Following Microsoft's lead, business software giant Oracle is now giving system administrators a heads-up on its upcoming security patches.
Microsoft customers should brace for an onslaught of security updates.
Oracle has shrugged off criticisms of its recent security record, saying that one of the company's biggest concerns is that its customers are so used to being secure that they are not used to applying patches.
Oracle plans to push out 51 fixes for flaws in its software, in a self-described "critical patch update" on Tuesday.
Adobe Systems has issued a patch for critical security flaws in its Macromedia Flash Player that could allow malicious attackers to take control of systems.
Next week's security bulletin will deliver 10 fixes, at least one high-priority patch for Microsoft's OS among them.
Australian Department of Defence CIO Greg Farr spoke to ZDNet.com.au about how the organisation's networks are kept secure and why virtualisation and green issues are high on the agenda.
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The Raritan Dominion PX keeps track of power consumption, and records temperature and humidity data from sensors placed amongst your servers. When combined with an un-interruptible power supply, we think it will keep your servers safe and happy.
Hardy Heron is an incremental set of advances on earlier versions, but all the advances are in the right direction. Unfortunately, a known and unfixed bug means we can't currently recommend it for enterprise use.
Underneath the sheen, what's Windows Vista made of? We take a detailed look at the recently delayed operating system.
When Microsoft patched a security hole in Internet Explorer this week, it also blocked users from accessing certain Web sites.
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper explains why the upcoming OS is so important to Microsoft and the rest of the tech industry.
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