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  • eBay halts auction of Excel flaw

    An online auction of a "brand new vulnerability" in Microsoft Excel had reached about US$60 when eBay pulled the item late on Thursday.

  • Microsoft exec takes aim at open source

    Microsoft has appointed a new executive to persuade business customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to choose its software over open-source alternatives.

  • Microsoft learns to live with open source

    Two years ago, software engineer Shaun Walker got an e-mail from a Microsoft product manager, suggesting ways to keep Walker's development project from foundering.

  • Stargazers playing it coy over 2001

    After being left red-faced after the Y2K debacle, few commentators are willing to make bets on what 2001 will hold. After the crystal ball cracks that appeared last year, it's tough to predict the future.

  • British ISP sues spammer

    Virgin Net has become the first ISP in the United Kingdom to sue a spammer with a writ issued today against Surrey, England, businessman Adrian Paris.

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  • Centrelink lays off old project management ideas

    The sheer size and breadth of Centrelink's operations has always meant project management there is a Herculean effort. Taking a new approach to its people and project scheduling has improved the situation dramatically -- but change hasn't been easy.

  • Microsoft learns to live with open source

    Two years ago, software engineer Shaun Walker got an e-mail from a Microsoft product manager, suggesting ways to keep Walker's development project from foundering.

  • Lessons to be learnt from Sasser

    We had the tools to stop the worm dead in its tracks, but it still exacted a high toll in lost productivity, and in the case of the sailors at sea around the coast of England, created a real risk to life.

  • Windows Messenger undergoes security revamp

    Windows Messenger could be blocked by default or disabled in the next Windows XP Service Pack as Microsoft updates patches for some critical flaws.

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