsoft, Mozilla and Google are laboring to finalize Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3.1 and respectively Chrome 2.0, Opera is cooking Opera 10.0, the next iteration of its proprietary browser. But at the same time, the Norway-based security company is delivering updates for its current release of Opera, namely ... |
3 March 2009
09:17 GMT |
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Just under a month ago, Microsoft made public its SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) strategy for Windows 7, while simultaneously delivering a sneak peek into the upgrade option details associated with the operating system. Although in a delicate and continually evolving market share ballet, both Windows XP with 63.76% and Win... |
28 February 2009
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New storage features have come to Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows XP SP3 and releases of the Windows Server platforms. Windows Feature Pack for Storage 1.0 was released to web (RTW) and is now available for download and integration with the supported operating systems. This is the finalized version of Windows F... |
16 February 2009
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Microsoft has patched two security vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows XP SP3, which could have allowed an attacker to perform remote code execution on a vulnerable computer in the eventuality of a successful exploit. However, Microsoft indicated that both s... |
11 February 2009
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The evolution synonymous with the move from Windows Vista (v6.0) to Windows 7 (v6.1) will mean that components across the operating system, both integrated in the operating system, but also associated by default with the platform will be made available in new versions. An illustrative example in this context is Windo... |
20 January 2009
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With the January 2009 release of security updates, Microsoft patched a total of three vulnerabilities in its Windows client and server operating systems. Last week, the Redmond company made available for download a single security bulletin designed to patch the vulnerabilities, and subsequently issued the January 200... |
19 January 2009
05:37 GMT |
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December 2008 was a sufficiently tough month for Microsoft, when it came down to plugging security holes in its products, but January 2009 will more than make up for it. The software giant announced that it planned to release a single security bulletin, come January 13, 2009. According to the preliminary information ... |
9 January 2009
06:30 GMT |
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On December 9, Microsoft made available for download the last bouquet of security updates for 2008. the company released no less than eight security bulletins, six of them Critical and two rated as Important. Hot on the heels of the last round of patches for the year hitting Windows Update, the December 2008 Security... |
11 December 2008
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It's patching time yet again for Microsoft, as the software giant made available no less than eight security bulletins on December 9, 2008, designed to plug vulnerabilities in a range of products including Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. A total of six update packages are labeled with... |
10 December 2008
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Although the Server Message Block remote file was originally introduced in the 1980's, the first major overhauling it suffered was with the availability of Windows Vista RTM in 2007. SMB2, as it was labeled in Vista RTM, was subsequently updated the following year, with the introduction of Windows Vista Service ... |
9 December 2008
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Microsoft is gearing up to release a new slate of security bulletins designed to plug holes in a variety of its software products including Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. Come December 9, 2008, the Redmond company will release a total of eight security bulletins, six of which labeled with... |
5 December 2008
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The exploit for a vulnerability affecting the Server Service on all supported versions of Windows has been included in a commercial malware kit, available for sale. MS08-067 is labeled with a maximum severity rating of Critical, and the security bulletin is designed to patch vulnerable Windows operating systems, whic... |
17 November 2008
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On November 11, 2008, Microsoft issued a patch for a security vulnerability, which could easily rival Windows operating systems in terms of life time. Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-068 was designed to resolve a security vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol, which was initially reported to... |
12 November 2008
06:33 GMT |
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Microsoft is now one step closer to Apache with its own Internet Information Services. This because the Redmond company made available for download the bits of the Microsoft URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7.0 RTW (released to web). Essentially, the URL rewrite module replicates the extension functionality already availab... |
11 November 2008
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Microsoft plans to patch a single critical vulnerability impacting Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 next week. The update will be released as an integral part of the company's monthly patch cycle scheduled for release on November 11, 2008. It will be an easy month for Microsoft, as the ... |
7 November 2008
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Microsoft issued a warning related to the detection of new examples of malicious code in attacks attempting to exploit a vulnerability affecting various Windows client and server releases. In October, the Redmond giant put out an out-of-band security patch designed to plug a vulnerability residing in the Server Servi... |
6 November 2008
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The Games for Windows Branding tool is one of the evolved aspects of the DirectX software development kit launched on November 5, 2008 for a variety of Windows releases, including Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. The November 2008 DirectX SDK delivers the Runtime, along with the additional ... |
6 November 2008
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The latest version of the Microsoft solution accelerator designed to streamline the migration to Windows Vista (including SP1) and Windows Server 2008, but also additional products and technologies, is available for download. At the TechEd EMEA 2008 conference in Barcelona, Brad Anderson, General Manager of the Manag... |
4 November 2008
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Microsoft has never been shy about applauding the superiority of Windows Vista in comparison with its predecessor, or about delivering the statistics necessary to support its perspective. In this context, according to data made publicly available via the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report January through June 200... |
3 November 2008
15:51 GMT |
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Hot on the heels of the Microsoft Web Platform Installer Beta comes the Microsoft Web Applications Installer. Designed to integrate seamlessly with Windows Vista RTM/SP1 and Windows Server 2008, the Microsoft web Applications Installer is a tool designed to centralize a variety of software solutions for Internet Info... |
16 October 2008
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The Beta of Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 is available for download via Microsoft Connect. MAP is a Solution Accelerator formerly known as Windows Vista Hardware Assessment which was focused exclusively on the Windows client and the Office 2007 System. As Microsoft launched Windows Server 2008 and add... |
16 October 2008
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Windows 7 is not Windows 7 at all, it's actually Windows 6.1. After revealing that there is no difference between the Windows 7 codename, product number and the official brand of the next iteration of the Windows client, Microsoft indicated that things are a tad different when it comes down to the actual code of... |
15 October 2008
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Get ready for the Windows 7 indexer on steroids, as Microsoft will deliver the first taste of the operating system to the world at the end of this month. With Windows 7 the promise is that the next iteration of the Windows client will be superior to its precursor in every aspect. This is also valid for the performanc... |
14 October 2008
15:41 GMT |
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A Token Kidnapping vulnerability affecting Windows client and server operating systems via IIS and SQL Server has gone unpatched since April 2008, when Microsoft first informed the users of the issue. And even after proof of concept code for the security flaw has become available in the wild, the Redmond giant posted... |
14 October 2008
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Network Access Protection is designed to permit a high degree of control over client computers across a network. A critical feature of Windows Server 2008, NAP is now also supported by Windows Vista RTM and Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3. But deploying NAP is not exactly an effortless task. However, Mi... |
13 October 2008
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Microsoft has made available for download a new Filter Pack designed to enhance the capabilities of the Windows Desktop Search and the Windows indexing Service. According to the Redmond giant, the 2007 Office System Converter is set up to permit the Windows Indexing Service to play well with the IFilters necessary fo... |
13 October 2008
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The upcoming patches for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3, along with all the additional software products updated via the Microsoft monthly bulletin cycle, will benefit from two new Security Programs. At the start of August, the Redmond company announced that it was kicking its monthly rele... |
10 October 2008
14:21 GMT |
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Security health monitoring is a critical part of maintaining the Windows server and client platforms as bulletproof as possible. In this regard, Windows Vista RTM and Service Pack 1 as well as Windows XP Service Pack 3 (an only SP3) come with the Windows Security Health Agent (WSHA). On the server side, the counterpa... |
7 October 2008
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Microsoft is bridging the gap between the latest versions of the Windows client and server operating systems and its web platform. At the end of September, the Web Platform Installer Beta went live on the Microsoft Download Center. Available for download in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors, Web Platform Installer Beta ... |
1 October 2008
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Windows Vista was nothing short of crucified for backpedaling in terms of performance compared to its precursor, Widows XP. But one thing that Microsoft cannot afford is perpetuating the Service Pack 1 myth. Meaning exactly what it managed to do with Vista. Fact is that the RTM version of Vista is no contest in terms... |
29 September 2008
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Since the introduction of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, the Redmond company has sold in excess of 10 million units of the package of solutions, and on September 15, the R2 version of MDOP 2008 was released to manufacturing. According to Jameel Khalfan, Microsoft Technical Product Manager, customers will be... |
16 September 2008
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Microsoft is continuing to push forward with the evolution of what was initially the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Solution Accelerator. The Solution Accelerator originally designed to handle only Windows Vista and the Office 2007 System has grown to play nice with Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Application Virtu... |
16 September 2008
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Following the four security bulletins released on Patch Tuesday, September 9, 2008, Microsoft has bundled all the Windows updates into a single ISO image offered through the Download Center. Via the September 2008 Security Release ISO Image package, the Redmond company is essentially delivering multiple individual la... |
10 September 2008
12:34 GMT |
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Updates designed to plug six security holes labeled with the maximum severity rating of Critical for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 have been made available for download as of September 9, 2008. Microsoft has issued a total of four Security bulletins, all rated Critical, patching eight vul... |
10 September 2008
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A new release of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 Update 1 has gone live on the Microsoft Download Center. The collection of process and toolset bundled as a Microsoft Solution Accelerator designed to enable an automatic deployment process for the latest of the Redmond company's software solutions has... |
5 September 2008
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On September 4, 2008 Microsoft has kick-started the rebuilding process of the Windows brand. The new Windows marketing campaign started along with less Wow than the original marketing effort associated with the Windows Vista consumer launch, and was focused exclusively on a video advertisement/teaser featuring Micros... |
5 September 2008
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A new build of Live Mesh has become available as of September 4, 2008. The service update taking Live Mesh to version 0.9.3103.14 is designed to deliver a resolve for a synchronization problem highlighted on September 3. One day before offering the update, Microsoft warned participants in the Technology Preview Progr... |
5 September 2008
06:31 GMT |
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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is at the basis of Microsoft's vision for the Optimized Desktop. Of course that the Redmond company is building a comprehensive strategy that involves additional resources and solutions on top of its Windows client. In this regard, Shanen Boettcher, general manager of Windows Product... |
4 September 2008
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AutoCollage 2008 is a project developed by Microsoft Research Cambridge and made available for download as of September 4, 2008. The tool is no longer just a research prototype, as it has been made available for purchase via the Microsoft Store (UK) and the Windows Marketplace (US). At the same time, Microsoft R... |
4 September 2008
12:20 GMT |
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A 15-second boot time is the target Microsoft is aiming for with the evolution of Windows 7's startup performance. The software giant in fact spared no resources for the next major iteration of the Windows client, and has an entire team focusing exclusively on the performance associated with the startup process.... |
1 September 2008
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 became available for download starting with August 27, 2008. As its precursor, Beta 1, the Beta 2 Build is tailored to a range of operating systems including Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Vista RTM and SP1, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Sever 2008. Microsoft already informed that users ... |
29 August 2008
04:24 GMT |
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Microsoft is in no hurry to patch a vulnerability which it managed to confirm approximately five months ago in mid-April 2008. On August 27, 2008, the Redmond company provided additional details about the security flaw that impacts a wide range of Windows operating systems, including Windows XP Service Pack 3 and SP2... |
29 August 2008
03:58 GMT |
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The wait is over. At almost six months since the introduction of Internet Explorer Beta 1 in early March at MIX08, Microsoft unveiled the second Beta for the next iteration of its proprietary browser. In this context, the Redmond company lived up to its promise to deliver the second development milestone of IE8 by th... |
28 August 2008
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Microsoft has made available Service Pack 1 for Forefront Client Security as of August 26, 2008. The service pack is served exclusively through the Microsoft Update infrastructure and has not been released to the Download Center. In this context, the SP1 bits can only be accessed from the security solution, with Micr... |
27 August 2008
21:09 GMT |
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When the latest Windows client hit the shelves at the end of January 2007, Microsoft was under a barrage of criticism from the community of developers and gamers for its decision to make DirectX 10 Vista-exclusive, and not to backport the graphics technology for Windows XP, stuck with DX 9.0x. With the advent of Wind... |
26 August 2008
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Desktops 1.0 from Sysinternals is designed to kick the flexibility of the Windows desktop up a notch. The solution to an overcrowded working space has always been simple, and Microsoft is by no means reinventing the wheel. What the Sysinternals utility will do, is allow the end users to stretch across no less than fo... |
22 August 2008
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Microsoft has slashed the price of the Ultimate SKU of its Office 2007 System by no less than 91%, taking into consideration the estimated retail price offered by the company. The resulting offering made available under The Ultimate Steal brand umbrella is an initiative geared towards students on several markets worl... |
21 August 2008
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