[TechRepublic] Microsoft's December 2010 patches

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Editor's note: For this month's Patch Tuesday, there are 17 security bulletins for 40 vulnerabilities. Another big story is that TIME named Mark Zuckerberg its Person of the Year. Be sure to check out the top performing products in 2010 as determined by CNET Labs. - Jason Microsoft Patch Tuesday: December 2010 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right decision on applying Microsoft's December 2010 patches in your organization. Read more Resource of the day Innovation Through End-to-End Unified Networking Solutions This paper explains how leading networking solutions provide a broad portfolio of secure unified networking products and solutions that reduce complexity, enhance business agility, and manage costs. More from TechRepublic   10 leaders who made a difference in 2010 Many organizations are coming out of 2010 in about the same shape they went in. But some made great progress. These 10 leaders, according to John M McKee, did their jobs. Read more The meaning of cryptographic trust The word "trust" has many meanings. The cryptographic meaning of the term is very specific, and should be handled with care. Read more Poll: What was the biggest letdown in the development industry in 2010? Developers, what story were you the least happy about this year: Android fragmentation, WP7, the lack of interest in parallel programming, the shift to cloud, or something else? Read more News from ZDNet   Time names Facebook's Zuckerberg 'Person of the Year'; Should he be? Ranting about Time's Person of the Year is an annual ritual. In some respects, Zuckerberg taking the person of the year crown is almost the same as when Time gave "you" the crown. Read more The Hardware 2.0 "Game of 2010" With 2010 drawing to a close, and TIME magazine having made Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg the "Person of the Year," it's time for me to announce the Hardware 2.0 "Game of 2010." Read more Google makes $5million code contribution to Eclipse Google is releasing two of the products it acquired from Instantiations into open source under the care of the Eclipse Foundation. Read more Microsoft CRM 2011 near-final test build available for download Microsoft made the Release Candidate (RC) test build of its Dynamics CRM 2011 offering available for download as of December 14. The global launch of the product is slated for January 20 next year. Read more Open source rivals continue to chip away at IE share in 2010 I can see why Microsoft is considering adding radical new features -- such as the proposed "Do Not Track" tool to Internet Explorer 9. The proprietary browser continued losing market share to its open source rivals in 2010, namely to Google's Chrome browser, whose share has roughly doubled in a... Read more Google's Chrome OS netbook: The good, the bad and its prospects Google's Chrome OS is off to a rough start and the prototype Cr-48 netbook has been greeted with mixed reviews. But don't write-off Chrome just yet. Read more Tipsters: Windows Phone 7 'Mango' release to add HTML 5 support In addition to talking up Windows tablets and slates at the January Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft execs also are expected to use the conference to give another push to Windows Phone 7. But the first "major" update to the WP7 platform may not hit until August or September, my... Read more Google gets touchy on antitrust Google in a blog post took on a Washington Post columnist who opined that the search giant should be more of a target by antitrust regulators. Is this the best use of Google's time. Read more Dell Streak drops to $99.99 with contract at Best Buy After popping up in Best Buy stores in October, the Dell Streak tablet is now significantly cheaper. 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