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Security Does Matter, After All

News that 20 percent of IT folk will move to Vista tells me one thing: Folks can't run away from XP's security holes fast enough! Twenty percent might not sound like a lot, but for IT to migrate this number of systems is pretty dramatic. This is a boon for hardware makers, especially high-end video board outfits, whose gear is needed for Vista to run right.

Posted by Doug Barney on November 16, 2006

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