Can Russia build Linux based alternative for Windows?

Details are scarce, unless Russian is your language of choice, but CNews is reporting that Russia plans to develop its own national operating system. The move is designed to reduce Russia’s need to rely on foreign software and licensing agreements. And the alleged “open code” solution, likely a Linux/GNU derivative, will give Russia a greater [...]

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How to protect yourself from “Conflicker” Worm

Millions of Windows computers have been infected by a new computer worm dubbed “Conficker.” The situation is “not getting better,” but rather is “getting worse,” according to security software vendor F-Secure.
In a blog post, F-Secure security researchers report that the number of machines infected by the Downadup worm has skyrocketed from roughly 2.4 million to [...]

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Worm attack – Conflicker

Calling the scope of the attack “amazing,” security researchers at F-Secure Corp. Friday said that 6.5 million Windows PCs have been infected by the “Downadup” (or “Conficker”) worm in the last four days, and that nearly nine million have been compromised in just over two weeks.
Early Friday, the Finnish firm revised its estimate [...]

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Windows 7 beta download delayed

Microsoft has delayed the public release of its Windows 7 beta download due to an overwhelming demand that its servers couldn’t handle.
“Due to very heavy traffic we’re seeing as a result of interest in the Windows 7 Beta, we are adding some additional infrastructure support to the Microsoft.com properties before we post the public beta,”.

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Download and Test Windows7

As anticipated, Microsoft used CES to launch the beta of Windows 7, posting the preview of the company’s next operating system to its developer download services.
Microsoft made it clear that the beta will be available for a “limited time,” and said it will cap the beta after the first 2.5 million downloads.
IT professionals and [...]

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