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.
There are some strings attached to running Microsoft's OS on a Mac -- including Windows security risks, Apple says.
A red-faced Microsoft Australia has backflipped on a statement issued earlier today that said Windows XP Service Pack 2 had been released to manufacturing.
Learn about the plethora of security enhancements that Microsoft has included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, and how these security features could impair the functionality of some applications.
Microsoft announced Friday that it had released two high-end operating systems to computer manufacturers.
As the popularity of Windows XP and Office XP grows, you may have some questions posed to you. Here are some basics of Microsoft's latest antipiracy effort, Product Activation.
There's no doubt that Ubuntu is a worthy rival to Windows 7 and even hands Mac OS X a cold dish of nasty in its stellar 9.04 release. Hats off to Mark Shuttleworth and his team: you got game.
Virtualisation is a great way to thin down your datacentres (assuming you can keep VM creep under control). But what's out there? In the first part of this virtualisation feature, ZDNet investigates ...
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.
Microsoft plans to display a beta version of Windows XP that will run on tablet PCs, a new breed of computers that have touch screens and can read handwriting.
Here's what you should know before you invite the new Office onto your hard drive.
The new version of Internet Explorer will include tabbed browsing but will this be enough to entice Firefox users to convert?
Some of Microsoft's efforts to make Windows Vista its most stable and secure operating system ever could cause instability and new security flaws, according to a Symantec report.
Don't want to take Windows Vista for a test drive until you know what it has to offer? Join Windows expert Deb Shinder for a visual tour of Beta 2 as she points out some of the more dramatic changes and shares her impressions of the new OS.
The software giant is playing it low-key, but a barrage of verbal pyrotechnics is around the bend.
Telstra shareholders fear break up
What do Telstra shareholders think of the telco's new CEO David Thodey? And would they support the government'… Watch it now
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The long-awaited separation of Telstra
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