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Worm surge exploits Microsoft vulnerability: Both US-CERT and security organization F-Secure have issued warnings, urging IT professionals to apply a Microsoft patch. Business systems are being attacked by a worm exploiting a known Microsoft vulnerability, IT security experts have warned. Both US-CERT and security organization F-Secure have issued warnings, urging...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., F-Secure Corp., Business System, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, CERT, Microsoft, worm, vulnerability, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk; News items 2009-01-07
China gives jail time to Windows counterfeiters: China has cracked down on a global software-counterfeiting syndicate, with 11 'ringleaders' each facing up to six-and-a-half years in jail. Eleven counterfeiters have been given jail sentences of between one-and-a-half and six-and-a-half years by a Chinese court after being found guilty of producing fake Microsoft software. ...; Tags: Software, China, Syndicate, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Management, Microsoft, counterfeit, legal, Windows, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk; News items 2009-01-05
User Interface Transition from Windows XP to Windows 7: How end users will need to adapt to UI changes in Windows 7. by Jason Perlow; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Software, windows, xp, vista, windows 7, microsoft, desktop, Jason Perlow; Image galleries 2009-01-01
Microsoft files pay-per-use PC patent: A Microsoft patent application details a business model whereby the user gets a free or heavily subsidized PC but is charged for usage time, application and performance. Microsoft has applied for a patent on metered, pay-as-you-go computing. US patent application number 20080319910, published on Christmas Day...; Tags: Patent Application, Performance, PC, Business Model, Microsoft Corp., Computer, Microsoft Patent Application, Performance Level, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Microsoft, patent, pay per use, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk; News items 2008-12-29
Windows 7 (Build 6965): opened up to the world: Some of the cooler features, some more overlooked than others, which could really sway the decision between buying a Mac with OS X and buying a laptop/PC with Windows 7. by Zack Whittaker; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Zack Whittaker, Windows 7, Microsoft, Mac OS X, Apple, Features, Aero, Notes, Networking, Touch, Multi-touch, Organisation; Image galleries 2008-12-12

Daily Debrief: Microsoft's Muglia, soup to nuts: On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Ina Fried chats with Bob Muglia, one of Microsoft's senior executives, about Windows Azure, and what's in store for the cloud and beyond.; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, News, Daily Debrief, ina fried, microsoft, bob muglia, cloud, azure, internet explorer 7; Videos 2008-12-11
HP dismisses cloud 'hype': Top HP software execs say that, while the computing models represented by 'the cloud' are important, they don't like the name or associated hype. Top HP software executives said on Tuesday that they believe in the ideas behind cloud computing, but don't like the name of the...; Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Cloud, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Emerging Technologies, Management, Hewlett-Packard, SaaS, cloud computing, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Colin Barker ZDNet.co.uk; News items 2008-12-11
Windows 7 build 6956: Windows 7 have come along well since the last build we looked at here. This latest pre-beta build (build 6956). by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, windows, 7, microsoft, build, 6956, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Image galleries 2008-12-09
Rumor mill about Yahoo's future goes into overdrive: ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Editor in Chief Larry Dignan about the many variables at play in the Yahoo saga. Dignan also sifts through some of the theories about the search giant, sorting the probable from the impossible.; Tags: Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo, search, rumor, Microsoft, Jerry Yang, Sumi Das; Videos 2008-12-03
Google feeling the pinch?: ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with senior editor Sam Diaz about Google's financial future according to Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry. Diaz also discusses what the outlook may mean for the company's employees and its competitors.; Tags: Google Inc., Financial, Financial Accounting, Google, layoff, revenue, finance, search, Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz; Videos 2008-12-02
Microsoft loses MLB but keeps swinging: ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz talks about the recent announcement by Major League Baseball to drop Microsoft’s Silverlight service for Adobe's Flash player. Diaz says it's a setback for Microsoft but he doesn't believe the loss of business will have long lasting effects since the company has also signed deals...; Tags: MLB, Microsoft Corp., Diaz Memo, Silverlight, Microsoft, Adobe, Sam Diaz, NBC, Netflix; Videos 2008-11-21
Yang resignation, successor the talk of the Valley: Silicon Valley is atwitter over what kind of CEO Yahoo needs to hire to replace the outgoing Jerry Yang. CNET's Kara Tsuboi hears opinions and analysis from some "armchair quarterbacks" over this crucial decision for the Internet giant.; Tags: Internet, News, kara tsuboi, yahoo, jerry yang, google, shareholders, microsoft, san jose, santa clara; Videos 2008-11-19
Yang's out. Is Microsoft in?: ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about Jerry Yang's resignation from the search giant and why it wasn't entirely shocking. Diaz also explains why Microsoft, while currently claiming disinterest in Yahoo, may act differently in the near future.; Tags: Senior Editor, Microsoft Corp., Yang, Yahoo, Microsoft, Jerry Yang, search, Steve Ballmer, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz; Videos 2008-11-18
Office 14 Web Applications: A quick close-up look at the Office Web Applications which are set to be released along with Office 14, extending the office suite into an advanced version of Office Live Workspaces. by Zack Whittaker; Tags: Web Application, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Zack Whittaker, Office 14, Microsoft, Office, Productivity, Cloud computing, Office Live; Image galleries 2008-11-18
Browser wars: who’s the fastest?: Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla, talks about the race for the fastest browser engine. Google, Microsoft, Apple—are all competing with Mozilla. The competition, he says, is good for users and developers.; Tags: Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Mozilla, Firefox; Videos 2008-11-18
IE6 for Windows Mobile - Better, but not brilliant: I've just taken the Windows Mobile 6.1.4 emulator featuring Internet Explorer 6 for a spin. Conclusion: IE6 on Windows Mobile is better, but Microsoft still has a long way to go to make it brilliant. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, microsoft, windows, mobile, internet, explorer; Image galleries 2008-11-13
Windows 7's troubleshooting tools: Windows has always come equipped with troubleshooting and diagnostic tools, but in Windows 7 Microsoft has done something it should have done a long time ago and put them all together in one place in Control Panel. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Tool, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, microsoft, windows, 7, diagnostic, tools; Image galleries 2008-11-07
First Look at Windows 7: Taking my first look at Windows 7. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, windows, microsoft, 7, operating, system; Image galleries 2008-11-06
Windows 7 pre-beta screenshots: Interested in how Windows 7 is getting along? Take a look at this series of screenshots to find out! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Screenshot, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, microsoft, windows, 7, beta; Image galleries 2008-10-29
Ray Ozzie announces Windows Azure: At the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie talks about the company's new cloud computing operating system, called Windows Azure. The new OS is a framework that allows you to scale from 10 users to 10 million users without additional coding. Ozzie also...; Tags: Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, Software, Windows Azure, Microsoft; Videos 2008-10-28

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