Gartner: Vista antitrust tweaks to take years   20 Oct 2006 22:34 GMT
Analyst firm says changes to the 64-bit version of the OS update could also cause compatibility trouble in the interim.
Source: ZDNet

U.S. targets online sale of diabetes 'cures'   20 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
Two U.S. agencies target Internet sites selling false diabetes cures.
Source: Computerworld

When a policy isn't a Policy   20 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
Using the wrong words for the wrong things can critically twist any discussion. Do you want to take that risk when it comes to your security policy?
Source: Computerworld

Feds start small on smart ID cards   20 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
Several federal agencies said they will meet an Oct. 27 deadline for starting to issue smart ID cards to workers, but some of the initial rollouts will involve only a small number of cards.
Source: Computerworld

Network security console choice grows   20 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
Cyber-Ark claims it has the only product that provides an enterprise-wide view of privileged password activity that will run on any operating system.
Source: Computerworld

Court blocks request to shut down Spamhaus domain   20 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
A U.S. judge has denied an order that could have called on ICANN to shut down the domain for Spamhaus, a group of London-based security experts who have created a database used by security vendors to block spam.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft says McAfee remarks 'inaccurate, inflammatory'   20 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
Microsoft said security software firm McAfee's criticism of its provision of security information on the new Vista operating system was "inaccurate and inflammatory." An online briefing with security vendors gets off to a bad start, when a technical glitch shuts out several security companies.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft says McAfee 'inaccurate, inflammatory'   20 Oct 2006 11:53 GMT
Wanting details on Vista security, McAfee says Microsoft is stalling. Microsoft says it has its own timetable.
Source: ZDNet

Minor issues surface after IE 7 launch   20 Oct 2006 00:35 GMT
Reports of a security bug are flawed, Microsoft says. However, there are some compatibility woes and Microsoft servers are buckling under high IE 7 demand.
Source: ZDNet

Security rivals shut out of Microsoft meeting   19 Oct 2006 18:38 GMT
An online meeting to discuss Windows Vista changes crashed shortly after it started, leaving Symantec and McAfee in the dark.
Source: ZDNet