Tag: Microsoft

  • Oracle Borrows Security Notice Method from Microsoft

    Oracle Borrows Security Notice Method from Microsoft

    Ryan Naraine

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    Borrowing a page directly from Microsoft’s playbook, Oracle has implemented an advance notice mechanism for its quarterly release of security patches. Beginning with the first CPU (Critical Patch Update) for 2007, due on Jan. 16, the database server giant is implementing a CPU Pre-Release Announcement that includes the name of version numbers of Oracle products… Read more

  • Microsoft Releases Titan Code to Select Partners

    Microsoft Releases Titan Code to Select Partners

    Renee Boucher Ferguson

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    Taking the next step in its walk toward an on-demand version of its Dynamics customer relationship management software, Microsoft announced Jan. 10 that it’s releasing the code for its next major upgrade, Titan, to about 300 partners. The early look-see could help ease some partner fears around the impact of an on-demand model from Microsoft.… Read more

  • I’m Not at CES: Day 2

    I’m Not at CES: Day 2

    Eric Lundquist

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    Okay, I’m not at Macworld either, but more on that later. The big news in shows this week took place in neither Las Vegas nor San Francisco, but in the Motor City at the annual North American International Auto Show. Now, here’s the big difference between the world of consumer electronics and Detroit’s world of… Read more

  • Ford Runs Microsoft Sync

    Ford Runs Microsoft Sync

    Wayne Rash

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    The Ford Motor Co. is introducing the first vehicles with Microsoft’s Sync software, which allows a car to connect to a variety of Bluetooth and USB devices, including PDAs, smart phones, music players and cell phones. Sync, which is based on the automotive version of Windows Mobile, can work with voice recognition or steering-wheel-based controls.… Read more

  • No Fixes for Microsoft Word Zero-Day Flaws

    No Fixes for Microsoft Word Zero-Day Flaws

    Ryan Naraine

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    Microsoft has released high-priority fixes for serious vulnerabilities in its Outlook and Excel applications, but there are no patches in the January batch for known Microsoft Word flaws that are currently under attack. The Redmond, Wash., software maker released four bulletins with patches for a total of 10 vulnerabilities, most rated “critical,” but there is… Read more

  • Seagate, Microsoft Team to Promote Storage Products

    Seagate, Microsoft Team to Promote Storage Products

    Brian Prince

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    For all the growth in computer usage in the past two decades, research by Harris Interactive shows 46 percent of all adults never make backup copies of crucial data on external devices—even as 43 percent said they had lost important computer files due to viruses or malfunctions. With that in mind, hard disc drive manufacturer… Read more