Registry hack allows Windows XP SP2 patching; Hotmail users get hot under the collar

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	Registry hack allows Windows XP SP2 patching People still running the now-retired Windows XP Service Pack 2 can trick the operating system into installing security updates, a researcher says. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP IT Lessons from Grade School Many of today's schools have a hodgepodge of outdated, nonstandard PCs, servers and printers, and little—if any—on-site IT support. Yet data collection and reporting requirements are driving school districts to upgrade and centralize their IT systems. Read Now In this Issue Hotmail users get hot under the collar after upgrade Microsoft's 30-day forecast: Stormy exploits expected Who has the better virtualization platform - VMware or Microsoft? 5 amazing Windows UI tweaks Microsoft vs. Mac redux: New site reignites rivalry Microsoft and Polycom broaden their UC partnership Here come da phones Blackberry, Windows still own the enterprise but . . . Microsoft delivers monster patch batch WEBCAST: 3Com 3 Steps to Transform Your Data Center Join Robert Whiteley, V.P. and Research Director at Forrester Research, for this Webcast on transforming your data center. Robert will discuss the critical networking trends that will affect the way you build your data center and provide a 3 step transformation formula. View Now. Hotmail users get hot under the collar after upgrade Some users are angry at Microsoft over snafus in the new Hotmail that have locked them out of their accounts, blocked them from viewing mail or kept them from accessing contacts. Read More Microsoft's 30-day forecast: Stormy exploits expected Microsoft is warning customers that a record number of just-patched bugs will probably be exploited in the next 30 days. Read More Who has the better virtualization platform - VMware or Microsoft? VMware is the kingpin of virtualization, but the game is changing fast and Microsoft is baking the technology into the very core of many products. Which company has the best approach? VMware's Bogomil Balkansky goes head to head against Microsoft's David Greschler in this debate. Read More WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs The Wild, Wild Web: How to Ensure 360-Degree Border Security Managing the security and availability of Web, email, and IM is complex. This paper will discuss the modern threat of blended attacks from web, email and IM. and highlight how a comprehensive hosted solution by Symantec Hosted Services can secure your networks from these threat vectors. Read Now 5 amazing Windows UI tweaks Chances are, your PC is pretty tame -- you have a beach-scene wallpaper, the default Windows 7 Aero theme, and a standard-issue Dell keyboard. But you don't have to settle for the ordinary. It's time to mix things up with a few easy ways to make everybody say "Wow." Read More Microsoft vs. Mac redux: New site reignites rivalry Just in time for the back-to-school shopping season, tech's greatest rivalry is back. No, I'm not talking about Apple vs. Google; that's small potatoes. Long before Google launched its Android assault on Apple and its iPhone, Microsoft and Apple were publicly doing battle for supremacy in the personal computer market. And now, thanks to Microsoft's latest campaign to mock the Mac, the rivalry has been renewed. Read More Microsoft and Polycom broaden their UC partnership Microsoft and Polycom have long partnered to integrate Polycom video products with Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) and for Polycom to supply stand-alone desktop phones compatible with OCS. Their new announcement is focused on jointly developing new products, as well as jointly marketing and delivering solutions. Read More WHITE PAPER: Websense Seven Criteria for Evaluating SaaS The right Security-as-a-Service solution can perform reliably and effectively and deliver the flexibility and control associated with on-premise solutions — at a significantly lower cost — without compromising privacy and security. Read More Here come da phones For all the hype of the iPhone (not to mention its antenna-challenged iPhone 4 model), it is far from first in the mobile phone market. Apple sold 8.4 million iPhones during its fiscal third quarter of the year, which works out to 93,333 iPhones sold each day during the quarter. In contrast, Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently announced that the company is activating 200,000 Android handsets per day. Read More Blackberry, Windows still own the enterprise but . . . Consumer buzz tends to center on two mobile phones: Apple iPhone and Google Android. As far as the enterprise is concerned however, these two phones remain down the list. Read More Microsoft delivers monster patch batch Microsoft issued a record 14 security updates to patch a record-tying 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and Silverlight. Read More
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