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1. NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Cert site takes a fall, Dell announces recall - You can't keep a good OS down -- or pull a bad one up

Subjects
64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Computer battery, Microcomputer industry, Operating system, Computer industry, Dell Inc. -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Windows Vista (Operating system) -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Computer software industry -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Operating systems -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Computer industry -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development
Abstract

That hissing sound coming from Cupertino is Steve Jobs' blood pressure hitting high boil. Not just from the options scandal that suddenly went from 'insignificant' to 'please stand by while […]

Published
2006

2. Vista's Fortified Kernel Could Trouble Third-Party Apps

Subjects
64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Windows Vista (Operating system) -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Kernels -- Product defects and recalls, Computer software industry -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Operating systems -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls
Abstract

Researchers at Symantec are questioning whether security modifications added to the kernel of Microsoft's Vista operating system could prevent the anti-virus company, and other third-party software makers, from enjoying the […]

Published
2006

3. MS Watches as Vista Gets '0wn3d' by Rootkit

Subjects
64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Windows Vista (Operating system) -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Computer software industry -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Operating systems -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls
Abstract

LAS VEGAS--Ben Fathi slipped into the darkened, standing-room-only conference room and took a seat on the carpeted floor. On the Black Hat stage, malware researcher Joanna Rutkowska, of COSEINC, was […]

Published
2006

4. Phishers use Microsoft Word hole as bait - Defense contractors targeted in spear phishing campaign

Author

Roberts, Paul F.

Subjects
Document editing software, Technology application, Word processing software, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Word (Word processing software) -- Usage -- Product defects and recalls, Computer software industry -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Internet fraud -- Technology application -- Prevention -- Usage, Phishing -- Technology application -- Prevention -- Usage, Word processing software -- Product defects and recalls -- Usage -- Product development
Abstract

Microsoft last week said it would rush to deliver a patch for a recently discovered hole in Microsoft Word that was being used in sophisticated online attacks. The company plans […]

Published
2006

5. Microsoft Shuts Windows on New PC Firmware

Subjects
Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Computer software industry -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development, Firmware -- Product development, Microcode -- Product development
Abstract

Microsoft has pushed back its plans to support a new type of PC firmware, called UEFI, or United Extensible Firmware Interface, which has begun working its way into the PC […]

Published
2006

6. Will Security Fallout Dull Microsoft Lonestar's Shine?

Subjects
Internet security, Tablet computer, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Comdex, Computer software industry -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Internet -- Safety and security measures, Tablet computers -- Product development
Abstract

If it's the Sunday night before Comdex, it must be time for yet another Bill Gates keynote. And, if recent history offers any guidance, we can expect get an earful […]

Published
2003

7. software ; MS delays Office launch

Author

Cushing, Karl

Subjects
Business application suite, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Office 2003 (Business application suite) -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development, Computer software industry -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Integrated software -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls
Abstract

Karl Cushing karl.cushing@rbi.co.uk Microsoft is to delay the launch of Office 2003 to carry out more 'improvements' following negative feedback from users beta testing the software. The company had planned […]

Published
2003

8. Win95 patch: how bad will side effects be?

Author

Pontin, Jason and Scannell, Ed

Subjects
64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Software quality, Memory manager, Operating system, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Windows 95 (Operating system) -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Computer software industry -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Software -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development, Operating systems -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls
Abstract

While Microsoft Corp. claims that a change to how memory resources are handled in Windows 95 memory is an easily fixable bug and not a design flaw, the company is […]

Published
1995

9. Microsoft issues four security warnings. (Briefs)

Subjects
64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Computer software industry -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Operating systems -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development
Abstract

Meanwhile, Microsoft issued four new bulletins about security holes in its software, including two that were given 'critical' severity ratings by the company. One of those involves the Remote Access […]

Published
2002

10. Microsoft marshals resources to mend Office 97 glitches

Author

Foster, Ed and Santoni, Andy

Subjects
Business application suite, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Office 97 (Business application suite) -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Computer software industry -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Integrated software -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls
Abstract

Microsoft heard corporate user complaints about Office 97 upgrade problems loudly and clearly, and now that the company has finally turned its attention to the problem, it is putting its […]

Published
1997

11. Microsoft denies reports of Vista virus

Subjects
64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Windows Vista (Operating system) -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Computer software industry -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Operating systems -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls
Abstract

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-8 August 2005-Microsoft denies reports of Vista virus(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Microsoft has spoken out to quash rumours that Vista, its new version of Windows, has been attacked by […]

Published
2005

12. Reports of Win95's death have been greatly exaggerated

Author

Livingston, Brian

Subjects
64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Software quality, Product defect/failure, Operating system, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Windows 95 (Operating system) -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Computer software industry -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Software -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development, Operating systems -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Product quality
Abstract

A debate has been raging on bulletin boards and in the Windows 95 beta forums for the past three weeks regarding reports of an 'architectural flaw' in the Windows 95 […]

Published
1995

13. Microsoft Gets a New Patent

Subjects
Patent/copyright issue, Software quality, Software configuration management software, Microcomputer industry, Computer industry, International Business Machines Corp. -- Product information -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Copyright -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product development -- Product information -- Product defects and recalls, Software -- Product defects and recalls -- Product information -- Product development, Patents -- Product information, Computer industry -- Product development -- Product information -- Product defects and recalls
Abstract

The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted Microsoft a patent for a technique in reporting program failures, an action that prompted some observers to complain that a much more […]

Published
2003

14. Intel and Microsoft learn that trust is easier to lose than to win

Author

Gibson, Stan

Subjects
Microprocessor, 64-bit operating system, Product delay, 32-bit operating system, Software quality, Microprocessor upgrade, Product defect/failure, Operating system, Intel Corp. -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Central processing units -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development, Software -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development, Public relations, Operating systems -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microprocessors -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development, Product quality
Abstract

In the end, computing comes down to the two basic building blocks of computing: an operating system and the microprocessor on which it runs. The two companies that are most […]

Published
1994

15. Users forcing fixes to Word for OS/2 bugs

Author

Barney, Doug

Subjects
User need, Document editing software, Time to market, End user, Word processing software, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Word for OS-2 (Word processing software) -- Product defects and recalls, Program errors -- Product information -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development, Computer software industry -- Product information -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Debugging -- Product information, Product development -- Product information, End users -- Product information, Word processing software -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development -- Product information
Abstract

Angry corporate OS/2 users have pressured IBM and Microsoft Corp. to stop pointing fingers and resolve the problems with Microsoft Word for OS/2 1.1b. Users said Word crashes when running […]

Published
1993

16. MS01-003: Patch Available for Winsock Mutex Vulnerability

Subjects
64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Network access, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 (Network operating system) -- Product defects and recalls, Computer software industry -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development, Operating systems -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Access control (Computers) -- Product defects and recalls
Abstract

Issue: Like all other objects under Windows NT 4.0, synchronization objects that govern access to resources, called mutexes, have permissions associated that govern how they can be accessed. However, a […]

Published
2001

17. Microsoft, IBM face development snags in Presentation Manager: sources close to the effort say work is behind schedule, performance may suffer

Author

Bellamah, Pat

Subjects
64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Time to market, IEEE-488 interface, Operating system, International Business Machines Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, OS/2 Presentation Manager (GUI) -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Computer interfaces -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development, Operating systems -- Product development -- Product defects and recalls, Product development, Codes, Graphics software -- Product defects and recalls -- Product development, OS/2 -- Design and construction
Abstract

Microsoft, IBM Face Development Snags in Presentation Manager REDMOND, Wash.--Work on the OS/2 Presentation Manager is behind schedule, according to sources inside and close to Microsoft Corp., who say they […]

Published
1988

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