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Microsoft is working on a process to get patches to customers quicker and make it easier for researchers to report vulnerabilities. Microsoft announced it is changing its independent testing process for its patches where it will send fixes to the individual researchers who discovered the vulnerabilities to verify that they actually fix the issue at hand. Also, Microsoft has created a Web-based form for submitting vulnerability information.
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Analysts question mass move to .NET Server (CNET)
Are you wild or mild over the prospects of .NET Server? Analysts say you're probably leaning towards mild. They claim delays in the operating system's release have stymied enthusiasm in a number of ways. Current NT4 customers especially, they say, seem to be leaning toward a Win2k migration, and Win2k users seem content to stay their current course.
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Microsoft's road map shows new Windows file system (InformationWeek)
Looking ahead at "futures," Microsoft plans to load new versions of Office, Exchange and Visual Studio onboard Longhorn. Those new versions will sport file systems based on database technology that's in the works. Longhorn is still a few years away.
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