Project Codename Sundance Beta Windows Security Accelerator
Microsoft has debuted into Beta a new project designed to bulletproof the Windows platform along with the Office System.
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17.12.2008 Windows Mobile 7 info 1000 engineers working on project
Microsoft has confirmed that the current team of 1,000 developers, working on Windows Mobile 7, are planning to feature social networks as a key element of Windows Mobile 7.
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17.9.2009 Microsoft Security Advisory 927891 non security-Fix for Windows Installer
Ok this is the MSI fix (Windows Update Client 100%CPU issue) as discussed before here on Bink.nu. For best results also install the new update client . This client will be distributed worldwide in June through Microsoft/Windows Update and WSUS.
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23.5.2007 Microsoft Windows Vista Security: Setting a New Standard for Security and Privacy Through Innovation and Collaboration
For more than 30 years, information and communications technologies have transformed the global economy and personal communications.
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17.9.2006 Microsoft's Origami Project
A strange site has popped up recently and caused a little stir amongst the Windows communities.
Origamiproject.com is owned by Microsoft and hints at some announcement being made on the 2nd March 2006.
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25.5.2006 New project for converting WordprocessingML to HTML
It looks like there is a new project starting up on the OpenXMLDeveloper.org community for transforming WordprocessingML into HTML using XSLT.
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17.7.2006 Bill Gates' new project: Farming
Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates announced a new direction Friday as he pledged $306 million in grants to develop farming in poor countries, leading the charge for corporate responsibility at a major meeting of business chiefs.
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26.1.2008 Microsoft taps Transmeta for secretive project
Transmeta's work with Microsoft involves a variation of its low-power Efficeon chip
Just weeks after Microsoft pulled back the curtains on its Origami project, chip design company Transmeta has slipped out a few more details about another of the software giant's secretive development projects.
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20.3.2006 Microsoft Search Head Denies New Project
Reports of a secret Silicon Valley search engine project are news to the company's head of search and advertising.
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6.6.2007 Download Duke Nukem 3D: Hi Res Project
Manhattan Project is occasionally frustrating, but when it's good, it's very, very good.
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Microsoft Origami Project pictures leaked online
Just three days before an official announcement it to me made from Microsoft it appears photos of the new Origami Project have been leaked online.
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6.3.2006Just three d OSx86 project offers $1 bounty for a Vista boot
The ink is barely dry on narf/blanka's checks, and already the OSx86 project has launched a new contest for getting Microsoft Vista to dual-boot on an Intel Mac (although it seems copies of that particular OS may be rather scarce for awhile), but this time the prize will be a bit smaller- thousands of dollars smaller, actually.
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22.3.2006 Microsoft and Ford to Announce Joint Development Project
As 2007 dawns on us, automaker Ford and software powerhouse Microsoft are expected to announce plans for Windows based, in-car computers.
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31.12.2006 Project Indiana: Could Sun outshine Microsofts Silverlight?
At its JavaOne conference, which kicks off in San Francisco on May 8, Sun is promising a major technology unveiling, code-named "Project Indiana."
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8.5.2007 Microsoft Debuts Project 2010, Beta Test Soon
Microsoft today is expected to unveil key details of the next version of Project, which will roll in key improvements while strengthening its ties with other Office software. The new edition of Project will feature the Office "ribbon" user interface, as well as a new timeline view and the ability to sync with SharePoint task lists.
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16.9.2009 Helios: Another Microsoft operating system project to watch
Microsofts researchers are working on yet another operating-system research project which can trace its roots to the companys Singularity project.
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28.9.2009 Microsoft to Unveil New Certification Program for Office Project 2007
Microsoft will introduce a new Office Project 2007 certification program and a new portal, the EPM Connect, at the Project Management Institute Global Congress 2006 conference in Seattle the week of Oct. 23.
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21.10.2006 Security Tab Fixer for Windows XP - Activate Security Tab Under File, Folder Property Menu
Unlike Windows Vista & Windows 7, Window XP do not show Security tab under file or folder properties dialogue box.
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28.6.2009 Microsoft Office 2010 Beta 2 Build 14.0.4514.1007 Download with Project and Visio
Another new build of Microsoft Office 2010 from beta branch has been compiled by Microsoft mid October, and had since leaked to Internet. The Microsoft Office 2010 Beta 2 with build version 14.0.4514.1009.
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12.11.2009 Screenshots of Microsoft Office 12 Project Dogfood Build 12.0.3111.1011
From Activewin: "We have posted 8 screenshots of the early preview build of Microsoft Office Project 12. The shots feature a wide variety of the program features, including gantt charts, and more."
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Bing Project Silk Road Now with Bing API 2.0
The Live Search to Bing rebranding covers the complex variety of nooks and crannies associated with Microsoft's search engine, including the application programming interface.
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10.6.2009 Windows 7 security enhancements
Windows 7 makes remote connectivity to corporate networks seamless, protects data on thumb drives, and offers fewer user account control prompts to bug users compared to Vista, Microsoft said on Monday.
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24.4.2009 Windows Vista's new security features
Microsoft's new operating system won't be out until late 2006, but here's a look at some of the new security features expected.
It seems that every time I sit down with Microsoft to discuss Windows Vista, something has been changed or added, which is good. In some cases, something has been removed, which is bad. One and a half years from launch, I understand that beta code changes frequently. Here's my standard disclaimer: the following article is based on the last build from Microsoft, Windows Vista build 5219, released September 2005.
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Security Update for Windows Vista
A remote code execution security issue has been identified in the Graphics Rendering Engine that could allow an attacker to remotely compromise your Windows-based system and gain control over it.
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16.1.2006 Security warnings over Windows Vista
Microsoft is coming under increasing fire over the security of its Windows software.
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3.10.2006 First security fail found in Windows 7
The good folks at F-Secure uncover the first Windows 7 security fail and its a classic.
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5.5.2009 Microsoft Windows XP Security Guide 2.2
The Windows XP Security Guide has been updated to provide specific recommendations about how to harden computers that run Windows XP with SP2 in three distinct environments.
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12.4.2006 Windows Gets Largest Security Update in Over a Year
12. That's the number of updates to be released with the June security patches. Of the twelve, nine are specific to the Windows operating system itself and one of those is listed as "critical" designating it as a severe security concern. Two are related to the Microsoft Office productivity suite and one is for Microsoft Exchange e-mail server.
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13.6.2006 Introduction to Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security is a stateful, host-based firewall that blocks incoming and outgoing connections based on its configuration.
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19.8.2006 Critical Security Update for Windows 7 Beta
A security issue has been identified that could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it.
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11.3.2009Microsoft's worst run project: Windows 2000
Microsofts Iain McDonald,
director of project management
for Windows Server, says the
worst run project at the
software giant was Windows
2000.
That tidbit
comes from an
interview
Mary Jo Foley just posted.
To folks that arent
familiar with the intricacies
of Microsoft this revelation
is a bit of a stunner. Was
Windows 2000 really a worse
run project than Vista, which
had a do-over in the middle of
the project? Windows ME? That
couldnt have been so hot. When
you ponder all of Microsofts
worst hitsand the projects
behind themWindows 2000
doesnt instantly register. In
fact, Ed Bott gave Windows
2000 a 9 on a 10 scale in his
rating of Windows versions...
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04.07.2007Secure your Windows and Office 2007 installations
Paul Cooke, Director Windows Client group, today announced at the Windows Blog the beta release of project codename Sundance. The project is released
by the Microsoft's Solution Accelerator team and is aimed at configuring and deploying security settings for both Windows and Office 2007. With
more than 700 security setting recommendations, the guidance and tools included should help fine-tune the security posture of Windows and Office 2007
deployments. The solution accelerator helps users to: Accelerate and secure deployments Provide higher reliability Comprehensive solution Manage risk
Image Courtesy: Windows Blog You can apply for the beta program via Microsoft Connect. Browse through the Connection Directory to apply for the beta
program.
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16.12.2008Managing Increasingly Complex Project Portfolios
Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Solution delivers end-to-end project governance to ensure alignment with business objectives and
regulatory compliance, and seamless integration with Microsoft Office opens out new project management capabilities to designated employees...
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30.10.2007Bill Gates on Project Natal and Windows
Project Natal was unveiled as a revolutionary new gesture-based controller for the Xbox 360 during this year's E3 games expo, but while you may be
looking forward to using it to control games in your living room it could also find its way into your office, according to Bill Gates. In an
interview with CNET News, the Microsoft chairman and former CEO Bill Gates revealed that the company is looking at ways of using the Project Natal
hardware with Windows PCs through the same "software libraries and applications." The ideas started in Microsoft Research, which is the "crown
jewel in terms of always feeding neat new things into Microsoft" in the eyes of Gates.
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16.07.2009Mozilla develops browser security metrics
Mozilla is piloting a project designed to develop a better model for the security of Firefox, by tracking a whole series of metrics over time.
Instead of simply recording the number of patches issued in a year the scheme also aims to gauge the relative risk to users over
time and the effectiveness of Mozilla's developers in trying to develop a more secure browser.
The approach will allow Mozilla
to develop a baseline model for the security of its browser that measures factors such as how long users are exposed to bugs (the so-called window of
vulnerability). This model will be refined over time, a
post on Mozilla's security blog explains.
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10.07.2008Top 10 reasons you shouldn't be a project manager
You've all seen top 10 lists of the best traits of a project manager or the top 10 skills of a project manager. However, project management is not
for everyone. Many people have some of the traits to be a good project manager, but they also have many traits that make them a bad fit for the
position. Here's my list of indications that you may not be well suited to be a project manager. Note: These are not in any ranked order.
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01.10.2007Microsoft Unveils Microsoft Project 2010
Today, at Microsoft Project Conference 2009, Microsoft Corp. announced that the public beta of Microsoft Project 2010 will become available later this
year, and revealed the products enhanced project and portfolio management features for the first time. Microsoft also disclosed packaging information
that streamlines the number of Microsoft Project editions from four to three. Starting today, customers can pre-register for the Microsoft Project
2010 beta at
http://www.microsoft.com/project/2010.
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16.09.2009Mozilla Hires Microsoft
Security Exec
Mozilla strengthened its
commitment to security with
the hire of a former Microsoft
executive who was responsible
for some of the security
functionality within Windows
XP SP2 and Windows 2003.
Window Snyder will head
Mozilla's long-term security
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07.09.2006Steve Riley on Windows 7 Security
Paul Cooke: While walking the show floor here at RSA, I ran into Steve Riley, whos an incredibly passionate and knowledgeable Security Evangelist (or
officially Senior Technical Evangelist) in Microsofts Trustworthy Computing organization. Hes a well respected and sought out speaker on security
topics. So I thought it would be great to get Steves take on his favorite two security features in Windows 7. Take a look at what Steve has to say
about Windows 7 security!
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23.04.2009Google Puts Library Project on Hold
Search giant Google said late Thursday that it would stop an ambitious project to scan and index the entire catalog of five libraries until November. The project originally launched in December and quickly came under fire from several groups, including one that accused Google Print of promoting a "unipolar world view."..
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14.08.2005Cyberattacks outstripping defences
Cyberattacks today have become so complex that there may be no real way to completely protect against them, internet security researchers have
warned.
Speaking to the media in Kuala Lumpur at this week's
Hack in the Box Security Conference, Lance Spitzner, president of the Honeynet Project, said malicious software writers have
been producing sophisticated codes, motivated mainly by the prospect of making millions of dollars from their exploits.
"The
techniques used by criminal hackers are changing so rapidly now that it's difficult to keep up with them," Spitzner said. "In the end, it's all
about returns on investment
because, by changing their attacks, there is so much more money to make."
An
organisation dedicated to improving the security of the internet, the Honeynet Project employs a network of "honeypots", internet-attached servers
that behave as decoys to lure potential hackers in order to study their techniques and monitor malicious activities. ..
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Organizing the Windows 7 Project
Jon DeVaan: Steven wrote about how we organize the engineering team on Windows which is a very important element of how work is done. Another
important part is how we organize the engineering project itself.
Id like to start with a couple of quick notes. First is that
Steven reads and writes about ten times faster than I do, so dont be too surprised if you see about that distribution of words between the two of us
here. (Be assured that between us I am the deep thinker :-). Or maybe I am just jealous.) Second is that we want do want to keep sharing the how we
build Windows 7 topics since that gives us a shared context for when we dive into feature discussion as we get closer to the PDC and WinHEC. We want
to discuss how we are engineering Windows 7 including the lessons learned from Longhorn/Vista. All of these realities go into our decision making on
Windows 7.
OK, on to the tawdry bits.
winbeta.org - 07.09.2008
10 Warning Signs of Project Failure
Unless you are in a mature industry such as banking or insurance, where information is the life-blood of what you do, chances are you will be familiar
with at least some of these 10 project management failings put together by Robert Francis Group analyst Mimi Ho.
"One, they're
right on the button and two, if you take a look at the large majority of them, it all has to do with project planning and early stages of analysis
that companies like to jump over," said Jeff Monteforte, owner of Exential, an independent project management consultancy in Cleveland, Ohio.
In other words, when IT projects fail it rarely is a result of the technology. At its core, project management is all about people.
winbeta.org - 23.10.2007
Windows Server 2008 Security Guide
As an IT professional focused on security, you know firsthand how essential your servers are to keeping your organization up and running. Its your job
to stand guard over these essential assets, and to prevent them from going down. Windows Server 2008 is engineered from the ground up with security in
mind. The Windows Server 2008 Security Guide is designed to further enhance the security of the servers in your organization by taking full advantage
of the new and improved security technologies and features in Windows Server 2008. Use the guidance to deploy your security baseline quickly and
reliably, harden your server workloads, and evaluate security setting recommendations to meet the requirements of your environment.
winbeta.org - 27.02.2008
Windows XP Gets Security
Certification
Touting the success of it's
new Security Development
Lifecycle (SDL) process,
Microsoft late Wednesday said
Windows Server 2003 and
Windows XP SP2 Professional
and Embedded have secured the
highest Common Criteria
security certification from
the United States
government's National
Information Assurance
Partnership...
betanews.com - 15.12.2005
Windows 7: Action Center Overview
So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following, along with a quick Windows 7 Beta review: Windows 7: User Account Control
(UAC) Overview Windows 7: Calibate Your Display Windows 7: Federated SearchOver the next few weeks we will be adding many more focus items on Windows
7 including Touch, Internet Explorer 8, Windows 7 networking and media enhancements. Stay tuned for the ultimate Windows 7 focus from Neowin.net. Here
is an overview on the new Windows 7 Action Center. Windows Vista Security Center Microsoft introduced the Security Center in Windows Vista where
users can find information about the system security and also troubleshoot security problems if any.
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neowin.net - 09.01.2009
Palm joins Adobe's Open Screen Project, Pre supports Flash
As Business Wire is reporting, Palm has joined Adobe's Open Screen Project, a project in which many industry leading mobile phone developers are
"working together to provide a consistent runtime environment and user experience across mobile phones, desktops, and other consumer electronics
devices." The Open Screen Project has many well-known partners, including Nokia, Intel, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and even the BBC. The
Project benefits many people, from OEMs down to end users, because it focuses on 'reducing fragmentation through a consistent runtime environment
that reflects the needs of the various ecosystem constituents.' For more information about the Open Screen Project, please visit its website.
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neowin.net - 16.02.2009
Microsoft Buys Project
Software Firm
Microsoft on Friday announced
plans to acquire software and
intellectual property from
United Management
Technologies, which it will
integrate into the next
revision of Office. UMT
provides project and portfolio
management software that
already connects with
Microsoft Office Enterprise
Project Management...
betanews.com - 16.12.2005
Microsoft Project 2007 SDK December 2007 Update Available
The Microsoft Office Project 2007 SDK is a release for solution providers, value-added resellers, and other developers to learn about the new Project
Server 2007 platform, and how to extend and integrate Project Server 2007 with other applications for enterprise project management (EPM). It features
conceptual and how-to articles, sample code, and programming references.
The download file for the Project 2007 SDK is updated
from the July 2007 SDK download. The pj12ProjectSDK.exe download includes two HTML Help files: PJSDK2007.chm (conceptual topics and managed code
reference), and pj12ReportingDB.chm (the Reporting Database Schema reference). OLAPCubeSchemas.xls is a Microsoft Office Excel file that lists the
dimensions, measures, and properties of the 14 Project Server OLAP cubes. Additional references include the default Project Guide files and the XML
schemas for Project 2007 and the ChangeXML parameter for Statusing methods in the Project Server Interface (PSI).
winbeta.org - 13.12.2007
ATI Driver Flaw Leaves Vista Kernel Open To Attacks
An unpatched flaw in drivers
from ATI creates a security
hole to sneak malware past the
improved security features in
Windows Vista and straight to
the Vista Kernel. Microsoft
says that they are working
with ATI to release an update
and security watchers think
that might be far from
straightforward to roll-out.
The existence of this flaw in
ATI's driver came about after
a developer released a
proof-of-concept tool call
"Purple Pill" which creates
an easy way to load and unload
unsigned and potentially
malicious drivers on Windows
Vista. The utility can be used
to circumvent new anti-rootkit
defenses that are built into
Windows Vista by turning off
checks for signed drivers.
The developer that
wrote the "Purple Pill" tool
pulled the utility hours after
its release and realizing that
the ATI driver flaw "Purple
Pill" uses, which was
recently presented by Vista
Kernel security expert Joanna
Rutkowska at Black Hat last
week. The functionality of
"Purple Pill" is similar to
that of "Atsiv" a tool which
was designed by Linchpin Labs
in Austrailia and is part of a
research project into driver
signing. Microsoft recently
responded to the development
of "Atsiv" by revoking it's
license and classifying it as
malware, much to Linchpin
Labs' surprise. "Atsiv" had
evolved into a project that
allowed users using legacy
hardware to deploy Windows
Vista and to install unsigned
drivers for the legacy
hardware.
neowin.net - 13.08.2007
