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The terms “Windows” and “mainframe” aren’t typically found together in the same sentence. But if Mantissa Corporation has its way , that could change. This year, the Birmingham, AL-based company is hoping to release its z/VOS application, which virtualizes x86 hardware on IBM’s System z mainframes...
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There is little doubt that Microsoft took some serious black eyes with the launch of Windows Vista. They failed to meet a stability and reliability mark that has haunted the OS. Microsoft has continued to battle that perception by spending over 300 million in advertising to improve the image of Windows...
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The other day I came across an article by Brad Sams (who, for clarity's sake, I will refer to as Brad S.) at Neowin listing the six reasons that Apple's OS X will not go mainstream . No, it's not an Apple-bashing article from an MS fanboy. In fact, the article opens by saying Apple has a...
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Today Microsoft shipped an update to Windows Search . Windows Search 4.0 includes the following improvements: Support for indexing encrypted documents of local file systems Reduced affect on Microsoft Exchange when you index e-mail in online mode, and there is no local cache (.ost) Support for indexing...
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You know those really tiny notebooks, often called Netbooks. Well, according to an announcement today by Microsoft there will soon be a lot of these little guys running Windows. Microsoft is working with over 20 OEMs to bring Windows to these recently popularized devices. Microsoft is working with more...
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Even before Microsoft has published the first beta of Windows 7 it is working to ensure it will not repeat the same failings of Windows Vista . In a March 21 2008 update to the Microsoft Hardware Logo Program Requirements Microsoft added a new provision for Logo Certification which will require every...
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Steven Sinofsky gave an interview with CNet last week, that was published today, in which he talks about all the information lockdown happening in regards to Windows 7. The gist they wanted to get across was that we have shared things and will share with the people they think are appropriate...
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On 11 December 2007 Microsoft is planning to release seven new security bulletins. Below is a summary in order of severity. For more information on affected software, see the Affected Software section of the Advance Notification page, linked below. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether...
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On September 13, 2007, Scott Dunn of Windows Secrets reported "Windows Update (WU) started altering files on users' systems without displaying any dialog box to request permission. The only files that have been reportedly altered to date are nine small executables on XP and nine on Vista that...
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Further to Aubrey's post , Nate Clinton (Program Manager, Windows Update) explained the problem as " the latest version of Windows Update includes wups2.dll that was not originally present in Windows XP. Therefore, after the repair install of the OS, wups2.dll remains on the system but its registry...
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Microsoft shared with us a whitepaper on Windows Search technology designed to provide on overview for business customers the value in search and to share more information on the Microsoft offering. Its also worth reading if you simply interested in search. If you haven't been looking how your organization...
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The August Microsoft Security Bulletins are now posted and available for download. MS07-042 - Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936227) MS07-043 - Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921503) MS07-044 - Vulnerability in Microsoft...
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Patch Tuesday is next week and will have 9, yes 9, security bulletins. There will be six that affect Windows, One for Office, One for Office and Windows, and One for Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual Server. Six of these have been rated critical and three rated as important. Learn much more about these...
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The cartoon below from Userfriendly.org has been making the rounds. Click image to see full size As happens when migrating data or upgrading the operating system, the required permissions for accessing the files might be different or ownership lost. Vista4Beginners created an illustrated tutorial explaining...
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Nick White announced at the Windows Vista Team Blog that the final compatibility update is available for Windows Vista users of the Apple iPod. The update is available at the Microsoft Download Center now and will be available via Windows Update on Tuesday 22 May 2007. "The release is for users worldwide...