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P2P Breach Leads to Walter Reed Data Leak

An investigation launched Tuesday into the possible compromise of about 1,000 patient records at Walter Reed Army Medical Center serves as a stern reminder of how dangerous peer-to-peer and other social networking applications can be, security experts warn.

Lawsuit Docs Reveal Details of Yahoo Fight; Icahn Calls for Yang's Ouster

Court documents released this week in a shareholder lawsuit against Yahoo assert that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang's "hubris" and "deep hostility" against Microsoft are to blame for the Microsoft deal falling apart, and that Yahoo's board members should be held personally accountable for the failed deal.

Survey: Insider Theft Tops CIO Worry List

A majority of North American IT chiefs view theft from within as a much greater threat than theft from without, according to a new survey from Secure Computing Corp., an enterprise gateway security provider.

Tech-Ed: Gates' Farewell to Developers Focuses on Silverlight, Velocity, Oslo

Microsoft's founder and chairman kicked off Tech-Ed with a keynote that took an opportunity to look back, as well as provided a glimpse into the future.

Are IT Risks Lurking On Your Machines?

Here's an interesting problem that comes with a lesson.

XP, Vista Vulnerability Triggered by Safari Browser

Microsoft continued to investigate what it called public reports of a remote code execution threat for XP and Vista when Apple's Safari Web browser is installed.

GUIs for a GUIless OS

Not ready for Server Core's command-line-only interface? An alternative.

MySQL Gives .NET High Five

There was a lot of head scratching at this year's MySQL Conference and Expo when Microsoft was singled out for its contributions to open source development.

2008 Worldwide Partner Conference: Houston Highlights

The Lone Star State's largest city offers plenty of extracurricular activities for attendees at this year's Worldwide Partner Conference.

Update Blocker Expires This Month for Windows Server 2003 SP2

Redmond is discontinuing its update blocker tool function for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 users, Microsoft announced this week.

Small Business Server 2008 Preview Released

Microsoft yesterday issued a public preview of Windows Small Business Server (SBS) 2008 RC0.

Symantec App Suspect in XP SP3 Registry Problem

Symantec officials described a workaround to a problem that has affected some users upgrading to Windows XP Service Pack 3 who also use Symantec's security solutions.

More VMware Buzz as B-hive Acquisition Announced

When you have most of the marbles, it never hurts to have a few more.

Microsoft Revamps MSDN and TechNet

Microsoft late last week launched a revamped iteration of its highly trafficked resource sites for developers and IT professionals.

Computing Execs Form PAC To Fight Calif. IT Services Tax Proposal

With California facing a $16 billion budget deficit, representatives are looking for new ways to make up for the shortfall.

It Takes a Community

The PowerShell Community Extensions comes with a bevy of scripts and cmdlets that'll give you a leg up on automating your work.

ISA Server 2006 SP1 Planned for This Summer

Sometime this summer, Microsoft plans to roll out Service Pack 1 for Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 according to a recent team blog announcement.

Windows 7 Demo Focuses on Touch Interface

A touch user interface turned out to be the big surprise in Windows 7, the latest operating system being developed by Microsoft.

AtMail Launches Open Source Exchange Alternative

Last week, an open source variant of AtMail's commercial Webmail offering was released to the public.

Microsoft Rolls Exchange Labs Into Live@edu

Microsoft's suite of online tools focused on education has been expanded to include a "hosted" Exchange service with prototype features not yet available to the public.

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