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Attack code comes on heels of Microsoft patches

June 15, 2006 Just a day after patches for vulnerabilities are released, code designed to exploit those weaknesses appears on Net. TAGS: patch management, iDefense, security update, remote access, flaw, code, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., security

Windows Vista available to developers

November 17, 2006 Members of MSDN and TechNet can download the final code of the new OS. Plus, some testers of Vista will get free copies. TAGS: Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows Vista, code, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft releases public test of Longhorn Server

April 26, 2007 The company makes Beta 3 widely available, as it aims to finalize the code by year's end. TAGS: Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, Microsoft Longhorn, test version, tester, manufacturing, code, Microsoft Corp., server

MySQL to make use of Microsoft code

October 11, 2004 The code, which was open-sourced in April, will be used for the administration tool that connects to the MySQL database. TAGS: MySQL, source code, code, PostgreSQL, MySQL Database, open source, database, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft shares Windows tools via open source

May 13, 2004 The software powerhouse releases into the open-source community a series of pre-existing templates that developers can freely modify. TAGS: Jason Matusow, SourceForge, template, open source, open-source community, code, Microsoft Corp., developer, XML, Microsoft Windows

Attack code published for third Word flaw

December 14, 2006 Code could be used to crash or commandeer PCs, security firms warn. But Microsoft hasn't yet confirmed the vulnerability. TAGS: vulnerability, Microsoft Word, flaw, McAfee Inc., code, security, Microsoft Corp., attack, PC

Dangerous code on Net could be used to exploit IE hole

March 24, 2006 Microsoft, experts worried about e-mail virus or other attack that could put PCs and data at risk. TAGS: e-mail virus, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, code, security, attack, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Code exploits Windows flaw in image file handling

November 29, 2005 Code takes advantage of a "critical" vulnerability Microsoft provided a fix for earlier this month. TAGS: flaw, denial of service, imaging, vulnerability, patch, code, spokeswoman, Microsoft Corp., attack, security, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft previews Avalon graphics engine

January 15, 2005 Public can now view Windows presentation engine, an integral part of Longhorn. But Microsoft says the code is still rough. TAGS: graphics engine, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows Server, code, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., developer, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft airs tools' source code online

April 6, 2004 In what may be the first time Microsoft has adopted a pure open-source approach for a product, the company reveals the code for its Windows Installer XML software. TAGS: Jason Matusow, code, SourceForge, XML, software development, source code, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Microsoft cracks down on source code traders

February 18, 2004 Microsoft has sent several letters to people known to have posted Windows source code on the Internet, warning them to stop offering the files and erase any copies. TAGS: source code, vulnerability, code, copy, letter, researcher, Microsoft Corp., intellectual property, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security

Microsoft expands 'shared source' effort

October 22, 2003 The company is allowing "MVPs"--individuals who have been recognized by the software maker for their contributions to its online support community--access to its source code. TAGS: Jason Matusow, online support, Jim Allchin, code, source code, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows, open source

Search on for source of leaked Windows code

February 13, 2004 Investigators are looking for clues as to how source code for Microsoft's Windows OS made its way onto the Net. An error report found in the code includes information related to a Microsoft partner. TAGS: Mainsoft, source code, code, investigation, Unix, Microsoft Corp., operating system, connection, Microsoft Windows, security, e-mail

Microsoft flexes more open-source muscle

September 27, 2004 Software giant releases code for FlexWiki Web collaboration program--its third application to go public. TAGS: FlexWiki, SourceForge, Jason Matusow, open source, Wiki, open-source community, code, project, Microsoft Corp., collaboration, XML, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft probes Windows code leak

February 13, 2004 The software giant is investigating how a file containing some protected source code to Windows 2000 was posted to several underground sites and chat rooms. TAGS: source code, code, IRC, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp., security, spokesman, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Microsoft mulls opening of Office code

January 16, 2004 The purveyor of proprietary software is looking to expand its Shared Source Initiative to Office, which lets companies see source code underlying Office, server applications and more. TAGS: Jason Matusow, source code, Microsoft Office, expansion, code, open source, Microsoft Corp., government, XML, Linux, server, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: The revolution will be posted

May 4, 2007 Digg's struggle over the posting of a DRM encryption key highlights the power of the Net to transform a censorship issue into a cause celebre. TAGS: Digg, American Software, copyright violation, Week in review, reader, code, letter, key, Microsoft Corp.

Man pleads guilty to selling Windows code

August 30, 2005 But he doesn't know who stole the goods, his lawyer says. Feds are recommending a sentence of 10 to 30 months. TAGS: source code, intrusion detection system, Connecticut, sentence, code, attorney, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows

Cursor flaw gives Vista security a black eye

April 4, 2007 Tuesday's "critical" patch casts a shadow over the software giant's promises about the quality of the OS's defenses.Video: Hacking a Vista PC TAGS: Stephen Toulouse, Microsoft Windows Vista, vulnerability, buffer-overflow, flaw, hacking, bug, operating system, security, code, Microsoft Corp., process, Microsoft Windows, video
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