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Of the nearly 800 IT decision-makers polled by CDW Corp., 49 per cent cited security features as the benefit of most interest to their company, school or government agency

Microsoft Corp. has defended its decision not to patch a critical security flaw in Windows 98. Support for the operating system officially ends next month on July 12. The vulnerability exists in Windows Explorer and the way it handles Component Object Model objects, whereby a malicious Web site could force a connection to a remote server where Explorer could fail, executing arbitrary code and giving the attacker complete control of the OS.

The most recent build of Longhorn--Microsoft's next Windows--has some impressive visual touches, including the kinds of translucent objects found now in Apple's OS X, and more powerful ways of finding files. But it doesn't yet exhibit any breakthroughs in productivity, or promised features such as security improvements and smarter connections to handheld devices.

Microsoft, a company not known for its modesty, has certainly kept its bold tone with the launch of its newest operating platform, Windows XP.

Watch out: Tech goliaths America Online Inc. (AOL) and Microsoft Corp. are gearing up for another rumble....

Watch out: Tech goliaths America Online Inc. (AOL) and Microsoft Corp. are gearing up for another rumble....