Calling Students: The Ultimate Steal

That is right, "The Ultimate Steal" program is being extended by Microsoft from Australia to include students actively enrolled at eligible educational institutions in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Spain, Italy and France. Those students who can meet the requirements will be able to purchase Office Ultimate 2007 via the Web "for a steal". The package normally sells for $679 (USD) but will be available at the student price of $59.95 (USD).

Microsoft Office Ultimate includes Office Groove 2007 and Office OneNote 2007. The promotion is scheduled to run until April 30, 2008. Go to The Ultimate Steal to find out if you are eligible.

References:

• PressPass: Student Promotion Provides Steal of a Deal for Office Ultimate 2007
• The Ultimate Steal

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September 2007 Monthly Security Bulletin Release

Microsoft has released the following security bulletins:

Critical

• MS07-051 -- Remote Code Execution Affecting Microsoft Windows 200

Important

• MS07-052 -- Remote Code Execution Affecting Microsoft Visual Studio
  

• MS07-053 -- Elevation of Privilege Affecting Windows Services for UNIX, Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications
  

• MS07-054 -- Remote Code Execution affecting MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger

References:

• MSRC Blog -- September 2007 Monthly Release
  

• TechNet -- Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2007

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MSRC Security Bulletin Release: Advance Notice, September 2007

On 11 September 2007, Microsoft is planning to release five new security bulletins, one critical and 4 important. Here is a summary in order of severity:

Critical:

Affected Products: Microsoft Windows
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Detection: MBSA

Important:

Affected Products: Microsoft Visual Studio
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Detection: MBSA & EST

Affected Products: Windows Services for UNIX, Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Detection: MBSA & EST

Affected Products: MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Detection: These products provide built-in mechanisms for automatic detection and deployment of updates

Affected Products: Microsoft Windows, SharePoint Server
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Detection: MBSA

Although Microsoft does not anticipate any changes, the number of bulletins, products affected, restart information and severities are subject to change until released.

• Technet
• MSRC Blog
  

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