Microsoft fixes nasty flaws; With Yahoo deal off, what next for Microsoft?

Daily News: AM This newsletter is sponsored by Nokia Make the most of your mobile gear Download our Free Executive Guide and learn how Network IT professionals are getting the most out of their mobile devices and improving mobile security. You'll also get the scoop on upcoming mobile tools and technologies and how they may impact your enterprise. Network World Daily News: AM, 05/09/07 Podcast: Network World 360 Analysts squash rumors of 150,000 IBM layoffs; Majority of tech execs watch employee Web use; and Five cool future IT positions. (6:57) Microsoft fixes nasty DNS server, Exchange flaws Microsoft has released its May set of security patches, fixing critical bugs in Windows, Office and Exchange. With Yahoo deal off, what next for Microsoft? As of Tuesday, a Microsoft-Yahoo megamerger seems far less likely than it did late last week. Email: A Security Update Join John Dix, Network World editor-in-chief, and Trent Henry, senior analyst at The Burton Group, as they discuss the challenges and solutions network IT pros are encountering when working to ensure inbox integrity and protect data. Click here for more information. More users headed to Vista, but some concerns increasing, survey shows More users are starting to evaluate and deploy Windows Vista but they are showing more concern over perceived performance and patching improvements and the operating system’s hardware requirements, according to a recent study. 10 ways to boost your IT org now We interviewed a wide range of experts - government and commercial CIOs, industry analysts, a leading academic and a top recruiter - to come up with a list of suggestions that any IT executives can follow to improve their organization. Here are a few steps you can take today to create a more effective IT department. Cisco posts strong Q3 revenue, profit growth Cisco on Tuesday reported strong growth in revenue and profit for a fiscal third quarter in which it made several acquisitions that it expects to help power Web 2.0. Phishing scam targets Microsoft piracy control warning Symantec says it has identified a phishing scam that attempts to fool the victim by faking a Microsoft Windows piracy-control warning and demanding a credit card. Blogs Buzzblog: Are you a Google nobody? In other words, are your vanity searches all in vain? If so, you're not alone, and the Wall Street Journal says many of the Google-challenged - parents, in particular - are going to extremes to make sure that they and their offspring are spared this indignity. Of course, some of us, ahem, have no such concerns. From Microsoft Subnet:  What do you hate/love about Microsoft? WXPNews has posted up the editor's top 10 gripes about Microsoft, which include the company having too many lawyers and getting too cozy with the open sourcerers. What are your Microsoft hates... and loves? Today on Layer 8, where we always have our cell phones on vibrate: A number of stories from across the country coupled with new research on the subject indicates that cell phones are increasingly bedeviling emergency first-responders, and the 911 system is suffering.

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