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    IT Weekly Roundup, March 3

    From the business wires this week: a file transfer client/server for heterogenous environments, SQL Server and Exchange backup solutions, and a site for SOA resources. 03/03/2006

  • News

    Google Execs Paint Bright Picture, Say Microsoft Is Biggest Rival

    Google Inc. provided stock market analysts with more color about its secretive operations Thursday, painting a bright picture that appeared aimed at defusing growth concerns raised by the search engine leader's chief financial officer earlier this week. 03/03/2006

  • News

    U.S. Objects to Snort Purchase by Israel-Based Check Point

    The same Bush administration review panel that approved a ports deal involving the United Arab Emirates has notified a leading Israeli software company that it faces a rare, full-blown investigation over its plans to buy a smaller rival. 03/02/2006

  • News

    'Sedna' CTP Out for Visual FoxPro Developers

    Visual FoxPro developers got access to the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Microsoft's "Sedna" project this week. 03/02/2006

  • News

    Microsoft's Origami: A Paperback-Sized PC

    Let's start with what the much-hyped Microsoft Corp. project code-named Origami is not. It's not a music player designed to take on Apple Computer Inc.'s mega-popular iPod. And it's not a portable version of Microsoft's Xbox videogame console. And it won't -- at least not yet -- replace your cellular phone or your regular computer. 03/02/2006

  • News

    Is Vista Rollout Gala Set for Early October?

    Microsoft is calling "speculation" a report that the company will have its highly anticipated grand gala to roll out Windows Vista in the first week of October. 03/02/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Says EU Colluded with Rivals

    Microsoft Corp. filed a formal complaint with EU antitrust regulators Thursday, alleging that the European Commission withheld documents and secretly colluded with Microsoft opponents shortly before the EU charged the company with failing to obey an earlier ruling. 03/02/2006

  • News

    MCP Program Certifies 1.6 Million

    Microsoft's Learning Group updates MCP numbers on its Web site; new titles are not included in MCP census. 03/02/2006

  • Service Pack It Up

    Figure out which Service Pack you have running on your machines with this tool tip from Don. 03/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    BizTalk Server: Getting Better All the Time

    Users say Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 -- and the 2006 version -- significantly ease enterprise application integration. 03/01/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Research Steps It Up

    Do you have one of those wildly popular Dance Dance Revolution dance pads at home? Ever think of using it to do e-mail? That could happen if a technology demonstration at Microsoft on Tuesday escapes into the wild. 03/01/2006

  • Kill Two Birds with One Stone

    NetChk Protect combines the functionality of Shavlik's patching and anti-spyware tools in a single console. 03/01/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Updates Web Search Offering

    Microsoft Corp. unveiled several new online technologies Tuesday, including early versions of an Internet classified service and a local search function that provides extremely detailed pictures of local streets. 03/01/2006

  • News

    Vista Security: Worth Paying For

    Why the latest version of Windows may not be as secure as you think. 03/01/2006

  • Security Advisor

    That Isolated Feeling

    Taking an isolationist approach is sometimes good -- especially for securing your domains and servers. 03/01/2006

  • News

    Exchange 12 Begins Community Tech Preview

    Microsoft began shipping the first community technology preview (CTP) of Exchange 12 on Wednesday, marking the beginning of its first widespread testing. 03/01/2006

  • News

    Next Chapter Opens for Open Formats

    Massachusetts reaffirms its open format vision with new CIO. 03/01/2006

  • Windows Goes High Performance

    Microsoft joins the supercomputing race with Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. 03/01/2006

  • News

    Gateway Pays To Settle HP Patent Suits

    Gateway Inc. has agreed to pay $47 million to rival computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. to settle a series of lawsuits over patents. 03/01/2006

  • Foley on Microsoft

    Is Microsoft Buying into the Web 2.0 Hype?

    All indications show that the software giant has finally succumbed. 03/01/2006

  • Windows Insider

    Down the Winding InfoPath

    Use Microsoft's least-understood Office tool to create XML-based forms. 03/01/2006

  • News

    Deal Reached on .Com Domain Price Hikes

    The board of the Internet's main oversight agency has approved a deal under which VeriSign Inc. must meet some conditions in order to raise fees for ".com" domain names. 03/01/2006

  • News

    Windows Vulnerabilities for Sale

    Hackers sold the WMF zero-day exploit for as much as $4,000 on Russian black market Web sites. 03/01/2006

  • Schedule Jobs the Easy Way

    The latest version of SmartBatch helps you centralize and streamline Windows job scheduling. 03/01/2006

  • News

    Survey: VoIP Triples in 2005

    Last year was a breakout time for Internet telephone services, with the number of U.S. subscribers more than tripling to 4.5 million and industry revenue surpassing $1 billion. 03/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    Never Again: Your IT Horror Stories

    Redmond readers share their worst IT moments. 03/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    Reader Tips: Do Away with Spyware

    Many programs block spyware, but few know how to get rid of it. Redmond readers offer some clever ways to banish these nasties. 03/01/2006

  • Manage the Forest and the Trees

    Administer your entire Active Directory domain from one location. 03/01/2006

  • News

    AOL Sues Groups Under Anti-Phishing Law

    America Online is taking advantage of a first-of-its-kind anti-"phishing" law in Virginia to sue three international groups that allegedly stole information from unsuspecting AOL users by sending e-mail that appeared to be legitimate messages from the company. 03/01/2006

  • Linux (and the Mac) Aren't Even Trying

    If they are trying to compete with Microsoft, we wouldn't know. 03/01/2006

  • In-Depth

    Cover Story: The 800-Pound Gorilla

    Can anything threaten the Microsoft desktop empire? 03/01/2006

  • News

    Windows Servers Catching Up with Unix

    Windows servers are beginning to make their move to take the lead in the worldwide server sales race, according to researcher IDC. But while Unix has been slipping lately, Linux is also making a strong move to come from behind, according to the researcher's latest Quarterly Server Tracker, which presents the firm's analysis of calendar fourth quarter 2005 factory revenues. 02/28/2006

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    Apple Unveils New Intel Mac Mini; Microsoft Readies Origami

    Reaching further into living rooms, Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday introduced a revamped Mac Mini computer that will let users access music, video and photos across their home networks. 02/28/2006

  • News

    New Buyers of Small Business Server to Get R2 Upgrade

    A Microsoft promotion to give customers who buy Windows Small Business Server 2003 a free upgrade to the Release 2 version kicks off on Wednesday. 02/28/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Opens Bosnia Office

    Microsoft announced Tuesday the opening of an office in Bosnia in order to promote its software on the Bosnian market. 02/28/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Reveals Vista Packaging

    A week after inadvertently telling the world prematurely, Microsoft Monday officially revealed its packaging plans for Windows Vista when the desktop OS family rolls out toward the end of the year. 02/27/2006

  • Microsoft's Divide and Conquer Strategy

    If you think Microsoft will be offering the many upcoming versions of Office and Vista simply in the name of consumer choice, then Braden's got a bridge he'd like to sell you. 02/26/2006

  • News

    Rural Broadband Users Close Gap with Cities

    The use of high-speed Internet services is growing fast in rural America, partly closing the gap between country and city, a survey shows. 02/26/2006

  • News

    Future of the Internet: Toll Booths or More Lanes?

    On the Internet, the traffic cops are blind: They don't look at the data they're directing, and they don't give preferential treatment. That's something operators of the Internet highway, the major U.S. phone companies, want to change by effectively adding a toll lane -- they want to be able to give priority treatment to those who pay to get through faster. 02/26/2006

  • News

    Oracle Ships Plug-Ins for MS Servers

    Oracle announced it is shipping seven new plug-ins that lets Microsoft servers to be monitored and managed by Oracle's Grid Control system monitoring package. 02/23/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Taking 'Careful Approach' to Xbox 360 in China

    Microsoft Corp. is is no hurry as it evaluates China for a possible launch of the Xbox 360, the company official in charge of the game console for the region said Thursday. 02/23/2006

  • News

    Free Beta Offer for MCPmag.com Readers

    Microsoft offers readers of MCPmag.com with promotional codes for select, upcoming beta exams. 02/23/2006

  • News

    IDC: Itanium 2 Poised for Takeoff

    Despite a lackluster showing in its first decade, Intel’s Itanium 2 line of true 64-bit CPUs may be set to come into its own with strong growth likely in the next three years, according to a new report from market researchers at IDC. 02/23/2006

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Feb. 24

    From the business wires this week: an application deployer, a password recovery solution, Web content filter for Active Directory, more. 02/23/2006

  • News

    Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Acxiom Data Theft

    A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison in a computer theft case involving more than 1 billion records that Acxiom Corp., a data-management company, collected in its work for large corporations. 02/23/2006

  • News

    Updated Build Out to 'Longhorn' Testers

    Microsoft has confirmed that a new build of the current beta of "Longhorn" server is shipping to some participants in the current Windows Vista technology preview. 02/23/2006

  • News

    Lenovo Makes Global Push with Self-Branded Computers

    Stepping up competition in the PC industry, Lenovo Group Ltd., the world's third-largest computer maker, is introducing its first Lenovo-branded computers to be sold outside its home base of China. 02/23/2006

  • News

    Microsoft Posts Defense Against EU Antitrust Charges Online

    Microsoft Corp. took the unusual step Thursday of making public its formal response to European Union charges that it was failing to comply with a 2004 antitrust ruling. 02/23/2006

  • News

    News Analysis: Certified Partners To Feel the Love in '06

    Microsoft investing in phone system to reach out and touch more partners. 02/22/2006

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    Free Tools Aim to Integrate Office 2003 with Microsoft Dynamics

    Microsoft is shipping a set of tools meant to help customers more closely tie Microsoft’s Dynamics products into Office 2003. 02/22/2006

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