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Computerworld Operating Systems
October 10, 2005
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In this issue:
* Microsoft Confirms Plans For Third XP Service Pack
* Microsoft Expects Nine Security Fixes In October
* Microsoft To Combine Virus, Spyware Protection
* IBM Withdraws SCO Patent-Infringement Claims
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Microsoft Confirms Plans For Third XP Service Pack
Microsoft confirmed that there will be a third service pack for
the current version of Windows XP, but it offered no details on what it
will include and said it won't be out until after the next version of
Windows.
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Microsoft Expects Nine Security Fixes In October
Microsoft plans to issue nine software patches Tuesday in its October
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Microsoft To Combine Virus, Spyware Protection
Microsoft plans to launch a combined antivirus and antispyware product
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IBM Withdraws SCO Patent-Infringement Claims
IBM has agreed to drop patent-infringement claims it had included in
its long-running legal fight with SCO -- a move IBM said could hasten
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