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Microsoft News. XP change
corrupts data, hamstrings SP3 rollout
Microsoft also suspends auto delivery of Windows Vista SP1
May 1, 2008 Microsoft Corp. confirmed on Wednesday that it delayed the
rollout of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) because changes to the
operating system can corrupt data in the company's retail point-of-sale
and store management software.
The company has also suspended automatic distribution of Windows Vista
Service Pack 1. "Yes, we are temporarily holding any additional automatic
distribution of Windows Vista SP1," said a spokeswoman for Microsoft.
On Tuesday, Microsoft postponed the expected release of XP SP3 because of
what it called a "compatibility issue" between the operating system and
Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System, point-of-sale and store
management software designed for small and midsize retailers. When it
announced the service pack's delay, however, Microsoft didn't spell out
the specifics of the bug. prevent us from problems.
Apple hits a homerun with its new Safari Browser for Microsoft Window and
Apple Macintosh Computers. About Safari 3.1.1. The speed of
Safari combined with its intuitive user interface lets users spend more
time surfing the web and less time waiting for pages to load. Other Safari
features now available to Windows users include SnapBack, one-click access
to an initial search query, resizable text fields, and private browsing to
ensure that information about an individual’s browsing history isn’t
stored.
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Apple Updates iMac
Now with Faster Processors & Faster Graphics Option
CUPERTINO, California—April 28, 2008—Apple® updated its all-in-one iMac®
line with the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors and the most powerful
graphics ever available in an iMac. With prices starting at just $1,199,
iMac includes faster processors with 6MB L2 cache and a faster 1066 MHz
front-side bus across the entire line, and 2GB of memory standard in most
models. The 24-inch iMac now offers a 3.06 GHz Intel processor and the
high-performance NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics as options, extending
iMac’s lead as the ultimate all-in-one desktop computer for both consumers
and professionals.
“The iMac’s gorgeous aluminum and glass all-in-one design has been an
incredible hit with our customers and is just one of the reasons Mac sales
are growing three and a half times faster than PC sales,” said Philip
Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing.
“With the latest Intel processors, a faster new graphics option and more
memory, customers now have even more reasons to love the iMac.”
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Apple Special Event
Watch Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveil the all-new, redesigned iMac and
demo new features in iLife '08, iWork '08, and .Mac. |
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WWDC 2007
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Dell Decides On Forsyth
County Location
Created: 12/22/2004 4:12:25 PM
Updated: 12/22/2004 10:35:36 PM
Greensboro, NC -- Computer giant Dell says it will locate its new plant in
southeastern Forsyth County.
Forsyth and Winston-Salem offered $30 million in cash and services and $7
million in land to lure Dell.
The state also offered the company $242.5 million in tax credits, cash and
training grants.
Guilford and Davidson Counties also offered large incentive packages to
Dell, but in a press release the company said proximity to employees,
development readiness, topography and highway access all played the most
important part in their decision.
Read more about it hear.
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Trojan Horse Charges PDAs
By Roy Mark
UPDATED: The world of viruses finally reached out and touched handheld
computers Thursday with Symantec and Kaspersky Labs reporting a backdoor
Trojan horse program that can take control over a mobile device.
The program, known as Backdoor.Brador.A, attacks PDAs running the
Windows CE operating system. Once installed, the program activates when
the PDA is restarted and begins to search for a remote administrator to
take control of the machine.
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| MS Patch Day: 7 Alerts; 2 Critical
By Ryan Naraine
Microsoft's (Quote, Chart) Tuesday released a batch of seven security
patches, including two for "critical" vulnerabilities found in the
Windows Task Scheduler and HTML Help features.
As part of its monthly patch release cycle, the software giant warned
that the Task Scheduler contains a buffer overflow that puts users at
risk of computer takeover.
"If a user is logged on with administrative privileges, an attacker who
successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of
an affected system, including installing programs; viewing, changing, or
deleting data; or creating new accounts with full privileges," the
company warned in an advisory.
Affected products include Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The Windows NT
Workstation and Windows NT Server operating systems are not affected by
default. However, if Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 has been
installed on those systems, the vulnerable component exists, Microsoft
said.
Microsoft issued a separate alert for a vulnerability in HTML Help that
could also lead to code execution attacks. The flaw, rated "critical,"
affects Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 2000,
Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
According to the alert, the HTML Help hole could allow an attacker to
"take complete control of an affected system."
A successful attacker could commandeer machines to install programs;
view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user
privileges. "Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer
privileges on the system would be at less risk than users who operate
with administrative privileges."
The July batch of advisories includes four patches rated "important" and
one with a "moderate" rating.
A patch was released for a remote code execution vulnerability in the
way that the Windows Shell launches applications. This flaw could also
leave systems at risk of system takeover. Microsoft said significant
user interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability, noting that
users whose accounts are configured to have fewer privileges on the
system would be at less risk than users who operate with administrative
privileges.
An "important" privilege elevation vulnerability was also patched to
correct way that Utility Manager launches applications. According to the
alert, a logged-on user could force Utility Manager to start an
application with system privileges and could take complete control of
the system. "An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability
could take complete control of an affected system, including installing
programs; viewing, changing, or deleting data; or creating new accounts
that have full privileges," the company warned.
The company also plugged a privilege elevation hole in the POSIX
operating system component (subsystem) that could be exploited to allow
an attacker to take complete control of an affected system, including
installing programs; viewing, changing, or deleting data; or creating
new accounts that have full privileges.
A separate patch with an "important" rating was also released for a bug
found in IIS 4.0.
Microsoft also issued a cumulative update to plug a denial-of-service
hole in Outlook Express.
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Large-Scale Attack Hits Thousands of Web Sites
Experts Say Update Your Antivirus Software
CHICAGO (June 25) - Government and industry experts warned late Thursday
of a mysterious, large-scale Internet attack against thousands of
popular Web sites. The virus-like infection tries to implant hacker
software onto the computers of all Web site visitors.
Industry experts and the Homeland Security Department were studying the
infection to determine how it spreads across Web sites and find adequate
defenses against it.
''Users should be aware that any Web site, even those that may be
trusted by the user, may be affected by this activity and thus contain
potentially malicious code,'' the government warned in one Internet
alert.
The mysterious infection appeared to target at least one recent version
of software by Microsoft Corp. to operate Web sites, called its Internet
Information Server, popular among businesses and organizations.
A spokesman for Microsoft declined to comment immediately.
Experts said the attack's effects were unusually broad but weren't
substantially interfering with Internet traffic.
''While this is significant, it has no impact on the operation of the
Internet,'' said Marcus Sachs, who helps run the industry's Internet
Storm Center in Bethesda, Md.
Experts urgently recommended consumers and corporate employees to update
the antivirus software on their computers, since the latest versions can
immunize visitors to infected Web sites.
The infected Web sites attempt to implant on visitors' computers hacker
software that allows others to use their computers to surreptitiously
route Internet spam e-mails.
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