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Microsoft Debuts Windows CE Beta

While Windows Vista gets all the attention, embedded version of Windows quietly being revamped.

Microsoft Releases 3 Security Fixes for Windows, Exchange

As expected, Microsoft Corp. today released three new security bulletins today as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday announcement, with two of the patches being rated as "critical."

WinHEC To Feature Hybrid Hard Drive, Vista and Longhorn Betas

Samsung Electronics and Microsoft will introduce later this month a production-ready hybrid hard drive (HHD) that combines flash NAND memory with a large disk drive to dramatically speed system bootups, a Korean paper reports.

Microsoft’s Greatest Glitches: Sysprep Admin Passwords

Here’s what to do when the sysprep mini-setup is not properly setting the Administrator password.

Microsoft Preps New Version of Windows CE

While Microsoft Corp. has been beset by delays in its new operating system for personal computers, developers quietly have been working on a new version of another Windows, this one found in everything from sewing machines to sophisticated cell phones.

Microsoft Ships Prerelease of Compute Cluster Server

Microsoft announced Monday it is shipping the first "release candidate" or RC for its long-awaited Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003.

Gates Touts Vista's Gaming Features at E3

Gaming goes cross-platform, as Microsoft extends offerings to cell phones and upcoming Windows Vista.

Calif. Man Pleads Guilty in Hospital Hack

A man pleaded guilty to charges of launching an attack that hit tens of thousands of computers, including some that belonged to the Department of Defense, and crippled a hospital's network.

Microsoft's Strider Project Unveils URL Tracer

New Web tool lets users see if a URL leads to malware or typo-domains.

Dell Warns 1Q Earnings Will Miss Mark

Amid stiffening competition, computer maker Dell Inc. said Monday its fiscal first-quarter results will miss earnings targets, blaming the shortfall on "pricing decisions."

Recycling: It's Good for the Script

Modularize your VBScripts with subs and functions.

Click Fraud Concerns Hound Google

John Thys still hasn't figured out how much his company has paid Google Inc. for bogus sales referrals caused by "click fraud" -- a sham aimed at a perceived weakness in the Internet search leader's lucrative advertising network.

N.Y. Lawmaker Sues Google Over Child Porn

A Long Island politician sued Google Inc. on Thursday claiming the search engine leader is profiting from illegal child pornography.

Ballmer Boasts of Search Engine Progress

Two years after conceding his company erred in not developing its own search engine, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer boasted Thursday of progress in fighting industry leaders Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.

Intel To Unveil Single Brand for New Chips

Intel Corp. on Monday plans to unveil a single brand name for a new generation of chips for laptop PCs and desktop machines, calling them the Core 2 Duo.

Court Orders Spyware Operator to Pay $4 Million

A federal court has ordered a man who was at the center of the nation's first "spyware" case to give up $4 million in ill-gotten gains.

IT Weekly Roundup, May 5

From the business wires this week: a server password management app, .NET rules and Group Policy tools, an enterprise security report solution, and more.

Spammer Targets Blue Frog Anti-Spam List

One spammer has managed to identify e-mail addresses on a "do-not-spam" list touted as secure, taking advantage of an obvious flaw with such lists and prompting critics to wonder what took so long.

U.S. Defends New Internet Wiretap Rules in Appeals Court

The Bush administration is defending new federal rules making it easier for police and the FBI to wiretap Internet phone calls.

UGS and Microsoft To Collaborate on Product Lifecycle Management

Product life-cycle management (PLM) applications vendor UGS and Microsoft announced this week a multi-year alliance through which they will collaborate to host the smaller company’s suite of products entirely on Windows -- a first, they say.

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