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Microsoft update closes fourteen vulnerabilities in PowerPoint
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| Although, as announced, Microsoft is distributing only a single update
| (MS09-017), it's a biggie that closes fourteen security vulnerabilities in
| PowerPoint 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2007, and in PowerPoint Viewer 2003 and 2007.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/137847
Microsoft slapped for Windows-only Office patch
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| Microsoft has defended its decision to release a Windows-only security patch
| for its Office program after a researcher warned it put Mac users of the
| software at risk.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/13/windows_only_patch_brouhaha/
Hackers 'destroy' flight sim site
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| Flight simulator site Avsim has been "destroyed" by malicious hackers.
|
| The site, which launched in 1996, covered all aspects of flight simulation,
| although its main focus was on Microsoft's Flight Simulator.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8049780.stm
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Microsoft patches first critical bug in Windows 7 beta
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| Microsoft Corp. patched the first critical vulnerability in Windows 7 Tuesday
| as it rolled out an update that fixes three flaws in the new operating
| system's kernel.
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http://www.itworld.com/windows/64099/microsoft-patches-first-critical-bug-windows-7-beta
Microsoft admits it messed up Windows 7 security
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| Following a week where no less than two security flaws were reported in
| Windows 7 which were officially dismissed and not constituting a
| vulnerability, it seems there has now been a rather huge change of mind at
| Microsoft and a frankly astonishing confession.
|
| Microsoft has been at the sharp end of the flawed security stick this week,
| and the funny thing is it seems that they both made the stick and have been
| responsible for the continued prodding with it.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/23084/1231/
Data breach incidents are increasing, study shows
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| My official title may be "analyst," but market research is the part of my job
| that appeals to the geek in me. Good thing I work at ESG, where we do market
| research around information assurance all the time.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10157069-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Windows 7: Not Quite The Change We Need
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| To fix those deeper-seated ailments, however, Microsoft would have had to put
| in a lot more than two years of work. We might not be able to try out Vista's
| replacement for another year or two--but at that point, we might see a
| dramatically improved operating system that could never be mistaken for a
| Service Pack update to Vista.
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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2009/01/windows_7_not_quite_the_change.html?hpid=sec-tech
Windows 7 Beta Flunks Out Of Georgetown
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| A prestigious Washington, D.C., university has barred students and faculty
| from using the trial version of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system on
| school computers.
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| "Do not install new Microsoft beta release," states a new warning from
| Georgetown University's IT group. "Installing any beta version of software is
| extremely risky," the warning states.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212903508&subSection=All+Stories
Some Fanboys Don’t Like Windows 7 Either
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| Amazingly, the Windows Supersite of Paul Thurrott is showing some falling out
| of lockstep with Redmond.
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http://www.lockergnome.com/theoracle/2009/01/15/some-fanboys-dont-like-windows-7-either/
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Windows 7 Edition
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| Windows 7, the much-hyped upcoming version of Windows operating system is now
| in Beta. And though it’s kind of promising based on reading some of the
| positive reviews, one thing is for sure; it will never become the 'awesomest'
| operating system that everyone will love.
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http://www.junauza.com/2009/01/blue-screen-of-death-bsod-windows-7.html
Windows 7 Unmasked
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| But after the stage props came down, and after the projectors finally went
| cold, attendees were left with a pre-beta copy of something that looked less
| like a new OS than the repackaging of an old one. At least that was my
| impression after I started exploring the Windows 7 M3 (Milestone 3) bits that
| came on my shiny new 160GB Western Digital USB hard disk (one of the better
| tchotchkes I've received at a conference). As I reported on my Enterprise
| Desktop blog, the more I dug into Windows 7, the more I saw an OS that looked
| and felt like a slightly tweaked version of Windows Vista.
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| [...]
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| Just what was so new about Microsoft's next Windows, apart from a rejuggled
| UI? Windows 7 appeared to suck memory like Vista, to consume CPU like Vista,
| and to have the same consumer focus. How would this product be received by
| enterprise customers, the vast majority of whom had soundly rejected its
| predecessor? After all, if Vista wasn't good enough for big business, then
| surely a Vista-derived encore would meet with a similarly chilly reception.
|
| [...]
|
| Otherwise, Windows 7 operates much like Vista. There are subtle visual tweaks
| here and there, but nothing on the level of the dramatic XP-to-Vista
| transition. Ironically, Vista users may be more annoyed by the UI changes
| than users coming from XP. Because the Windows 7 and Vista Aero experiences
| are so similar, seasoned users of Vista will be more likely to look in the
| wrong places for common functions. By contrast, XP users won't be burdened
| with now-outdated Aero navigation skills.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/153624/windows_7_preview.html?tk=rss_news
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