Microsoft to patch PowerPoint zero-day bug on Tuesday Microsoft today said it will deliver just one security update next week, a fix for PowerPoint that's probably the patch for a month-old bug that developers admitted they missed during stress testing. Despite pledge, researchers release VBootkit 2.0 code Indian security researchers have released proof-of-concept code that can be used to take over a computer running Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system, despite earlier promising not to make the code public for fear it could be misused. As economy softens, Microsoft ramps up research Even as the world economy languishes, Microsoft is putting an increasing focus on its research efforts in areas well beyond its traditional desktop and office software domain. CIOs seem to love VMware over Hyper-V Posted by Microsoft Subnet editor Julie Bort: Yesterday, I spoke at the Colorado IT Symposium in Denver. With about 200 CIOs and IT executives from the region in attendance, one message I heard over and over again was a proclaimed love for VMware. Not a single person I spoke to throughout the day was using Hyper-V. After defeating Microsoft in patent case, Uniloc looks to future Uniloc, a small security company that won a $388 million patent infringement suit against Microsoft, expands into new markets Microsoft lays off Steve Riley, the former face of Microsoft Security Twitter was abuzz with the news that Steve Riley was dismissed as part of Microsoft's layoffs this week. Riley is widely known as the face of Microsoft Security having been a top speaker on the topic, particularly at TechEd, for years. Riley was part of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group. Competitors grouse over IE8 default setting in Windows 7 As the browser wars have heated up again, so have complaints that Microsoft is once again unfairly leveraging its Windows OS -- this time Windows 7 -- to promote its Internet Explorer browser. Microsoft's Using You To Keep The Pressure on Nvidia For A Successful Windows 7 Launch Microsoft's doing a great job of getting Windows 7 out there, tested and accepted by the community. As badly as Vista was handled, Windows 7 has pretty much been the opposite. But it wasn't just Microsoft who botched the Vista launch. Another big culprit was Nvidia and their slow response to provide drivers and address Nvidia driver problems on Vista. IE on pace to drop below 50% share by 2011 Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE), which again fell to a new market share low last month, is on a pace of decline that will push the once overwhelming dominant browser under 50% by this time in 2011, according to new Web usage data. Microsoft renames anti-piracy tech in Windows 7 Microsoft has renamed its anti-piracy technology and, starting with Windows 7, will downplay the components that enraged users in the past, a company manager said Thursday. Microsoft releases Facebook app for Windows Mobile devices Microsoft Corp. on Thursday released a Facebook application that it says is the first that lets users upload videos straight from their phone -- in this case, Windows Mobile 6 smartphones. Measuring Success: Resources for SharePoint Metrics Back in February, I wrote a post about offering my opinion about why I thought SharePoint investments can be smart – in any economy. Today’s blog post by the Microsoft SharePoint End User Content team provides a link to multiple case studies of real examples of a variety of customers “saving money” by using SharePoint. More on Server 2008 Foundation OK, I’ve done some digging and found out more details on this new small business version of Windows Server 2008. (There *is* information on Microsoft’s site but it’s spread out over several pages and there doesn’t seem to be a single, authoritative PDF.) |
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