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Determining Microsoft Jet Database Engine vulnerability
Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800
Do we need to worry about the recently disclosed vulnerability in the Microsoft Jet Database Engine if we have Windows XP Service Pack 3 installed?
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Microsoft opens up the heavens with virtual telescope
Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800
Microsoft Tuesday opened the view finder on its free WorldWide Telescope research project allowing Web users to peer into the deep recesses of space through a treasure trove of images.
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Windows Server 2008 certifications: Are they worth it?
Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800
Microsoft is pushing a new set of certifications for Windows Server 2008, a new software package that will become increasingly common in enterprises over the next year or so. Are they worth getting?
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BlackBerry show fans high hopes
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800
Enterprise BlackBerry devotees gather this week in Orlando for RIM's annual user conference. On their "must see" list: the still missing-in-action BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0, the about-to-be-unveiled 3G BlackBerry 9000 and a possible flip phone model.
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Microsoft advances management plans
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800
Microsoft's strategy for building a management platform has changed significantly in the past five years.
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Microsoft reportedly inquiring about Facebook's availability
Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800
In the wake of collapsed talks with Yahoo, Microsoft reportedly is sniffing around social-networking site Facebook as a possible acquisition target.
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Microsoft's infrastructure management aspirations
Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800
Microsoft wants to change a key number in the systems management market: the big four.
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Bringing the enterprise mobility dream closer to reality
Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800
For several years, we have predicted that this will (finally) be the year enterprise mobility services move beyond simple mobile e-mail. Although we are painfully aware of the slow progress thus far, WebMessenger Tuesday announced a product that may help the enterprise mobility dream move a little closer to reality. WebMessenger announced the commercial availability of WebMessenger Mobile for Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS). The first-to-market solution extends the Microsoft unified communications platform to BlackBerry and other enterprise mobile devices including those that support Windows Mobile and Symbian. WebMessenger Mobile for Microsoft OCS will be on-display May 13 - 15 at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in Orlando.
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Microsoft is winning the NAC war, expert says
Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800
Security guru Joel Snyder from Opus One recently starred as the guest of a live Network World chat where he discussed the state of network access control. Snyder says that those who are anti-NAC simply don't understand the technology. He answered a slew of technical questions from attendees including why ACLs are better than VLANs, the dirty dark corner of NAC (management) and why some anti-NAC experts have got it all wrong.
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XP SP3, Vista SP1 back online for automatic updates
Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800
Microsoft Tuesday began offering Windows XP SP3 on its automatic download Web sites and resumed automatic downloads of Vista SP1 after compatibility issues arose last week.
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