Microsoft has acknowledged preliminary talks over its newly-launched global Government Security Program (GSP) with the agency charged with assessing the security of software products for Australian federal government usage.
Dell has won a AU$2 million contract to replace the standard operating environment servers in two Queensland Government departments.
Suncorp's CIO, Jeff Smith, says he would like the banking and insurance giant to use open source software for its 20,000 desktops, which currently run Windows XP.
At least one Australian government agency is lobbying for Windows 2000 to be certified sufficiently secure for use by the government, but the process is proving to be drawn-out.
The National Native Title Tribunal (NNTT) appears to be in the process of skipping the upgrade to Windows XP, instead flagging plans to move its Windows 2000-based desktop fleet to Vista over the next few years.
Holes in Exchange 2000 and Windows 2000 could allow hackers to view the system registry or gain control of servers. Meanwhile, Microsoft continues to struggle with its reputation for lax security.
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Microsoft is investigating the possibility that a file posted to several underground sites and chat rooms contains some protected source code to Windows 2000.
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