security applications windows vista
Time finally runs out for Windows XP
News The letter states: "The architectural changes that improved security and resilience in Windows Vista led to compatibility issues with existing hardware and applications. Many hardware drivers and applications needed to be updated, and while the... [25 Jun 2008]
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 older iterations of Windows... [30 May 2008]
Best Practices for Managing the Move to Vista
White Paper It will take many organizations about 18 months from the time Windows Vista ships to test applications, get Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to support applications, build images and run pilots. While previous papers have focused on the need for... [30 May 2008]
White Paper: Windows Vista Misunderstood Security Breach
White Paper Windows' newest technology, the User Account Control, found in the Vista operating system has been erroneously called an additional level of security by many computer security professionals. In a self-published consumer report "Security Best... [21 May 2008]
Firefox 3 RC1 unleashed for feedback
News Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) features tweaks to the user interface across all operating systems - Windows Vista and XP, Mac OS X and Linux - as well as "fixes and improvements to platform features, to improve security, web compatibility and... [20 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. IBRS' Sweeney claimed that one of the major problems developers have... [19 May 2008]
Microsoft Webcast: Desktop Management With System Center Solutions for the IT Manager (Level 200)
White Paper The attendee will learn how to use Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 to deploy and manage the Windows Vista operating system, optimize the use and maintenance of desktop applications... [01 May 2008]
Developers claim Vista UAC 'bypass'
News 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. As the developers were able to grant the back-end part of the... [29 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 18.04.08
Round-Up David Cross said one of the security features in Vista was deliberately designed to "annoy users". Cross was the group program manager for UAC, which, when activated, requires people to run Vista in standard user mode rather than having... [18 Apr 2008]
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]
Singapore Utilities Company Optimizes Business Performance With Software
White Paper Tuas Power deployed Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 in December 2006on HPX6400 notebooks powered by Intel Core2 Duo Processors. Tuas Power wanted to reduce the need for IT staff to install applications on workstations and protect... [14 Apr 2008]
Law Firm Improves Efficiency and Security With New Operating System
White Paper The firm's lawyers use the Windows Vista platform for document management and communication tasks, while administrative staffs run time-tracking and billing applications. With the help of Microsoft Registered Partner Best Buy For Business, PGR... [14 Apr 2008]
IT Manager Webcast: Three Dimensions of Client Security (Level 200)
White Paper The presenter shows how the Windows Vista operating system, Microsoft Forefront Client Security, and server and domain isolation solutions work together to help to protect the client applications against a broad range of threats. [11 Apr 2008]
New Solution Helps City Strengthen IT Security, Automate Software Distribution
White Paper In 2007, Tampere made plans to upgrade 6,500 client computers to the Windows Vista operating system, and it began deploying the Windows Server 2008 Enterprise operating system on test servers. As part of an ongoing effort to operate more... [23 Mar 2008]
Windows Vista SP1 finally a go
News The first service pack for Windows Vista has been released. Microsoft still bullish about Windows Vista According to web retailer Amazon, boxed copies of Windows Vista with SP1 will be available today in the US, and Amazon UK has the updated... [19 Mar 2008]
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