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Microsoft Patch Day Lacks an IE Fix
Microsoft has released a fix for a critical hole in the HTML Help ActiveX control in Windows, but a well-known vulnerability in the Internet Explorer browser remains unpatched. Just days after a researchers raised the threat level because an IE exploit was making the rounds, Microsoft rolled out a patch that lessens the danger. But…
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Apple’s Rotten Reseller Ways
In San Francisco, excitement is high, as it always is, about Macworld. And, this year, there’s more to be excited about than just another iFillInTheBlank. We finally, finally, have a cheap Mac, the Mac mini, a headless iMac starting at $499; the low-end iPod shuffle; and iWork 05, a combination word processor and high-end presentation…
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Apple Lowers Pricing Floor with ‘Mini’ Mac
The rumors were true. Apple plans to release two models of a low-priced, bring-your-own-display Mac mini later this month. The Mac mini, unveiled Tuesday at the Macworld expo in San Francisco, is priced between $499 and $599 and is scheduled to hit stores Jan. 22. The desktop computer features a CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive, USB 2.0,…
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Microsoft, MBC and the Problem of Counterfeit Software
MBC Enterprises LLC and Microsoft Corp. are now headed back to trial over allegations of buying and selling counterfeit software after MBC won its appeal. Microsoft had won a summary judgment against MBC, a Salt Lake City software distributor, for $990,000, plus a permanent injunction prohibiting the defendants from engaging in a wide variety of…
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IBM, NetApp Ease Storage Integration
Impeccable housekeeping and extraordinary customer service are the traditional marks of a four-star hotel. For many, internal IT operations receive that same level of attention. So when hotels get the urge to merge, establishing and executing technology integration and consolidation plans to maintain the mounting data volumes and connectivity become critical. Facing just such a…
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IBM Ups Intelligence Quotient
IBM wants to become the dominant player in information management and, to do it, is planning an aggressive push deeper into business intelligence. But it won’t be easy. The company must balance its moves with its commitment to its partners, while, in the meantime, fending off competitive challenges from Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp. IBM…
