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The Weekly Round-Up: 18.04.08

Round-Up Then take the word of the Microsoft product manager in charge of implementing Vista's User Account Control (UAC) feature. According to Gartner, end users' preferences will soon account for up to 50 per cent of all purchasing decisions relating to... [18 Apr 2008]

Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'

News David Cross, a product unit manager at Microsoft, was the group program manager in charge of designing User Account Control (UAC), which, when activated, requires people to run Vista in standard user mode rather than having administrator... [14 Apr 2008]

Kaspersky attacks Vista security controls

News Security company Kaspersky claims Windows Vista's User Account Control (UAC) - the system of user privileges that can be used to restrict users' administrative rights - will be so annoying users will disable it. [19 Mar 2007]

Quocirca's Straight Talking: An overlooked way to save money

Comment Support costs account for the remaining 50 per cent of the cost of printing, with an estimated 20 per cent of all calls to IT helpdesks being printer related. Many organisations have too many devices, from multiple vendors, which are often... [13 Jul 2006]

Analysis: The way to security and compliance

Comment One of the benefits with an automated system is that it prevents users gaining too many identities, as it automatically upgrades the user's account and removes the old identity. Simon Perry, VP of security at software vendor CA, one of the leading... [04 May 2006]

Auditing software is about ROI, not fear

News More and more companies are keeping close tabs on the software and software licences in their possession but not normally because they are afraid of being called to account by policing bodies such as the BSA and FAST. [07 Oct 2003]

Ericsson's answer to Cisco's all-IP threat - mobile

News Hybrid PBXes, combining IP and old-fashioned circuit-switched lines, now account for over half the market, according to the latest figures from Canalys. After a torrid few years Ericsson has launched a fight back against Cisco and fellow telecoms... [25 Sep 2003]

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