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The next generation of security threats

December 5, 2007 Forget widespread worms. Nowadays, limited-scale threats like targeted e-mail attacks are causing the most concern. TAGS: security threat, Del.icio.us, Digg, hacker, security, generation, conference, Microsoft Windows Vista, rootkit, threat, Microsoft Corp., developer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

VMware readies virtualization software for Macs

August 7, 2006 Still-unnamed product will run Windows, Linux and more on the Mac; unveiling set for Apple developer conference. TAGS: VMware, virtualization, XenSource Inc., Apple Macintosh, Linux, Apple Computer, conference, start-up, Apple Mac OS, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Leopard, Power Macs expected at Apple confab

August 7, 2006 Steve Jobs will definitely give developers a taste of the upcoming Mac OS X. A shiny new Intel-based box may also appear. Photos: Behind the WWDC curtain TAGS: Steve Jobs, Intel Core 2 Duo, Moscone Center, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, Apple Power Mac, Apple Boot Camp, Apple Macintosh, Intel, conference, Apple Mac OS X, operating system, photograph, Microsoft Windows

Leopard nipping at Vista's heels

August 8, 2006 The new Mac OS is due in spring, which would put it after Vista. But if the Windows update slips again, that could let Apple get in first. TAGS: Steve Jobs, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, photocopier, Redmond, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Apple Mac OS, conference, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Update, developer, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Expert: IT industry has failed in desktop security

May 21, 2007 Software shipped with the major operating systems runs unencumbered on most machines--and not all of that software should be trusted, he says. TAGS: premise, information technology, security, conference, Linux, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Vista release on the horizon

November 10, 2006 After five years of development and many delays, Microsoft says the update to Windows is ready to be released to consumers. TAGS: Week in review, computer company, Net Neutrality, Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, Democrat, bug, conference, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Microsoft to Google: Hands off enterprise search

July 13, 2006 COO Kevin Turner says Redmond will fight to win the corporate search market--"it's our house." TAGS: enterprise search, Kevin Turner, COO, Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., IBM Corp., conference, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest

February 7, 2008 An ethical hacking contest will pit the three operating systems against each other next month at CanSecWest conference. TAGS: hacking, contest, Linux, researcher, conference, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Apple Computer, laptop computer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Snuffing out OS bugs

November 16, 2007 Microsoft and Apple release dueling OS updates, while Oracle looks to the past and future. Also: Going green in the garage. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Week in review, Oracle Corp., BEA Systems Inc., bug, Microsoft Windows Live, reader, patch management, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, operating system, conference, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Windows XP outshines Vista in benchmarking test

November 27, 2007 Vista with the beta Service Pack 1 fails to keep pace with its predecessor in a series of productivity tasks using the Office 2007 software. TAGS: service pack, benchmarking, spokesperson, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007, conference, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft to 'host' Linux virtually

April 3, 2006 The Windows giant will support customers that run Red Hat and Suse Linux in Virtual Server 2005 R2, now offered as a free download. TAGS: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, Microsoft Virtual Server, virtualization, hypervisor, Xen, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, VMware, Red Hat Inc., LinuxWorld, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE, free download, Microsoft Longhorn, SuSE Linux, Linux, Novell Inc.

Apple puts a leash on its Leopard

April 12, 2007 Delays OS release to October as it pulls engineers from the Leopard team to help get the iPhone out by June. TAGS: QA, Apple Computer, Apple Boot Camp, WWDC, Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Apple TV, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, conference, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, TV, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Web plan takes aim at Google

September 8, 2005 Mirroring efforts at Google, Yahoo and elsewhere, software maker to offer developers tools to build online applications. TAGS: MSN Search, API, Simple Object Access Protocol, developer, mirroring, MSN, Web development, Google Inc., Web service, software company, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., conference, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Apple shows Leopard's spots

August 7, 2006 At developers' conference, company previews first Intel-based desktop and offers a taste of new OS features. TAGS: Steve Jobs, videoconferencing, Spotlight, Time Machine, IBM PowerPC, Intel Xeon, Apple Power Mac, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, senior vice president, dashboard, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, conference, Intel, hard drive

Novell's premium Linux taking Xen plunge

March 23, 2006 Novell says its new Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10--which includes virtualization software--is ready for mainstream use. TAGS: Xen, Novell Inc., Novell NetWare, data center, Novell Open Enterprise Server, virtualization, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linux, Red Hat Inc., SuSE, conference, operating system, Dell, server, Microsoft Windows
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