Archive for April 9th, 2008
Apr
9
Eric Lawrence from the Internet Explorer Security Team with the RSA security conference kicking off this week, shared more information about the security features and benefits of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1. Over the next several weeks, we’ll blog in greater detail about some of the security improvements in Beta 1, such as the new Safety
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Apr
9
With major data breaches occurring on a regular basis, encryption vendors are going into hyperdrive, touting the need for their products. However, encryption is only one aspect of protecting your sensitive data, and a new attack shows that it may not be enough.Recently, the security research group at Princeton
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Apr
9
At the RoboBusiness Conference and Exposition in Pittsburgh, Microsoft Corp. released the first community technology preview (CTP) of Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008, the new version of its robotics programming platform. Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008 contains improvements in its runtime performance, distributed computational capabilities and tools.Scheduled for release later this year, the first
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Apr
9
The compiler gurus over in C++ World (we spend a lot of time in building 41) have just released the latest CTP of the Phoenix Compiler Framework. It's been a while since we've learned about Phoenix here on Channel 9 so we thought it necessary to find out what's going on with the soon-to-be de facto
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Apr
9
David B. Cross, the product unit manager for the ISA Server engineering organization posted “Why is this a new era for ISA Server?” We have been very busy for the past year and we also have been fairly quiet on the messaging front of our plans. Well, the time is over, and I am excited to say that
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Apr
9
Microsoft’s Windows juggernaut is collapsing as it tries to support 20 years of applications and becomes more complicated by the minute. Meanwhile, Windows has outgrown hardware and customers are pondering skipping Vista to wait for Windows 7. If Windows is going to remain relevant it will need radical changes.
That sobering outlook comes courtesy of
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Apr
9
Ever wanted to work for one of Microsoft’s premium partners? Last week IBM announced the Essential Business Server 2008 residency. This IBM residency would be an intensive, multi-week work effort where you would explore and document product implementation, integration and operations, often in the context of marketplace solutions.
This residency is all about pairing the IBM BladeCenter
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Apr
9
Flickr, an online photo sharing website launched “Video on Flickr” — an online video sharing service for Pro members. Now, Flickr’s paying members can upload and share video clips of about 90 seconds and 150MB. While that should cover the videos you shoot on your digital camera, which are often limited to 90 seconds or less anyway,
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Apr
9
Microsoft has released an update, KB 951125, that fixes the following 4 problems of Windows Live Writer:
• An error occurs when you publish a post that contains images to Blogger: Because of a change in the Picasa image-hosting service, Windows Live Writer cannot publish posts to Blogger that contain images. Instead, you receive the
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Apr
9
If you have a Microsoft licensing agreement * there are resources you already have to help explain why and how you can effectively deploy Windows Vista and Office 2007 in your organisation. Following on from a successful event last year on this topic and as a result of further requests for the need to explain the
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Apr
9
On April 9, Microsoft delivered, first test release of the third iteration of its robotics toolkit, Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008. The final version of the Windows-based development environment is aimed at academics, hobbyists and other programmers who want to write robotic programs, is due by the end of this year.
There have been more
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Apr
9
Microsoft said it would lock down other vendors' software using Windows Update-delivered fixes if those companies ask Microsoft to help stymy attacks. The company explained its efforts after being asked about a security update that disabled a vulnerable ActiveX control used by Yahoo's music player program.
"If an independent software vendor discovers that they have shipped
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Apr
9
Sony is set to roll out it’s new Blu-ray recorders on April 30th in Japan, that allow for one-touch transfer to the PSP, Walkman, and select mobile phones. The BDZ-A70 will carry a hefty price tag, coming in at ¥170,000 ($1,658). At the same time, it shows a willingness by Sony to embrace the growing consumer
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Apr
9
Spock.com, a new search engine venture is using a Linux-based software architecture to save money on development. But it's also showing some ingenuity with its business model, focusing on partnership rather than competition. Currently in beta since August of last year, Spock.com specializes in "people searches" across the names of both "ordinary people" and celebrities, said Jay
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Apr
9
Jack Spirko has published an open letter to Google explaining why SEO’s should not be treated as enemies of the Google state :
Sometimes it seems that despite owning one of the biggest SEO Companies in the world that Google has it in for all of us. They have waged war on
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Random From The SEO: An open letter to Google
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