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• Windows Server 2003 gets second update

  Microsoft has quietly released a second service pack (SP2) for its popular Windows Server 2003 operating system.

• 2007: How was it for security?

  Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

• Microsoft patches new Windows flaw

  Microsoft on Tuesday detailed a new vulnerability in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 that could enable an attacker to remotely execute malicious code.

• Security experts round on Oracle over unpatched holes

  Serious unpatched security flaws exist in certain Oracle products, according to a German security researcher who said the software maker has not fixed the bugs despite knowing about them for two years.

• Author leaves warning in latest Sasser worm

  Antivirus companies discovered a fifth version of the Sasser variant this weekend, within hours of German police arresting an 18-year-old man who confessed to being the Sasser worm's author.

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• 2007: How was it for security?

  Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

• The secure Mac: myth or legend?

  Apple computers have built a solid reputation on being virus-free, but is the reality different from the image?

• Sober.d prevention and cure

  What appears to be yet another Microsoft security patch for the MyDoom worm is actually a computer virus. Sober.d (w32.sober.d@mm, also known as Roca.a) is the fourth member of the Sober mass-mailing virus family written in Visual Basic.

• Virus writers elude Microsoft's bounty hunt

  A year on, and the company's US$1 million tip-off program has nabbed just one (alleged) virus writer. Is it a bust?

• Pros point to flaws in Windows security update

  Security researchers say they're starting to find flaws in Microsoft's latest major update for Windows XP.

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• The suite approach: 6 office suites tested

  Developers of alternative office software need to place more emphasis on ease of conversion if they ever wish to de-throne Microsoft.

• Microsoft: Longhorn goes to pieces

  Microsoft is designing its ever-present Windows operating system to streamline and lower the cost of building and distributing the software.

• Office XP vs. bugs, round two

  Microsoft has released its second collection of bug fixes, or service pack, to Office XP, the company has confirmed.

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