Microsoft releases new patches
Seattle: As part of its regular monthly update Microsoft Corp has released three critical patches to fix Windows security flaws, which will apply to Windows editions dating back to Windows 98, and also affect server systems going back to Windows NT Server 4.0.

The repairs aim to prevent an unauthorized person from being able to install new programs or to view, change or delete data on someone else's computer. The patches would prevent the Blaster type of attack which crippled computers world wide recently.
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Audiotrieve's InBoxer: Best Spam Filter ranking once again
Boxborough, Mass., USA: The InBoxer anti-spam filter, has been named winner in a new competitive review dated April 2004 by 'l'Ordinateur individuel', a leading French personal computer monthly magazine.

This is the seventh consecutive highest rating for InBoxer from major publications, including Computer Active, Personal Computer World, Personal Computer, World PC Advisor, PC Pro and Spamotomy. 'L'Ordinateur individuel' has described InBoxer as 'fearsomely effective' and 'the most effective.' InBoxer was compared favourably against McAfee SpamKiller, Spamanihilator, SpamPal, Cloudmark's SpamNet, SpamEater, SAproxypro and FireTrust's MailWasher Pro.
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Intel's new processors for Wireless Broadband Access
Taipei, Taiwan: Intel Corporation has announced a new family of processors based on Intel XScale(R) technology that can handle multiple forms of wireless broadband access with enough computing power to provide cell phones with full motion video conferencing capabilities and PDAs with DVD-quality video playback.

The processors include a set of new technologies designed to meet the multimedia, low power and security requirements of advanced cell phones and wireless PDAs. In addition to processing power Intel is also providing key technologies. These include the next-generation of stacked packaging for added flash memory, a new multimedia accelerator for 3D rendering, optimised software and reference concept designs that allow cell phone and PDA makers to bring Intel-based mobile devices to the market faster.
According to the company as various forms of wireless broadband access, such as 3G, Wi-Fi or WiMAX, become increasingly available, mobile devices need to have plenty of performance balanced with low power capabilities in order to be able to handle all that the Internet has to offer.
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