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  • TransGrid set for Cisco, Exchange overhaul

    State-owned NSW Energy wholesaler TransGrid expects to complete its Cisco network upgrade by the end of 2009.

  • Zone Labs' glee at hobbled Vista firewall

    When Microsoft updated Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) in August 2004, for the first time Windows included a firewall that was switched on by default.

  • 101 software tips, tweaks and tricks

    Our insider secrets will help you master your PC and its most important applications

  • Public beta of IE 7 nears

    Microsoft is planning to make a beta of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP available to the general public within the next four months.

  • 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.

  • Microsoft's great XPectations

    Microsoft began shipping Office XP, probably the most important product the software giant will ship this year, but persuading businesses to upgrade may be difficult.

  • Security firms sceptical about Vista shift

    Security rivals' reaction to word that Microsoft will make changes in Windows Vista to allay competitive concerns: We'll believe it when we see it.

  • Microsoft warns of unpatched IE flaw

    Microsoft has issued a security advisory for Internet Explorer, after a research firm published a working exploit to demonstrate how attackers could take advantage of the flaw.

  • Millions of Bagle worms kill the Windows XP2 firewall

    Three new variants of the Bagle worm, which can disable the latest firewall protection in Windows, were discovered on Friday and antivirus companies are bracing for a surge of infections during the day.

  • Major browsers bitten by security bugs

    For every browser, a security bug.

  • Gates unveils security initiatives

    Microsoft on Tuesday showed off a forthcoming update to Windows designed to make the operating system more secure and proposed a caller ID-like system for e-mail that could help curtail the growing spam problem.

  • Upgrading to XP: Timing is key

    Now that Windows XP is here, professionals are debating whether to proceed with upgrades to previous versions or go for the newest version to avoid being "leapfrogged" by technology. Three technology experts agree that it's an issue of timing.

  • Outage dumps Microsoft MSN users

    Microsoft has restored its MSN Web sites and services that were inaccessible on the weekend and left many users unable to access game, Web-based e-mail, chat and search features, among others.

  • Microsoft's music plan out of tune

    Digital music and DVD movie add-on packs for Windows XP could stir controversy around its decision not to fully support the MP3 file format.

  • A billion PC users on the way

    By the end of the decade, a billion people will be clicking away at computers, but generating a profit out of newly wired portions of the world is going to take a lot of work.

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