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Microsoft Set to Unveil 7 Versions of Windows Vista: Microsoft is all set to unveil as many as sen editions of their next PC operating system
Microsoft Set to Unveil 7 Versions of Windows Vista: Microsoft is all set to unveil as many as sen editions of their next PC operating system; Windows Vista. These editions have been particularly construed to cater to home and business requirements with various levels of functionality depending on the specific version.
Out of the seven new product editions, four of these - Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, Windows Vista Home Basic Edition and Windows Vista Starter Edition – have been designed for the home segment. The remaining three products - Windows Vista Enterprise Edition, Windows Vista Professional Edition and Windows Vista Small Business Edition – will be targeting the business segment.
key calling card of the line up of seven new editions is that it is aiming to help consumers in the given categories at different points of their application usage expertise. For instance, the Windows Vista Starter Edition is meant for new users who will prefer to buy a low end PC and has only 3 applications to offer. But other versions in the home category will have advanced features. Its Windows Vista Professional Edition meant for the business market will be laden with Tablet PC functionality, Encrypted File System (EFS), IIS Web server, Remote Desktop, etc.
An additional feature is that they have been designed in a way that makes them compatible with non-Microsoft networking protocols as well like with SNMP and Netware. The Windows Vista Pro, more or less, promises to provide the same functionality as what we have now in Windows XP Pro. The most advanced new vista edition in the business category would be the Windows Vista Enterprise Edition, this will have unique features such as Secure Startup/full volume encryption security technologies, multi-language user interface (MUI) and Virtual PC.
Out of the seven new product editions, four of these - Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, Windows Vista Home Basic Edition and Windows Vista Starter Edition – have been designed for the home segment. The remaining three products - Windows Vista Enterprise Edition, Windows Vista Professional Edition and Windows Vista Small Business Edition – will be targeting the business segment.
key calling card of the line up of seven new editions is that it is aiming to help consumers in the given categories at different points of their application usage expertise. For instance, the Windows Vista Starter Edition is meant for new users who will prefer to buy a low end PC and has only 3 applications to offer. But other versions in the home category will have advanced features. Its Windows Vista Professional Edition meant for the business market will be laden with Tablet PC functionality, Encrypted File System (EFS), IIS Web server, Remote Desktop, etc.
An additional feature is that they have been designed in a way that makes them compatible with non-Microsoft networking protocols as well like with SNMP and Netware. The Windows Vista Pro, more or less, promises to provide the same functionality as what we have now in Windows XP Pro. The most advanced new vista edition in the business category would be the Windows Vista Enterprise Edition, this will have unique features such as Secure Startup/full volume encryption security technologies, multi-language user interface (MUI) and Virtual PC.
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware into Vista: Microsoft has confirmed plans to bundle anti-spyware protection into Windows Vista, a move that is sure to r
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware into Vista: Microsoft has confirmed plans to bundle anti-spyware protection into Windows Vista, a move that is sure to raise eyebrows among competitors and possibly antitrust regulators.
The Windows AntiSpyware product, which currently ships to consumers as a free standalone application, will be integrated into Vista, as is indicated in the newest beta build of Vista distributed to technical beta testers on Monday.
"The core Windows AntiSpyware functionality gets built in," said Greg Sullivan, lead Windows product manager. "For unmanaged environments—home and small business users—we want to provide base-level security services."
The actual anti-spyware code was not included in the second CTP (Community Technology Preview) release of Vista (Build 5213), but visual evidence was found in the "Security Center," a built-in feature that lets users manage settings for security patching, Internet options and the embedded firewall.
Microsoft is careful to note that many of the features included in the latest Vista preview are still being developed and "do not yet represent their final functionality or design."
"Some of the features in the October CTP that will undergo significant changes before the final version of Windows Vista ships," the company said, noting that the anti-spyware functionality "will continue to evolve throughout the development process."
The decision is seen as a bold gamble by the software giant, coming at a time when its emergence as a security vendor has already raised questions about software bundling and unfair competition.
Rival Symantec Corp. has nudged antitrust regulators at the European Union with an informal complaint about Microsoft's security ambitions, and it's not a stretch to imagine that competitors in the lucrative anti-spyware business will also raise a fuss.
The Windows AntiSpyware product, which currently ships to consumers as a free standalone application, will be integrated into Vista, as is indicated in the newest beta build of Vista distributed to technical beta testers on Monday.
"The core Windows AntiSpyware functionality gets built in," said Greg Sullivan, lead Windows product manager. "For unmanaged environments—home and small business users—we want to provide base-level security services."
The actual anti-spyware code was not included in the second CTP (Community Technology Preview) release of Vista (Build 5213), but visual evidence was found in the "Security Center," a built-in feature that lets users manage settings for security patching, Internet options and the embedded firewall.
Microsoft is careful to note that many of the features included in the latest Vista preview are still being developed and "do not yet represent their final functionality or design."
"Some of the features in the October CTP that will undergo significant changes before the final version of Windows Vista ships," the company said, noting that the anti-spyware functionality "will continue to evolve throughout the development process."
The decision is seen as a bold gamble by the software giant, coming at a time when its emergence as a security vendor has already raised questions about software bundling and unfair competition.
Rival Symantec Corp. has nudged antitrust regulators at the European Union with an informal complaint about Microsoft's security ambitions, and it's not a stretch to imagine that competitors in the lucrative anti-spyware business will also raise a fuss.
Microsoft invites hackers to test Vista.
Microsoft invites hackers to test Vista.
After suffering embarrassing security exploits over the past several years, Microsoft Corp. is trying a new tactic: inviting some of the world's best-known computer experts to try to poke holes in Vista, the next generation of its Windows operating system.
Microsoft made a test version of Vista available to about 3,000 security professionals Thursday as it detailed the steps it has taken to fortify the product against attacks that can compromise bank account numbers and other sensitive information.
"You need to touch it, feel it," Andrew Cushman, Microsoft's director of security outreach, said during a talk at the Black Hat computer-security conference. "We're here to show our work."
Microsoft has faced blistering criticism for security holes that have led to network outages and business disruptions for its customers. After being accused for not putting enough resources into shoring up its products, the software maker is trying to convince outsiders that it has changed.
"They're going directly to the bear in the bear's lair," says Jon Callas, the chief technology officer at PGP Corp., which makes encryption software and other security products. "They are going to people who don't like them, say nasty things and have the incentive to find the things that are wrong."
Due early next year, Vista is the first product to be designed from scratch under a Microsoft program dubbed secure development life cycle, which represents a sea change in the company's approach to bringing out new products. Instead of placing the addition of compelling new features at the top of engineers' priority list, Microsoft now requires them to first consider how code might be misused.
A security team with oversight of every Microsoft product — from its Xbox video game console to its Word program for creating documents — has broad authority to block shipments until they pass security tests. The company also hosts two internal conferences a year so some of the world's top security experts can share the latest research on computer attacks.
Cushman said the presentations have already paid off. One talk, delivered in March by a security expert named Johnny Long, detailed a new way to identify security holes using Google. Shortly after the talk, a Microsoft manager applied the technique and discovered a customer was at risk because it hadn't properly set up a computer that was running SQL, a database program that competes with business programs sold by Oracle Corp.
But internal conferences are one matter. Taking Vista to Black Hat, where some of the world's foremost security gurus annually make sport of ripping through programming code to find bugs, is another.
"The fact that they're releasing it here is probably a bold statement," said Mike Janosko, a security expert with Ernst & Young who has been reviewing Vista for several months.
After suffering embarrassing security exploits over the past several years, Microsoft Corp. is trying a new tactic: inviting some of the world's best-known computer experts to try to poke holes in Vista, the next generation of its Windows operating system.
Microsoft made a test version of Vista available to about 3,000 security professionals Thursday as it detailed the steps it has taken to fortify the product against attacks that can compromise bank account numbers and other sensitive information.
"You need to touch it, feel it," Andrew Cushman, Microsoft's director of security outreach, said during a talk at the Black Hat computer-security conference. "We're here to show our work."
Microsoft has faced blistering criticism for security holes that have led to network outages and business disruptions for its customers. After being accused for not putting enough resources into shoring up its products, the software maker is trying to convince outsiders that it has changed.
"They're going directly to the bear in the bear's lair," says Jon Callas, the chief technology officer at PGP Corp., which makes encryption software and other security products. "They are going to people who don't like them, say nasty things and have the incentive to find the things that are wrong."
Due early next year, Vista is the first product to be designed from scratch under a Microsoft program dubbed secure development life cycle, which represents a sea change in the company's approach to bringing out new products. Instead of placing the addition of compelling new features at the top of engineers' priority list, Microsoft now requires them to first consider how code might be misused.
A security team with oversight of every Microsoft product — from its Xbox video game console to its Word program for creating documents — has broad authority to block shipments until they pass security tests. The company also hosts two internal conferences a year so some of the world's top security experts can share the latest research on computer attacks.
Cushman said the presentations have already paid off. One talk, delivered in March by a security expert named Johnny Long, detailed a new way to identify security holes using Google. Shortly after the talk, a Microsoft manager applied the technique and discovered a customer was at risk because it hadn't properly set up a computer that was running SQL, a database program that competes with business programs sold by Oracle Corp.
But internal conferences are one matter. Taking Vista to Black Hat, where some of the world's foremost security gurus annually make sport of ripping through programming code to find bugs, is another.
"The fact that they're releasing it here is probably a bold statement," said Mike Janosko, a security expert with Ernst & Young who has been reviewing Vista for several months.
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Microsoft confirms next XP service pack after the launch of Windows Vista: Microsoft has revealed plans to release a third service pack for its Windows XP operating system.
"There will be a Service Pack 3 for Windows XP," Bernard Ourghanlian, technical and security director at Microsoft France, confirmed, revealing that Microsoft's OS is set for another major update.
Windows XP's Service Pack 2, which came out last September, deeply modified the operating system by updating its security.
Windows XP SP3 will be available sometime next year--after the launch of Windows Vista, which "is the priority for the development teams," according to Microsoft France.
Microsoft has yet to reveal details about the contents of the service pack. Laurent Delaporte of Microsoft France said: "Historically, certain functions of new versions of Windows are integrated in the service packs of previous versions."
10/04/05
Microsoft confirms next XP service pack after the launch of Windows Vista: Microsoft has revealed plans to release a third service pack for its Windows XP operating system.
"There will be a Service Pack 3 for Windows XP," Bernard Ourghanlian, technical and security director at Microsoft France, confirmed, revealing that Microsoft's OS is set for another major update.
Windows XP's Service Pack 2, which came out last September, deeply modified the operating system by updating its security.
Windows XP SP3 will be available sometime next year--after the launch of Windows Vista, which "is the priority for the development teams," according to Microsoft France.
Microsoft has yet to reveal details about the contents of the service pack. Laurent Delaporte of Microsoft France said: "Historically, certain functions of new versions of Windows are integrated in the service packs of previous versions."
Monday, May 28, 2007
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Level Select
What It Does: Allows you to start a new game from any level.
Sonic 2 Beta: On the title screen, hold A and press START.
Sonic 2 Beta level select screen:
Nick Arcade Prototype: On the title screen, press Up, Down, Down, Down, Down, Up, START.
Nick Arcade Prototype level select screen:
Debug Mode
What It Does: Allows you to place objects in the game, and fly around to navigate freely.
Sonic 2 Beta: On the title screen, press C,C,up,4*down,up. The C's can be placed anywhere before the final up.
Nick Arcade Prototype: On the title screen, press C,C,C,C, up, 4*down, up.
You'll hear a ring sound if you enter the code correctly. Alternatively, you could download this savestate which will take you to the level select screen with debug enabled.
Select a level, hold A until the level shows up.
Once in the game, the buttons now behave differently:
A Cycle through objects forward (when debug is on)
B Toggle debug mode on/off
C Place selected object (when debug is on)
Hold A + C Cycle through objects backwards (when debug is on)
Sonic, while turned into an object, can fly through walls and is not subjected to enemy attacks.
The HUD shows different information when in debug.
ΠObject's x-coordinate (hex)
Object's y-coordinate (hex)
Ž Time in seconds (hex)
Timer that bounces back and forth between 0000 and 0080 every three seconds (hex)
Number of sprites on screen (dec)
‘ Rings counter (dec)
The origin, (x,y) = (0000,0000), is located at the upper-left hand corner of a level.
Remember the debug HUD is different for other versions of Sonic.
Luigi Link has posted the Debug Guide to Sonic 2 Beta which is definitely worth the reading!
Two-Player Split-Screen
What It Does: Allows 1P to control Sonic on the top-half of the screen, and 2P to control Tails on the bottom-half.
Select a level that has no water, hold B until the level shows up. Some levels, such as Metropolis Zone, may not work properly.
Notice Tails has Sonic's life icon.
Night Mode
What It Does: Darkens parts of the screen.
Select a level, hold C until the level shows up.
Objects on the Plane A High and Plane B High layers are highlighted, whereas those in the Plane A Low and Plane B Low layers are shadowed.
What's the point? Luigi Link explained on the message board how this mode is useful to Sonic Team for debugging.
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Level Select
What It Does: Allows you to start a new game from any level.
Sonic 2 Beta: On the title screen, hold A and press START.
Sonic 2 Beta level select screen:
Nick Arcade Prototype: On the title screen, press Up, Down, Down, Down, Down, Up, START.
Nick Arcade Prototype level select screen:
Debug Mode
What It Does: Allows you to place objects in the game, and fly around to navigate freely.
Sonic 2 Beta: On the title screen, press C,C,up,4*down,up. The C's can be placed anywhere before the final up.
Nick Arcade Prototype: On the title screen, press C,C,C,C, up, 4*down, up.
You'll hear a ring sound if you enter the code correctly. Alternatively, you could download this savestate which will take you to the level select screen with debug enabled.
Select a level, hold A until the level shows up.
Once in the game, the buttons now behave differently:
A Cycle through objects forward (when debug is on)
B Toggle debug mode on/off
C Place selected object (when debug is on)
Hold A + C Cycle through objects backwards (when debug is on)
Sonic, while turned into an object, can fly through walls and is not subjected to enemy attacks.
The HUD shows different information when in debug.
ΠObject's x-coordinate (hex)
Object's y-coordinate (hex)
Ž Time in seconds (hex)
Timer that bounces back and forth between 0000 and 0080 every three seconds (hex)
Number of sprites on screen (dec)
‘ Rings counter (dec)
The origin, (x,y) = (0000,0000), is located at the upper-left hand corner of a level.
Remember the debug HUD is different for other versions of Sonic.
Luigi Link has posted the Debug Guide to Sonic 2 Beta which is definitely worth the reading!
Two-Player Split-Screen
What It Does: Allows 1P to control Sonic on the top-half of the screen, and 2P to control Tails on the bottom-half.
Select a level that has no water, hold B until the level shows up. Some levels, such as Metropolis Zone, may not work properly.
Notice Tails has Sonic's life icon.
Night Mode
What It Does: Darkens parts of the screen.
Select a level, hold C until the level shows up.
Objects on the Plane A High and Plane B High layers are highlighted, whereas those in the Plane A Low and Plane B Low layers are shadowed.
What's the point? Luigi Link explained on the message board how this mode is useful to Sonic Team for debugging.
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NetResident: Monitor & Record Your Computer's Online Activity
By Bob Caswell
Netresidentlogo NetResident is a fairly robust piece of software that monitors, captures, stores, analyzes, and reconstructs network events; e-mails, websites, downloads, instant messages, and even VoIP conversations. It basically takes anything you're doing online, saves it, reconstructs it, and displays the content in an easy-to-understand format. It's like an automated personal journal of any computer's online activity.
I downloaded it and played with it. Screenshot and my thoughts are as follows:
The installation was nice and painless with an easy to follow wizard for the initial configuration. You can decide (and change at any point) whether you want the program to run "On Windows Startup" or "On Application Startup." Once you start browsing the Internet, checking your email, or doing anything online, it records it all.
It does provide quite a bit of information. The screenshot below doesn't do it justice (minimized to fit within this post). Your really need a full screen to see all that's going on. Much like Windows Explorer, you have a folder like view on the left with individual file-like entries on the right (basically each individual instance of online activity).
Netresident_2
You have tons of info on each entry that can be sorted in any way you'd like (date, type, protocol, description, etc.). Selecting any entry gives you a preview of that website, email, or instant message in the bottom window.
The software's site gives three basic uses for the product:
"NetResident is used by network administrators to enforce IT policy, by parents to monitor their children’s communication on the Internet, and by forensic experts to gain crucial information."
While I'm not a big fan of content monitoring in general, I still can say NetResident seems to do a good job of it. My only complaint is the price and lack of description of what I'm actually buying. It costs $99 for NetResident Lite and $299 for NetResident Pro. And the FAQ (or anywhere else on the site) does not seem to offer any information on the difference.
The end consumer may not be interested in paying $99 for software with "lite" in the title without a decent description of what all is included. A product comparison chart might be a good idea comparing the lite and the pro versions along side some of the competition.
In any event, if you need content monitoring, you may want to check out the 30-day trial of NetResident. It's definitely worth looking into.
Disclaimer: I will be compensated for reviewing this site via ReviewMe. I accept compensation for reviews only with the understanding that I will openly state any such agreement and be as candid as I please in any review.
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NetResident: Monitor & Record Your Computer's Online Activity
By Bob Caswell
Netresidentlogo NetResident is a fairly robust piece of software that monitors, captures, stores, analyzes, and reconstructs network events; e-mails, websites, downloads, instant messages, and even VoIP conversations. It basically takes anything you're doing online, saves it, reconstructs it, and displays the content in an easy-to-understand format. It's like an automated personal journal of any computer's online activity.
I downloaded it and played with it. Screenshot and my thoughts are as follows:
The installation was nice and painless with an easy to follow wizard for the initial configuration. You can decide (and change at any point) whether you want the program to run "On Windows Startup" or "On Application Startup." Once you start browsing the Internet, checking your email, or doing anything online, it records it all.
It does provide quite a bit of information. The screenshot below doesn't do it justice (minimized to fit within this post). Your really need a full screen to see all that's going on. Much like Windows Explorer, you have a folder like view on the left with individual file-like entries on the right (basically each individual instance of online activity).
Netresident_2
You have tons of info on each entry that can be sorted in any way you'd like (date, type, protocol, description, etc.). Selecting any entry gives you a preview of that website, email, or instant message in the bottom window.
The software's site gives three basic uses for the product:
"NetResident is used by network administrators to enforce IT policy, by parents to monitor their children’s communication on the Internet, and by forensic experts to gain crucial information."
While I'm not a big fan of content monitoring in general, I still can say NetResident seems to do a good job of it. My only complaint is the price and lack of description of what I'm actually buying. It costs $99 for NetResident Lite and $299 for NetResident Pro. And the FAQ (or anywhere else on the site) does not seem to offer any information on the difference.
The end consumer may not be interested in paying $99 for software with "lite" in the title without a decent description of what all is included. A product comparison chart might be a good idea comparing the lite and the pro versions along side some of the competition.
In any event, if you need content monitoring, you may want to check out the 30-day trial of NetResident. It's definitely worth looking into.
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