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Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims

December 14, 2007 Software giant denies abusing its market position and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows. TAGS: Opera Software, antitrust, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., PC company, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Critics rap Microsoft safety study of IE, Firefox

December 4, 2007 Redmond executive says IE is the safer bet after comparing vulnerabilities in the two browsers, but some say the study is flawed. TAGS: Jeff Jones, severity, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, exploit, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, flaw, critic, study, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system

Windows 2000 users to miss out on IE 7

June 2, 2005 Although Windows 2000 will be supported until 2010, users won't get access to IE 7's improved security and standards support. TAGS: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, blog posting, operating system, blog, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, security

Cloudy forecast for Windows Vista

May 2, 2006 The oft-delayed OS might keep you waiting just a bit longer. Also: No tokens for you. TAGS: token, Microsoft Windows Vista, RSA Security Inc., operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Windows

IE--embraced, extended, extinct?

September 30, 2004 Forget Microsoft's glaring neglect of Internet Explorer. Browser technology remains key to the future of Windows. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Longhorn, Web browser, CSS, Microsoft Corp., PNG, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: To secure IE, upgrade to XP

September 23, 2004 Affirms plan to make browser upgrades available only through XP updates, while half the Windows world operates with older OSes. TAGS: older version, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Internet Explorer, upgrade, operating system, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

IE is evolving, but is it enough?

August 10, 2004 Internet Explorer is getting its first update in two years. Many want more, but Microsoft still says no new browser until Longhorn. TAGS: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, security

Security hole found in Mozilla browser

July 9, 2004 A security flaw could theoretically allow attackers to crash computers or launch unauthorized programs. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Web browser, security flaw, attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, flaw, security, Firefox, Microsoft Windows XP, developer, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Security firm: IE patch does not work

September 8, 2003 A fix for Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser simply doesn't fix the vulnerability it addresses, according to security experts. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, patch, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, researcher, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, operating system

Microsoft holds off on Eolas-based tweaks

January 29, 2004 The software maker says it won't change Windows or Internet Explorer until its efforts to appeal Eolas Technologies' suit or invalidate the patent are settled. TAGS: Eolas Technologies Inc., patent, tweak, Microsoft Internet Explorer, consulting, Microsoft Corp., software company, Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Federal agencies ban Windows Vista

March 13, 2007 Concerns about compatibility and other issues move DOT and NIST to prohibit upgrades to Vista, Office 2007 and IE 7, for now anyway. TAGS: memo, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007, organization, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Office, agency, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, Google Inc.

Don't be so quick to click that Web page

July 10, 2007 If you thought e-mail threats were a pain, that's nothing. Trend Micro's Raimund Genes talks about the latest Net-borne danger to the computing world. TAGS: Raimund Genes, Trend Micro Inc., threat, Webmaster, e-mail, Web page, Web browser, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system

NewsGator buys Mac syndication software maker

October 5, 2005 The Web syndication software maker acquires NetNewsWire, a Macintosh-based newsreader program. TAGS: NewsGator, RSS, Apple Macintosh, software company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Web browser

What's next for Microsoft

July 29, 2005 Premium versions of Windows, Office are in the offing. Also: More Hotmail features, new IE security, low-cost Windows update. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, MSN Hotmail, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, security, CEO

School's out to shun IE

December 9, 2004 Penn State urges students to use alternative browsers to reduce risk of attacks through flaws in the Microsoft software. TAGS: Bofra worm, malicious code, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, student, attacker, Opera Software, university, Web browser, attack, Apple Computer, security, virus, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC

Browser campaign slams IE

August 24, 2004 Taking a marketing page from Apple, standards advocates use "real people" to promote alternatives to Microsoft's browser. TAGS: testimonial, Microsoft Internet Explorer, browser company, Mozilla Corp., Apple Computer, Web browser, Microsoft Longhorn, Firefox, security, Microsoft Corp., open source, Apple Macintosh, operating system

VMware fires broadside at Microsoft

February 27, 2007 The up-and-coming virtualization specialist says Microsoft is using its Windows clout to restrict customers choice. Sound familiar? TAGS: VMware, virtualization, virtual machine, policy, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, server, Microsoft Windows

Worm hole found in Windows 2000

August 3, 2005 The unpatched flaw in a core component of the OS has no work-around and could be used to create a worm, a security firm warns. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, Microsoft Windows 2000, vulnerability, advisory, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., operating system, security, Microsoft Windows
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