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security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Oct 23, 2008
Microsoft has decided to do something about piracy in China. In a country where 82% of all software is pirated Microsoft has this month decided to roll out Windows Genuine Advantage WGA. This has led one Beijing lawyer …
Also tagged: hacking, security, piracy, china, hacker, microsoft corp, lawyer, business operations, corporate law, adrian kingsley hughes
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 5, 2008
Microsoft launched its Windows Genuine Advantage WGA anti-piracy program in early summer 2006. Its first year was, to put it charitably, a disaster. An epic fail. A big fat F on the year's report card. Things didn't …
Also tagged: forum, microsoft windows, software, activation, operating systems, report, microsoft corp, microsoft windows vista, ed bott, product key, microsoft windows xp, microsoft windows vista longhorn, product id number
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Aug 28, 2008
Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? …
Also tagged: microsoft windows, software, linux, open source, wireless, operating systems, bluetooth, unix, microsoft corp, attack, faa, apple inc, larry dignan, google inc, microsoft windows xp, adrian kingsley hughes, psystar
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Aug 28, 2008
Microsoft is stepping up its war on software pirates by rolling out new Windows Genuine notification software for what it is calling its most pirated version of Windows: Windows XP Professional. by Mary Jo Foley
Also tagged: microsoft windows, software, operating systems, microsoft corp, microsoft windows vista, mary jo foley, notification, microsoft windows xp, microsoft windows xp professional
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Aug 27, 2008
Microsoft is to tweak WGA Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications on Windows XP to make it behave more like WGA on Vista. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Also tagged: microsoft windows, software, operating systems, microsoft corp, microsoft windows xp, adrian kingsley hughes
security News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Apr 9, 2008
Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to add the Genuine Advantage 'nag' to Office Dennis Howlett: Secure coding: the invisible elephant RSA wrap: Larry Dignan: How will Microsoft's trusted stack work? Trusted …
Also tagged: security, microsoft windows, software, microsoft office, operating systems, microsoft corp, apple inc, larry dignan, rsa security inc, adobe systems inc
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Feb 22, 2008
This morning Microsoft announced another noteworthy change to its flagship Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program - an update to be rolled out later this month to all Vista users that will display a WGA warning …
Also tagged: microsoft windows, software, operating systems, microsoft corp, microsoft windows vista, ed bott, microsoft windows vista longhorn, dialog box
News items | ZDNet - Nov 2, 2007
With a writers strike set to be announced Friday, the question looming over digital Hollywood is: Can the Web become the cable of 2007? The last time the Writers Guild of America went on strike, restless viewers turned …
Also tagged: entertainment, digital media, web, site, marketing, tv, network, cable, revver, strike, reuters, agent, channel management
News items | ZDNet - Nov 2, 2007
Screenwriters want bigger cut of residuals from content offered on DVD, Net, wireless platforms; producers say that will "stifle growth." Negotiators representing Hollywood's screenwriters have recommended the union go …
Also tagged: dvd, tv, home entertainment, union, industry, personal technology, reuters, tvs, tv and home theater, corporate and legal
News items | ZDNet - Oct 8, 2007
Software giant says security reasons were behind the move, but it could help in the race against rival browser Firefox. Microsoft will now allow users of Windows XP to download Internet Explorer 7 without having to …
Also tagged: internet, applications, microsoft corp, web browsers, mozilla firefox, mozilla corp, microsoft internet explorer, tom espiner