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  • Google Desktop 5 released

    Google has released its latest version of Google Desktop, which incorporates a new look and new features.

  • Microsoft denies flaw in Vista

    Microsoft has confirmed that Vista can be affected by malware from 2004, but argues this is not a flaw in the operating system.

  • Microsoft partner: Vista less secure than XP

    Security company Kaspersky claimed that Vista's User Account Control (UAC), the system of user privileges that can be used to restrict users' administrative rights, will be so annoying that users will disable it.

  • iDefense offers bounty for Vista and IE7 flaws

    Security intelligence and analysis company iDefense is to offer an US$8,000 bounty for vulnerabilities found in Vista and Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)

  • Symantec offers Vista security test drive

    Symantec on Monday in the US made available public beta versions of Norton Internet Security 2007 and Norton AntiVirus 2007 for Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista.

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  • 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?

  • What's new in Windows Vista?

    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 right and wrong predictions of 2007

    In 2007 leading industry watchers speculated on the trends affecting the market, and while some proved right, others proved otherwise. Discovers how expert predictions fared on Vista, low-cost laptops and outsourcing.

  • 10 ways to secure borderless networks

    Traditional security models are dependent on "border patrol" via firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention system and other perimeter protection methods. In new, borderless networks, the focus shifts to protection of the data itself. Here are 10 technologies you should be looking at to help secure your borderless network.

  • Photos: CeBIT Australia 2007

    CeBIT Australia is on again for 2007 with hundreds of IT products and services on display in addition to the conference, keynotes and forums. Join us as we take a photo tour of the exhibition halls.

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  • BenQ Joybook R45

    BenQ's Joybook R45 is a good laptop at a great price and will be even better once you get an extra gigabyte of RAM in there.

  • What's new in Windows Vista?

    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.

  • Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7

    Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7 continues to outshine its competition with its ease of use combined with thorough antivirus protection.

  • Norton Internet Security 2008

    While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.

  • OS X remains the safe option for now: Sophos

    Apple's OS X remains a safe option when compared to Microsoft Windows XP or its successor, Vista, according to antivirus firm Sophos.

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