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Group cites Microsoft threat, says no SP2 over P2P
August 13, 2004
Peer-to-peer advocacy group says it has stopped distributing Windows Service Pack 2 after legal move by software giant.
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Microsoft Windows
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Windows update hits file-sharing networks
August 10, 2004
Peer-to-peer advocates say the technology is about more than just swapping copyrighted music and video. Really.
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P2P
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Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Windows Update
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Induce Act
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Lindows offers software for free over P2P
January 30, 2004
The Linux software seller plans to distribute its LindowsLive operating system, which retails for $29.95, for free via peer-to-peer networks.
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Linspire
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Linspire Inc.
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Linux
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CD
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Microsoft Corp.
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Vista feature exposes beta machines
August 18, 2005
Unexpected peer-to-peer feature in the beta version of next Windows catches some testers off-guard.
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tester
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P2P
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security risk
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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File-sharing debaters swap harsh words
September 29, 2004
At the Digital Hollywood conference, fur flies over peer-to-peer technology and copyright issues.
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Altnet
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Overpeer
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iMesh
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Morpheus
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Hollywood
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file-sharing
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digital-rights management
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conference
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work
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft patches a pair of flaws
June 8, 2004
The software giant releases fixes for a vulnerability in its DirectPlay peer-to-peer gaming module and a flaw in a third-party program Microsoft includes with several applications.
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Crystal Reports
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Stephen Toulouse
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flaw
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RSS
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Microsoft Windows
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Vista revs up peer-to-peer engine
May 30, 2006
Windows update will let laptops share information with nearby machines without a Net connection.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
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PC
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Windows Vista Beta 1
Reviewed on July 27, 2005
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
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Microsoft Corp.
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Worm poses as pirated 'Grand Theft Auto'
July 29, 2005
Popular title is one of 400 games donned as disguise by Hagard worm on peer-to-peer networks. It also tries to spread by IM.
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Grand Theft Auto
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IM
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Graham Cluley
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Sophos Plc.
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Web server
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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server
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PC
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Microsoft working on file-sharing application
June 17, 2005
"Avalanche" is the company's own take on peer-to-peer file-sharing technology like BitTorrent.
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BitTorrent
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chunk
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file-sharing
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P2P
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spokesman
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Hot spots for illicit downloads
February 17, 2005
Broadband pirates in Britain tune in to hottest U.S. shows. Also: Hackers try end runs around Microsoft, Napster copy protection.
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Britain
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Napster Inc.
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antipiracy
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copy protection
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download
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broadband
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U.S.
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TV
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Microsoft Corp.
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Skype plugs hole in VoIP software
November 15, 2004
The peer-to-peer Internet phone company patches a serious security flaw in its product for Windows PCs.
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Skype
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VoIP
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SANS names top hacker targets
November 15, 2006
Microsoft's IE and Office, Apple's Mac OS X and people themselves are among the Internet's weak links, the security group says.
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Apple Computer
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Apple Mac OS
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Apple Mac OS X
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Microsoft Office
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Microsoft Corp.
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This week in security
October 7, 2005
Number of threats detected for IM and peer-to-peer networks rises 3,295 percent in one year.
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IMLogic
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phishing
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IM
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America Online Inc.
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Time Warner Inc.
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security
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Microsoft Corp.
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Ozzie wants a 'unified story' at Microsoft
March 11, 2005
Groove Networks founder Ray Ozzie knows exactly what he wants to do to improve Office--and Windows.
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Groove Networks Inc.
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IBM Lotus Notes
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IBM Corp.
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founder
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career
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft to buy Groove Networks
March 10, 2005
Plans include adding Groove's "virtual office" software to Office lineup. Groove founder Ray Ozzie to become Microsoft CTO.
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Groove Networks Inc.
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Ray Ozzie
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collaboration
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Bill Gates
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founder
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Microsoft Corp.
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Massachusetts
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Microsoft Office
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P2P
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office
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acquisition
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Microsoft Windows
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Year in review: iPods rule as courts reason
December 22, 2004
Technology giants rushed to catch Apple Computer's iTunes lead, while peer-to-peer forces won significant court battles.
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Shawn Fanning
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P2P
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file-trading
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music download
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file-sharing
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Apple Computer
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Apple iTunes
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Kazaa
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Canada
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Yahoo! Inc.
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decision
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Apple iPod
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Microsoft Corp.
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Sun makes room for Jxta
January 28, 2004
After spending three years seeding the market for Jxta, Sun has plans to use the open-source peer-to-peer software in its own server and desktop lines.
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Sun Microsystems Inc.
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Sun N1
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Sun Java Desktop System
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Verizon Communications
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P2P
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open source
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development tool
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server
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desktop computer
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Java
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Microsoft Corp.
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Year in review: P2P retreat, iTunes advance
December 17, 2005
Courts helped tame file swappers, while legal digital music sales soared.
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Apple iTunes
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P2P
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file-swapping
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lead
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digital music
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Steve Jobs
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Apple iPod
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music
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entertainment
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Apple Computer
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cell phone
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Sony Corp.
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CD
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U.S.
,
Microsoft Corp.
News
Worms on the prowl, traveling via MSN Messenger
March 8, 2005
Antivirus companies have identified two new threats that use Microsoft's IM software to spread.
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Aladdin Knowledge Systems
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worm
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MSN Messenger
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IM
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Kelvir worm
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Akonix Systems
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threat
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F-Secure Corp.
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MSN
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antivirus company
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P2P
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