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Windows Vista Home Premium

Vista Home Premium will likely be one of the most popular of the six varieties of Microsoft's latest operating system. If you're currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade, but if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use.

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Windows Vista Ultimate

Microsoft has released its new operating system, Windows Vista, to hardware manufacturers, marking the end of the development phase and the beginning of the distribution phase.

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Windows Vista Business

Windows Vista Business is essentially warmed-over Windows XP. If you're currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use.

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Opera issues security patch

Opera Software issued a security patch on Tuesday to protect users against flaws in Macromedia's Flash Player and in some versions of its open-source browser running on Linux or Unix.

iTunes 'critical' security flaw found

A critical vulnerability has been found in some versions of Apple's popular iTunes software that could allow attackers to remotely take over a user's computer, according to a warning issued on Thursday by a security research firm.

Apple updates iPhoto 7.1.2 with a security fix

A new security update is available for Mac OS X users running the program that's part of iLife 08.

Security patches issued for RealPlayers

RealNetworks has released a patch for its popular audio-video players in an effort to prevent attacks via buffer overflows.

Printers a weak link in network security

All printers are not dumb devices -- they are computers requiring a security regimen, says expert at Black Hat.

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Security Update for Excel Viewer 2003 (KB940604)

Fix a security vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003.

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Security Update for Excel Viewer 2003 (KB934445)

Block the execution of arbitrary code when opening a maliciously document.

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Security Update for Word 2000 (KB929139)

Block the execution of arbitrary code when opening a modified file.

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Security Update for Excel 2003 (KB923088)

Fix a security vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2003.

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Security Update for Office 2003 (KB923272)

Block arbitrary code when a maliciously modified file was opened.