Cost Could Become a Factor with Enterprise Linux

As commercial versions of Linux climb the enterprise ladder, cost will become more of an issue with the open source operating system, according to a Gartner analyst. 04/06/2004

Gartner: Expect Windows 2003 Update in Form of Feature Packs

Gartner's lead analyst on Windows server operating systems weighed in at the market research house's major IT conference last week on what form an updated release of Windows Server 2003 might take. 04/06/2004

Reality Bites

How does outsourcing--or how will it--affect you? 04/01/2004

Securing IIS

How to move the default directories created by IIS from the system drive. Plus, methods to make FTP more secure. 04/01/2004

Books: Master WinForms Programming

With the ease of deployment for .NET applications, WinForms are once again a viable solution for large deployment environments. If you're considering WinForm programming, Windows Forms Programming in Visual Basic .NET is a must-have. 04/01/2004

Gartner Still Expects Interim Windows Before Longhorn

SAN DIEGO -- Although Bill Gates pointedly avoided confirming it here, Microsoft is more likely than not to ship an interim client operating system before the release of Longhorn, a Gartner analyst predicted. 04/01/2004

Save the Hobbyist Programmer

The hobbyist/part-time programmer is becoming an endangered species. However, we as an industry need the skills this person provides. 04/01/2004

14 Reasons To Reconsider Software Restrictions

Software Restriction Policies is a terrific new security tool—if you know what it can’t do, as well as what it can. 04/01/2004

Create a .NET-J2EE Shared Database

Create a shared database to provide interoperability between .NET and J2EE platforms, then extend it with a notification level between platforms. 04/01/2004

Anonymous User Control; Magic of RPC; Storm Stories; more

The Mystery of the Event Logs

Knowing what’s in your Event Logs is a key to knowing what your servers are doing. Here’s how to make sense of them. 04/01/2004

Citrix Fine-Tunes a Winning Formula

MetaFrame suite is all you need for terminal services. 04/01/2004

Transfer Files Over the Internet

Use FTP or HTTP POST to transfer files over the Internet with .NET. Also learn how to secure a database Connection string. 04/01/2004

Bind Data to WinForms Controls

Display data programmatically with only a few lines of code, using the databinding features built into the .NET Framework's WinForms controls. 04/01/2004

Edit Your SQL Data

Check out the latest Visual Studio third-party add-ons, including one that helps you edit your database's data and properties during a debug session. 04/01/2004

How PowerPoint Is Like Melvin

Why some things--and people--are just unlikable. 04/01/2004

TechNet In-Depth

Sure, you can do Knowledge Base searches online. But there’s plenty more that TechNet offers. 04/01/2004

The Fast Road to Exchange Server 2003

You'll never truly see the beauty of Exchange 2003 unless you migrate. Here are five tools to make that move quicker and easier. 04/01/2004

70-272: Application Support Challenge

This exam tests your work with XP installations, gaining access to resources, hardware, the desktop and user environments and network protocols and services. 04/01/2004

Five Layers of Defense

You can adapt the logical perimeter network design to suit your own access requirements, but most common requirements are met with this design. 04/01/2004

Getting Started With PKI

Computer networks allow people to share resources, but computer security prevents access to resources. How to decide if you need PKI, and a step-by-step guide to installing PKI on your servers. 04/01/2004

Build an RSS Generator Component

Learn how to create an RSS feed for publishing data to subscriber apps. You can use the handy RssGen sample component as a starting point for your own data feed generator. 04/01/2004

Finding a Home for Application Security

Traffic-management switches are quickly becoming easier to deploy and support, with greater intelligence to repel more sophisticated application attacks 04/01/2004

The Sybex Guide to Surviving Exam 70-290

This Sybex book will help you prepare to pass the new Windows Server 2003 administration certification exam. 04/01/2004

70-271: Desktop Support Challenge

This exam tests your work with XP installations, gaining access to resources, hardware, the desktop and user environments and network protocols and services. 04/01/2004

Making the Connection

Using the Active Directory Connector is an effective way to move your legacy Exchange environment to a new Exchange 2003 setup. 04/01/2004

Remote Shutdown

This script allows logoff and shut down of remote users. 04/01/2004

Outsourced Worker: How Do You Stack Up?

Chances are, you work for a company that’s involved in outsourcing in some form. The question you need to answer for yourself is whether that’s such a bad thing. 04/01/2004

Leverage Advanced Grid Components

ComponentOne's Studio Enterprise suite offers feature-rich components for desktop, Web, and mobile app development, available by annual subscription with quarterly updates. 04/01/2004

Event Log Dissection

You can use a script to compile log info into a file for closer examination. 04/01/2004

Speed Up Your ASP.NET Pages

Users will notice how much faster your Web pages and sites run when you apply these seven ASP.NET tips to your coding. 04/01/2004

Shrink ASP.NET Code by 70 Percent

ASP.NET 2.0's new features let you create and maintain data-driven Web apps with 70 percent less code than you needed with ASP.NET 1.0 04/01/2004

Microsoft Reporting to Ship in a Visual Studio Control

Microsoft will make part of its new enterprise reporting technology available as a Visual Studio control that can be embedded in applications. 04/01/2004

VPN-ing Made Easy

Celestix takes the pain out of virtual networking. 04/01/2004

Passing Exam 70-290 the Syngress Way

This book released last year is designed to help IT pros prepare to pass the new Windows Server 2003 networking certification exam. 04/01/2004

Offshoring Shakes Up Developer Landscape

Offshoring is changing the nature of what it is to be a developer today, much as HMOs have changed what it is to be a doctor. What does this mean to you? 04/01/2004

Microsoft Claims Strong Sales for Small Business Server 2003

Windows Small Business Server 2003 is being adopted at a much faster rate than the Windows 2000-based version of the product, Microsoft officials say. 03/31/2004

Gates Makes Case for Progress by Microsoft on Security

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates sent an e-mail to make the case to customers and partners that the company is showing progress on security. 03/31/2004

Gartner Still Expects Interim Windows Before Longhorn

Microsoft is more likely than not to ship an interim client operating system before the release of Longhorn, a Gartner analyst predicted. 03/31/2004

Report: Microsoft Leads OLAP Market

Microsoft consolidated its leadership position in the OLAP marketplace in 2003, but the software giant does not hold a dominant position and may slip slightly in 2004 due to continuing delays of "Yukon" and Microsoft's weak OLAP client technology, according to the OLAP Report. 03/30/2004

HP Announces Preloaded Linux on Enterprise Desktops

Move could significantly build momentum for the open-source operating system; IBM also announced that SuSE Linux will be a pre-loaded option across all of its eServer systems. 03/30/2004

Gates Addresses R&D, EU Decision, Outsourcing

In a far-ranging question-and-answer session, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates discussed his company’s R&D spending, last week’s mammoth European Commission fine, outsourcing at Microsoft -- and how he views his philanthropic spending. 03/30/2004

Test Your Exchange 2003 Design Skills

Exam 70-285 now available for MCSE: Messaging on Windows 2003 candidates. 03/30/2004

Mixed Bag: Gates on Windows R&D, EU Decision, Outsourcing

Gartner's ITXpo features Microsoft chairman Bill Gates in keynote interview on Windows research spending, the EU Commission fine, and the company's outsourcing philosophy. 03/29/2004

Disaster Recovery, or Just Disaster?

Simple IIS backup techniques 03/26/2004

Windows XP SP2 RC1 Adds Features

Microsoft made a lot of changes to Windows XP Service Pack 2 between the beta stage in December and the Release Candidate 1 version that became widely available for download last week. 03/25/2004

Fired Security Researcher Resurfaces

Security expert fired over controversial report that accused Microsoft of contributing to global insecurity now at Verdasys. 03/25/2004

Corporate Error Reporting's Public Debut

Microsoft demonstrated software to help in-house enterprise developers use Microsoft's Watson technology to improve ongoing quality and maintenance of in-house applications. 03/25/2004

NetSky.P Mass-Mailer Makes the Rounds

Anti-virus firms are warning users about a dangerous new variant of the NetSky mass-mailing worm that is flooding inboxes worldwide. 03/25/2004

Microsoft Has Law on Its Side After Code Leak

Code might be viewable, but intellectual property laws prevent its use by legitimate software companies, says expert. 03/25/2004