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Microsoft’s bug reports fail to produce prompt patches

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:11:56 +0000

Even Microsoft can't move software makers to patch their products. According to data released Wednesday by the company, third-party developers patched just 45 percent of the vulnerabilities that Microsoft's security team reported to them during the 12 ...

Adobe joins Microsoft’s patch-reporting program

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:01:47 +0000

Adobe Systems and Microsoft are now working together to give security companies a direct line into their bug-fixing efforts.

G Data releases tool to block Windows shortcut attacks

admin — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:42:12 +0000

The German security company G Data released a tool on Tuesday that blocks attacks using Microsoft's shortcut vulnerability but also preserves shortcut icons unlike the hotfix released recently by Microsoft.

HP Smartphones Will Run WebOS Only, Report Says

eWeek - RSS Feed — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:30:28 +0000

Palm's WebOS is for now the only operating system that Hewlett-Packard will be offering on its planned smartphones, according to an HP executive. This means saying no thanks to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7. - Hewlett-Packard will exclusively run Palm...

Windows Phone 7 News, Strong Revenues Marked Microsoft’s Week

eWeek - RSS Feed — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:11:14 +0000

Microsoft's week involved Windows Phone 7 reaching its "technical preview" milestone, and the company announcing stronger-than-expected quarterly results. - Symbolically, it could have been a very bad week for Microsoft: As the company head...

Microsoft signs big licensing deal for Arm chip technology

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:51:49 +0000

Microsoft signed a new agreement to license technology for the Arm microprocessor architecture, opening the potential for the software giant to follow in Apple's footsteps and design its own Arm-based chips.

Microsoft signs big licensing deal for Arm chip technology

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:51:49 +0000

Expresso Expands Microsoft Office Compatibility

eWeek - RSS Feed — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:08:09 +0000

The latest version of the company's Microsoft Office document sharing and compatibility solution expands capability to Microsoft Word and PowerPoint applications. Annual subscriptions start at $79 per user. - Cloud-based document collaboration solut...

Microsoft Revenues Benefit from Windows 7, Business Spending

eWeek - RSS Feed — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:04:11 +0000

Microsoft posted revenues of $16.04 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter, surpassing analyst estimates. Microsoft reported some 175 million Windows 7 licenses sold so far. - Microsoft posted revenues of $16.04 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter...

Microsoft adds Scrum capabilities to ALM server

Paul Krill — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:08:19 +0000

Microsoft began offering this week an ALM (application lifecycle management) process template geared to the Scrum agile development methodology.

Microsoft issues tool to repel Windows shortcut attacks

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:35:47 +0000

Microsoft late Tuesday released an automated tool to stymie exploits of a critical unpatched Windows vulnerability that experts fear will soon be used by hackers against the general PC population.

Apple Is the New Microsoft, Part 2

John C Abell — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:09:09 +0000

Apple surpassed Microsoft two months ago as the world’s most highly valued tech company, and is now challenging the Redmond giant on another key metric: In a blowout third quarter, AAPL posted record revenue of $15.7 billion, which should be close to or exceed what Microsoft reports Thursday.

Microsoft Security Essentials, Forefront Software Betas Released

eWeek - RSS Feed — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:16:43 +0000

Microsoft has released the next editions of Security Essentials and Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 in beta form to customers. - Microsoft released the beta versions of upcoming editions of Microsoft Security Essentials and Forefront Endpoint Pro...

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Reaches Technical Preview

eWeek - RSS Feed — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:58:08 +0000

Microsoft is releasing a build of Windows Phone 7 to developer partners, as the smartphone operating system inches toward release. Microsoft has been testing Windows Phone 7 internally for months. - Microsoft is announcing that Windows Phone 7 has r...

Microsoft Exec Calls iPhone 4 Apple’s Vista

eWeek - RSS Feed — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:46:53 +0000

Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner called the iPhone 4 Apples Vista during the Worldwide Partner Conference. But Microsoft could be facing its own issues if Windows Phone 7 doesnt succeed. - Whether Apples July 16 press conference manage...

WPC, Windows Phone 7, Cloud Dominated Microsoft’s Week

eWeek - RSS Feed — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:02:28 +0000

Microsoft used its Worldwide Partner Conference to tout its cloud strategy, along with Windows Phone 7 and Windows 7-equipped tablets. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and other executives argued for the company's continued viability. - Microsoft's week...

Microsoft Releases Security Advisory for .LNK Bug Under Attack

eWeek - RSS Feed — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:35:36 +0000

Microsoft has issued an advisory about a security vulnerability being used by a Trojan to infect computers. According to security pros, the Trojan is spreading through USB devices. - Microsoft issued an advisory today to address a zero-day vulnerab...

Microsoft set to co-fund Windows Phone 7 software development

Paul Krill — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:57 +0000

Microsoft, which has witnessed competitors like Apple and Google grab the spotlight in the mobile phone space, acknowledged Thursday that it is willing to co-fund software development projects for its Windows Phone 7 platform. This tactic, however, is ...

Microsoft Offers Cash to Windows Phone 7 Developers

eWeek - RSS Feed — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:12:26 +0000

Microsoft is offering resources and what it calls co-funding to developers in an effort to persuade them to create apps for Windows Phone 7, Microsoft's upcoming smartphone operating system reset. - Microsoft is offering cash and other resources to ...

Windows Phone 7 Needs Four Things to Succeed

eWeek - RSS Feed — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:03:51 +0000

News Analysis: Microsoft will launch Windows Phone 7 by the end of 2010, but certain elements need to be in place for the smartphone operating system to succeed. - While Microsoft placed the cloud front-and-center at its Worldwide Partner Conferenc...