IMSIG News http://www.imsig.ca IMSIG Site News daily 1 2009-02-19T16:36:19Z French Airforce Grounded by Microsoft Windows Virus http://www.imsig.ca/news/french-airforce-grounded-by-microsoft-windows-virus French fighter planes grounded by threat targeting another Windows vulnerability. No publisher jhobbs 2009-03-02T16:54:41Z News Item Microsoft Office Insecure by Design http://www.imsig.ca/news/microsoft-office-insecure-by-design Microsoft Office is a set of security holes that masquerades as an office suite. No publisher jhobbs 2009-07-27T17:50:13Z News Item London Stock Exchange dumps Windows for Linux http://www.imsig.ca/news/london-stock-exchange-dumps-windows-for-linux A failure of an hour on a stock exchange system can result in billions of dollars in lost trades. The failure of the .NET/Windows Server system a year ago brought this message home to the London Stock Exchange. Now they are switching to a more reliable and faster Linux based system. No publisher jhobbs 2009-10-07T18:50:25Z News Item French police switch from Windows to Linux http://www.imsig.ca/news/french-police-switch-from-windows-to-linux The French national police force has slashed its IT costs by 70 per cent by cutting Microsoft out of the equation No publisher jhobbs 2009-03-24T15:14:32Z News Item Linux Installation Challenge a Myth http://www.imsig.ca/news/linux-installation-challenge-a-myth Linux is normally easier to install than Windows. No publisher jhobbs 2009-06-16T13:33:57Z News Item Using Free Applications to Power Your Business http://www.imsig.ca/news/using-free-applications-to-power-your-business In a time when cutting costs is vital to maintaining profitability (or even staying in business) exploring non-Microsoft products might be in order. No publisher jhobbs 2009-06-24T14:10:14Z News Item Why You Need a Better Email Address http://www.imsig.ca/news/why-you-need-a-better-email-address Never, ever use an email address supplied by your Internet provider. No publisher jhobbs 2009-10-28T22:03:56Z News Item It's All About Freedom http://www.imsig.ca/news/its-all-about-freedom Why do Fortune 500 corporations swear by open source? What's in it for them? Freedom. No publisher jhobbs 2009-03-01T17:27:33Z News Item London Stock Exchange to Abandon Windows http://www.imsig.ca/news/london-stock-exchange-to-abandon-windows Last September the LSE (London Stock Exchange)'s Windows-based TradElect system brought the market to a standstill for almost an entire day. No publisher jhobbs 2009-07-02T14:19:18Z News Item I'm a Mac, I'm a PC and I'm Linux http://www.imsig.ca/news/im-a-mac-im-a-pc-and-im-linux Finally, ads featuring Linux -- that are a spoof of the famous Mac TV ads. No publisher jhobbs 2009-07-04T15:05:34Z News Item Don't Bother with Windows 7 http://www.imsig.ca/news/dont-bother-with-windows-7 Seven reasons to skip Windows 7 No publisher jhobbs 2009-08-14T13:25:05Z News Item Upgrading to Windows7 Not Cheap http://www.imsig.ca/news/upgrading-to-windows7-not-cheap Gartner report shows upgrading from XP to Windows 7 very expensive. No publisher jhobbs 2010-08-29T14:38:24Z News Item No antivirus needed http://www.imsig.ca/news/no-antivirus-needed you really don't need to fear malware, thanks to the way Linux is built. No publisher jhobbs 2009-03-01T17:26:31Z News Item Safer Computing at Lower Cost http://www.imsig.ca/news/safer-computing-at-lower-cost There is a viable alternative to the insecure platform known as Windows. No publisher jhobbs 2009-03-04T15:10:25Z News Item It's Not Just Twitter http://www.imsig.ca/news/its-not-just-twitter It's not just me that's such a big fan of Linux and open source. No publisher jhobbs 2010-02-19T15:19:15Z News Item