Got this in SmallDog's Kibbles and Bytes e-letter. I think it pretty much
speaks for itself, between the two stories... Does make *me* a bit
nervous for our homeland security.
Jim
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Homeland Security Awards $90 Million Contract to Microsoft; Microsoft
admits critical flaw in nearly all Windows software.
or
What is Wrong with This Picture?
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a five-year, $90
million contract to Microsoft to become the department's primary
technology provider. Under the contract, Microsoft will supply desktop
and server software to the newly created department, which has merged
parts of 22 different agencies into one entity.
The agreement delivers licensing coverage for about 140,000 desktops
and will help the department to establish a common computing
environment, Homeland Security said in a statement. Dell was selected
as the reseller, to provide the day-to-day management of the enterprise
agreement, it said.
And in a Related Story
"Microsoft acknowledged a critical vulnerability Wednesday in nearly
all versions of its flagship Windows operating system software, the
first such design flaw to affect its latest Windows Server 2003
software," Associated Press reports.
AP reported, "Microsoft said the vulnerability could allow hackers to
seize control of a victim's Windows computer over the Internet,
stealing data, deleting files or eavesdropping on e-mails.
ěThe disclosure was unusually embarrassing for Microsoft because it
demonstrated the first such serious flaw in the company's powerful new
computer server software, billed as its safest ever," reports AP. "The
software is aimed at large corporate customers and was the first
product sold under a high-profile 'Trustworthy Computing' initiative
organized last year by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
"At the product's launch in late April, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
declared the new version of Windows to be a 'breakthrough in terms of
what it means, in terms of its built-in security and reliability,'"
reports AP. "The flaw, discovered by researchers in western Poland,
also affected Windows versions popular among home users."
Windoze users interesting in changing from Windows to Apple's Mac OS X,
billed as "The world's most advanced operating system," can find more
information here:
http://www.apple.com/switch/
or, of course, here:
http://www.smalldog.com
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