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RSS vistaBrampton Factor: Vista complaints
Comment Martin Brampton sounds off on the ways Windows Vista fails to live up to its promise - and what it tells us about the stagnant state of software engineering today. Windows Vista has arrived and if you... [20 Feb 2007]
Vista retail release date: 30 January 2007
News Mark 30 January 2007 in your diary because that's when the average consumer will be able to get their hands on Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system. Following months of speculation, Microsoft has revealed that... [09 Nov 2006]
Vista release date: 7 December 2006?
News Rumour has it the official release date has already been decided for Windows Vista - and you can expect it to be ready in time to make an appearance late next year. According to a report by Windows IT Pro, the official... [31 Aug 2005]
Vista basks in public sector praise
Case Study Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, launched in January 2007, has had a mixed reaction from pundits and potential customers and there is still a strong inclination among the company's user base to cling on to... [30 May 2008]
Vista security is child's play, says Allchin
News Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin has suggested some Vista users will not need to run any third-party antivirus software. He said that while there was no way of knowing security perfection had been achieved in... [13 Nov 2006]
Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'
News 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. [14 Apr 2008]
CIO Essentials: Vista, BBC iPlayer, BlackBerrys and spam
News Five questions to ask before moving to Vista All appear to follow from the basic assumption that moving to Vista is inevitable - that it is simply a matter of time. The very first of those five questions... [24 Jul 2007]
Vista flaw leaves OS open to DoS attack
News A flaw has been found in Windows Vista that could allow rootkits to be hidden or denial-of-service attacks to be executed on computers using the operating system. Unterleitner told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on... [24 Nov 2008]
Vista beta in a spot of bother
News Windows Vista beta testers have stumbled upon a networking feature in the operating system that could pose a security risk to them - but they say they're not worried. After investigating the traffic for SANS, Bakos found... [19 Aug 2005]
Vista sales 'stronger than expected'
News Sales of Windows Vista to businesses were stronger than expected during the operating system's debut month, according to a report from NPD Group. Commercial revenue from Vista in December was 62.5 per... [12 Jan 2007]
Vista: Businesses not rushing to upgrade
News According to a new poll, 86 per cent of IT decision makers surveyed said their companies plan to implement Vista, though only 20 per cent plan to do so in the next year. Microsoft will start selling... [14 Nov 2006]
Vista SP1 coming early next year
News After months of silence, Microsoft finally coughed up details about its plans for the first update to Windows Vista, saying the service pack will arrive in the first quarter of next year. In the next few weeks, Microsoft... [30 Aug 2007]
Vista Performance Brief: Optimizing Graphics Performance
White Paper To deliver its powerful and appealing new desktop, Vista utilizes a completely new display driver model called WDDM. Written on top of DirectX instead of GDI (as in previous versions of Windows did)... [01 Sep 2009]
Vista 'to create IT jobs bonanza'
News A Microsoft-commissioned study estimates Windows Vista could create 100,000 new IT-related jobs in the US. The study, which was performed by IDC, also estimates that for every dollar of Vista-related... [11 Dec 2006]
Vista: 'Expect hackers to find holes'
News Antivirus experts from Kaspersky Labs have predicted 90 per cent of current malware will run on Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows Vista. Although at the moment Vista appears to be more secure... [12 Dec 2006]
