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General Motors Chooses Google Apps over Microsoft Office 365

Google has reportedly inked an agreement to provide General Motors Corp. with the Google Apps cloud-based e-mail and collaboration suite for more than 100,000 employees.

Microsoft Releases Temporary Workaround for Duqu Zero-Day Kernel Issue

Microsoft today released a workaround, documented in Security Advisory 2639658, that will prevent the Duqu malware from entering a targeted system through a Windows kernel issue.

Samba Praises Microsoft Open Source Effort

Microsoft recently got plaudits from a member of the Samba team for going open source on a patch.

Duqu Flaw Looks To Go Unpatched in November's Light Patch Tuesday Release

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday is looking somewhat light for next week.

Automated Socialbots Invade Facebook

University of British Columbia researchers were able to gain access to Facebook with a herd of automated "socialbots."

Windows Zero-Day Exploit Linked to Duqu Worm

A zero-day vulnerability discovered on Tuesday by Microsoft is being targeted by attackers as an open door to spread the Duqu malware.

Freebie Friday 11/04: Universal File Manager, Backup Mozilla Settings

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday.

ARM Server Technologies Get Multiple Boosts

The low-power ARM server concept recently got several big boosts as ARM Holdings, Calxeda and Hewlett-Packard announced individual and collaborative efforts.

MAP Toolkit 6.5 Beta and SCM 2.0 Released

Microsoft released two Solution Accelerator tools for IT pros late last month.

'Nitro' Botnet Targeted More Than 48 Companies

Close to 50 industrial companies were attacked in recent months by a readily available Trojan designed for information gathering.

Linux Community Offers Secure Boot Ideas

The Linux Foundation, along with Red Hat and Canonical, has staked out positions on the secure boot procedure.

Service Pack 3 for Office 2007, SharePoint 2007 Released

Microsoft rolled out the third service pack for Office 2007 and Sharepoint 2007 last week.

China Asserts No Involvement in US Satellite Hacks

A congressional report claiming that the Chinese military may have hacked into two U.S. satellites was denied by Chinese officials and said the U.S. government had unspecified "ulterior motives"in blaming the country.

Survey: Microsoft Voted 'Best Place To Work' in the World

Microsoft has achieved the No. 1 position on the "Top 25 World's Best Multinational Workplaces List."

Microsoft Releases New System Center 2012 Betas

Microsoft released new test versions of some of its System Center 2012 management applications this week.

Hewlett-Packard Will Retain Its PC Business

Hewlett-Packard Co. will keep its PC business after all, the company's newly appointed executive announced today.

Citrix Extends Cloud and Desktop Virtualization Portfolio

Citrix Systems on Wednesday unleashed a product blitz at its Synergy partner conference in Barcelona.

Microsoft Settles with Alleged Malware Culprit

Lawyers for Microsoft have come to an out-of-court settlement with Czech Republic-based Dotfree Group and its owner over involvement in the Kelihos botnet ring.

Feebie Friday 10/28: Disk Cloner, Intro for Android Developers

This week in free stuff.

Nokia Reveals Windows Phone 7 Devices

The Nokia Lumia 800 and the Nokia Lumia 710, the first two devices running Microsoft's mobile OS, were introduced today.

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