Archive for the ‘Software’ Category

NEW: Google Chrome 2.0 - Fast but lacking features

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Google has released Chrome 2.0. The speed-demon browser gets an additional kick of speed, a few more features, and a load of bug fixes.

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New Microsoft Office 2010 test build leaks

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Microsoft officials said last week that the company would release a new test build of its Office 2010 suite in July. But it looks like some testers got it at the end of this week and subsequently leaked it to the Web.
The build that leaked is not the January alpha. It likely is the invitation-only [...]

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Microsoft plugs 14 PowerPoint security holes

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Microsoft has slapped a massive band-aid on its PowerPoint presentation software to cover at least 14 documented security vulnerabilities.
The MS09-017 update, rated “critical,” includes a fix for a known code execution flaw that was used to launch targeted exploits via rigged PowerPoint files.
From the bulletin:
The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by modifying the way that [...]

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Google Chrome wins browser updating race

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Browser vendors all update their software often to patch for security issues. The problem is that not all browser users update to the latest versions quickly, if at all.
A new study from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology’s Stefan Frei and Google’s Thomas Duebendorfer looked at how quickly users were updating their browsers based on [...]

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Cloud vs sand: Google vs Microsoft

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The numbers don’t lie
An independent study found on-site Microsoft apps - Office and Exchange - cost 20x in capital dollars and 5x-6x more than Google Apps on a 3 year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) basis. How can Microsoft compete?
The debate
Cloud, as in Google apps, and sand, as in locally hosted Microsoft apps, are battling [...]

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Adobe plugs hole in Flash Media Server

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Adobe has shipped a Flash Media Server patch to fix a vulnerability that allowed attackers to execute remote procedures in Flash Media Interactive Server or Flash Media Streaming Server.
The update is available for Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 3.5.1, Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server 3.5.1 and earlier. It is rated “important” and affects both [...]

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Five ‘must-secure’ Web app vulnerabilities

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Security holes in the Apache Geronimo Application Server and SAP cFolders headline a list of five serious Web app vulnerabilities that demand immediate attention.
According to Mark Painter from the HP Security Laboratory, the Geronimo flaws expose users to a variety of attack vectors that could lead to the theft of sensitive information and cookie-based authentication [...]

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