Microsoft has called in the police after firing seven people whom it claims have abused its discounted software purchase program for employees. Internal investigations found the seven people had abused network access rights, passwords and the employee purchase program, said a Microsoft representative, who--citing legal reasons--declined to disclose further details of the alleged abuse. Microsoft is also refusing to say if any arrests have been made.
Microsoft debuts a malicious software removal tool today. It represents the first tangible fruits of Microsoft's June 2003 acquisition of Romanian anti-virus firm GeCAD Software.
Microsoft Corp. warned Windows users Tuesday of two new "critical" level security flaws in its software that could allow attackers to take control of a computer and delete or copy information.
The world's largest software maker issued patches to fix the problems as part of its monthly security bulletin, which affects the Windows operating system and the Internet Explorer Web browser.
Computer security experts urged users to download and install the patches, available at www.microsoft.com/security.
The ink is barely dry from Microsoft's acquisition of the GIANT Company Software, and already they are offering the first public beta release of a new application called Microsoft Anti-Spyware. In other words, Microsoft is getting into the anti-spyware market in a big way. What does this mean for customers?
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Despite suffering through an embarrassing computer crash that prompted jokes and guffaws, Bill Gates promised that Microsoft Corp. would help consumers stay plugged into technology, during a keynote speech Wednesday.
Microsoft UK has sacked seven employees and called in police following the "alleged abuse of [its] employee purchase programme".
The giant software company declined to go into details about incident citing legal reasons but confirmed that seven people had been dismissed.
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The alleged abuse is understood to involve the acquisition of discounted Microsoft gear through the company's employee purchase scheme which was then sold.
Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) is a security technology that helps protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software. Known spyware on your PC can be detected and removed. This helps reduce negative effects caused by spyware including slow PC performance, annoying pop-up ads, unwanted changes to Internet settings, and unauthorized use of your private information. Continuous protection improves Internet browsing safety by guarding over 50 ways spyware can enter your PC.
Microsoft has cancelled a version of Windows XP for Intel's Itanium processor that no one really used and even fewer people cared about.
Tomorrow at CES it's likely that Bill Gates will further unveil parts of Microsoft's plans for the next generation of Windows Mobile. Currently in beta testing, Magneto is the code-name for what is expected to be finally named as Windows Mobile 2005.
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Microsoft is abandoning one of its most controversial attempts to dominate the Internet after rival companies banded together to oppose it and consumers failed to embrace it.
The Redmond software company said Wednesday it would stop trying to persuade Web sites to use its Passport service, which stores consumers' credit-card and other information as Internet users surf from place to place.
