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Failed Windows XP Upgrade Downs 60,000 UK Gov’t PCs
Most of the desktop computers in the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions were paralyzed for four days on Monday, when a failed upgrade took them offline. The outage, covering 75 percent to 80 percent of the DWP’s 80,000 PCs, is one of the largest in the UK government’s not entirely impressive IT history. And…
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Microsoft Scraps Plans for Windows 2000 SP5
Microsoft Corp. has scrapped plans for Windows 2000 Service Pack 5. Instead, the software giant announced that a Windows 2000 Update Rollup will be released in mid-2005 to replace SP5 as the final security patch for the operating system. According to a message posted on Microsoft’s Windows 2000 site, “The Update Rollup will contain all…
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Monks’ Online Fruitcake Ordeal Shows Need to Meet Promises
I could hear the frustration in his voice as Brother Barnabas described the year’s chaos in trying to upgrade his Web site so that it could handle more orders. A year ago, this Cistercian monk at Holy Cross Abbey in Berryville, Va., was trying to find better ways to earn money for his highly regarded…
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Winamp Flaw Allows Attacks
Users of America Online Inc.’s Winamp media player are at risk of remote code execution attacks because of a flaw in the software, according to a warning from a security research firm. The flaw, which Secunia rates as “highly critical,” has been reported in Winamp versions 5.05 and 5.06. Prior versions also may be affected.…
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Microsoft Offers Olive Branch to XP Counterfeit Users
Microsoft Corp. is offering an olive branch to users of pirated versions of the Windows XP operating system. The software giant on Wednesday unveiled the Windows XP Counterfeit Project in the U.K., offering free replacements for what it describes as “high-quality counterfeit versions” of Windows XP. It is not yet clear if the offer will…
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Oracle’s Top Priority: Channel Repair
Now that Oracle has made its midnight announcement, it’s possible to regain some perspective. In the end, the most important thing for Oracle customers is not necessarily that PeopleSoft shareholders voted with their shares, deciding by close of business day Friday that a majority wanted to see their company engage in a proxy battle with…
