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RSS piracyScalability, Fidelity, and Containment in the Potemkin Virtual Honeyfarm
White Paper Such infections are at the root of modern scourges including DDoS extortion, on-line identity theft, SPAM, phishing, and piracy. The rapid evolution of large-scale worms, viruses and bot-nets have made Internet malware a pressing concern. [11 Jul 2008]
Steve Ballmer on a future in the cloud
News Eduardo Rossini, Microsoft corporate vice president for worldwide small and mid-market solutions and partners, said in an interview with silicon.com sister site ZDNet Asia that the hybrid mix of 'software plus services' is expected to help combat... [10 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News A US judge's order for Google to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom sparked an outcry on Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy. Viacom responded in a statement that it needs the data to demonstrate... [04 Jul 2008]
Legal Eye: Europe's copyright controversy
Comment The European Commission is to consult on changes to the copyright levy, a surcharge on devices that hold music or video to compensate artists for potential piracy. Rumblings from the EU about the controversial copyright levy suggest this thorny... [18 Jun 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News The government has renewed its threat to introduce laws to force ISPs to control online music and film piracy and file-sharing. A music industry survey this week found that the average teenager's MP3 player contains more than 800 illegally copied... [18 Jun 2008]
Clock is ticking on Windows XP
News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft After a long-announced transition, 30 June marks the end of an era at Microsoft. Well, really it's the end of two eras. Not only does the date mark the departure of Bill Gates but another... [16 Jun 2008]
Vista security under scrutiny, again
News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft Security vendor PC Tools has released more research to back up its claim that Vista is far from immune to infection. In an attempt to reinforce its claim that Vista is less secure than... [21 May 2008]
Developers snub Vista for XP
News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft 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. [19 May 2008]
Microsoft hits back at Vista security critics
News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft Software giant Microsoft has claimed user "complacency" is to blame for malware infections, and denied that its Vista operating system is less secure than Windows 2000. [16 May 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Licensed to bill
Comment Software piracy may well be a very bad thing. There is a lot of talk about the awfulness of software piracy but little seems to be said about the gross inconveniences that vendors seem willing to inflict on legitimate buyers. [07 May 2008]
Developers claim Vista UAC 'bypass'
News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft Software developers from NeoSmart, a not-for-profit technology-development organisation, claim they have successfully bypassed User Account Control, a security feature in Windows Vista. [29 Apr 2008]
Ballmer: Windows XP may live and breathe for longer
News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft The death of Windows XP may have been greatly exaggerated. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company could re-evaluate its plans to phase out Windows XP by 30 June, if customers demand it... [24 Apr 2008]
Critics label Microsoft's OOXML a 'marketing tool'
News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft The developer of XML and a former International Organization for Standardization (ISO) committee chair have both claimed Microsoft was interested in having Office Open XML (OOXML) accredited... [21 Apr 2008]
Windows XP SP3 a go this month?
News Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft The third and final service pack for Windows XP could be available by the end of April, according to a leaked Microsoft schedule. The alleged schedule for the release of XP Service Pack 3... [16 Apr 2008]
Europe: Don't ban internet file-sharers
News A parliamentary statement read: "[The European Parliament] underlines that on the battle against digital piracy, the solution should not be to criminalise consumers who do not intend to make profit out of their actions. [14 Apr 2008]
