Microsoft Estimates Remaining Antitrust Exposure at $950 Million

With more than a dozen antitrust cases settled, or at least already accounted for in the case of the European Commission fine, Microsoft's lawyers are telling investors they're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. 11/10/2004

Fix Released for ISA Server

Microsoft posted a patch for Internet Security & Acceleration Server 2000 and Proxy Server 2.0. 11/10/2004

Microsoft Enters Legal Agreements with Novell, CCIA

Microsoft this week reached legal and financial settlements with two of its most vocal antitrust critics -- Novell and the Computer & Communications Industry Association. 11/10/2004

Intel Fleshes out Itanium 2 Line with High-performance, Lower Power Chips

Intel is shipping six new processors aimed at filling out its burgeoning Itanium 2 server CPU lineup. But, more than that, Intel hopes that the new CPUs will provide it with traction in server markets such as high-performance computing and large-scale databases that until only recently were strictly the domain of RISC processors. 11/09/2004

IBM Plugging Away in High-end Windows Space

IBM to release upgraded Enterprise X chipset next year to bring support for Xeon processors with EM64T. 11/08/2004

Microsoft Changes Name of HPC Edition to Compute Cluster Edition

Microsoft changed the name of its specialized edition of Windows Server 2003 for massively parallel computing from the HPC Edition to the Compute Cluster Edition. 11/08/2004

IT Weekly Roundup, Nov. 5

From the business wires this week: a server load balancing solution, a network security system and more. 11/05/2004

Unisys to Ship Three New ES7000s

Unisys this month plans to ship three new Intel Itanium-based servers, including one that enables IT shops to run both 32-bit and 64-bit processors in the same rack-mounted unit, giving customers a more cost-effective migration path for expanding into 64-bit applications. 11/04/2004

Microsoft Throws Doors Open on Early Security Bulletin Notifications

Microsoft officials said on Thursday that the controversial early notification program on security bulletins that has been available to certain customers for a year will be open to everyone starting immediately. The company posted its first advance notification on Thursday. Expect one bulletin next Tuesday addressing an important flaw in ISA Server. 11/04/2004

UK Health Agency Enters Huge, Long-term Licensing Deal with Microsoft

Agency claims nine-year deal on up to 900,000 desktops will save British taxpayers more than 330 million pounds. Deal's overall worth reported at about 500 million pounds. 11/04/2004

Updated OpForce from Veritas Discovers Applications

Veritas will ship this month version 4.0 of its OpForce Enterprise Edition distributed server provisioning software. 11/04/2004

NEC and Softricity in SoftGrid Bundling Deal

NEC Solutions has teamed up to offer its fault-tolerant servers with Softricity’s SoftGrid application management system. 11/04/2004

Hotfix Available for Windows XP SP2

Microsoft on Wednesday made available a hotfix for a problem on Windows XP Service Pack 2 systems where Internet Explorer 6.0 crashes on certain types of Web pages. 11/03/2004

Call for Test Takers: 70-301 Microsoft Solutions Framework

Do you plan to take the 70-301 in the next few weeks? Share your experiences with MCPmag.com readers. 11/02/2004

64-bit Webcast Week at Microsoft

Microsoft is holding a series of IT administrator-focused Webcasts this week on the transition to 64-bit Windows computing. 11/02/2004

Microsoft Unveils Axapta for Life Sciences

A version of the Microsoft Business Solutions Axapta application specifically developed for the life sciences industry is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2005. 11/02/2004

Microsoft Faces Market Share Erosion on Two Fronts

A pair of reports this week show minor erosion of Microsoft's share in two separate desktop markets where the company dominates. 11/02/2004

Get It Right the First Time

AdminStudio supports better quality control for software packaging and simplifies the overall packaging process. 11/01/2004

RAP Traps

Remote access policies are at the heart of remote access--and at the root of most problems. Learn how they work and avoid the mistakes that can lock out your remote users. 11/01/2004

5 Essential Scripts

Time is money and money is tight, but these five scripts can help any admin get more done every day. 11/01/2004

Axis of Authentication

Datakey Axis is a simple solution for smart card deployment. 11/01/2004

Microsoft Solutions Framework Exam Released

Microsoft releases exam applicable to IT and developers tasked with major project deployments. 11/01/2004

7 Steps to a Better Bargain

Patrick Collins saved more than $1 million in his Microsoft negotiations. Learn how he did it and how to hammer out your own sweet Microsoft deal. 11/01/2004

Remote Administration Made Easy

Famatech's Remote Administrator version 2.2 provides a quick and easy remote access tool for your Windows clients. 11/01/2004

Best Presidential Candidates We'll Never See

Bill Belichick, the Dalai Lama and George Lucas are among our favorites. Who would you like to see? 11/01/2004

The Sky Is Falling!

Doug Barney ponders apocalypse theories, the true definition of spyware and more. 11/01/2004

The Quest for Windows Share

An interview with Quest Software CEO Vinnie Smith. 11/01/2004

ISA 2004 Passes the Test

Early adopters laud GUI, VPN and administration features. 11/01/2004

Self-Defense Guide to the Intel Roadmap

A handy guide to some of Intel's recently released code-names. 11/01/2004

Manage Patches and Updates

Round out your new or updated security strategy by establishing a process to evaluate, manage, and deploy patches in your network. Here are some guidelines and tool recommendations. 11/01/2004

Grunt Work

Keeping systems patched is time-consuming and laborious, but it's crucial. Here are seven tools that can help you automate the process. 11/01/2004

Easy AD Troubleshooting

NetPro's Directory Troubleshooter fills the Active Directory management void. 11/01/2004

The Solution to Spam

Roberta Bragg looks at Sender ID, the new anti-spam technology being developed by Microsoft. 11/01/2004

Plan Your Defense Strategy

Concentrate on awareness, process, readiness, and privacy as you put your security plan into action. 11/01/2004

Sweet Enticement

Honey drops can help you detect attacks in progress--without sticking you with false positives. 11/01/2004

Use Server Roles to Heighten Security

Securing your network goes beyond your hardware or software firewalls. You must define the role of each server and then implement delta security policies to protect your services. 11/01/2004

Scripting DSN Creation

Mr. Script explains how you can edit the Registry with scripting to automate the creation of Data Source Names. 11/01/2004

Reaching Password Nirvana

Using password filters and longer passphrases will help keep your passwords from being cracked. 11/01/2004

After Slow Start, Exchange 2003 Begins to Take Hold

Incremental enhancements make for slower uptake. 11/01/2004

Storage to Share

Fastora's entry-level NAS unit is well-suited for small and expanding workgroups. 11/01/2004

IT Weekly Roundup, October 29

From the business wires this week: Active Directory tools, storage solutions and more. 10/29/2004

Ballmer Takes Anti-Linux Campaign to IT Executive E-mail List

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the company's anti-Linux campaign to its IT executive e-mail list on Wednesday afternoon, with a 2,600-word message that restated Microsoft's well-worn case against open source software. 10/28/2004

Microsoft Posts Primer on Virtualizing Domain Controllers

Running multiple domain controllers as virtual machines on a single physical server may not sound like a great production strategy, but Microsoft contends that it's doable in the right circumstances. 10/28/2004

HP to Introduce New Dual-Processor Server

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VMware to Support 4-Way Virtual SMP

VMware plans to expand its virtual SMP technology from the current two-processor support to four-processor support by the second half of 2005. By that time the decision should be substantially more relevant as dual-core processors come onto the market. 10/27/2004

Sybari Updates Spam Protection Software

Sybari Software this week released a new version of Sybari Advanced Spam Defense that moves the junk mail folder off the Exchange Server. 10/27/2004

Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 Coming Dec. 1

Live Communications Server 2005, Microsoft's second-generation real-time communications server, is released to manufacturing and will be generally available on Dec. 1, the company said Tuesday. 10/26/2004

Virtual Server Migration Toolkit on the Way

Microsoft will release a free toolkit later this week to help organizations migrate to Virtual Server 2005, the company announced Tuesday. 10/26/2004

IT Weekly Roundup, October 22

From the business wires this week: authentication solutions, enterprise-class switches and other tools to smoothen infrastructure management. 10/22/2004