Windows PCs see strong growth in EDU, gaining share worldwide and in the US

2017-12-07 KENNETH 0

Windows PCs see strong growth in EDU, gaining share worldwide and in the US We’ve been on a journey at Microsoft to empower every student to create the world of tomorrow through delivering technology that offers limitless learning. In classrooms around the world, we have seen the empowerment that comes with increased reading and language skills when students have personalized tools for learning. We’ve seen imaginative problem-solving skills come to life through coding and STEM. And, we’ve seen how new worlds can open up for students when their creativity is sparked with immersive 3D and mixed reality experiences. Teachers are some of our greatest heroes and we’re on a mission to save them time with integrated planning tools, a digital hub for collaboration for easily finding and distributing content, and rich data and analytics tools to measure each student’s progress [ more… ]

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RHSA-2017:3392-1: Important: java-1.7.0-openjdk security and bug fix update

2017-12-06 KENNETH 0

RHSA-2017:3392-1: Important: java-1.7.0-openjdk security and bug fix update Red Hat Enterprise Linux: An update for java-1.7.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. CVE-2017-10193, CVE-2017-10198, CVE-2017-10274, CVE-2017-10281, CVE-2017-10285, CVE-2017-10295, CVE-2017-10345, CVE-2017-10346, CVE-2017-10347, CVE-2017-10348, CVE-2017-10349, CVE-2017-10350, CVE-2017-10355, CVE-2017-10356, CVE-2017-10357, CVE-2017-10388 Source: RHSA-2017:3392-1: Important: java-1.7.0-openjdk security and bug fix update

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RHBA-2017:3391-1: Red Hat Certification bug fix and enhancement update

2017-12-06 KENNETH 0

RHBA-2017:3391-1: Red Hat Certification bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Enterprise Linux: An updated redhat-certification package that fixes several bugs and adds various enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Source: RHBA-2017:3391-1: Red Hat Certification bug fix and enhancement update

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USN-3505-1: Linux firmware vulnerabilities

2017-12-06 KENNETH 0

USN-3505-1: Linux firmware vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3505-1 6th December, 2017 linux-firmware vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 17.10 Ubuntu 17.04 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in linux-firmware. Software description linux-firmware – Firmware for Linux kernel drivers Details Mathy Vanhoef discovered that the firmware for several Intel WLANdevices incorrectly handled WPA2 in relation to Wake on WLAN. Aremote attacker could use this issue with key reinstallation attacksto obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-13080, CVE-2017-13081) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 17.10: linux-firmware 1.169.1 Ubuntu 17.04: linux-firmware 1.164.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-firmware 1.157.14 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: linux-firmware 1.127.24 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer [ more… ]

Hot holiday savings are here during Microsoft Store’s annual 12 Days of Deals

2017-12-06 KENNETH 0

Hot holiday savings are here during Microsoft Store’s annual 12 Days of Deals Holiday shopping is well underway and, for those that haven’t found that perfect gift, Microsoft Store has you covered with its annual 12 Days of Deals unwrapped daily at midnight ET through Dec. 17 – featuring an exciting deal every day on the hottest products from Surface to Xbox to Windows Mixed Reality – from Microsoft and its partners. Check out today’s Day 1 Surface Pro bundle deal and get a sneak peek into tomorrow’s Day 2 savings on select Xbox games available at your local Microsoft Store or Microsoft.com where you can track all the deals. Plus, take advantage of picking up a purchase in store made online and free shipping and returns on every item, every day. Here’s a look at the first two deals [ more… ]