It appears that the NSA help Microsoft with the development of Windows 7.
Computerworld – The National Security Agency (NSA) worked with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7, an agency official acknowledged yesterday during testimony before Congress.
“Working in partnership with Microsoft and elements of the Department of Defense, NSA leveraged our unique expertise and operational knowledge of system threats and vulnerabilities to enhance Microsoft’s operating system security guide without constraining the user to perform their everyday tasks, whether those tasks are being performed in the public or private sector,” Richard Schaeffer, the NSA’s information assurance director, told the Senate’s Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security yesterday as part of a prepared statement.
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From HP:
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 18, 2009 – HP today announced that the company has updated the HP ProCurve Open Network Ecosystem (HP ProCurve ONE) to deliver integrated solutions that simplify and improve the efficiency of network applications, enabling customers to increase return on their technology investments.
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Paul Thurrott posted some information today on his blog about MS Office 2010 going public beta. This sounds like a pretty good opportunity to get in on testing the newest version of Office. I’m not going to post everything here that Paul mentions in his blog post. I instead encourage you to read it from his blog for yourself.
You can go to Microsoft’s website and check out the BETA applications for yourself. You can also download the BETA.
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Looks like the TechSmores project is taking on a new life once again. A few years ago this was a pretty good blog about technology related news. The goal is to bring it back to it’s former glory. If you are reading this article and wondering where all the content is at the moment, it is still in the works. But it is coming soon.
Check back often!
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