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Microsoft stengthens anti-piracy check on Windows XP
Microsoft has updated the Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Notification software that verifies whether a copy of Windows is genuine in its Windows XP Professional edition, making it similar to the notification in Windows Vista and thus more persistently visible to users.
Alex Kochis, a Microsoft director of product marketing and management, said in a blog posting that the company made the changes to the WGA alerts for XP Pro because it is "the product edition that is most often stolen".
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- Microsoft says uptake of 64-bit Vista has tripled
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Vista could still triumph for Microsoft
Microsoft's current operating system is often derided but is the tide turning in its favour?
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Desktop virtualisation: Vista 's secret weapon?
As Microsoft continues to recommend that business customers not pass over Vista in favour of the forthcoming Windows 7, the company has been working quietly to improve its software for desktop virtualisation, which could in the future alleviate obstacles like application compatibility that have plagued Vista adoption.
News analysis
Microsoft fights piracy amongst partners
Microsoft may have a massive army of channel partners selling and supporting its software, but not all are equally loyal. Some knowingly install counterfeit software alongside legitimate seats. Others turn a blind eye to customers with lapsed licences.
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Bill Gates' final day
Bill Gates has transformed the IT industry. On his last day, we look at his achievements, some duff moments and his plans for the future.
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The future according to Bill Gates
Bill Gates has never been shy of predicting the future of technology. Over the years, Gates' vision of the future has covered everything from interacting more with digital devices with voice recognition, to the eradication of disease and poverty. Some of his predictions have been spot on, but other couldn't have been further from reality. We've dug up some of his best quotes.
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Mozilla Firefox browser gets security boost
Carnegie-Mellon University is making available a free add-on to Mozilla Firefox 3.0 that is aimed at boosting browser security.
Management
HP completes EDS purchase
Hewlett-Packard said Tuesday that it has completed its US$13.9 billion purchase of massive systems integrator Electronic Data Systems, and it also revealed that EDS' top-level management structure would remain largely unchanged.
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Red Hat's servers hacked
Red Hat has confirmed that hackers have compromised infrastructure servers belonging to the company and the Fedora Project, including systems used to sign Fedora packages.
