Microsoft slates May date for Windows 7 RC download
Mark your calendars. Circle the month of May. Sometime during that month Microsoft will release the Windows 7 Release Candidate.
Vote: Will Conficker Botnet Trigger ‘Unthinkable Disaster’?
The experts don’t know. So. Here’s your chance to vote. Will Conficker kill the internet or will it be merely ho-hum?
Panda Releases Free Security Tool for Autorun
Panda USB Vaccine is available as a free download from the anti-virus software company Panda. The download disables the Windows Autorun feature preventing malware, such as Conficker, from installing itself.
PC security forces face April 1 showdown with Conficker worm
Security researchers are still not certain what Conficker is going to do, they just know it’s supposed to happen on April 1 and it will involve more than 10 million computers.
Leaving PCs on overnight costs companies $2.8B a year
Workers leave PCs turned on overnight for a number of reasons, but the bottom line means: leaving them on is costing companies money.
LANrev Releases LANrev 5.1 for Mac OS X and Windows
LANrev LP has released LANrev 5.1 for Mac OS X and Windows to automate patch and software distribution, asset inventory, power management, license monitoring and security configuration.
Microsoft tie-up bolsters SuSE Linux 11
You want to run Linux but need to interact with Microsoft Windows? SuSE Linux Enterprise 11 from Novell might be the answer.
Windows 7 interfaces you nearly had
Every software project has items that don’t make it to final release. One item that didn’t make it into Windows 7 was called the Bat Signal.
Adoption of Internet Explorer 8 Slows To 2.02 Percent
What would happen if Microsoft released software and no one bought it? So far, IE 8 is following in Vista’s footsteps with a low adoption rate.
Microsoft sued over Windows Update
BackWeb Technologies, Ltd, of Israel, is the latest company to sue Microsoft. It seems Microsoft’s Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) infringes on four patents filed by BackWeb Technologies.