Claims that bundling Internet Explorer with Windows stifles competition.
Vista SP1 includes more than 300 fixes.
As expected, the last Patch Tuesday offers fixes for seven vulnerabilities -- three of them critical -- and possibly sets the tone for 2008 as the "year of the Vista Patch."
Carolyn M. Gudmundson, a former Microsoft program manager for MSDN, faces arraignment this week on 18 felony counts of wire and mail fraud in the U.S. District Court of Washington, Western District of Washington, Seattle.
Patches mainly affect Windows servers and desktops.
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 also at risk.
Service pack expected early next year for the OS.
Service pack will be released about a year after the server first shipped.
Solution helps prevent "zero-day" attacks.
QuickTime and WPAD flaws announced over holiday weekend.
Users can check Java- and C/C++-based software for potential security and quality problems before compiling code.
Phishing, spam attacks will continue to evolve.
Check Point enhanced e-mail protections in latest security solution.
New delivery methods, malware payloads drive surge in spam.
Number of unprotected SQL servers continues to rise.
Microsoft also re-released an older patch and plans to roll out nonsecurity fixes.
Microsoft added three updates to various components in its Patch Tuesday release.
Critical update addresses remote code execution vulnerability in XP and Windows Server 2003.
Companies partner on real-time monitoring solution that helps detect client-side problems in service-oriented architectures.
Security and support were key concerns in Independent Oracle User's Group survey.