Remote Management Made Easy

NetSupport Manager gives you easy remote control access, plus a few other bells and whistles. 11/01/2005

Muglia to Head Server and Tools Business

Veteran Microsoft executive Bob Muglia will fill one of the key holes left by the executive reorganization that Microsoft unveiled in September. 11/01/2005

Katrina Leaves Lasting Impression

Microsoft partners rally to raise donations and keep businesses afloat, while Microsoft also chips in. 11/01/2005

Patch Possibilities

The latest version of Patch Manager is a solid performer with exquisite reporting capabilities. 11/01/2005

Microsoft in the Middle (Market)

A Match Made in Redmond

Microsoft aims to leverage synergies between its partner and small business divisions. 11/01/2005

70-301: Project Management the Microsoft Way

This Microsoft Solutions Framework 3.0 exam is less technical, but requires some solid analytical thinking in order to pass. Even if you're an MSF practitioner, don't take this exam too lightly. 11/01/2005

Licensing Experts for Hire

A Q&A with Peter Ells, business development manager for Software ONE. 11/01/2005

Editors' Choice Awards: Thumbs Up!

Redmond's resident critics pick their favorites in this year's Editors' Choice Awards. 11/01/2005

Redmond Reset

Doug Barney poses the question to Microsoft developers: Is bigger better? 11/01/2005

Windows Lessons for the Office Team

Office Senior Vice President Steven Sinofsky and his troops could learn a thing or two from the Windows team about building software that can be tweaked quickly. 11/01/2005

Reboot Insurance

BootBack's snapshot images help you keep systems running despite fatal crashes or other interruptions. 11/01/2005

Office '12' to Save Docs in 'Metro' Format

Not only will Microsoft Office “12” feature the ability to save files in PDF format, it will also -- no surprise -- support the company’s own challenger to Adobe’s popular Portable Document Format (PDF) file format. 11/01/2005

Google Office Thrill Fizzle

At least Sun's Scott McNealy is back in the fray. 11/01/2005

Support for Virtual Exchange Server on the Way

Microsoft will begin supporting Exchange servers in virtual machines under certain conditions later this month, the company said this week. 11/01/2005

Password Policy Done Right

Supplement Active Directory's weak password management tools with Specops' Password Policy. 11/01/2005

Microsoft Looks To Partners To Increase MBS Revenue in 2006

Microsoft is telling investors that partners will be key to the success of the Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) division. 10/31/2005

Partner Watch, Oct. 31

EqualLogic’s PS Series receives the Simple SAN for Windows Server designation from Microsoft. 10/31/2005

Microsoft To Launch Online Book Library

Microsoft is jumping into the online book search world with a new initiative called MSN Book Search. 10/27/2005

SQL Server 2005 RTMs

Clearing the way for the formal Nov. 7 launch, Microsoft on Thursday released to manufacturing SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005. 10/27/2005

Microsoft Earnings Up 24 Percent

Microsoft on Thursday reported growth in earnings of 24 percent and a revenue increase of 6 percent in its fiscal first quarter on strong demand for PCs. 10/27/2005

IT Weekly Roundup, Oct. 28

From the business wires this week: a change auditing solution for Active Directory, an embedded SQL database engine and a simple file sharing program. 10/27/2005

Exam Objective Guides for MCTS and MCPD Exams Now Available

MCTS exams 70-431, 70-431 and MCPD exam 70-441 to head to beta in November-December time frame, with live release in 1Q 2006. 10/27/2005

Microsoft Business Scorecard Manager Coming Next Week

Microsoft's will ship the first version of its server-based business scorecarding application on Nov. 1. 10/26/2005

Microsoft Gives Storage Server R2 Status Update

Microsoft gave a minor status update to its “universal distributed storage” vision at this week’s Storage Networking World conference in Orlando, Fla. 10/26/2005

New Utility Organizes Startup Tasks

German utility developer 1-abc.net is shipping a new tool designed to simplify management of Windows startup folder options for end users. 10/26/2005

Microsoft Unveils New Cert Structure

On Tuesday, Microsoft officially released a detailed roadmap for its Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist and Microsoft Certified Professional Developer Certifications. 10/25/2005

Updated Security Tool Looks Inside E-mail Attachments

Nemx is shipping version 2.0 of its secure e-mail and content protection product for corporate Exchange environments. 10/25/2005

MCP for the New Generation

Microsoft says new-gen program's aim is to simplify the cert process and reduce costs and training time. 10/25/2005

Centeris Blends Windows and Linux

A venture capital firm stocked with ex-Microsofties is funding a new Windows/Linux interoperability company. 10/24/2005

Partner Watch, Oct. 24

IntraLearn Software partners with WestNet Learning to provide a centralized hosted system to deliver e-learning courses via a managed portal. 10/24/2005

VMware Offers Free Player

VMware is beta testing a free “player” that lets users run virtual machines and evaluate software without having to first purchase the company’s full-scale virtualization platform. 10/24/2005

IT Weekly Roundup, Oct. 21

From the business wires this week: grid computing software, NAC solutions, SATA RAID storage systems and a Windows XP Media Center. 10/21/2005

Microsoft 'Istanbul' on the Move

A new Microsoft Office Communicator client for Windows mobile devices entered beta testing on Thursday. 10/20/2005

Siebel Introduces .NET-based CRM Tool

At its customer conference in Boston this week, Siebel Systems announced the availability of a new line of custom application development tools, including one especially designed to take advantage of Microsoft’s soon-to-be-released Visual Studio 2005. 10/20/2005

Analysts: PC Shipments Still Growing Strong

Shipments of new PCs rose at a healthy rate during the third quarter of 2005, according to two leading analyst firms. Both Gartner and IDC put unit shipment growth at 17 percent compared to the year-ago quarter. 10/20/2005

Second Release Candidate Posted for Windows Server 2003 R2

Microsoft this week posted the second release candidate of Windows Server 2003 Release 2 for download. 10/20/2005

Microsoft Reorg Marries Partner and Small Business Groups

At first blush, they may seem a bit like the odd couple. But Microsoft believes its partner and small-business divisions were made for each other. 10/19/2005

Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Partners Coming Together

Microsoft is preparing to announce some structural changes to the Microsoft Learning program that will benefit Microsoft Certified Partner members. 10/19/2005

Exchange Server 2003 SP2 Available

Microsoft posted Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 to the Web on Wednesday. 10/19/2005

Vista October CTP Bundles Self-healing Capabilities, Integrated AntiSpyware

Microsoft this week released a second Community Technology Preview for Windows Vista that includes self-healing capabilities, big changes for Internet Explorer and hints of an integrated Windows AntiSpyware. 10/19/2005

Analyst: Expect to Pay Less for Desktop Security

A Gartner analyst predicts Microsoft will charge less than $15 per user per year for its new anti-malware product and recommends that enterprises immediately leverage Microsoft's entry into the desktop security market to win concessions from competitors. 10/19/2005

VMware Discusses Plans for Virtualization Offerings

VMware this week unveiled the feature set for the next versions of two of its flagship virtualization products in an announcement that coincided with its annual conference being held in Las Vegas. 10/18/2005

Intel’s Roadmap – Confusing But On Track

A little more than a year ago, Intel gave customers and analysts a peek at its roadmap for both the Xeon and Itanium 2 architectures. This month, at an event highlighted by an appearance by legendary comedian Carl Reiner, executives of Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel gave a status update that basically has them on track. 10/18/2005

Microsoft Learning, Microsoft Partners Coming Together

Two groups to become more closely aligned; new "blended training" tools also being added. 10/18/2005

Computer Associates Ships SMB Protection Suites

Computer Associates is shipping release 2 of its Protection Suites for small and medium-sized businesses, and has expanded the offering to include six separate products to address specific market segments. 10/18/2005

A New Vista on SA for Windows

Is Software Assurance on the desktop really for you (or anyone)? 10/17/2005

IT Weekly Roundup, Oct. 14

From the business wires this week: a patch management system, a software licensing solution and remote access software for help desk technicians. 10/14/2005

Partner Watch, Oct. 14

California State University selects Softricity’s SoftGrid application virtualization platform to run Chancellor’s Office’s apps. 10/14/2005

MCT Program Re-Up Moved to April 2006

One other change: MCTs with tenure excused from meeting minimum training delivery requirements. 10/13/2005