A Microsoft manager has said one of the security features in Vista was deliberately designed to "annoy users" in order to put pressure on third-party software makers to make their applications more secure.
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is seeking a supplier to provide ICT services for its Canberra and Melbourne offices over the next three years, including migrating the Council from XP to Vista.
Last year, Brisbane-based corporate health provider Ford Health had to choose between FrontRange's Goldmine PE and Microsoft's eponymous CRM system. The company ended up going with Goldmine, but even after the deal was done, Microsoft still wasn't taking no for an answer.
Microsoft has said precious little about Windows 7, but it has provided at least one outsider with an early test version of the forthcoming operating system.
Microsoft's chief operating officer has dismissed concerns that an update to its Windows Vista operating system is incompatible with a number of applications.
So, it seems the WOW -- for Microsoft's Windows Vista -- is not now, but sometime in the future, maybe.
As we slowly creep closer to the launch of Windows Vista, it seems that the six different versions of Microsoft's new operating system are for the benefit of the company's PR machine rather than its customers.
So Apple has launched Boot Camp, which is a piece of software that allows its customers to choose between Windows XP and OS X when booting up. But if you have OS X, why would you downgrade?
Apple has made a push towards enterprise with the release of its SDK roadmap yesterday -- but will enterprise take the bait?
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A raft of security features in Microsoft Vista will help many consumers become "secure enough" but for businesses they aren't going to be the improvements which drive sales -- and nor do they deserve to be, according to some experts.
Microsoft has released its new operating system to hardware manufacturers. Take a look at some of the features new in Windows Vista, with our photo gallery.
ZDNet executive editor David Berlind discovers a reboot feature in Microsoft's Vista operating system that he doesn't like. The feature forces users to reboot their PCs with only a short warning before it happens.
Toshiba hoped to create a desktop replacement model with their Tecra A9 series. While for AU$2,310, you can find better performing cheaper machines, the Tecra does have the advantage of good security and durability.
Toshiba says it has earned the right to say it's more dense than its competitors.
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