05/01/2001
May 2001 - Mission Interoperate: Windows 2000 and Unix
Make Windows play nice with NetWare and Unix; migrate from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000; automate Outlook.
In-Depth
Administering two platforms is tough. Microsoft Services for Unix 2.0 provides a practical set of tools for making sure Windows and Unix users get along—and that your job gets easier.
Here's how one company's consultants used COM+ and MTS to scale its Oracle database to be available via the Web.
When moving subnets from Unix JOIN to Win2K DHCP,
this admin got a crash course on the intricacies
of IP addressing and the pure beauty of the superscope.
Naturally, Microsoft wants to woo your company away from its reliance on NDS. Windows Services for NetWare is crucial to that goal. Here’s how it works.
Book Reviews
If you're looking for a solid guide down the certification path, Osborne McGraw-Hill's
MCSE Windows 2000 Study Guide collection is a step in the right direction.
Exam Reviews
Microsoft’s ISA Server Enterprise exam tests your knowledge of security, policy-setting and troubleshooting—and your ability to read carefully.
Product Reviews
A new version of this venerable installer suite adds full integration with the VS.NET IDE and redistribution support.
Trend Micro’s OfficeScan Corporate Edition offers
scalable, centrally controlled antivirus protection.
@Microsoft
BizTalk Server 2000 takes on the challenge of integrating your business’s
complex enterprise application and B2B processes.
Call Me Certifiable
Convincing the powers that be to upgrade to Microsoft’s newest OS can
prove tougher than getting rid of your XFL season tickets.
Editor's Desk
Mr. Script
Via your scripts, you can add Contacts, Journal and Calendar entries with ease. No bull.
Security Advisor
Moving to Exchange 2000 offers a valuable opportunity for jumpers and their more methodological counterparts to learn that permissions define possibilities and practicalities.
Windows Foundation
Group Policy is all about being
efficient. Here's how to get there by setting up users'
Windows Setting with Administrative Templates.
Windows Insider
The Windows Time Synchronization service ensures that all your machines stay—tick for tock—on the same clock.
News
New title available for Migrating Exam; resource kit tools for Commerce Server 2000
DuoCor Sytem Guardian/XC 2000 centralizes backup administration.
Newest messaging server available for download as evaluation kit.
Secure Copy 3.0 adds Microsoft Clustering support.
Upgrade adds SmartPull Distributor feature.
Got poor Windows 2000 training? One group considers filing suit.
Two new security updates for Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server.
Microsoft has developed an extension for Windows NT 4.0 that allows this platform to take advantage of Windows 2000 Active Directory (AD) features.
O'Reilly adds Win2K admin book, exam book covering core and design tests.
New version of Heroix RoboMon incorporates support for ISA Server 2000.
Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 also introduced.