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• Microsoft has launched a new blog for Windows 7 customers and partners.
• Autodesk, Inc. beat Wall Street’s expectations for its fiscal second quarter results.
• You can now deploy FileMaker Pro databases on iPhone or iPod Touch with FMTouch.
• Symantec introduces Norton Safe Web Beta, a website safety rating program similar to Hacker Safe.
• Microsoft has completed development on Small Business Server 2008 and expects it will ship in November..

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday came on August 12th this month with 26 flaw fixes for Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Office, Outlook Express, Windows Messenger and Internet Explorer. Flaws were also patched in Windows 2000 through Vista and Windows Server 2008. Eleven of the 26 fixes were labeled ‘critical’, the highest on Microsoft’s four-point rating system. (Microsoft is expected to change its rating system this fall). The one patch missing was the critical fix for Windows Media Player, which was previously announced but not released. Microsoft said it needed more time to develop it.

Read more about the patches and the flaws they fix.

Corel Corporation has eluded this month that they might be in discussions for a sale. Specifically, they mentioned “potential strategic third-party alternatives” that could benefit shareholders. No agreement has officially been reached, but they have confirmed they are in discussions. In light of the news, stocks rose 11%. Corel’s Q2 profits dropped 60% year-over-year. Corel is a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software with more than 100 million users worldwide. In 2006 Corel purchased Ulead and Intervideo.

Comedian and sitcom star Jerry Seinfeld has been enlisted to be the next Microsoft spokesperson. The advertisements will promote Windows Vista and will also feature Microsoft chairman Bill Gates. Aiming to portray Vista in a more favorable light, the $300 million campaign will debut on September 4th. Microsoft’s new ad agency, Crispin Porter & Bogusky, is hoping Seinfeld will have enough of a positive effect to turn people’s perceptions of Vista around. Others think the tactic won’t work as it is too little too late for Vista, and they should focus on the Windows 7 release. Only time will tell, and we’ll be watching September 4th! Oh, and Seinfeld is getting $10 million for his work on the campaign.