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Microsoft's 'Patch Tuesday' targets six critical flaws
News Affected versions of the web browser include Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) for multiple iterations of Vista, XP and Server 2008; IE6 for versions of XP and Server 2003 and 2000; and IE5.01 for Server 2000. [13 Aug 2008]
Windows XP for $100 laptop finalised
News Microsoft has internally released to manufacturing the version of Windows XP it has tweaked to run on the One Laptop Per Child XO computer. Microsoft didn't officially acknowledge the company was working on a port of XP for the OLPC laptop until... [28 Jul 2008]
Microsoft: Don't knock Vista 'til you've tried it
News Microsoft got together a sample of Windows XP users who had negative impressions of Vista and asked them for their opinion on the operating system. After months of searching for ways to defend its often-maligned Windows operating system, Microsoft... [24 Jul 2008]
Anti-malware: Top of the list for Internet Explorer 8
News Most of the new features require systems to be running Windows Vista SP1 or Windows XP SP3. Finally, site developers can request killbits from Microsoft which can be sent via Windows Update to terminate risky or outdated components. [03 Jul 2008]
Bill Gates, 3G iPhone, UK top CIO, Firefox 3, XP and more…
News Gates wasn't the only high-profile Microsoft departure, however, with Windows XP disappearing to the software store in the sky. Clock is ticking on Windows XP This month silicon.com looked at the amazing career of Bill Gates as he stepped down... [02 Jul 2008]
Time finally runs out for Windows XP
News Despite months of rumours that Microsoft might rethink its decision to pull the plug on Windows XP, the official word is: XP is on its way out. Microsoft is sticking to its plan to cease providing PC makers with XP to preload on new PCs after 30... [25 Jun 2008]
Clock is ticking on Windows XP
News Microsoft is not ending support for Windows XP. Despite a brief "save XP" movement (and continued criticism of Windows Vista from many corners), it appears Microsoft is not going to change the deadline, which is now just two weeks away. [16 Jun 2008]
IBM sings a Symphony to rival Office
News Symphony 1.0 is now available as a standalone package, running on Windows Vista and XP, as well as on major Linux versions including Suse and Red Hat. IBM has launched a commercially supported version of its Lotus Symphony productivity suite, ready... [09 Jun 2008]
Microsoft readies "Quebec" embedded Vista OS
News Although it hasn't said much about its plans for a Vista-based successor to its Windows XP-based embedded operating system, Microsoft is already working on one. This week Microsoft released a new test build of its latest Windows XP-based embedded... [06 Jun 2008]
Watch out business - Vista's after you
News The company on Wednesday released a whitepaper targeted at the many businesses that have chosen to stick with Windows XP instead of moving to Vista. Compared with Windows XP, Vista has had fewer vulnerabilities (45 for Vista versus 56 for XP... [05 Jun 2008]
Windows exec plugs Vista's "green agenda"
News The objective view is that Vista is being adopted at the same rate, in fact a slightly quicker rate, than XP was adopted," he said. Eighteen months after its launch, Windows Vista is growing in popularity because of its low power requirements and... [27 May 2008]
Vista security under scrutiny, again
News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft Microsoft slashes Windows Vista price tag In response to claims last week by Austin Wilson, director of Windows client security product management, that statistics collected using Microsoft's... [21 May 2008]
Developers snub Vista for XP
News A survey has found an overwhelming majority of developers writing applications for Windows are ignoring Vista in favour of XP or older versions of the Microsoft operating system. John Andrews, CEO of Evans Data, said in a statement: "The new... [19 May 2008]
Microsoft hits back at Vista security critics
News However, recent research conducted with statistics from over 1.4 million computers within the ThreatFire community has shown that Windows Vista is more susceptible to malware than the eight-year-old Windows 2000 operating system, and only 37... [16 May 2008]
Gov't department readies for Vista rollout
News The Vista upgrade is part of a regular technical refresh of Defra systems and was chosen over XP to avoid another near term upgrade, saving time and resources. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will start to roll out... [15 May 2008]
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