Category Archives: Software

SAP: Why enterprises should soon upgrade to SAP S/4HANA

[German]In the coronavirus pandemic, projects to switch to a new IT solution are often postponed. SAP's R/3 system is not due to be phased out until 2027. CNT Management Consulting GmbH has shown me some aspects why enterprises should soon … Continue reading

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Adobe Reader DC security update Nov. 2020 causes issues in SAP

[German]In early November 2020, Adobe released a major security update for Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader DC. However, there are problems on SAP systems because displaying PDF documents in SAP software leads to long loading times or crashes. Addendum: Group Policy to … Continue reading

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Avira for Business discontinued – EOL on Jan. 1, 2022

[German]The manufacturer of anti-virus products, Avira, has surprisingly discontinued its product line for enterprise customers. On November 1, 2022, the products concerned will reach the end of support (end-of-life), which may come as a surprise to some users.

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Google Chrome 86.0.4240.198

[German]Google has updated the Google Chrome Browser for Windows, macOS and Linux to version 86.0.4240.198 on November 11, 2020. This update closes two security holes, whereby these are already exploited.

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Thunderbird 78.4.3 released

[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird released Thunderbird 78.4.3 on November 11, 2020. This is a security update for the 78 main version of the e-mail client, which fixes bugs.

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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Thunderbird 78.4.1 released

[German]The developers of the e-mail client Thunderbird released Thunderbird 78.4.1 on November 6, 2020. It is a maintenance update for the 78 main version of the e-mail client, which fixes some bugs.

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Cisco AnyConnect VPN 0-day exploit public available

[German]Cisco hat vor wenigen Stunden eine Zero-Day-Schwachstelle in der Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client-Software bekannt gegeben. Zudem gibt es einen öffentlich zugänglichem Proof-of-Concept-Angriffscode, wie der Hersteller einräumte.

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Sysinternals tools: Modules updated (11.2020)

[German]Microsoft employee Mark Russinovich gave an update to individual modules of the Sysinternals tools, as I saw the night in a tweet. Here is a short overview of these updates.

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Edge 86.0.622.61 released

[German]A short addendum (the information has passed me by because I looked in the wrong corner of the Microsoft universe, ADV200002 showed the old status from the end of October for a long time and currently reports nothing at all, … Continue reading

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Adobe Reader/Acrobat: Important security update available (Nov. 3, 2020)

[German]Adobe released a security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat on November 3, 2020 to address serious vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader for Windows and MacOS. Here is some information.

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