When it comes to Windows Vista, there are bugs -- and then there are bugs.
Windows Vista will be better equipped to protect itself from malicious rootkits than its predecessor, Windows XP, but because so many 'legitimate' applications use rootkit techniques, Microsoft has decided to implement two crucial anti-rootkit technologies only in 64-bit versions of its new operating system.
Companies shouldn't rush to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista, according to analysts at Gartner, who believe most could safely hold back until 2008.
Despite extensive security auditing and development of Vista, the new operating system will not be free of bugs, Microsoft general manager of product security, George Stathakopoulos, concedes.
Software developers are angry that Microsoft has been granted a patent for the conversion of objects into XML files.
Visual Studio Team System provides the tools a team needs for every collaborative development purpose. The downside is that Microsoft is once again going too far in deciding how we should do things. Will it work for your team?
Connect to a Windows Server 2003-based PPTP virtual private network with this guide.
The companies bridge a networking-system rift, while customers hope more such collaborations are on the way.
After months of keeping its prized cow in the barn, Microsoft is beginning to let Longhorn out of the stall for public viewing.
The software giant has issued a flurry of medium-level security threats that Windows administrators need to be aware of. Additional reading: The beginning of the end for Microsoft?
Underneath the sheen, what's Windows Vista made of? We take a detailed look at the recently delayed operating system.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 introduces significant changes to the Internet Connection Firewall and to handling buffer overruns. See how these changes could improve the default XP security configuration.
Palm is the reigning champ of PDA OSs, but Windows Mobile 2003 is gaining ground fast. Which PDA operating system packs the biggest punch?
CSI Tracing, Ballmer hunting and Bobcats -- Club Builder
In this week's Club Builder: Gary Sinise shows how to trace IPs in VB, Microsoft attempts to kill off XP again… Watch it now
Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
Google should come clean on datacentres
US shows what OPEL could have been
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Over the last decade the art of maintaining the datacentre of a large organisation has evolved into an art form.
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