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    3Com Launches Consultant Connection Program

    3Com today announced the Consultant Connection program, which offers network consultants tools to design, implement and support mission-critical enterprise networks. 07/13/1999

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    Microsoft, ICL Expand Alliance

    Microsoft and ICL, a global IT services company, have expanded an alliance formed in May 1998. 07/13/1999

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    Back Orifice Back Again

    UPDATE -- Security vendors have released protection against Back Orifice 2000, the Trojan Horse that can remotely administer Windows NT machines. 07/12/1999

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    Extensibility Takes XML Authority for BizTalk

    Extensibility's XML Authority 1.1 is the first commercial product designed for the BizTalk Framework. 07/12/1999

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    FastLane Announces Multi-Directory Application Builder

    DM/Developer 7.0 automates the management of directories for Windows NT, Novell NDS, Microsoft Exchange, ODBC, LDAP and Active Directory. 07/12/1999

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    Microsoft, Cisco Further Partnership

    Cisco and Microsoft today announced they have extended their joint development agreement for the MS Active Directory service in W2K Server. 07/12/1999

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    IBM Buys Sequent

    Breathing truth into weeks of rumors, IBM and Sequent announced they have entered into a merger agreement. 07/12/1999

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    Judge Orders HP to Stop Using EMC Initials

    The nastiness continues in the storage battle between Hewlett-Packard Co. and EMC Corp. 07/09/1999

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    The DigitalThink Contest Results Are In!

    For those of you who filled out our online survey in June, the results are in! Find out if you’ve won a PalmV, courtesy of DigitalThink, or other MCP Magazine goodies. 07/09/1999

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    Two Microsoft Exams to Retire

    Microsoft has announced that when the new Windows 2000 exam is released, two existing exams will be retired. Those scheduled to retire are Exam 70-053: TCP/IP on Windows NT 3.5-3.51 and Exam 70-077: I 07/08/1999

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    Pass Site Server 3.0 Beta Exams for Free Vouchers

    You can earn free exam vouchers by passing a Site Server 3.0 beta exam. The beta versions for exams 70-056: Site Server 3.0 (71-956 while in beta) and 70-057: Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition (71-957 07/08/1999

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    Microsoft Warns of Hoax E-mail

    Microsoft has warned customers that a hoax e-mail is circulating. 07/07/1999

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    Microsoft Acquires Zoomit to Add to AD

    Microsoft has turned its attention to the Active Directory component, announcing the acquisition of the meta-directory solution provider. 07/07/1999

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    Directory Heavyweights Form New Group

    Directory Interoperability Forum formed to speed development and deployment of directory-enabled applications running across different computing environments. 07/07/1999

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    Oracle Teams with I-Storm

    Oracle is continuing on its road to be an e-commerce migrator, this time with an agreement to work with I-Storm Inc. 07/06/1999

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    World's Largest Testing Center

    Testing mania in Amsterdam. 07/06/1999

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    Logility Extends Value Chain to the Internet

    Logility Inc. extended its value chain solutions to the Internet today with a new set of "i-Commerce" solutions. 07/06/1999

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    CA Buys Active Content Security Vendor

    Computer Associates has announced the acquisition of privately-held Security-7 Software Ltd. 07/06/1999

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    Windows 2000 Release Candidate 1 Announced

    Microsoft has taken another step forward with Windows 2000 by announcing that Release Candidate 1 is available for current beta 3 testers. 07/06/1999

  • How should you read the salary survey numbers?

    Analyze This!

    How should you read the salary survey numbers? 07/01/1999

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    DataCore Acquires RT-Ware

    A small SAN management company, DataCore Software, got bigger today when it acquired RT-Ware. 07/01/1999

  • SMS 2.0 Behind the Scenes

    There's no substitute for hands-on experience with SMS. Plan on spending lots of lab time to prepare. 07/01/1999

  • True network protection could mean thinking and acting like a hacker. As an NT administrator, here are your weapons of choice.

    Concealed Weapons

    True network protection could mean thinking and acting like a hacker. As an NT administrator, here are your weapons of choice. 07/01/1999

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    Microsoft and SAP Open Labs

    Microsoft and SAP, have opened two new labs dedicated to developing, testing and supporting SAP&trade, inter-enterprise e-business solutions for the Microsoft platform. 07/01/1999

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    NEC,Data General Unveil TPC-C Results on Clustered 8-ways

    NEC and Data General unveiled high TPC-C results for a Windows NT system using their technologies today. 07/01/1999

  • Stand apart from your peers by adding the Compaq Accredited Systems Engineer title to your MCSE.

    System Savvy: The Compaq Certification

    Stand apart from your peers by adding the Compaq Accredited Systems Engineer title to your MCSE. 07/01/1999

  • Got good people? Want more? So does everyone else in your business. Here are suggestions from a manager on how to convince your top technical staff to stick around.

    Keep Your Top Talent Loyal

    Got good people? Want more? So does everyone else in your business. Here are suggestions from a manager on how to convince your top technical staff to stick around. 07/01/1999

  • Great things come in small packages. Take this free NT data dump utility as an example.

    Dumpster Diving

    Great things come in small packages. Take this free NT data dump utility as an example. 07/01/1999

  • NTFS is designed to be efficient, but it isn’t foolproof. To avoid seriously fragmented disks, you’ll need careful planning and regular maintenance.

    All Broken Up

    NTFS is designed to be efficient, but it isn’t foolproof. To avoid seriously fragmented disks, you’ll need careful planning and regular maintenance. 07/01/1999

  • Hidden beneath the salary survey numbers are additional important facts, including the non-monetary perks of certification.

    Salary is Just One Perk of Certification

    Hidden beneath the salary survey numbers are additional important facts, including the non-monetary perks of certification. 07/01/1999

  • This magazine's salary survey once again threatens to undermine employee-management relationships everywhere, unless we look at it for what it is: a survey.

    Where Do You Fit in Reality?

    This magazine's salary survey once again threatens to undermine employee-management relationships everywhere, unless we look at it for what it is: a survey. 07/01/1999

  • From RAID and FAT to FDISK and Disk Administrator, here’s everything you need to know about hard disks and partitioning.

    Ready, Set, Drive!

    From RAID and FAT to FDISK and Disk Administrator, here’s everything you need to know about hard disks and partitioning. 07/01/1999

  • Get more work done. Use SMS Installer for mundane admin tasks like software installation. Your challenge: getting comfortable with scripting.

    Systems Engineering: Pushing Software with SMS Installer

    Get more work done. Use SMS Installer for mundane admin tasks like software installation. Your challenge: getting comfortable with scripting. 07/01/1999

  • News

    Siebel Integrates Front Office Apps with SQL Server 7.0

    Microsoft and Siebel today announced an agreement to deliver SQL Server 7.0 as a component of the Siebel Web-based front office application family. 06/30/1999

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    Lucent Buys WAN Equipment Vendor

    Lucent today said it plans to acquire Nexabit Networks, a privately held start-up developer of high-performance IP WAN switching and routing equipment. 06/29/1999

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    Chat: SMS 2.0 Exam

    On Tuesday, June 29, join resident expert Catherine Moya for a live SMS 2.0 cram session chat, and also part with some sage technical tips on implementing the software for maximum productivity. 06/29/1999

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    StorageTek Moving Into ‘Storage as Utility’ Market

    Storage hardware and software specialist StorageTek is moving into the emerging "storage as utility" market. 06/29/1999

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    Eight-Way Machines Announced; Shipments Still Delayed

    After several delays, eight-way Intel servers built using Intel’s Corollary technology and Xeon processors may be finally getting close to becoming available. 06/29/1999

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    Admin's Worst Nightmares

    Got a nightmare to share with your peers? Tell us about it and win a prize. 06/28/1999

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    AT&T Announces Voice Over VPN

    AT&T Global Clearinghouse announced a voice over VPN service, and a tool to measure the quality of voice over IP traffic. 06/24/1999

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    Unisys, Microsoft Provide 8-Way Results

    Unisys Corp. today announced "outstanding" benchmark results from its 8-way Intel Profusion server. 06/22/1999

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    UUNet to Announce Dial-up Program for the Enterprise

    UUNet will announce a major component of its VPN Alliance Program later today, called UUdial Corporate. 06/22/1999

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    Microsoft, Concentric Team for Application Hosting

    Microsoft and Concentric announced today plans to co-develop an application hosting program and an investment in Concentric by Microsoft. 06/22/1999

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    MCP TechMentor—Early Bird Discount Extended to June 25

    The premier Windows NT/2000 event for MCPs -- MCP TechMentor Conference -- Early Bird deadline to save $100 extended to Friday, June 25 (6/21). 06/21/1999

  • News

    Outlook 2000 Upgrade Free for Some Users

    UPDATE: Microsoft announced that Exchange Server users can now upgrade to Microsoft Outlook 2000 for free. 06/18/1999

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    Cisco Acquires Fibex and Amteva

    Cisco today announced it has completed the acquisitions of Fibex Systems and Amteva Technologies Inc. 06/18/1999

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    IIS Security Hole Found

    A security hole was found in Microsoft's Internet Information Server 4.0. 06/18/1999

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    Compaq Announces Low Earnings, Restructuring

    Compaq, Rosen finding the only way to get out of a downward spiral is to restructure it. 06/17/1999

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    Salary Survey Chat with the Editors

    On Thursday, June 24, the editors of MCP Magazine will be on hand during a one-hour live chat, to answer your questions about how we sliced and diced the numbers on this year's survey. 06/17/1999

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    Sequent Starts Web Hosting Initiative, Lab

    Sequent announced the eReady Program, an initiative to partner with independent software vendors to enable the delivery of applications to businesses over the Internet. 06/16/1999

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