Laplink Software has released an updated version of Laplink Gold for Windows 7 and 64-bit users which include a Remote Control option for improved connections with versions of Windows that do not support remote connectivity.

While other companies pay money to outsiders who find bugs the in-house staff might have missed, Microsoft has decided not to do the same. Recently both Mozilla and Google have increased the bounty they pay to bug-finders.

The new deal between Arm and Microsoft will allow Microsoft to design its own micro-architecture. Several other companies have similar agreements with Arm.

Now that information on the shortcut flaw in Windows is known, a number of malware writers are using it to spread malware. The shortcut flaw can even be used to booby-trap Office documents.

Siemens has begun distributing Sysclean to disinfect equipment attacked by the SCADA worm. Cleaning the equipment could cause other problems.

Forefront Identity Manager is Microsoft’s latest effort to untangle identity procedures and policies into something administrators can manage. It provides administrators with a means of controlling access to files, applications, and more across a network.

Have you ever sent a message only to regret it? A new plug-in for Outlook, ToneCheck, is currently available as a free beta to help you keep the tone of your e-mails from rising to regrettable levels.

If you work for Microsoft, chances are you will be getting a Windows Phone 7 device soon. As part of their marketing strategy, Microsoft has decided to issue phones to all their employees.

Microsoft is replacing the term "responsible disclosure" with the supposedly less pejorative "coordinated vulnerability disclosure" when it comes to disclosing software flaws. Whether this is more than a marketing effort remains to be seen.

Reader Jiri Pik sent us an interesting question about how to troubleshoot corrupted email messages.

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