EDA Wants Macs In Windows Environments
A group of five enterprise software companies announced the creation of the Enterprise Desktop Alliance (EDA) to facilitate the acceptance of the Mac in environments managed with Microsoft Windows.
The EDA will be hosting a series of events, including seminars and Webcasts, and will provide white papers, product information and other resources on the EDA web site.
“Interest in the Mac at large organizations is growing along with Apple’s market share,” said Bob O’Donnell, Vice President, IDC. “The challenge has been overcoming objections surrounding managing Macs within these corporate environments. Efforts that can make life easier for the IT professional and help the Mac become a more appealing and realistic alternative within the enterprise could help turn that interest into a stronger Mac presence.”
For IT Management
The EDA suite of solutions will enable IT departments to deploy, integrate
and manage Macs throughout the enterprise. They will use the same standard Windows-based management tools to support Macs as they do with Windows.
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday - June 10, 2008
Microsoft is preparing a security update for the June 10, 2008 patch Tuesday with seven bulletins, including three rated “critical” for issues affecting Internet Explorer, DirectX and Bluetooth. In addition to the three critical fixes, there are three important and one moderate.
Critical Fixes
1. Bluetooth Bulletin - Remote Code Execution
2. Internet Explorer Bulletin - Remote Code Execution
3. DirectX Bulletin - Remote Code Execution
Important Fixes
1. WINS Bulletin - Elevation of Privilege
2. Active Directory Bulletin - Denial of Service
3. PGM Bulletin - Denial of Service
Moderate Fixes
1. Kill Bit Bulletin - Remote Code Execution
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IT Manager Game 2.0 - Master The IT Universe
How can you become the master of the IT universe? Play Intel’s IT Manager 2.0 game. In the game you put your IT skills to the test. Solve problems, balance budgets and train your staff in your quest for an improved company.
The Flash driven game is a cute little distraction. Once you register read the instructions and begin play. The game play has you dropping your character on different problems. Adding to your skills is important. There are mini-games that require you to think and ones for fun like the Asteroids clone.
If you get good enough at the game your stock price will rise. There is an ITMG2 leader board that lists the top 50 companies (players), their level achieved and stock price.
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New Version of Microsoft Windows Every 2-3 Years?
In a recent address at the Digital Lifestyle Consortium, Microsoft founder Bill Gates gave his view of the future. “I see Windows, a major new version of Windows every two to three years.” Now we can look forward to OS changes every 2-3 years?
For an IT department this would be a nightmare. For Microsoft it would be a 2-3 year injection of money as users are forced to shell out for upgrades to get the latest and greatest Microsoft OS features.
With the poor acceptance of Microsoft Vista the rumors of Windows 7 appearing as early as 2009 are running wild. Mr. Gates seems to have validated those rumors in his speech. What some may not realize is that Vista was not an upgrade of XP. It is the core of Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft is not about to start all over with a new core. Windows 7 will be an upgrade to Windows Vista, not a replacement. This may be the model that Bill Gates speaks of.
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May 2008 Microsoft Security Patches
Microsoft announced that they will post four security updates on May 13, 2008. Three of them are critical and the fourth is moderate.
The three critical updates patch remote code execution vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Publisher. The forth moderate update patches a denial of service vulnerability in Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Antigen, Microsoft Windows Defender and Microsoft ForeFront Security.
The Microsoft Word patch also applies to Microsoft Office for Mac, Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 and the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack.
For more information read the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for May 2008.
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