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Could Linux Fall Prey To Windows Malware?

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 05:20 PM ET | Nov 18, 2009

Can software that allows you to run Windows software on a Linux system also expose your system to Windows malware? In practice, the answer appears to be no.

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Intermedia Launches Hosted Version Of Exchange 2010 With "Guaranteed" Data Protection

Posted by Fredric Paul 06:45 PM ET | Nov 16, 2009

Intermedia says its the first third-party vendor to offer hosted Exchange 2010 service, and also claims to have the first "100% data protection guarantee." Just don't expect it to cover the real cost of your loss.

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New Ways To Run Windows On Your Macs

Posted by Jake Widman 08:38 PM ET | Nov 5, 2009

Both commercial options that let Mac-based businesses run Windows programs have gotten upgrades in the past week. Both VMware Fusion 3 and Parallels Desktop 5 claim to be significantly faster than existing versions, to integrate Windows better into the Mac experience, and to fully support Windows 7.

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Apple | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 50-249 | Hardware & Software | Windows

Bank Tells Linux Users: Get Windows Or Get Lost

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 04:42 PM ET | Nov 2, 2009

Would you do business with a bank that forces you to take needless security risks? According to many Linux users, that is exactly what Citibank wants them to do.

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KACE Updates KBOX To Support Windows 7 Migration

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:39 AM ET | Nov 2, 2009

The latest versions of the KBOX 1000 and KBOX 2000 appliances are designed to help not just with upgrading to Microsoft's new operating system, but also with deployment and ongoing management.

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The Crapware Plague: Fed Up And Fighting Back!

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 03:35 PM ET | Oct 30, 2009

Would you buy a PC from a vendor that treats you like an idiot, wastes your time and makes your life miserable? Chances are, you already do.

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Apple | Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Hardware & Software | Windows

Microsoft Sets PST Free -- And Everybody Wins

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 10:56 AM ET | Oct 27, 2009

By opening its Outlook data format, Microsoft might lose a few customers. But it will also give many others a good reason to stick around.

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Hardware & Software | Messaging | Windows

How Reliable Is Windows 7? Ask Its Built In Reliability Monitor!

Posted by Fredric Paul 05:56 PM ET | Oct 26, 2009

Windows 7 has lots of new features, including a useful Problem Steps Recorder. But many SMBs would like to know just how frequent those problems really are. Well, Windows 7 has a built in Reliablity Monitor that's designed to tell you how often a Windows 7 machine has experienced problems.

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Windows 7's Official Release Prompts bMighty Apology

Posted by Fredric Paul 05:43 PM ET | Oct 22, 2009

I admit it. I was wrong. Almost a year ago, bMighty posted a story on 10 things we DIDN'T think would happen in 2009. We were right about most of them, but it became all inarguable that I totally blew # 7 when Windows 7 officially launched today.

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Why Windows 7 Comes In So Many Versions

Posted by Fredric Paul 01:53 AM ET | Oct 22, 2009

As Windows 7 hits stores today, there's still one question left: Which version is right for me and my company? Windows 7 comes in so many different versions -- many of them with new names -- that it's all to easy for business and consumer users to get confused. I asked Microsoft VP Margo Day why the company needed so many versions.

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Phishing Alert: Get Your Guards Up! Botnet On The Move And It Looks Like It's Coming From YOU

Posted by Keith Ferrell 01:35 PM ET | Oct 20, 2009

Odds are you or someone in your business have received some dangerously convincing e-mails in the last few days. Mail that claims to come from Microsoft, warning of Conficker infections and, more dangerously, mail that appears to be from your administrator at your own domain, announcing a server upgrade. They're phishing attacks, of course, and particularly nasty ones.

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Why A Linux Live CD Could Save Your Small Business

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 01:12 PM ET | Oct 20, 2009

Could Linux really protect your business against an online banking disaster? Absolutely -- and the major arguments against this approach simply don't hold water.

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Sidekick Failure Highlights Security Demands Cloud Customers Must Make

Posted by Keith Ferrell 08:52 AM ET | Oct 14, 2009

Whether or not Sidekick recovers from the data debacle that may have cost hundreds of thousands of customers their cloud-stored material, the disaster shows into sharp relief a couple of great and greatly unasked questions about doing business in and with the cloud: How confident can you be of your cloud service providers? How confident should you insist on being?

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A Quick And Easy Way To Minimize Online Banking Risks

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 02:30 PM ET | Oct 13, 2009

Even if your business runs Windows, it can still use Linux to avoid problems related to one of its most important -- and potentially most dangerous -- online activities: banking.

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Patch Alert! Microsoft Releasing Largest Patch Array Ever

Posted by Keith Ferrell 02:18 PM ET | Oct 9, 2009

Use BOLD when you mark next Tuesday on your patch calendar-- that's when Microsoft is releasing the biggest patch array ever: 13 patches addressing close to 3 dozen vulnerabilities.

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