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Many net hardware and software firms have been working since March to help close a potentially dangerous loophole left open by the ZoneAlarm firewall, which would have allowed malicious hackers to redirect users to fake web sites, if left open.Since the flaw's discovery in March 2008, many firms have been working to develop patches that ensure security of their machines was not compromised by the hi-tech criminals. On Tuesday Microsoft released its patch for Domain Name System as part of its...

HOUSTON, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today kicked off the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 with the announcement of a new pricing and partner model for Microsoft Online Services, a key component of its software plus services initiative. Additional announcements focused on its overall investment in delivering innovation and creating partner opportunities. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO) "Partners have always been at the core of...

Leading provider of endpoint security and VPN solutions, NCP engineering GmbH, announced today that their customers will remain unaffected by the June 30, 2008 discontinuation of Microsoft Windows XP operating system (OS). The gradual erosion of a single OS convention within the enterprise until the conversion process to Vista is completed will have a ripple effect throughout the IT security and policy ecosystem. Microsoft's Announcement Beginning June 30, 2008 PC and laptop computer...

SpiralFrog(TM) (www.spiralfrog.com), the free and legal music experience, is adding an automatic update function in its download manager that will give hundreds of thousands of music-hungry fans faster and easier access to SpiralFrog's huge library of free songs. The system now seamlessly upgrades Windows XP users to Windows Media Player 11 and makes it even easier to download music from the SpiralFrog site. The updated Windows Media Player includes enhanced search and media management...

By PULLAR-STRECKER Tom GARTNER'S estimate that there are now a billion personal computers in use worldwide has prompted a certain amount of soul- searching about the impact of computing on the environment. About 180 million of those computers will be replaced this year and 35 million will be dumped into landfills with "little or no regard for their toxic content", the respected United States research house said. The zeros rolled over in the same week that Microsoft laid to rest...

By Jim Stafford, The Oklahoman Jul. 1--The obituary for Windows XP was written more than a year ago, but Microsoft Corp. showed some mercy on millions of users and computer sellers by delaying the euthanizing of the computer operating system until Monday. What Microsoft's action means is that computer sellers will no longer be able to include copies of XP on the new computers they sell. Instead, users will receive Windows Vista, the much-maligned new operating system that earned almost...

Real-Time Systems GmbH announced the availability of the latest version of its Real-Time Hypervisor software. Available immediately, this software product, which was demonstrated for the first time last week at the RadiSys Technology Day in Germany, enables the simultaneous running of multiple operating systems on multi-core processors, and also supports Microsoft Windows XP! Moore's Law states that the number of transistors on an integrated computer chip doubles approximately every two...

After a long history of working alongside business partner Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., the worlds biggest chipmaker said it will be slow to adopt Windows Vista for all of its employees. "We're in a refresh cycle now and there are a number of factors considered before we select software," said an Intel spokesman.Long known as "Wintell," the two corporations have been working together since the conception of the personal computer, when Microsoft began using Intel's microprocessors...

Letters have been flowing in, so let's get to the inbox and answer some questions. Question: I read about Steve Jobs and his announcement of the new iPhones, but the article did not mention anything about getting them anywhere other than AT&T. I am tied to a long-term contract with another carrier. When are they going to be available at Sprint? Answer:. You're out of luck for another four years. (Can you believe Apple was so stupid?) Yup, in order to get a legal iPhone in the U.S., you...

By JAMES DERK Letters have been flowing in, so let's get to the inbox and answer some questions. Your column last week talked about the AVG Free Edition (anti- virus) and how it expired. Mine did not expire at the end of May and is still working, it appears. Should I upgrade to the new edition? I believe the expiration is a ploy to expose consumers to the option of upgrading to the paid version, which disappoints me, because I believe the company should be more upfront offering the free...