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Microsoft probes IE 7, Vista bug reports

 February 26, 2007 Two recently disclosed vulnerabilities that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Windows Vista could let hackers nab user data. TAGS: attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Vista furor

 October 20, 2006 Microsoft's Vista is still months away from formal release, but the next version of Windows is already raising the hackles of many consumers. TAGS: Week in review, security company, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Windows, operating system

IE 7 comes a-knocking--eventually

 November 13, 2006 Microsoft is tagging Internet Explorer 7 as a "high priority" update, but the company is taking longer to distribute it than some expected. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Automatic Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security update, Web browser, security, service pack, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

European rivals turn wary eye on Microsoft

 September 28, 2006 With Netscape's fate in mind, small European security firms are trying to gauge Microsoft's impact on their business. TAGS: business development, Panda Software, security company, Netscape Communications Corp., Sophos Plc., security, Europe, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., space, Microsoft Windows Vista, CEO, antivirus, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Mozilla mulls Windows cursor flaw fix of its own

 April 4, 2007 Open-source Firefox browser is vulnerable to attack using the Windows flaw. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, security, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, operating system

Symantec continues Vista bug hunt

 July 25, 2006 In second report on Windows Vista security, Symantec says XP successor is prone to privilege escalation attacks. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, representative, attack, security, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, networking, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, PC, operating system

Week in review: Battening down Microsoft's hatches

 December 7, 2007 The rate of piracy on Windows Vista is lower than its predecessor, and Congress moves to ramp up copyright infringement penalties. Also: Peeling Apple. TAGS: Jeff Jones, Week in review, flaw, Mozilla Corp., study, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer, reader, rate, Microsoft Corp., Firefox, Web browser, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Mac desktops are 'smarter money,' says CIO

 July 10, 2007 U.K. company examining alternatives to Microsoft because of what it sees as software giant's "aggressive" licensing policies. TAGS: U.K. company, CIO, Linux desktop, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., information technology, Firefox, Linux, Apple Macintosh, security, Web browser, operating system, PC

Week in review: Intel's 'revolutionary leap'

 July 28, 2006 Chipmaker celebates the launch of Core 2 Duo, and Microsoft look to the music market. Plus: MySpace takes the heat. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, leap, launch, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Week in review, Redmond, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium, music player, Microsoft Zune, Automatic Update, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intel, Microsoft Corp., entertainment, CEO
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