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    Microsoft has issued a security advisory warning about targeted attacks being launched that exploit a hole in the ActiveX control for the Snapshot Viewer in the Microsoft Access database management system.

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  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    OCS 2007: Worth the wait?

    BHP last week gave rare insight and comments about Microsoft's technology adopter program for Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

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    The first copy of Windows Vista will be sold as the clock ticks over to midnight on Monday. So who's rocking up to the late-night launch?

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    Are all Web applications worthy of praise?

    Is the world going to collapse if we own up to the fact that some Internet-based applications are a huge pain? I doubt it, but not everyone seems to agree.

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    Does anyone seriously believe that Australian businesses and government agencies manage security any better than the US or UK?

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    How feasible is it that you could escape paying hefty licensing fees by using software subsidised by advertisements?

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    Here's the way things work at Microsoft. After correcting shortcomings in the first and second editions of its software, version 3.0 of a Microsoft product usually silences the company's worst critics, allowing management to get on with business of crushing rivals. But I'll be first to acknowledge that Silverlight breaks with that pattern.

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    Much of the future success of Adobe Systems hinges on the work done by its Platform Business Unit, which is headed by Kevin Lynch, the company's chief software architect.

  • Can Google break Microsoft's enterprise chokehold?

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  • Q&A: Google's Alan Noble on the future Web

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    Microsoft's Hyper-V is a solid virtualisation platform that's compatible with a wide range of modern server hardware.

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    Windows Server 2008 is easier to install and manage than previous versions, and has many new and improved features that should encourage organisations to upgrade.

  • Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

    A little more than one year after its release, Windows Vista will receive its first service pack update in March. Microsoft says the pack will offer better compatibility with third-party hardware, increased reliability, tighter security, and better performance. Our tests disagree.

  • Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (Special Media Edition)

    Office 2008 for Mac may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less expensive alternatives.

  • Exchange Server 2007 SP1

    Service Pack 1 (SP1) reinstates a lot of the functionality that Microsoft left out in order to get Exchange Server 2007 out of the door last year.

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