Archive for November 27th, 2008
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Microsoft is warning users of a rise in attacks on a vulnerability in Windows that could trigger a worm infestation on networks, and the company is encouraging companies to apply an emergency patch released in October. Microsoft says it has reports from users on a worm called Win32/Conficker.A, which infects other computers across a
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Nov
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Microsoft made available codename “Geneva” on the Microsoft Download Center. The November 25 release is designed to support not only Windows Vista RTM/SP1 and Windows Server 2008 RTM/SP1, but also Windows 7.
According to the Redmond company, Geneva is an open platform, designed to streamline user access, while relying on claims. In this context, Geneva is intimately connected with the
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Nov
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Windows Home Server Toolkit is a collection of diagnostic tools that run on your home computers and home server. This version provides a Windows Home Server Connector Troubleshooter that works on home computers running Windows XP and Windows Vista (32-bit) and Windows Vista (x64) operating systems.
After you copy Toolkit.msi to your home server, install the add-in
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Nov
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Windows® Essential Business Server (EBS) provides an integrated server and management system for businesses that have up to 300 users or computers. The Preparation and Planning Wizards help you prepare your environment and plan for deployment of Windows EBS, The Preparation Wizard scans your network environment and identifies issues that you need to correct to be
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Nov
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Microsoft's MacBU will be offering a special 70 percent discount on Office 2008 for Mac: Special Media Edition on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28. Shoppers will receive an instant US$350 rebate when they purchase the Office suite on the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, or on "Black Friday"
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Nov
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Last month, IBM unveiled a new cloud development services that included a Web-based collaboration service dubbed “Bluehouse.” Now, IBM rolled out new global "cloud validation" and consulting services for its cloud computing program, two new customers, and a cloud computing platform for China.
In addition, the three new consulting services announced this week are as follows: Business Consulting
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Nov
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Vertigo-projects released beta 1 of the RedLine jQuery racing game. Making use of gameQuery, jQuery and a lot of custom code and images its a side scrolling race game made without any use of flash at all!
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Nov
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In SBS 2003, the CEICW was available to administrators for configuring their firewall, Internet connection, self-signed certificate, and email settings from a single wizard. Re-running the CEICW was a common troubleshooting step in fixing network related problems. However, SBS 2008 has taken the concept of the CEICW and broken it down into several specific wizards in
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Nov
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Magento, a feature-rich open source ecommerce platform, released 1.1.7, which includes integration of Google Website Optimizer. To set up your experiment, just cut and paste a URL from Website Optimizer into Magento to test new content (like product descriptions and images) to see what drives the most sales.
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Nov
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With so many people pointing out the external challenges and internal missteps from Microsoft, it is easy to pile on criticism. One longtime watcher of the company, Directions on Microsoft, has a new report out looking at five big things the software maker has done right. The analysis is on the Internet and worth
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Nov
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Google Webmaster Central blog responded to users queries: “Our date with Googlebot was so wonderful, but it's hard to tell if we, the websites, said the right thing. We returned 301 permanent redirect, but should we have responded with 302 temporary redirect (so he knows we're playing hard to get)? If we sent a few
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Nov
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Yahoo! announced a new technology called “vertical lens,” (replacing old Search Builder tool) that allows developers build their own vertical search engines using Yahoo’s search technology, through BOSS.
TechCrunch depolyed vertical lens. This new search engine enables TechCrunch users to search for technology-focused articles and company information across both the TechCrunch network of sites and
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Nov
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Version 2 of Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool replaces version 1 gives you new support for Hyper-V, Virtual Machine Manager 2008, and Windows Server 2008. In addition, version 2 of the tool supports System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, and Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP1.
When you install this
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Nov
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Sony has introduced PlayStation credit card to offer fans a new way to show off their PlayStation pride and earn reward points towards the purchase of PlayStation and SONY products. Until December 31, 2008, you could save $150 on the purchase of a PLAYSTATION 3
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Nov
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Fujitsu-Siemens has announced a scheme that allows some customers to claim a replacement laptop every three years for the rest of their life. Under the Lifebook 4 Life scheme, customers who purchase a Lifebook laptop computer and an optional three-year extended warranty will be able to exchange it for a brand new
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