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  • News

    Borland Ditches Developer Tools

    Borland Software announced Wednesday that it is getting out of the integrated development environment (IDE) business and plans to sell off its legendary programming tools. 02/09/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Antitrust Pot Simmers

    Microsoft’s recent moves to release portions of its Windows server source code to competitors has struck a chord with the U.S. Department of Justice and the states who participated in its landmark antitrust trial. 02/09/2006

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    ISA 2006 Beta Bows

    Microsoft is shipping the first beta of Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA) 2006, as well as early select customer betas of its Microsoft Client Protection and Microsoft Antigen for Exchange products. 02/09/2006

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    Symantec To Ship BindView Policy Manager 3.0

    Symantec says it will ship next month an update to its BindView Policy Manager, the first major update since it acquired BindView earlier this year. 02/08/2006

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    Update Lets Users Save Data with PDF Forms

    Users of Universe Software’s pdf-Formserver package can now save .PDF forms together with user data. 02/08/2006

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    MCPD Upgrade Exams Get Beta Tested Mid-February

    Microsoft to beta test four upgrade exams beginning next week for MCAD and MCSD holders who want quick route to new-gen MCP certs. 02/08/2006

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    Virtuozzo 3.5.1 Adds Migration Tool

    SWsoft is shipping a minor update to its Virtuozzo server virtualization product for Windows that adds a graphical "physical-to-virtual" migration tool to help administrators automate the process of moving from a dedicated physical server to a virtual server environment. 02/08/2006

  • News

    VMware Ships Beta of Free Server

    EMC's VMware unit has released a beta of its new VMware Server, a free, entry-level hosted virtualization environment for Windows and Linux servers. 02/07/2006

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    Microsoft "Realigns" Customer Service

    In a move the company says aims to improve how it responds to users' needs, Microsoft announced a recent restructuring of its Customer Service organization that merges it with the venerable Product Support Services unit. 02/07/2006

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    EMC Shoots for SMB Markets

    Storage vendor EMC Corp. said Monday it has begun shipping the first components of a new line of its storage products scoped for small and medium-sized business use, and will soon ship others. 02/07/2006

  • News

    A New Script for Compliance

    Scriptlogic Corp. yesterday announced File System Auditor, a tool that lets corporations see exactly who has done what with company files. 02/07/2006

  • News

    Partner Watch, Feb. 6

    Softricity releases SoftGrid virtualization platform for SMS 2003. 02/06/2006

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    IT Weekly Roundup, Feb. 3

    From the business wires this week: a .NET-based identity management system, a solution for completely erasing data, an e-mail archival app and a device for recording mouse movements. 02/03/2006

  • News

    Zenprise for SMBs On Deck

    Zenprise Inc. is shipping a version of its Microsoft Exchange e-mail management package designed for customers with 1,000 or fewer workers. 02/02/2006

  • News

    Upgraded Backup Tool Restores to "Dissimilar" Hardware

    Backup and restore software vendor UltraBac is shipping version 3 of its UBDR Gold package, adding the ability to restore files to a machine that is not physically identical to the one the backup was performed on. 02/02/2006

  • In-Depth

    Bridging the Directory Services Gap

    Red Hat Directory Service helps join Windows and Linux environments. 02/01/2006

  • IE’s Extreme Security Makeover

    Microsoft throws in a bevy of new features in Internet Explorer 7 to improve security -- but are they enough? 02/01/2006

  • News

    Shifting Threats Challenge Microsoft’s Response to Exploits

    Zero-day exploits are forcing Microsoft to be more flexible in its game plan. 02/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    Worst-Case Scenarios: When Disaster Strikes

    Leading IT experts help answer the question: What if? 02/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    Allow Me to Demonstrate

    When your many job responsibilities include "teacher," these demonstration tools can help get the message across. 02/01/2006

  • News

    Finally: Windows Server 2003 "R2" Ships

    The long-awaited "Release 2" of Windows Server 2003 is finally out, albeit a couple of months later than originally planned. In addition, Microsoft is also shipping an update to its Internet Security and Acceleration Server. 02/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 Is Well Worth the Wait

    Users say the long-awaited new version of Microsoft’s customer relationship management (CRM) software fixes a host of problems. 02/01/2006

  • Foley on Microsoft

    Give Me a Blank Check, Microsoft!

    Foley's list of the top 10 things she would do if she was in charge of Microsoft's check book. 02/01/2006

  • One-Image Network

    Universal Imaging Utility's single master image can streamline your imaging process. 02/01/2006

  • News

    MCTS Exams Now Available

    New-generation MCP certifications step out of the shadows with general release of three new MCP exams for SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005. 02/01/2006

  • Windows Insider

    VMware Changes the Playing Field

    VMware's Player tool can make architectures you used to only dream of a reality. Our new Windows Insider columnist, Greg Shields, walks you through the possibilities as well as tips for increasing performance. 02/01/2006

  • Survey Says...

    Doug discovers that it's Redmond's readers who really know how to bring on the funny. 02/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    Troubleshooting -- the HP Way

    Hardware troubleshooting can be difficult, but a methodical approach can do wonders. Here's how it's done at one of the world's largest IT services companies. 02/01/2006

  • Security Advisor

    Message Hygiene -- Microsoft Style: Part II

    Now that you've got those filters going, Joern takes a look at what else you can do to help keep incoming e-mails clean. 02/01/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Creates Unified Communications Group

    Microsoft announced this week that it is merging its Exchange Server group with its Real-Time Collaboration (RTC) group, as it begins to think of the two technologies comprising a "platform." 02/01/2006

  • No Entrance, No Exit

    These tools can help you use Group Policy to restrict access to USB ports and various hardware devices. 02/01/2006

  • News

    BMC Releases .NET Identity Management Solution

    BMC Software today announced the release of BMC Identity Management for .NET, an identity management solution for Microsoft .NET technologies. 02/01/2006

  • News

    IE7 "Preview" -- Nearly Ready for Prime Time?

    Microsoft released a preview of Internet Explorer 7 beta 2 to the general public on Tuesday. 01/31/2006

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    Microsoft Blends Windows Vista Beta Test with Preview Programs

    As Windows Vista grinds ever closer to commercial release, Microsoft has begun converging its beta test program and its technology preview program for customers. 01/31/2006

  • News

    Partner Watch, Jan. 31

    BMC releases an identity management solution for .NET. 01/31/2006

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Jan. 27

    From the business wires this week: Windows/Mac inventory system, SQL Server tools and a developer contest. 01/27/2006

  • News

    Intel Makes First 45nm Chips

    Intel claimed this week it has become the first manufacturer to make chips using 45-nanometer technology. 01/26/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Profits, Revenues Up

    Microsoft reported Thursday a 5 percent boost in profits for the financial quarter ended Dec. 31 compared to its second quarter a year ago. The company credited strong performance by its server and tools and Windows client products. 01/26/2006

  • News

    Adobe Makes Acrobat Three-Dimensional

    Adobe Systems delivered this week a 3D version of its popular Acrobat document design and authoring package. 01/26/2006

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    Microsoft Enhances Small Business Support

    Microsoft this week debuted an enhanced suite of online resources and tech support offerings designed for users of its Small Business line of products. 01/25/2006

  • News

    Stratus Rolling Out Dual-Core Fault-Tolerant Server

    Stratus Technologies is poised to ship its first fault-tolerant server systems built on dual-core CPUs. 01/25/2006

  • News

    Hounded by EU, Microsoft to License Part of Source Code

    Microsoft announced Wednesday that it would license source code in the Windows Server operating system, in order to comply with a 2004 ruling from European Union regulators. 01/25/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Previews 'Sparkle' and 'Acrylic'

    Microsoft has released Community Technology Previews (CTP) of two tools it is readying to help Web page and Windows applications designers more easily perform those tasks. 01/24/2006

  • News

    Partner Watch, Jan. 23

    E-learning solution provider IntraLearn attains Front Runner status. 01/23/2006

  • News

    Windows Blackcomb Re(code)named Vienna

    Microsoft confirmed Friday that it has changed the codename for the next version of Windows beyond Vista, though it revealed little else. 01/20/2006

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    Windows XP SP3 Slips to 2007

    Microsoft has quietly moved the delivery date of the next service pack for Windows XP to the second half of next year. 01/20/2006

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    IT Weekly Roundup, Jan. 20

    From the business wires: SQL Server 2005-based e-learning solution provider gets Front Runner status, free CompTIA A+ study guides and more. 01/20/2006

  • News

    DirectoryLockdown 4.0 for Active Directory Ships

    NetPro Computing announced it is shipping a major upgrade to its distributed services management product for Active Directory. 01/19/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Acquires Portfolio Management Firm

    In a little-noticed move that promises to change the landscape for project portfolio management software vendors and consultants, Microsoft announced Thursday it has completed its acquisition of New York-based UMT. 01/19/2006

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    Microsoft Ships Customer Care Framework 2005

    Microsoft announced late Wednesday that it is shipping the latest version of its software solution for customer service centers. 01/19/2006

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