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PlanetHardware has posted a second AMD Duron 700 "grudge match"
feature, this time the new budget processor takes on Intel´s full-blown Pentium III 700. Here a snippet:

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Overclocker´s Workbench has posted a review on the DFI AK70 Rev A+ Slot A mainboard. Here a snippet:

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Asus has posted a ton of bios updates. The new bioses allow hdds greater than 64gb. Thanks Sebastian.

Bios K7V 1007 - 002-A Beta
Bios P2B - Series 1013 - 02 Beta
Bios MEB - Series 1013 - 02 Beta
Bios P2Z - Series 1013 - 02 Beta
Bios P2- 99 - Series 1013 - 02 Beta
Bios MEZ - Series 1013 - 02 Beta
Bios P2V - Series 1004 - 05 Beta
Bios P5A - Series 1011 - 01 Beta
Bios P5S-VM / P599-VM 1003 - 06 Beta
Bios P5-99B / P5S-B 1004 Final (=1001-24 Beta)
Bios P3C - Serie 1022 - 10 Beta

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Patch Available for "Stored Procedure Permissions" Vulnerability
Originally Posted: July 7, 2000

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Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a security
vulnerability in Microsoft(r) SQL Server 7.0. The vulnerability could
allow a malicious user to run a database stored procedure without
proper permissions.

Frequently asked questions regarding this vulnerability and the patch
can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-048.asp

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Dan´s Data has posted up a review on AMD´s Duron CPU and the MSI-6330 motherboard. Here a clip:

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VDMSound is a package that overcomes some of the limitations of DOS boxes under Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000. More specifically, it aims to offer adequate sound support to any DOS applications (utilities, games, etc.) running under Windows NT 4.0+.

As of this version, VDMSound emulates an MPU-401 interface (for playing MIDI music) as well as a SoundBlaster 16 card (for PCM sound effects).

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Saw over ActiveWin:
For all of you who are still waiting for Internet Explorer 5.5 gold to be release (apart from some of you in the international areas who got it early last week). Microsoft are due to release all version on Wednesday July 12th.

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European government and business leaders want to drop .com in favour of .eu as the flagship European domain extension, and want to use it to impose local ecommerce laws.

The European Commission (EC) yesterday reported on comments made following the February publication of a working paper on the .eu domain. The EC also announced the next steps to creating the new domain to the European Parliament.

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