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Excel vulnerabilities revealed on 'slower' Patch Tuesday: Coming off a record-making Patch Tuesday in February, Microsoft announces a lighter load of bulletins and advisories targeting client operating...

Microsoft Predicts Tame Patch Tuesday for March: Microsoft published the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2010 and there are only two security bulletins predicted for next...

IBM: Vulnerabilities fell in 2009, but other risks abound: The number of software vulnerabilities fell overall in 2009, but the number of bugs in document readers and multimedia applications increased by 50...

A Smart Path To Virtualization WHITE PAPER: As server virtualization continues to transform the data center, enterprises have some critical decisions to make. How will they migrate to a fully...

Install software updates and security patches without rebooting: For server administrators, installing software updates and security patches is a critical part of the job. But it's also expensive and disruptive...

Adobe to rush out another critical Reader patch: Just weeks after patching a critical flaw, Adobe Systems is rushing out another patch for its Reader and Acrobat software. The company also patched a...

Microsoft says malware causing blue screen crashes: A hard-to-detect rootkit may be causing Windows XP systems to crash following Microsoft's latest security updates.

Analytics in Data: Simplify the Effort, Power up the Capability WHITE PAPER: Beyond reporting and manipulation of aggregated data through reports or dashboards, the need for more advanced analytics is being felt. Previously...

Slew of Critical Updates from Microsoft: Time flies. Another month has gone by and Patch Tuesday is upon us again. Microsoft is delivering a record-tying 13 security bulletins for February,...

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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday to be all about required reboots: Microsoft Windows shops will see one phrase repeated over and over on Patch Tuesday: "required reboot."

Emergency Internet Explorer patch available: Microsoft's emergency Internet Explorer 6 patch will be available from 6pm UK time. Facebook has begun warning members logging in to its social...

A Cure for Server Sprawl WHITE PAPER: Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting helps DeKalb Medical create a virtualized server environment to eliminate up to 90 servers and reduce power...

RealPlayer fix addresses 11 security bugs: US-CERT is advising users to upgrade their RealPlayer software after the company patched 11 security bugs.

D-Link issues fixes for router vulnerabilities: Router manufacturer D-Link admitted Friday that some of its routers have a vulnerability that could allow hackers access to a device's administrative...

Oracle critical patch update includes 24 fixes: Oracle on Tuesday will release a patch update that includes 24 security fixes for its database, application server and other products.

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