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    Database maker Oracle released on Tuesday a single critical update for its database and Web application software that's designed to close nearly two dozen security holes. The update marks the first from the software maker to come out on a quarterly schedule.

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    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is asking companies to send it tips about flaws in the nation's technological infrastructure under a law that guarantees that the information will be protected from public disclosure.

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    Microsoft has raised the severity rating of an Outlook flaw to "critical," the highest level, after its initial analysis was challenged by the researcher who found the security hole.

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    Microsoft released its first monthly security update on Wednesday, following a new schedule that attempts to ease the load on overburdened system administrators.

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    Nearly all versions of Internet Explorer need to be updated to fix critical flaws released in Security Bulletin MS03-048. Plus, there's bulletin MS03-049, which reveals a new flaw in the Workstation service of two versions of Windows.

  • Oracle plans to patch pack of flaws

    Database software maker Oracle promised on Tuesday in the US to quickly make patches available for the more than 30 flaws found by a British security researcher.

  • Companies patching security holes faster

    Driven by fast-appearing threats, network administrators are fixing the most prevalent flaws more quickly, according to a new survey.

  • Stampede for patches disrupts Microsoft update site

    The crush of millions of Windows users trying to patch their computers overwhelmed Microsoft's update service for several hours after new security fixes were made available, the software giant acknowledged on Wednesday.

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  • Microsoft releases monthly security fixes

    Microsoft released its first monthly security update on Wednesday, following a new schedule that attempts to ease the load on overburdened system administrators.

  • Microsoft fixes broken patch

    Microsoft releases a cumulative patch for Internet Explorer, plugging a security hole that had been used by Trojan horse program QHosts to compromise consumers' PCs.

  • Windows Server 2003 gets first patch

    Less than two months after launching its Windows Server 2003 operating system, Microsoft has released a security patch to fix a vulnerability that could let malicious sites run damaging code on the server.

  • Autonomic transmission

    In an industry that loves buzzwords, autonomic computing continues to attract attention. Can the promise of self-managing IT systems ever be met, and how will businesses change if that happens?

  • Jumping on the Napster Train

    Peer-to-peer computing is hot, but what are we going to share now that we can't share music for free?

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