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Vulnerability Management Needed for Security, Study Says

Companies can avoid attacks and minimize security cost overruns by practicing IT vulnerability management, according to a July study published by the Aberdeen Group.

August 19, 2008 • by Jabulani Leffall

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Microsoft Changes Virtualization Licensing Rules

Microsoft has made substantial changes to its virtualization licensing program, changes that will lower the cost of using virtualization for many customers.

August 19, 2008 • by Keith Ward

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Windows 7 Gets a Blog

Microsoft's team developing the Windows 7 operating system has come out with a new blog called "Engineering Windows 7."

August 14, 2008 • by Kurt Mackie

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VMware's Updates Cause Problems, CEO Apologizes

Yesterday, August 12, was a blow-out day for some users of VMware's ESX 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 virtualization products, especially if they had applied the latest product updates called "Update 2."

August 13, 2008 • by Kurt Mackie

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WSUS Blocking: A Real Problem, Microsoft Says

Microsoft yesterday closed its investigation into an update blocking issue, disclosed in June, that affected users of Microsoft Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) 3.0 or Microsoft WSUS 3.0 Service Pack 1.

August 13, 2008 • by Kurt Mackie

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Microsoft Virtualization Launch Planned for Fall 2008

Microsoft today announced a launch event for its virtualization products, scheduled for Sept. 8, 2008 in Bellevue, Wash.

August 12, 2008 • by Kurt Mackie

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Microsoft's August Patch Brings 11 Security Fixes

Microsoft's August patch, slated to be the largest patch rollout since 12 bulletins hit users in February of 2007, came up one short of that record with today's release.

August 12, 2008 • by Jabulani Leffall

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VMware Teams Up With Linux Foundation

VMware joined the Linux Foundation on Monday.

August 7, 2008 • by Kurt Mackie

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Seven Critical Fixes Expected on Tuesday

IT Pros and system administrators will be mighty busy this month as Microsoft announced on Thursday that it plans to release 12 patches for its monthly security bulletin rollout.

August 7, 2008 • by Jabulani Leffall

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IBM Touts Linux Strategy with New Virt, SuSE, Supercomputer Intiatives

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. -- IBM made several announcements Tuesday at the annual LinuxWorld conference, introducing a new series of products, services and initiatives that the company says will "further expand IBM's commitment to Linux and open source by enabling the next generation of Linux."

August 6, 2008 • by John K. Waters

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