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    Will the increasing popularity of the Firefox open-source browser propel it into mainstream businesses or will Microsoft up its game to compensate?

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    The software giant's patching process reveals a lack of attention to detail -- and that's the bigger problem because it represents a glaring shortcoming in the company's Trustworthy Computing initiative.

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  • Microsoft releases seven new security bulletins

    In a single day, Microsoft recently released seven Security Bulletins--five of which were labelled Critical.

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