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  • Hackers focus attacks against applications

    Computer users are at increasing risk of attack as malicious hackers are turning away from operating systems and concentrating on finding vulnerabilities in applications, a study published on Tuesday has warned.

  • Microsoft's MOM goes out the door

    Microsoft's main Windows server administration console is slated for release by the beginning of October and will be part of a management suite planned for next year.

  • Biggest ever Windows-to-Linux migration halted in Munich

    The biggest ever Windows-to-Linux migration - the city of Munich's 14,000 desktop switch - has been put on ice while legal issues are settled.

  • Windows 7 gets mixed reviews

    As developers received their copies of Windows 7 on Tuesday in the US, they offered varied reactions to the Microsoft operating system update.

  • Windows 7 Server to be 'minor release'

    Microsoft said on Monday in the US that the server version of Windows 7 would not be a major release and will bear the name Windows Server 2008 R2.

  • US Judge: Microsoft must release Windows details

    The judge presiding over Microsoft's antitrust case said Tuesday that the company must release details on how different parts of Windows work together, according to a Dow Jones Newswires report.

  • Microsoft's mysterious Windows 7 communiqu

    Yesterday, Microsoft sent out a press release, which is not uncommon. What is uncommon is to get one unconnected with a product launch, an event or some major change in strategy.

  • Suncorp envisages Linux, ODF for 20,000 desktops

    Suncorp's CIO, Jeff Smith, says he would like the banking and insurance giant to use open source software for its 20,000 desktops, which currently run Windows XP.

  • Windows chief opens up on '7'

    Since taking over the Windows development reins from Jim Allchin, Steven Sinofsky has chosen to keep silent about new products, but now in an exclusive interview, he spills the beans on Windows 7.

  • OS updates: skip a generation

    Software updates can be a grind. But you don't have to jump at every upgrade your vendor recommends.

  • Should large firms skip Windows Vista?

    Companies planning on waiting for Vista's successor may face software support issues and a rushed migration, analyst firm Gartner has warned.

  • No fix for 'critical' hole in Windows 98, ME

    Microsoft will not fix a serious flaw in Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition because a patch could break other applications.

  • End to Win98 support may boost desktop Linux

    From today, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which could lead users to trying alternative operating systems such as Linux.

  • Gartner paints a clearer Vista picture

    Gartner Group has clarified its advice for when users should consider moving to Microsoft Vista, saying that organisations still running Windows 2000 should consider upgrading as soon as Vista ships.

  • Early Windows 7 will be out at PDC

    Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday in the US that developers attending a Microsoft conference next month will get an early version of Windows 7 to take home.

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