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IT Weekly Roundup, Oct. 7

From the business wires this week: software for documenting your network’s assets and vulnerabilities, a solution for joining heterogeneous systems to Active Directory, and network time servers.

Get Used to Windows XP SP2 -- SP3 Looks to be a Long Way Off

The official position out of Microsoft on Windows XP Service Pack 3 is, Yes we're working on SP3, and stop asking about it.

EC Appoints Advisor to Monitor Microsoft

Professor Neil Barrett, a computer scientist and specialist in researching Internet crime, will serve as a technical advisor to the European Commission on questions of Microsoft's compliance with the EC's 2004 decision against Microsoft.

Windows XP SP2 Hotfix Posted for SBP-2 Problem

A hotfix was posted to the Microsoft Download Center on Friday for users who ran into trouble with Serial Bus Protocol 2 devices after installing Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Newspaper: Microsoft-Time Warner Resume AOL Talks

Time Warner Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have restarted discussions about forming an alliance of their Internet units, America Online and MSN, the Wall Street Journal reported in its Friday editions.

Windows XP N Stands for 'No Sales'

A senior Microsoft official in the United Kingdom confirmed this week that no computer manufacturers took up the option to install Windows XP N, the operating system Microsoft created in response to the European Commission decision against it.

EC Sniffing Around Microsoft's Security Plans

The European Commission, which proved with its 497 million Euro fine and behavioral restrictions last year to be a formidable antitrust adversary for Microsoft, is showing interest in the American software giant's security plans.

Partner Watch, Oct. 7

Texas picks Winternals Software to provide system recovery solution.

Nine Security Fixes Coming on Patch Tuesday

Get ready for a huge Microsoft Patch Tuesday next week. The Microsoft Security Response Center is preparing nine security bulletins, according to its Thursday night advance notification e-mail.

Microsoft to Add Homegrown A-V Engine to Sybari Antigen

Microsoft's first major release of the product since buying Sybari earlier this year will enter beta testing in the first half of 2006.

Microsoft Unveils Unified A-V, Anti-Spyware Product for Corporations

Microsoft on Thursday formally unveiled its much-anticipated corporate client protection software that combines the anti-virus and spyware technologies the company has been developing since purchasing GeCAD Software in mid-2003 and Giant Company Software in late 2004.

Altiris Joins the Virtualization Land Rush

Lifecycle management tool vendor Altiris says it is readying a virtualization product for release later this year aimed at driving down support costs and making operations more efficient by eliminating application conflicts.

Windows Small Business Server 2003 for the Enterprise IT Admin?

As an enterprise IT pro, you may think Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 is beneath you. For most of the needs of your enterprise organization, that's true. But in cases where you might want to install SBS, say for a home business on the side, your enterprise experience with Microsoft products might blind you to useful features and expose you to common gotchas in this unique server.

Exchange "12" DevCon Scheduled

Even as the SQL Server 2005 launch takes place in San Francisco Nov. 7, Microsoft will be quietly giving developers and ISVs inside details on the next version of its other major back-end server -- Exchange.

Live Date for 70-293/70-294 Sim Exams Delayed to 2006

Microsoft cites priority developing SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 exams, as well as sim refinements based on testers' feedback.

NuView Enhances Lifecycle Management on NetApp Appliances

NuView is shipping version 3.5 of its File Lifecycle Manager (FLM) package, a policy-based data administration tool for managing the lifecycles of file data on storage appliances from its OEM partner, Network Appliance (NetApp).

ScriptLogic Ships Update to Security Management Tool

ScriptLogic is shipping version 5.0 of its Security Explorer file permission management and server security tool.

Office 12 Will Support PDF

Office "12," the next version of Microsoft's market-dominating office productivity suite, will allow users to save documents in PDF.

Sun and Google Announce Collaboration

Sun Microsystems and Google announced an initiative Tuesday to further collaboration between the Java creator and the search engine Goliath.

Motorola Teams with Microsoft on Emergency Response Solutions

Motorola and Microsoft are working together on a line of communication and incident management applications for law enforcement, first responders and criminal justice systems.

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