| Microsoft patches flaw that could compromise, cripple Exchange Microsoft Tuesday released a critical patch designed to thwart hackers who could take over Exchange Servers or shut them down with denial-of-service attacks. Microsoft My Phone is only the bait Microsoft Subnet blogger Mitchell Ashley notes that My Phone is significantly more limited than Google's and Apple's sync services, but feels its just a diversion to the real cloud strategy. Microsoft update takes on spam-spewing botnet Microsoft has beefed up the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) that ships with its Windows operating system so that it will detect and root out the notorious Srizbi botnet code. Security expert: Microsoft should cut IE's links to Windows Microsoft would better protect users by severing Internet Explorer 's connections to Windows, then patching the browser invisibly in the background -- daily if necessary, a security expert argued Tuesday. Microsoft shuts off Windows 7 beta downloads Microsoft has shut off the Windows 7 beta spigot, but will allow users who have started the download process to wrap it up by Thursday. Time to Tweak Microsoft's Patch Tuesday? It's been about six years since Microsoft set aside the second Tuesday of each month as the day to release security patches, and most IT administrators have come to appreciate a consistent schedule to plan around. Microsoft rounds out voice assault Nearly 16 months after launching its unified communications platform and taking aim at replacing the venerable PBX, Microsoft now has the technology in its Office Communications Server that could change corporate telecom forever. Microsoft goofs, unveils new Web-based smartphone sync service Microsoft accidentally raised the curtain on its My Phone sync service, a Web-based platform that lets Windows Mobile 6 devices back up and store all kinds of content to a... Microsoft smartphone rumors gain steam Rumors that Microsoft will launch its own smartphones have gained steam again, with one analyst predicting that the device may be introduced at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in two weeks. XP to Windows 7 upgrade strategy explained, defended Microsoft Subnet blogger says enough with the conspiracy theories … upgrading from XP to Windows 7 isn't the end of the world. Ballmer: Enterprise XP Holdouts Will Get Hell from Consumers It's not often that Steve Ballmer sounds like Steve Jobs. But in setting the stage for the upcoming Windows 7 operating system, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer seems to be taking a cue from his rival Steve Jobs' playbook-counting on early-adopter consumers to urge their offices to use the technology they're already using at home. Whether Microsoft can pull off this marketing tactic with Apple's customary cool remains to be seen. Microsoft cites 'click fatigue' for Windows 7 security change Microsoft changed the default settings of one of its most important security features for Windows 7 because users balked at clicking more than two prompts a day, a company executive said Thursday. SQL Server 2008 - happy half-birthday The database celebrated its birthday by crashing the eval copy of blogger Brian Egler … but, in his humorous way, he's got a plan to restore it. Moonlight 1.0 available to bring Silverlight to Linux … does anybody care? Moonlight 1.0, developed by Novell and Microsoft, is ready, available and open source. Microsoft.com has Windows Server 2008 R2 running (part of) the show Microsoft.com, one of the worlds busiest Web sites, is the proving point for R2. More from Microsoft Subnet
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