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Oracle takes over Patch Tuesday

Oracle takes over Patch Tuesday

Oracle sysadmins should be hopping next Tuesday, as Oracle plans to issue a Critical Patch Update that will update "hundreds of Oracle products" with 41 security fixes.
Egan Orion Jan 12 2009 12:28PM Security
Microsoft plans low-key Patch Tuesday

Microsoft plans low-key Patch Tuesday

Microsoft is planning to release just one security fix in its next Patch Tuesday update, the first of 2009.
David Neal Jan 12 2009 6:52AM Security
Phishers not making as much money as originally thought

Phishers not making as much money as originally thought

Phishing is not as lucrative as generally thought, according to a report from Microsoft.
Dan Raywood Jan 9 2009 11:33AM Security
Light patch load to start year from Microsoft

Light patch load to start year from Microsoft

IT administrators are expected to have just one security update to deal with on Tuesday, when Microsoft delivers its monthly round of fixes.
Dan Kaplan Jan 9 2009 10:36AM Security
Microsoft releases Windows Server 2008 R2 beta

Microsoft releases Windows Server 2008 R2 beta

Microsoft has released a beta version of Windows Server 2008 R2, which implements a number of key features for IT departments such as live migration of virtual machines and better support for remote desktops.
Daniel Robinson Jan 9 2009 2:39AM Software
CES 2009: Microsoft releases first Windows 7 beta

CES 2009: Microsoft releases first Windows 7 beta

Microsoft has unveiled the first beta of Windows 7, enabling users to test the improved user interface and other features of the forthcoming operating system for the first time.
Daniel Robinson Jan 8 2009 2:42PM Software
DotNetNuke pans SourceForge in CodePlex switch

DotNetNuke pans SourceForge in CodePlex switch

DotNetNuke has swapped its core product distribution from SourceForge to the Microsoft-backed CodePlex allegedly for more responsive and ad-free promotion of its open source web development framework.
Staff Writers Jan 8 2009 1:45PM Software
Analyst claims Vista Capable made Microsoft over US$1.5bn

Analyst claims Vista Capable made Microsoft over US$1.5bn

An expert witness in the class action suit against Microsoft over its Vista Capable has claimed that the company made over US$1.5bn as a result of its Vista Capable marketing campaign.
Iain Thomson Jan 6 2009 1:34PM Software
Sanity Loadit music service granted reprieve

Sanity Loadit music service granted reprieve

Sanity Music has issued a stay of execution on its troubled Loadit music service due to ‘customer response’.
Ry Crozier Jan 6 2009 12:19PM Software
Microsoft restructure rumours abound

Microsoft restructure rumours abound

Microsoft is likely to employ cost-cutting measures in the upcoming months to help it maintain a strong position during the economic downturn, according to a fresh wave of reports.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 6 2009 6:32AM Software
Telstra to give unified communications to 10,000 staff

Telstra to give unified communications to 10,000 staff

Telstra has upgraded 10,000 users of its internal CustomNet phone system to IP telephony in a unified communications deal that is also said to be one of the largest IP handset deployments for Polycom globally.
Staff Writers Dec 19 2008 10:33AM Telco/ISP
IE7, Firefox get security fixes

IE7, Firefox get security fixes

The two most popular browsers on the market each received security updates on Wednesday.
Shaun Nichols Dec 18 2008 2:51PM Security
Don’t use other browsers, says Microsoft

Don’t use other browsers, says Microsoft

Microsoft Australia has issued a plea to customers not to switch browsers in the wake of the Internet Explorer zero-day exploit, claiming it will have a fix ‘roughly’ within 24 hours.
Staff Writers Dec 17 2008 12:35PM Security
Microsoft readies emergency fix for Internet Explorer bug

Microsoft readies emergency fix for Internet Explorer bug

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it will issue an emergency fix on Wednesday for a dangerous zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
Dan Kaplan Dec 17 2008 9:34AM Security
Microsoft still in race for Australian school laptops: VIC

Microsoft still in race for Australian school laptops: VIC

Microsoft-based laptops aren’t too expensive to meet the Federal government’s promise of a computer for every school-aged student, according to the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
Ry Crozier Dec 12 2008 2:40PM Hardware
How to avoid IT price rises and renegotiate Microsoft licenses

How to avoid IT price rises and renegotiate Microsoft licenses

IT managers are being urged to renegotiate product and service costs with major suppliers for next year to beat an imminent local price rise of between five to 20 percent.
Ry Crozier Dec 12 2008 2:36PM Software
WA apprenticeship administrator places Microsoft CRM

WA apprenticeship administrator places Microsoft CRM

Australian Technical College South Perth has deployed a Microsoft Dynamics CRM system to help manage information on student offers and placements made under the Australian school-based apprenticeship scheme.
Ry Crozier Dec 12 2008 12:14PM Software
Microsoft: the number of compromised PCs in Australia surged this year

Microsoft: the number of compromised PCs in Australia surged this year

The total amount of malware removed from Australian PCs grew by over 55 percent in the first half of 2008, Microsoft has reported.
Staff Writers Dec 11 2008 10:59AM Security
Microsoft pledges to purge search info

Microsoft pledges to purge search info

Microsoft is pledging to become the first company to meet European Commission guidelines on search anonymisation.
Shaun Nichols Dec 10 2008 3:11PM Security
Open source USB key to $2bn school laptop plan

Open source USB key to $2bn school laptop plan

The Rudd Government’s promise of a laptop for every child could fail without at least $2 billion in public funding, but an alternative USB ‘computer’ system pioneered in France may be its saviour.
Ry Crozier Dec 10 2008 3:07PM Hardware

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