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Microsoft fixes 9 flaws in 6 patches; 4 are critical

Microsoft today released its October 2007 security bulletin, which includes six updates: four are designated as Critical by the software giant; two are deemed Important, and one previously announced patch was dropped. Read more »

Chills at Microsoft's security huddle

Microsoft likes to keep its friends close -- and now that security companies are its foes, it may well want to keep those even closer. Read more »

Facebook valued at $10bn as Microsoft opens wallet

Microsoft is in talks to acquire five percent of social-networking site Facebook, according to the Wall Street Journal. Read more »

IE most influential tech product in last 25 years?

Despite the ubiquity of the iPod, Microsoft's Internet Explorer is the 'most influential' tech product of the past 25 years, according to a survey of IT professionals. Read more »

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Is Microsoft learning from Web standards mistakes?

Microsoft has learned some very serious lessons when it comes to complying with Web standards after taking heavy criticism from the industry and, more importantly, a beating in the browser market share. Read more »

'Critical' Windows, Exchange fixes coming

As part of its monthly patching cycle, Microsoft plans on Tuesday to release three security bulletins with fixes for flaws in Windows and Exchange. Read more »

IE7 feature news emerges

It looks like Microsoft might be listening after all. News has leaked out that work is being done to implement several important demands from the Web development community into the next version of Internet Explorer. Read more »

EU slaps Microsoft with AU$1.4 billion fine

European Union regulators on Wednesday fined Microsoft a record 899 million euros, or AU$1.4 billion, for failing to comply with sanctions. Read more »

Mozilla slams Steve Jobs' Windows Safari plans

Mozilla's chief operating officer John Lilly has hit out at Apple's Steve Jobs, calling his plans for building Safari's market share "out of date" and "duopolistic". Read more »

Ex-MS security guru to dump Media Center for Linux?

Veteran Microsoft security expert, Jesper Johansson, says he may dump Microsoft's Windows Media Center in favour of Ubuntu-affiliated LinuxMCE after struggling with DRM (Digital Rights Management) software. Read more »

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Ecosystem breaking from Microsoft's grip?

Microsoft got where it is today through its influence over manufacturers. It no longer has the control it once enjoyed. Read more »

Check out these Web development tools from Microsoft

Many are often overwhelmed by the number of development tools and options streaming out of Redmond. Here's a rundown of the current Microsoft products that are available for building Web-based applications. Read more »

Bug hunters, software firms in uneasy alliance

Although many software makers promote responsible disclosure, it isn't universally backed by the security community. Critics say it could make security companies lazy in patching. Full disclosure of flaws is better is preferred. Read more »

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Weekly Roundup -- 3rd August 2007

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Welcome to the new Weekly Roundup. We continue to recap the last seven days and point out the stories that were interesting and thought provoking. Read more »

Microsoft's Web strategy at Tech.Ed

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- This week I'll be stepping back into the official Builder AU team to cover the annual Microsoft Tech.Ed developer conference that is being held just down the road from the CNET Australia offices in Sydney. Read more »

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  • Staff Shadow chasing in browsers

    The punching and counterpunching continued in the ongoing web browser development bout. Each time one browser closes a feature gap, a new feature appears in one of the others -- how we ever put up with the years of browser stagnation, I'll never know. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Chris Duckett Safari gets Gears

    Since its release in May last year, Gears has supported only Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers. With the addition of Safari into the Gears fold, it closes the loop of major browsers to support Gears Read more »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

  • Renai LeMay MyPerfect.com.au has potential

    Victorian Web start-up My Perfect has a strong story and rationale for why it will succeed. But it has to overcome some challenges and design flaws first. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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