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Beware the rogue Wi-Fi access point in Windows 7

Microsoft Windows 7 contains software that can turn a laptop into a rogue Wi-Fi access point that masks the entry of hackers onto the corporate network, according to an engineer.

Crooks and scammers avoid Windows 7 protection

Users are often the weak link in the chain

BMW powers ahead with Windows 7

A year ago, the IT department at German automobile giant BMW started testing the Windows 7 beta - with the hopes of having the OS deployed for a few hundred workers by the end of 2009.

Have you applied these patches?

Everyone who patches is safer, but not everyone patches. The gap between the two facts is too deep for even security experts to explain, although they try, with theories running from the conspiratorial -- pirates hate to patch, they say, because they're afraid vendors, Microsoft mostly, will spy them out -- to the prosaic ... that people are, by nature, just lazy.

Microsoft roadkill on the journey to Windows 7

Microsoft has long copied ideas of its rivals and moved to put many out of business. Relive the dark side of the journey to Windows 7.

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Windows 7 quad core speed tests

Do multi core chips really make a difference?

Red Hat shares worth more than Microsoft

Open source vendor shows Linux business value

Windows 7: How to upgrade from XP

Upgrading from XP will be harder than from Vista.

Is Microsoft Windows 7 right for netbooks?

Consumers may not like the taste of latest Microsoft OS

Microsoft software licensing: A nightmare

Small businesses and enterprises confused by Microsoft licence programmes

Seven half-truths about virtualisation

Seven half-truths about virtualisation

Cutting through the hype around virtualisation technology.

Microsoft embraces Linux - roundup

Microsoft embraces Linux - roundup

Microsoft’s historic decision to donate code to the Linux kernel marks a fundamental change in IT.

Five questions about Google Chrome OS

Five questions about Google Chrome OS

'Will Chrome OS keep Microsoft up at night?' and other burning questions

Windows XP to Windows 7 upgrade has hidden dangers

Windows XP to Windows 7 upgrade has hidden dangers

Organisations hoping to upgrade to Windows 7 XP, rather than going via Vista, could find Microsoft has it harder and costlier for them to upgrade to the new OS. Gartner analyst Michael Silver says, "It's a disaster waiting to happen".

Juggling the migration from  XP to Windows 7

Juggling the migration from XP to Windows 7

Corporate migration to Windows 7 may be less about evaluating the new Microsoft operating system and more about how to properly gauge the correct time to get XP off client desktops.

City of Miami trials early Windows 7 release

City of Miami trials early Windows 7 release

Windows 7 early adopters plan to use the user interface enhancements and the "under the hood" networking features.

Has Microsoft lost its war on open source?

Has Microsoft lost its war on open source?

Is Microsoft a friend or foe of open source? Going by the company's actions, Microsoft can't seem to decide whether to make love or war. But if it's war, Microsoft appears to lack the legal weaponry to defeat or even disturb its adversaries.

Microsoft Windows 7 team learns from Vista failure

Microsoft Windows 7 team learns from Vista failure

Microsoft has a lot riding on Windows 7 and it believes the way it has handled the development process will give a real incentive to business users to swiftly upgrade to the new operating system

Microsoft Windows 7 enterprise bundle details revealed

Microsoft Windows 7 enterprise bundle details revealed

Microsoft has detailed the features that will be included in its Windows 7 Enterprise edition when it is released later this year.

Windows 7: What's in it for the enterprise?

Windows 7: What's in it for the enterprise?

Microsoft spells out the enterprise features of its new operating system - though many will be dependent on the deployment of Windows Server 2008.

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