Microsoft has said precious little about Windows 7, but it has provided at least one outsider with an early test version of the forthcoming operating system.
Dell has acknowledged that 83,000 users have urged it to sell PCs with Linux pre-installed, but it has fallen short of accepting their suggestion.
Microsoft again finds itself at odds with the open-source community in a dispute over contending claims regarding an Internet security protocol.
Software maker says it is protecting intellectual property. But row with Slashdot is evolving into a free speech tussle. Who is right?
A new report has revealed just how much the US Department of Defense depends on open-source software, and recommends steps to ensure open source is recognised and accepted.
Windows XP SP3 provides support for WPA2 and the Peer Name Resolution Protocol used in Windows Vista, among other things. See how our install of the RTM code went.
The Mozilla Foundation is perhaps best known for its Firefox web browser, an open source offering that was first developed to go head-to-head with Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
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The long, long road to installing Windows Vista ... from 3GB DVD.
The European Commission has rejected Microsoft's proposed server interoperability licence. We dissect its contents.
If you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade. But stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything.
Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.
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