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  • News

    Licensing Relief? Microsoft Moves to Ease Transition

    Microsoft sought to mend ties with frustrated customers when it announced plans to ease the transition to its controversial Licensing 6.0 program. 10/09/2001

  • News

    Compaq Issues Recall for Notebook Adapters

    Compaq Computer Corp. on Friday announced plans to recall approximately 1.4 million AC power adapters that it’s bundled since 1998 with notebook computers in both the U.S. and abroad. 10/08/2001

  • News

    PocketPC 2002 Makes its Debut

    Slightly over a year after first launching its Pocket PC platform in April 2000, Microsoft last week took the wraps off of PocketPC 2002. 10/08/2001

  • News

    Serious Vulnerability Exposed in Excel, PowerPoint

    Microsoft released a hotfix to patch a serious new vulnerability in its Excel and PowerPoint Office productivity applications. 10/05/2001

  • News

    Open Software Associates Changes Name, Updates Core Product

    Open Software Associates is changing its name to ManageSoft Corp., and previewing a new version of its key software management and deployment platform. 10/04/2001

  • News

    Microsoft Expands MSDN Subscription Options

    Microsoft now offers MSDN subscriptions that correspond to all three versions of the forthcoming Visual Studio .NET. The new subscription levels became available this week. 10/04/2001

  • News

    Netcraft: No Flight from IIS Yet

    The warnings were dire: users disgusted by the security vulnerabilities in IIS that were exploited by Nimda and Code Red would flee Microsoft's Web server in droves. A Web hosting watchdog group says no mass migrations appear to have happened yet. 10/04/2001

  • News

    CompTIA Settles Suit with Cheet-Sheets.com

    Association reaches settlement on copyright, trademark infringement lawsuit filed against Keen; other vendors keeping eyes on suit, pondering similar action. 10/03/2001

  • News

    Microsoft Launches Security Initiative

    According to ENTmag.com, Microsoft Corp. this week launched an initiative to make Windows more secure. 10/03/2001

  • News

    Novell Sues Over Microsoft Marketing Campaign

    Taking issue with Microsoft's claims about NetWare 6 in a recent marketing campaign, Novell filed suit against Microsoft this week in federal court in Salt Lake City. 10/03/2001

  • News

    MCT 2002 Program Launched Oct. 1

    MCTs who plan to retain their titles into the next year must now meet the program's annual renewal requirements. 10/03/2001

  • News

    Compaq Achieves Record Low in Price-Performance Benchmark

    Compaq enters new territory in price-performance competition by going below the $5 threshold on the TPC-C benchmark with a Compaq ProLiant running Windows 2000 Server. 10/03/2001

  • Quick Review: XML Spy 4.0

    One of the best XML editors out there, hands down. 10/03/2001

  • News

    Free 70-240 Voucher Offer Ends Nov. 1

    MCSE candidates who want to take the quick path to MCSE Windows 2000 recertification have less than a month to order the free voucher for the 70-240 Windows 2000 Accelerated exam. 10/03/2001

  • News

    Microsoft Retires Windows NT 4.0 Server

    ENTmag.com reports that Microsoft Corp. has officially retired the Windows NT 4.0 Server operating system this week. 10/03/2001

  • Quick Review: InstallShield Developer

    Installation program adds new features in latest release, including InstallScript. 10/03/2001

  • Windows Script Components, Part Deux

    The wizard is great, but you'll have to dig deeper to reap all of WSC's rewards. 10/01/2001

  • News

    Exchange Developers Encouraged to Pursue .NET

    With the release of a .NET-based Exchange 2000 Server Developer Enablement Kit at the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) 2001, Microsoft is nudging Exchange developers toward building Web services. 10/01/2001

  • A Universe of Answers

    When you have a narrow, specific problem that needs troubleshooting, the Knowledge Base is the place to go. 10/01/2001

  • New Insights on Event Logging

    RippleTech's LogCaster allows Windows administrators to collect, filter and take action on the most critical events. 10/01/2001

  • News

    Missing Something?

    By excluding Java Virtual Machine in Windows XP, Microsoft puts users in the middle of its playground war. 10/01/2001

  • Narrowing the Chasm

    Tying together technical knowledge and business know-how can reap rich rewards. 10/01/2001

  • Conquering Patch Madness

    UpdateEXPERT eases the task of keeping servers patched. 10/01/2001

  • In-Depth

    Planetary Domain

    This manufacturing company is seeing its operations spread out around the planet and using Windows 2000 to tie it all together. 10/01/2001

  • News

    Mobile Information Server 2.0 on Tap

    Less than four months after releasing the first version of its mobile communications server, Microsoft announced a roadmap for a second release due to ship in early 2002. The new version improves Outlook connectivity. Microsoft also signs a deal to ease enterprise setup. 10/01/2001

  • Managing Active Directory Objects

    Do you know what's changed in your Active Directory? 10/01/2001

  • Security Advisor

    Active Directory Object Permissions 101

    Understanding the ins and outs of AD and object permissions is no simple task, but your efforts can help avoid catastrophe. 10/01/2001

  • Handy Exchange Guide

    If you don't already have this book, what are you waiting for? 10/01/2001

  • A Reference That Needs Updating

    Might be useful for a beginner's IT library, but newer sources are better. 10/01/2001

  • News

    MOM Gets Double Boost

    Microsoft Operations Manager or MOM, the newly released event monitoring software for easing management of distributed Windows 2000 environments, got two boosts Monday. NetIQ shipped its MOM Extended Management Packs, and Microsoft said its MOM Application Management Packs will RTM this week. 10/01/2001

  • In-Depth

    Charting a New Course

    Converting this college campus to a Windows 2000 network has definitely been a learning experience. 10/01/2001

  • Rollouts, Explained

    Become your company's Win2K installation expert. 10/01/2001

  • In-Depth

    Amazing Stories

    If your company's considering a migration or upgrade from Windows NT 4.0 to 2000, these true tales of woe and triumph will help you make the journey fearlessly. 10/01/2001

  • News

    Microsoft Claims 94 Million Exchange Seats

    A year after the launch of Exchange 2000, Microsoft claims its total number of licensed seats across all versions of its Exchange Server has reached 94 million. 10/01/2001

  • Windows Insider

    FTP: Still Valuable After All These Years

    File Transfer Protocol has been around a while, and it's still one of the most useful tools to have under your Windows 2000 belt. 10/01/2001

  • Understanding Group Policy

    A standout among books on this complex topic. 10/01/2001

  • A Better Search Utility

    PC Data Finder offers more search flexibility than the built-in Windows tool, and a speed improvement as well. 10/01/2001

  • Learning Site Server From the Ground Up

    Delve into this book’s pages, and discover the ins and outs of Site Server Commerce Edition. 10/01/2001

  • In-Depth

    Duel to the Death

    This health system's organization had its migration strategy all mapped out. But then reality intervened, causing a major course-change. 10/01/2001

  • A Little Q&A

    Exam 70-217 requires solid knowledge of Active Directory. Analyzing questions as well as answers (both right and wrong) can help prepare you for the task ahead. 10/01/2001

  • News

    The Yuck Factor

    IT cop? South Carolina passed legislation that might add this role to your job description. 10/01/2001

  • Forget the Wimpy Windows Command Shell

    MKS turbo-charges Windows with Unix scripting power. 10/01/2001

  • Client-side Competence

    The Windows 2000 Professional exam tests your knowledge of the desktop, the network, security-and your ability to read well. 10/01/2001

  • I Am the Software Ăœber Admin!

    SecureEXE locks down executables to help keep users out of trouble. 10/01/2001

  • In-Depth

    Troubleshoot Group Policy

    These tricks and tools will help you seek out and destroy problem policies. 10/01/2001

  • News

    Exchange Platform Package Deals

    To help ease the pain of implementing Exchange 2000, leading vendors and Microsoft partners have positioned Exchange Server 2000 as key standalone products. Most divide their offerings between small businesses with fewer than 250 employees, medium-size businesses, and larger enterprises. 09/28/2001

  • News

    Users Reluctant to Undertake Exchange Migration but Others Like Results

    Many Exchange 5.0 and Exchange 5.5 administrators confess that they’ve opted not to make the move to Exchange 2000 because of its Active Directory requirement. Some users have been very happy with the results of the migration. 09/28/2001

  • News

    Taking Notes: Exchange 2000 Plus One

    In the year since the release of Exchange 2000, Microsoft has improved the reputation of Exchange as an application platform in addition to an e-mail platform. Microsoft continues to gain market share against Lotus Domino/Notes. 09/28/2001

  • News

    Microsoft Bolsters Exchange with Complementary Products

    The Exchange 2000 product launch wasn't the end of Microsoft's messaging platform. Microsoft has shored up the platform by delivering a host of supplementary server software for various customer needs. 09/28/2001

  • News

    Microsoft Sets Date for XP Embedded Launch

    Microsoft will launch the embedded version of Windows XP on Nov. 28, about one month after the Oct. 25 launch of the general release date for Windows XP. 09/27/2001

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