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Former FCC, Microsoft exec to be next U.S. CIO | Microsoft incorrectly claims drop in vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution

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Google accuses Microsoft, Oracle, Apple of "hostile" patent campaign
Google's chief legal officer today accused rivals Microsoft, Oracle and Apple of "a hostile, organized campaign against Android ... waged through bogus patents." Read More


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The Enterprise Mobility Guide 2011
The Enterprise Mobility Guide 2011 features articles by industry experts, analysts and top executives on the latest mobile enterprise trends, real-world success stories, security requirements, device management, app development and more. Get a copy now, compliments of Sybase. Read More

Former FCC, Microsoft exec to be next U.S. CIO
The White House today is expected to announce that Steven VanRoekel, managing director of the Federal Communications Commission and a former Microsoft executive, will succeed Vivek Kundra and become the nation's second CIO. Read More

Microsoft incorrectly claims drop in vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution
In its latest annual security report, Microsoft claimed some progress in fending off vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution, but the initial version of the report released Monday contained errors, and a corrected version released today no longer claims that the total number of vulnerabilities allowing remote code execution is dropping. Read More

Microsoft kicks off $250,000 security contest
Microsoft launched a $250,000 contest for researchers who develop defensive security technologies that deal with entire classes of exploits. Read More


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Unified Communications: Getting the Green Light
In these articles, Network World and its sister IDG Enterprise publications explore the rising importance of UC within the enterprise and provide advice on how to create a working strategy. Learn more

'Dumb IE users' report faked, admits scam's architect
A report issued last week that claimed users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer have lower IQs than those who run rival browsers was a hoax. Read More

FBI eyeing Microsoft technologies to assist law enforcement
In dealing with how law enforcement must keep pace with technology, and the challenges represented by the ever-changing world of wireless devices, the FBI published Wireless Evolution [PDF]. It was originally published in the March 2011 Emerging Technologies Research Bulletin, but this FOIA publication on Secrecy News was obtained by the Federation of American Scientists. Read More

Computer scientist calls for Web search shake-up
Given the seemingly non-stop battle between Google, Microsoft and others in Web search, you might think this is a pretty fertile area for new ideas. But a University of Washington computer science professor thinks otherwise and is calling on academia and industry to get way more creative. Read More


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Tips to Tailor Your Communications Strategy
An IP-based communications system helps businesses streamline voice and data improving internal productivity and customer service, but one size does not fit all. Answer 4 easy questions to find out the best strategies to meet your unique voice and data communications needs. Read Now

Does the Mac have an edge against state-sponsored hacking?
When hackers broke into Google's computer network nearly two years ago, their first step was to take over Microsoft Windows machines running in the company's China offices. Would Google have been better off had those workers been running the Mac? Read More

Microsoft to Preview Server 2008 Successor Next Month
Microsoft has sent out invitations to a select group of guests, including industry journalists, to a preview event for the next version of Windows Server. The event will take place September 8-10 at Microsoft's Redmond campus, one week before the BUILD developer conference in Anaheim, Calif. Read More

OS X Lion requires Windows 7 for Boot Camp
Boot Camp, the Mac OS X utility that lets Mac owners run Windows in a separate partition, now requires Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows 7. Read More

Windows XP's share falls below 50%
Microsoft's Windows XP has slipped under the 50% share mark for the first time since Web measurement company Net Applications began tracking operating system usage. Read More



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