Microsoft sends mixed messages about its less-than-sexy database development tool.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 12/01/2005
Licensing changes will give IT a reason to take a hard look at Datacenter Server.
- By Scott Bekker
- 12/01/2005
These tools help eliminate spyware, keep your systems clean and running efficiently and—most importantly—protect vital information.
- By Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest
- 12/01/2005
NetSupport Manager gives you easy remote control access, plus a few other bells and whistles.
Redmond's resident critics pick their favorites in this year's Editors' Choice Awards.
Do that thing you do.
- By Chris Brooke
- 11/01/2005
When platform zealots attack, it can threaten everything from productivity to profits.
Microsoft executive shuffle has ramifications for customers.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/01/2005
Office Senior Vice President Steven Sinofsky and his troops could learn a thing or two from the Windows team about building software that can be tweaked quickly.
- By Mary Jo Foley
- 11/01/2005
These alternatives to Microsoft's Internet Explorer can add Web-browsing
muscle, but they're not
without potential problems.
Plan calls for support for Linux guest OSes and, eventually, use of hypervisor to incorporate virtualization into the OS.
- By Scott Bekker
- 10/01/2005
Internet Explorer is one of the most used products in nearly every environment, but most administrators know little
about how to tune it for best
performance and safety.
- By Greg Shields
- 10/01/2005
Readers reflect back to the days when naming their servers involved imagination and the ability to possess a sense of humor.
- By Paul Desmond
- 10/01/2005
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a concept touted by Microsoft and various Linux vendors as proof that their products are cheapest to run. But TCO claims aren't what they're cracked up to be, and most IT shops never use TCO, or just plain do it wrong.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 10/01/2005
Deliver applications to your users safely, conveniently and without a lot of overhead.
- By Bill Heldman
- 10/01/2005