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  • In-Depth

    SQL 2005: The Integrated Stack Is Back

    Is all this integration among Microsoft components good for customers? 12/01/2005

  • News

    Next Windows Vista CTP Coming in December

    After just two releases, Microsoft is trading in its monthly schedule of Windows Vista community technology previews (CTPs) for a new, less predictable schedule of milestone-based CTPs. 12/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    Getting the Most out of SMS

    Tips and tricks from an SMS veteran to help you recoup your investment in Microsoft's System Management Server. 12/01/2005

  • Foley on Microsoft

    FoxPro Not an Endangered Species

    Microsoft sends mixed messages about its less-than-sexy database development tool. 12/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    Spyware Meets Its Match -- Almost

    Microsoft's anti-spyware tool works well enough, but some readers question its categorization and detection capabilities. 12/01/2005

  • All Is Not Lost

    Mimosa NearPoint provides e-mail recovery in a matter of minutes—not hours. 12/01/2005

  • Seen Those Servers Lately?

    Keep a close eye on all your servers with ipMonitor. 12/01/2005

  • News

    Virtual Server Farm in a Box

    Licensing changes will give IT a reason to take a hard look at Datacenter Server. 12/01/2005

  • PolicyMaker Does Its Share

    Extend Group Policy settings with DesktopStandard's PolicyMaker Share Manager 12/01/2005

  • News

    Critics Cry Foul Over Ecma Flap

    Microsoft’s announcement last week that it is submitting its Office 12 Open XML formats to a standards body may have assuaged bureaucrats in the Massachusetts governor’s office, but if anything it has escalated the “open” versus “proprietary” debate. 12/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    Spies in Every Corner

    These tools help eliminate spyware, keep your systems clean and running efficiently and—most importantly—protect vital information. 12/01/2005

  • News

    New Utility Keeps Window Registry Tidy

    European utility developer 1-abc.net is shipping version 1.0 of another new tool for end users, this one designed to help clean up out of date Windows Registry entries. 11/30/2005

  • News

    Microsoft and Partners Unwrap Axapta Solutions

    Microsoft’s Business Solutions group, along with several ISV partners, announced delivery of a set of Axapta-based, industry-specific ERP solutions. 11/30/2005

  • News

    VMware Ships Workstation 5.5

    Virtualization software publisher VMware is shipping version 5.5 of its Workstation product, which adds new support for 64-bit memory addressing on AMD and Intel systems. 11/30/2005

  • News

    Microsoft Snags Leading Supercomputer Scientist

    Supercomputer stalwart Cray Inc. disclosed this week that Chief Scientist Burton Smith, a specialist in large-scale, parallel computing architectures, is heading to Microsoft. 11/29/2005

  • Used Software: The New Reality?

    If you're looking to save money on licenses (or make money on the ones you no longer need), license reselling may be the answer. 11/29/2005

  • News

    Microsoft's Schema Submission Softens Massachusetts' OpenDoc Stance

    Microsoft's announcement that it will submit its Office Open XML schemas to a European standards body has apparently softened the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' stance regarding document storage formats. 11/29/2005

  • News

    Security Competency Gets Revamped

    Microsoft revises Partner Competency, splitting it into two tracks for technical implementers and security management partners. 11/29/2005

  • News

    IDC: Server Shipments Strong but Unix Declines

    Sales of servers continued at top acceleration in the third quarter, partly driven by customers' increasing deployments of virtualization technologies, while Linux and Windows servers further eroded Unix's high-end turf, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. 11/29/2005

  • News

    Partner Watch, Nov. 28

    ADXStudio releases content management system for .NET Framework 2.0. 11/28/2005

  • News

    Alero Integrates with SharePoint 2003

    Alero Technology has announced Alero for SharePoint, a collaborative solution for mobile offices that integrates with Microsoft Office and SharePoint 2003 to provide repository, content, process and integration capabilities. 11/22/2005

  • News

    Updated RES Tool Adds USB Disk Support

    Real Enterprise Solutions (RES) plans to ship this month an update to its PowerFuse unified management package for Windows. 11/22/2005

  • News

    Atempo Intros Data Compliance Tool

    Information lifecycle management protection vendor Atempo is shipping an addition to its Time Navigator suite of tools aimed at providing security and compliance for data storage. 11/22/2005

  • News

    Microsoft Will Submit Office Schemas To Standards Body

    In the midst of the acrimonious debate regarding whether Microsoft’s Office Open XML file format is really open or is instead proprietary, the company will submit its schemas to an important European international standards organization. 11/22/2005

  • News

    BizTalk Server 2006 Hits Second Beta Mark

    Microsoft quietly announced this week that it has released Beta 2 of BizTalk Server 2006 for download and the product remains on schedule. 11/22/2005

  • News

    Exploit Code Posted for Unpatched IE Flaw

    Microsoft is warning customers that exploit code is in the public domain for an unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer that can allow an attacker to take control of a user's computer over the Internet. 11/22/2005

  • News

    Partner Watch, Nov. 21

    Intervoice releases voice/data solutions for Microsoft Speech Server. 11/21/2005

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Nov. 18

    From the business wires: a patch management system, remote management tools and software that prevents online fraud. 11/18/2005

  • News

    MCP Exams for $35?

    The catch: You must be enrolled in an IT Academy. Also, exam retakes to be revived for IT Academy students. 11/17/2005

  • News

    Third Party Management Packs Bow For MOM 2005

    Several third-party vendors announced management packs and other products that support Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 at Microsoft’s IT Forum event this week in Barcelona, Spain. 11/17/2005

  • News

    Tech Beta of Office '12' Released

    Microsoft announced the long-awaited debut of the Office "12" technical beta, a limited release that will go out to 10,000 selected customers and partners globally. 11/17/2005

  • News

    Microsoft Ships Dynamics GP Finance Package

    Microsoft is shipping Dynamics GP 9.0, an update to its Great Plains accounting package and the first of its rebranded business solutions to appear under the Microsoft Dynamics logo. 11/17/2005

  • News

    Exchange '12' to be 64-bit Only

    Microsoft has seen the future and it is 64-bits. That’s the message coming out of the company’s European IT Forum 2005 this week in Barcelona, Spain. 11/16/2005

  • News

    Microsoft Opens Sign Ups for Partner Program Enhancements

    The changes to the Microsoft Partner Program that the company originally outlined in July got a soft launch this week in preparation for the full rollout in January. 11/16/2005

  • News

    Microsoft Ships Search Tool for Enterprise Users

    Microsoft this week released its Windows Desktop Search tool for enterprise users at its annual IT Forum event in Barcelona, Spain. Not surprisingly, in the face of competition for the search space with Google, it’s a free download. 11/16/2005

  • News

    Gates: Microsoft Ships Beta 2 of HPC Cluster Version of Windows

    SEATTLE – Not satisfied with a place in the data center, Microsoft is making a play for the laboratory, too. Chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates told a standing room only audience at the Supercomputing 2005 conference held here this week that it has released the second beta test version of its upcoming high-performance computing (HPC) edition of Windows. 11/16/2005

  • News

    Network Instruments Releases Observer 11

    Network Instruments this month released Observer 11, the latest version of its network traffic analysis software. 11/16/2005

  • News

    Microsoft: End-User Licensing Tool Will Help Partners Engage

    A tool Microsoft posted on its Website this week to make licensing choices more transparent for IT end users should help partners engage with customers at a higher, more productive level, a senior Microsoft executive said. 11/16/2005

  • In-Depth

    The Bay State Brawl

    Is the Massachusetts open-standards debate the beginning of a national battle? 11/15/2005

  • News

    Virtuozzo Virtualization Software Upgraded to 3.5

    SWsoft this week began shipping version 3.5 of its Virtuozzo server virtualization software for Windows. 11/15/2005

  • News

    Intel Claims Desktops Shipping With 'VT' CPUs

    Intel said this week that some PC manufacturers have started delivering desktop PCs based on the first CPUs that implement its Virtualization Technology (VT). The vendors identified by Intel include Acer and Lenovo. 11/15/2005

  • News

    Open Text To Work With Microsoft on Content Management

    Microsoft and content management vendor Open Text announced a strategic relationship this week that they say will foster closer cooperation between the two firms’ products. 11/15/2005

  • In-Depth

    Profile: In Search of Better Data-Center Management

    Splunk takes data-center management lessons from the Web. 11/15/2005

  • News

    Partner Watch, Nov. 14

    Winternals to present on dealing with malware at InnoTech conference. 11/14/2005

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Nov. 11

    From the business wires this week: hosting solutions and other tools for SQL Server 2005. 11/11/2005

  • News

    HP Introduces 'Universal' Printer Driver, Updated Admin Tool

    HP this week rolled out new and updated items in its print management portfolio aimed at simplifying life for IT administrators, including a universal printer driver and an updated Web-based administration tool. 11/10/2005

  • News

    Trojan Found Piggybacking Sony DRM Rootkit

    Anti-virus firms have discovered the first known trojan horse program to hide inside the Sony digital rights management (DRM) software that critics say is downloaded without consent to users' PCs. 11/10/2005

  • News

    Microsoft and Cisco Say: Make Mine on ICE

    Microsoft and Cisco have announced they plan to support Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE), a method for delivering Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and streaming media through Network Address Translation (NAT) filters on firewalls. 11/10/2005

  • News

    Leaked Memos Point to a “Disrupted” Microsoft

    Every five years or so, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates has an attack of paranoia that the company has just missed the boat on the latest technology trend, and subsequently issues a memo to rally the troops in the new direction. 11/09/2005

  • News

    SQL Server 2005 GA on Dec. 1

    Although formally launched on Monday, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 won't be generally available until Dec. 1. 11/09/2005

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