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Red Hat tries new desktop Linux angle

May 10, 2007 Red Hat Global Desktop, the company's latest PC-oriented Linux product, is aimed for users in developing nations. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., desktop Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, appliance, virtualization, nation, laptop computer, Intel, security, server, operating system, PC, Microsoft Corp.

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, Linux desktop, CIO, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., information technology, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Web browser, operating system, security, Microsoft Windows

What Linux can learn from Windows

March 11, 2004 CNET News.com's Robert Lemos says the Linux community could paradoxically benefit by taking a page from Microsoft's security playbook. TAGS: Nimda worm, service pack, Linux, MSBlast worm, security, Microsoft Windows XP, firewall, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

Ballmer: We need a $100 PC

October 20, 2004 The Microsoft CEO says one way to stem growing piracy of Windows and Office in emerging markets is to offer low-cost computers. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Munich, piracy, Linux, emerging market, India, China, city, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Office, PC, Microsoft Windows, security

Battle of sexes (and toy penguins) in Linux move

February 11, 2004 A civil servant in the German city of Schwabisch Hall uses gender competitiveness and stuffed penguins to persuade government workers to accept the switch to desktop Linux from Windows. TAGS: council, Linux, desktop Linux, open source, mainframe, city, information technology, home PC, worker, IBM Corp., conference, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

Skype flaws open computers to attack

October 25, 2005 Company updates its Internet telephony application to fix bugs that could allow an attacker to gain control of a user's PC. TAGS: Skype, flaw, eBay Inc., attacker, bug, Apple Mac OS X, Pocket PC, Apple Mac OS, Linux, Apple Macintosh, security, Microsoft Windows, PC

AT&T looks into closing its Windows

October 5, 2004 A team of researchers is evaluating how Linux and Mac OS X stack up against Windows for internal use. TAGS: desktop software, AT&T Corp., Linux, CIO, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, IBM Corp., Apple Macintosh, desktop computer, researcher, open source, operating system, Microsoft Windows, security, PC, Microsoft Corp.

It's Windows vs. Windows as Microsoft battles piracy

February 3, 2005 In effort to up sales of Windows, firm has sights set on nearest rival: Not Linux, not the Mac--Windows itself. TAGS: piracy, security patch, Automatic Update, emerging market, copy, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, Apple Macintosh, operating system, PC

Image flaw pierces PC security

August 5, 2004 Six vulnerabilities in a common code that handles an open-source image format could open the doors to intruders. TAGS: PNG, vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Opera Software, Linux, open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp., Firefox, operating system, image, e-mail, Apple Macintosh

Microsoft puts end to Windows 98 support

July 11, 2006 The company will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98, Windows ME. TAGS: Michael Silver, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows ME, Linux, Gartner Inc., fix, school, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

HP to launch 'virus throttling' software

November 30, 2004 Upcoming program will slow the spread of network pests, the computer maker promises. TAGS: HP ProCurve, Symantec Corp., virus, Redmond, HP Compaq ProLiant Server, HP Labs, floppy disk, spread, HP Compaq ProLiant, HP, computer company, security, Linux, attack, server, process

Java flaw could lead to Windows, Linux attacks

November 23, 2004 Threat affects various operating systems and major browsers such as IE and Firefox, leading experts to rate it "critical." TAGS: Jouko Pynnonen, Java plug-in, Java, flaw, exploit, advisory, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java applet, virus, victim, vulnerability, Linux, Apple Computer, operating system, Web browser, security

Ballmer: Microsoft needs better sales pitch

July 7, 2004 But wait--is a new version of Office coming out before Longhorn? Hint found among calls for harder work, $1 billion in cost cuts. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Longhorn, memo, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Server, Linux, work, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows, operating system, security, server, e-mail, PC

Clues point to single MyDoom culprit

February 3, 2004 Hints left by the author of the virus link it to the second version of the virus and include an apology to victims for writing the program, says a security researcher. TAGS: MyDoom virus, SCO Group Inc., virus, author, researcher, code, Linux, security, Microsoft Corp., server, e-mail, PC

Firefox browser to hit 1.0 milestone

September 13, 2004 Set for release today, the latest version of the open-source rival to IE promises to work with KDE. TAGS: KDE, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, quality control, milestone, Mozilla Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, open source, security, Linux, Microsoft Corp., PC

MyDoom variant targets Microsoft

January 28, 2004 A new version of the mass-mailing virus hits the Net, aiming data attacks at Microsoft's Web site and interfering with an infected PC's ability to access downloadable security-software updates. TAGS: MyDoom virus, SCO Group Inc., virus, F-Secure Corp., antivirus company, Symantec Corp., antivirus software, antivirus, security, Microsoft Corp., Linux, server, PC, e-mail

SCO issues bounty for MyDoom creator

January 27, 2004 The company hopes the $250,000 reward will lead to the person or group responsible for targeting its Web site with a denial-of-service attack scheduled to start Feb. 1. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., bounty, MyDoom virus, reward, Sobig, virus, denial of service, researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., Linux, operating system, e-mail, PC

Vista plays hide-and-seek with hackers

June 1, 2006 Windows update beta aims to foil attacks by loading key system files in different locations each time the PC starts. TAGS: David Litchfield, buffer, malicious code, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Update, malware, location, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., Linux, open source, Microsoft Windows, PC

Gartner echoes concerns on Microsoft reliance

October 8, 2003 Exclusive use of Windows could subject companies to greater damage during a cyberattack, says an upcoming Gartner report. TAGS: Gartner Inc., reliance, cyberattack, attack, Linux, researcher, operating system, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

Gloomy forecast for MyDoom fallout

January 27, 2004 The virulent program ranks as the Net's fastest spreading virus, but security firms warn that the code left behind on PCs could cause more chaos than the initial infection. TAGS: MyDoom virus, MessageLabs Ltd., infection, Code Red worm, SCO Group Inc., virus, computer virus, message, Web server, e-mail, server, Linux, PC, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows
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