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The Sasser worm exploded onto the Internet in May 2004, taking down hundreds of thousands of computers, slowing network traffic and causing millions of dollars of damage with its automated exploitation of a flaw in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The worm's trajectory ended Friday with a conviction and 21-month suspended sentence for Sven Jaschan, who succeeded spectacularly in what German authorities suggested was his motive -- gaining fame as a programmer.
07/11/2005
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Microsoft continues to investigate a vulnerable component in Internet Explorer for which it posted a kill bit last week, but it is unlikely the software giant will include the fix as part of its monthly patching event on Tuesday.
07/11/2005
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Executive Software changed its company name to the match name of its signature product, the popular Diskeeper disk defragmenter.
07/11/2005
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Microsoft took advantage of two conferences in the last week to provide an early look at Microsoft CRM 3.0, the follow-on to Microsoft CRM 1.2.
07/11/2005
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Framework for "new generation" certifications to debut in September, beginning with SQL Server, Visual Studio.
07/11/2005
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Microsoft distributed more than 218 million copies of Windows XP Service Pack 2, a senior Microsoft executive told an audience of Microsoft partners.
07/11/2005
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Check this out: A new, "specialist" certification for Small Business Server experts.
07/10/2005
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From the business wires this week: SurfControl gets the thumbs up from Microsoft for its Web filter; a network monitor for IP devices; a registry optimization tool and a database management solution.
07/08/2005
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It's no secret that Microsoft is eager to increase its midmarket sales. On Thursday, Microsoft launched one of its first specific initiatives in the space with a discounted, three-server solution that it will rely on partners to deliver.
07/07/2005
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Active Directory was a star of Microsoft's TechEd 2005 Europe show, with the company rolling out a number of programs and partnerships for improving the interoperability of its proprietary directory service.
07/07/2005
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Citrix Systems announced it is shipping Citrix Access Essentials, a variant of its popular remote access products that run on top of Microsoft’s Windows Terminal Server designed for small and medium-sized businesses.
07/07/2005
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Following a familiar pattern of chasing heavy patching months with light months, the Microsoft Security Response Center on Thursday said that its monthly security patch release day next Tuesday will bring three new security bulletins.
07/07/2005
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In conjunction with the launch of a Windows Server System promotion for midmarket businesses on Thursday, Microsoft is making available a number of new resources for organizations with 25-500 PCs.
07/07/2005
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Microsoft solidified its plans to launch SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006 in November.
07/06/2005
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07/06/2005
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Microsoft posted an update this week that fixes a memory leak in Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.
07/06/2005
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The new title will recognize “the practice” of designing and delivering custom learning solutions for organizations.
07/06/2005
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Unitrends is shipping new software for its disk-to-disk backup and restore appliances that enables administrators to back up the entire system all the way down to the bare metal without having to take down the server.
07/06/2005
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Security expert Russ Cooper surveys the field of Microsoft security bulletins for June, assessing which matter the most.
07/06/2005
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Microsoft's recently acquired Sybari Software subsidiary took a first public step toward fitting in on Wednesday with the release of a Sybari Antigen management pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005.
07/06/2005
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The 2.0 version of Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), the free tool for scanning the security of networks at small and medium organizations and recommending improvements, is available on the Web this month.
07/06/2005
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Some Citrix users are running into problems after installing Microsoft's Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.
07/06/2005
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Microsoft has agreed to pay IBM $775 million and to extend $75 million in software deployment credits in order to settle outstanding antitrust claims regarding the Redmond software giant’s competitive practices in desktop software markets during the 1990s.
07/05/2005
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07/05/2005
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07/05/2005
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07/05/2005
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Gateway is shipping three new lines of 64-bit business desktops built around Intel’s BTX cooling technology, two of which can be ordered with Pentium D dual-core CPUs.
07/05/2005
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The command-line tool DevCon.exe provides a ton of functionality.
07/01/2005
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In-Depth
Need cash for your next big project? Don't sweat it -- IT managers share their time-tested tips for prying open the corporate wallet.
07/01/2005
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Benchmark published for SQL Server 2005; scalability story is mixed.
07/01/2005
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From the business wires this week: an authentication software that restricts access to a computer's apps, a logon script processor, and a developer's ActiveX component for .PDF files.
07/01/2005
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07/01/2005
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07/01/2005
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Windows Insider
Bill likes much of what he finds in the latest Windows Server 2003 upgrade.
07/01/2005
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In-Depth
Biometric devices offer more security
than standalone passwords. Here are three products that go beyond
the basics for authentication and verification.
07/01/2005
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Technologies coming this fall should make configuring, administering and securing exchange e-mail via mobile phones an order of magnitude easier.
07/01/2005
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Beta Man highlights the enhancements Service Pack 1 brings to Virtual Server 2005.
07/01/2005
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07/01/2005
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AppManager gives you the tools you need to keep a firm grip on network
operations.
07/01/2005
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Can CIOs really be the all-knowing technology gurus we want them to be?
07/01/2005
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Remote collaboration moves forward with Groove Virtual Office's many workflow tools.
07/01/2005
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The topic this month is no laughing matter.
07/01/2005
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Former Novell VAR aims to put Boca Raton on Windows map -- again.
07/01/2005
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In-Depth
Redmond's newest CTO hopes to make his mark on Microsoft's collaboration efforts, and perhaps much more.
07/01/2005
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Security Advisor
Many DMZs aren't as secure as you might think -- here's how to determine if yours have outlived their usefulness.
07/01/2005
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07/01/2005
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Readers report that Microsoft's Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) tool is a vast improvement over its predecessor SUS.
07/01/2005
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Open source groupware is better than ever, but for those seeking to replace Exchange, some caveats apply. Jim Conley examines the state of open source groupware and why it matters in a Microsoft shop.
07/01/2005
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Microsoft to announce pricing, availability for Systems Center Data Protection Manager at Partner confab in early July.
07/01/2005
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Free assessments, e-learning packages for developers to understand their abilities with new Microsoft software to be released in November.
06/30/2005