Microsoft patches will put IT on hunt for affected systems
Microsoft Tuesday released four critical patches targeting vulnerabilities mostly in Windows-based server and client operating systems, including one that affected 42 versions of various Microsoft software products.

Flawed Trend Micro antivirus update cripples PCs
Antivirus updates issued by Trend Micro on Friday crippled Windows XP and Vista PCs when they mistook several critical system files for malware, and blocked access to those files.

Memory woes may hurt chip tool makers worse than expected
A memory chip glut this year has already caused companies to curtail orders of new production line machinery, but the lack of any sign of a rebound has caused at least one industry watcher to rethink its chip equipment forecast.

Japan tops world in attack traffic, Akamai reports
According to a new study issued by Akamai, Japan accounted for 30% of all attack traffic monitored worldwide for the second quarter of 2008.

Network World's Products of the Week
Cool new announcements from Google, HP, Fortisphere, Embotics, Panda Software, Novell, BMC, and others.

HP extends laptop battery life to 24 hours
HP will release a laptop next month that can run for to 24 hours using a high-capacity battery - but only if it's running Microsoft's Windows XP operating system.

Google Turns 20?
Google Blogoscoped: This month, September 2018, marks the 20th anniversary of Google as a business – ever since in 1998, a Mr. Bechtolsheim signed a check for $100,000. We’ve come a long way since the happy days of the 10th anniversary, around a time when Google employees got together to mass-dance the sirtaki in Greece for a world record. People often ask, what was it that brought the Google as we knew it down? I think it wasn’t a single factor but many.

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Today on Cisco Subnet
Winners of the August Cisco Subnet giveaway; Cisco catches the 3D home entertainment fever. NEW FROM OUR BLOGGERS: Jimmy Ray Purser explains why his favorite tool box is Solar Winds' Engineering Tool Set; We track down Wendell Odom; Larry Chaffin laments that the London Stock Exchange engineers can't get networking right; David Hanes explains why fax switchover is so important in fax over IP; Ciscovideo explains how Cisco uses video.

Today on Microsoft Subnet
CA announces tool to provide management of Hyper-V and other Microsoft virtualization technologies; Patch Tuesday offers four updates for critical flaws in Windows, Office, Media Player; The trials and tribulations of a Windows Server expert's exploration of Hyper-V. 

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