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Microsoft acquires Express Logic for its real-time internet of things operating system

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Microsoft today announced that it’s acquired Express Logic, a 23-year-old San Diego, California-based developer of real-time operating systems (RTOS) for the internet of things (IoT) and edge devices powered by microcontroller units (MCUs), for an undisclosed amount.

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Critical Vulnerability Found, Exploited, Patched in Internet Explorer

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Microsoft acknowledged a zero day vulnerability in Internet Explorer – the default web browser for many computers, laptops, and tablets – in a security advisory released last weekend. Vulnerable Internet Explorers include versions 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. Help Secure Internet Explorer from Operation Clandestine Fox (groovypost.com).

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The Internet of (Secure) Things – Embedding Security in the IoT

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We’re seeing a glimmer of the future – the Internet of Things (IoT) – where anything and everything is or contains a sensor that can communicate over the network/Internet. Today those assets are built on a variety of platforms and operating systems; the software is rarely patched and their communications are not secured.

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Even Windows XP Got a Patch

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The recently discovered vulnerability in Internet Explorer raised quite an uproar with the media and techies in April. Regarding Windows XP, Microsoft’s report states that an update for the operating system is available today. By ShannonPerry. For those with automatic updates enabled, the fix will install itself.

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The Next Step in the Internet of Things: Connecting Your Home

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The Internet of Things is the catch-all phrase used to discuss a vast array of various now-connected objects that may or may not want to talk to one another. Google unveils Brillo, an operating system for Internet of Things (liliputing.com). We expect our phones, tablets, and sometimes even our watches to be connected.

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Update On The Megatrend of the Internet of Things

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In this post we dive deeper into the Internet of Things. Today's Internet connects people, governments, academia and business. The already emerging Internet of Things goes far beyond that. Follow this link to track the highest ranked, enterprise ready Internet of Things Companies. What transmission protocols will rule?

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Windows 11 is deleting Internet Explorer

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internet explorer 9 logo. At one point in Windows 10’s lifetime, you could have had Internet Explorer, the legacy version of Microsoft Edge, and the new Chromium-powered Edge all installed. Microsoft revealed yesterday that Internet Explorer will be “disabled” in Windows 11. That bundling led to the infamous United States v.

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