Glastonbury, CT - wayne@s-consult.com
Seems to allow (or want to allow ) running a Windows Live Messenger right in the BlackBerry browser. I have not gotten it to work yet but seems as if this should.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mas90guru/4018491081/
First I've seen of a Microsoft Live Messenger client in a web browser on BlackBerry -- but then again I don't IM that much so I could have overlooked it easily.
Wayne Schulz
Schulz Consulting, LLC
Microsoft has outlined plans to push a mandatory Windows Live Messenger upgrade in order to plug a security hole related to a vulnerable code library.
The security vulnerability stems from the use of a vulnerable version of Microsoft's Active Template Library (ATL). A programming error involving the inclusion of an extra "&" character meant that any software packages that made use of the ATL library template inherited a critical software flaw.
Software developers across the IT industry used the vulnerable ATL library to write application components, or more specifically Component Object Model code, including ActiveX controls.
Windows Live Messenger 8.1 and 8.5 are both also vulnerable as a result of the same ATL problem. Microsoft has already begun offering a voluntary update but, starting later this month, will force users to upgrade to the the latest version of Live Messenger if they want to use Microsoft's IM service.
Users already on version 14 of Live Messenger will also be pushed towards the latest variant, version 14.0.8089, but mandatory updates in these cases won't happen until late October, as explained in a blog post by Microsoft here.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/02/messenger_update/By day I'm a consultant working with a popular line of accounting software called Sage MAS 90.
My company web site is http://www.s-consult.com and we provide training, consulting and troubleshooting for all versions of Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 to customers located throughout the United States.
I live in Glastonbury with my two kids (aged 9) who bring special meaning to the concept that "all kids are cute when they're somebody else's".
In my spare time I love hiking, disco dancing, macrame, ping pong, and watching paint dry.
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