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  • Boeing's 777 health check software gains air time

    Boeing has announced that Singapore Airlines will be the first airline to operate its maintenance and performance software across its fleet of Boeing 777s.

  • Microsoft patch Tuesday brings security twosome

    Microsoft on Tuesday released its January 2008 security bulletin, which includes only two updates: One is designated as "critical" by the software giant and the second one is deemed "important".

  • Microsoft fixes 9 flaws in 6 patches; 4 are critical

    Microsoft today released its October 2007 security bulletin, which includes six updates: four are designated as Critical by the software giant; two are deemed Important, and one previously announced patch was dropped.

  • Squiz bows to GPL pressure

    Local software vendor Squiz has re-licensed its MySource Matrix tool under the popular GNU General Public License, nearly two years after facing criticism the software's previous licence wasn't open enough.

  • Microsoft hires user interface guru

    Microsoft Research has hired Bill Buxton, a designer known for his work in human-machine interfaces.

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    Microsoft recruiting software pirates to fight Firefox?

    Microsoft is going to let everyone -- even people with an illegal pirate copy of Windows XP -- download IE7 because the software giant really cares about the safety and security of all Internet users. (But don't mention Firefox ...)

Features and Case Studies (6)

  • Is another MSBlast attack on its way?

    The Eschelbeck Theory states that only half of the vulnerable systems in the world are patched within the first 30 days of a patch's existence, and that within that same 30-day period, someone invariably releases a virus or a worm to take advantage of the still-vulnerable systems.

  • Microsoft warns of a score of security holes

    Microsoft released on Tuesday fixes that cover at least 20 Windows flaws, several of which could make versions of the operating system vulnerable to new worms or viruses.

  • Trusting Microsoft: Easier said than done

    A fair trade means getting your money's worth but unfortunately, Microsoft is an exception to this rule. Company executives merely have to explain (not apologise) for shoddy products and everything's forgotten.

  • Why did Microsoft take so long?

    Security experts are divided on whether the 200 days that Microsoft took to create its latest patch was reasonable. Additional reading: ZDNet Australia's Security Special

  • Antivirus flaw downs mail servers

    Companies that failed to apply a long-available patch for a Network Associates security application are at risk of a malicious message that crashes Microsoft Exchange servers.

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