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  • News

    Group: Piracy Costs Software Industry $29 Billion

    Pirated software accounted for more than a third of the software installed on computers worldwide in 2003, representing a loss of $29 billion, according to a study released Wednesday by a software industry group. 07/07/2004

  • News

    Ballmer Memo Aimed at Wall Street, Employees

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's massive 4,900-word internal memo to Microsoft employees is a major event in Redmond and for Wall Street, but it affects IT shops only marginally. $1 billion in cuts planned by July 2005. Product schedules do not appear to be affected. 07/07/2004

  • Log Jam

    Use caution when setting log file limits; plus, some scripting books to check out. 07/06/2004

  • News

    Interim Fix Released for Critical IE Flaw

    Microsoft released an emergency configuration update over the July Fourth U.S. holiday that for the first time gives Internet Explorer users protection against the specific vulnerabilities exploited by the Download.Ject attack. 07/05/2004

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, July 2

    New, updated software and hardware, compiled from the business wire this week. 07/02/2004

  • Create Cool Custom Tables

    Learn how to create and customize data-intensive tables in ASP.NET Web applications. 07/01/2004

  • Editor for a Day: Greg Shields, Raytheon Company

    Despite a resistant corporate culture, Greg and his colleagues developed a formalized change management process, which can even be adapted to smaller groups. 07/01/2004

  • Integration at the Edge

    We can learn lessons from trading hubs and apply the data to IT integration. See how the ESB removes the distinction among internal and external networks for supply-chain apps. 07/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Patching Windows Security

    Get the scoop on Microsoft's series of releases and updates that will tighten security on both the latest Windows operating systems as well as most other Microsoft products. 07/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Taming Kerberos

    If you’re using Windows 2000 Server or above, chances are you’re also using Kerberos authentication. It’s time to get to know this three-pronged protocol and learn how to troubleshoot it. 07/01/2004

  • Windows Insider

    Migration Wonderland

    Before you tread the path to Exchange migration, here's a look at where that well-worn path leads. 07/01/2004

  • Keep Your Methodologies Flexible

    Software methodologies have their place and can be useful in the development process, but they need to be flexible to provide their maximum benefit. 07/01/2004

  • Consolidate Servers Now—or Pay Forever!

    Microsoft's claims notwithstanding, consolidation may be in your immediate future. 07/01/2004

  • A Day in the Wireless Playground

    SMC has a full line of cards, bridges and routers. 07/01/2004

  • Exchange Server 2003: Just the Facts Ma'am

    Delta Guides tell you only what's new 07/01/2004

  • Certified Mail: July 2004

    Whether you get what you pay for in dirt-cheap servers. Plus, who's eagerly awaiting the next Windows servers? Not these readers. 07/01/2004

  • Veritas Tackles Offsite Backup

    Storage Replicator is a fine alternative to failover. 07/01/2004

  • Printer Location Tracking

    O, printer, where art thou? 07/01/2004

  • Unifying Data, Documents and Processes

    Disparate systems make business process automation inefficient. Semantic integration of structured, unstructured and process data simplifies implementation of a robust SOA model. 07/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Store Large Lookup Tables in DataSets

    When mobile users need to look up and edit data without direct network connections, persist DataSets of lookup information as local XML files to preserve offline updates. 07/01/2004

  • A World of Unlimited Storage

    The creative, inner IT person in me can think of other ways to use that extra petabyte of storage we'll soon have at our disposal. 07/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Pack ‘Em Up, Move ‘Em Out

    Migrating applications is far from easy—that’s why choosing the right tool is imperative. 07/01/2004

  • Welcome to REDMOND (Magazine)!

    Coming in October: More of the same, but more and better. 07/01/2004

  • Whitehorse Rides to Modeling's Rescue

    Modeling has enormous potential, but software modeling tools are too complicated and little used. Microsoft aims to change that with Whitehorse. 07/01/2004

  • Security Advisor

    Rainbow Crack--Not a New Street Drug

    You can roll your own (pardon the pun) cracks for Windows LM passwords. 07/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Books: SQL Server for Gurus

    The Guru's Guide to SQL Server Architecture and Internals helps SQL Server power users manage their complex enterprise systems. This valuable reference manual goes far beyond the product's base documentation. 07/01/2004

  • Fancy Filework

    Applying registration keys en masse via scripting. 07/01/2004

  • Speed Up SQL Server Apps

    Learn 10 useful tips and tricks that help boost SQL Server application performance. 07/01/2004

  • Take Control of Print Preview

    Learn how to implement a print preview dialog that uses the PrintPreviewControl to add features that aren't in the default PrintPreviewDialog component. 07/01/2004

  • Fast, Easy Insight into Windows Server 2003

    Insider Solutions is a smooth, well-crafted look at Windows 2003. 07/01/2004

  • DFS to the Rescue

    The power of this simple, useful tool is more evident when used during server consolidations or migrations. 07/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Managing User Profiles in ASP.NET 2.0

    Learn how to implement user profile management, a hot new feature in ASP.NET 2.0. 07/01/2004

  • Display and Manage Images in ASP.NET

    Develop image-management apps that exploit the .NET Framework and ASP.NET with recursion, the TreeView control, the System.Drawing.Images namespace, the System.IO namespace, and more. 07/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Create a DSN-Less Database Connection

    Increase your application's flexibility and make the installation simpler by connecting to the database without generating a DSN in the ODBC Data Source Administrator. Instead, use VB code to configure the connection. 07/01/2004

  • Add Images to SQL Server

    Adding images to and removing them from a SQL Server database is straightforward using simple drag-and-drop procedures. 07/01/2004

  • Add Charts With Ease

    Dundas Chart for .NET is an easy-to-use tool for adding chart presentations to ASP.NET and WinForms applications. 07/01/2004

  • Capture Digital Images Quickly

    Take a look at the latest VS.NET add-ins, including a component that quickly captures images from scanners and cameras. 07/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Gaining Control Through Enterprise Process

    How new policies and procedures can help you gain control over processes, ranging from patch management to topology changes. 07/01/2004

  • News

    HP to Replace Memory Modules in Laptops

    HP disclosed that flawed memory modules in 14 models of HP and Compaq laptops could produce blue screens, intermittent lock-ups or memory corruption. The computermaker announced a replacement program for the third-party memory modules that runs through Dec. 31. 06/30/2004

  • News

    Analyst Firm Expects Microsoft Exchange to Widen Lead over Lotus Domino

    Customer confusion over Lotus' messaging software strategy and its potentially complex upgrade path will help Microsoft widen its lead over the IBM subsidiary, according to an analyst firm specializing in messaging. 06/30/2004

  • Lock Down Those Scripts!

    Take care of this task throughout the company via this Active Directory trick. 06/30/2004

  • News

    SQL Server, Developer Tools Coming in Express Editions

    Microsoft is readying a free version of SQL Server and low-cost versions of developer tools for enthusiasts and non-professional users. 06/29/2004

  • Stepping Up to Scripting

    Admin wants to move up the experience ladder and learn scripting. 06/29/2004

  • News

    'Sophisticated' Download.Ject Jumps into Microsoft's Security Holes

    Microsoft confirmed that the Download.Ject security issue, a multi-level attack in the wild that compromises Web servers that are then pressed into service infecting clients with a trojan, exploits a patched flaw in IIS but that there is no current effective patch for the client. 06/28/2004

  • Plug Into J2EE-.NET Interoperability

    Your J2EE and .NET apps must interact. This overview presents the standards and available technologies that can help you shape interoperable solutions. 06/28/2004

  • News

    Developer Exams Now Live

    Registration for security-focused developer exams 70-330 and 70-340 begins June 28. 06/28/2004

  • News

    CALL FOR USERS: SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services Implementers

    Have you implemented SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services since it became available earlier this year? If so, we’d love to hear about your experiences, both good and bad. 06/28/2004

  • Create a Quality Testing Program

    Testing is a crucial component of the software development lifecycle. Combine testing tools with methodologies such as XP and TDD to boost quality assurance. 06/28/2004

  • News

    Growth of Phishing Attacks Slows

    After a huge jump in the number of unique phishing attacks from March to April, the number of attacks stayed relatively flat from April to May, according to a group studying the problem. 06/25/2004

  • News

    Quest Updates Exchange Migration Wizard with Enhancement for Laptops

    Quest Software began shipping a new version of its Exchange Migration Wizard with an important enhancement for moving laptop users from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 without interruption. 06/25/2004

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