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  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Sept. 9

    From the business wires this week: a business security suite for Windows Server, a VSAM-to-SQL Server conversion tool and a small-business dual-core server. 09/08/2005

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    Salaries Finally Up for MCPs According to 2005 MCPmag.com Survey

    Readers report a significant increase in salary over last year's survey results. 09/08/2005

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    Notes and Domino 7 Now Shipping

    IBM Lotus officials announced on Wednesday that the company is shipping version 7 of its Notes and Domino collaboration platform. 09/08/2005

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    System Aims to Block IM Attacks Proactively

    At a time when security threats are multiplying for corporate instant messaging users, IMlogic says it has a solution. The Waltham, Mass. company just shipped its Real-Time Threat Protection System – and if that just doesn’t roll right off the tongue, call it RTTPS for short. 09/08/2005

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    With Lots of Partner Help, Microsoft Launches Small Business Accounting 2006

    Microsoft today added to its small-business arsenal by announcing the general availability and promotional pricing for Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 and Office Small Business Management Edition 2006. 09/07/2005

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    'Project Green' Renamed Microsoft Dynamics

    The realignment of the Microsoft Business Solutions product set previously referred to as "Project Green" got its official name Wednesday -- Microsoft Dynamics. 09/07/2005

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    Microsoft Lays Out Long-term Commitment to Midsize Business Server

    Microsoft on Wednesday laid out a roadmap extending the recent Windows Server System Midsize Business promotion to 2007 and beyond with a Windows "Longhorn" Server version of the package code-named "Centro." "This is really the equivalent of Small Business Server for the midmarket," said a Windows Server senior director. 09/07/2005

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    Neupert Returns to Microsoft for Health Strategy Role

    Peter Neupert, onetime director of operating systems responsible for OS/2, rejoined Microsoft last week to fill the position of corporate vice president for health strategy. 09/06/2005

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    CLI Rolls Out New Thin Clients

    Computer Lab International (CLI) is shipping two new additions to its “Next Generation” line of thin clients that support Microsoft and Citrix protocols. 09/06/2005

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    DVD-Only Distribution Planned for Exchange 12

    The distribution media for Exchange 12 will be exclusively DVD, Microsoft announced in a blog posting. 09/06/2005

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    PromptPal Spiffs Up Command Prompt with Windows Look and Feel

    Technology Lighthouse is shipping PromptPal, an add-on user interface for the Microsoft command prompt that converts the popular administrators’ command line tool into a Windows program. 09/06/2005

  • News

    Longhorn Server to Support Itanium in Only 3 Specific Roles

    The role of the Itanium processor for Windows servers will be tightly defined in the "Longhorn" generation of Windows. 09/06/2005

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Sept. 2

    From the business wires: a firewall that IDs hackers, a GUI command line console and more. 09/02/2005

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    Symantec Does the Trust-but-Verify Thing

    Symantec Corp. is shipping its Gateway Security 5600 Series of multi-function network security appliances designed to proactively protect against blended computer virus and worm threats. 09/01/2005

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    Parsing Microsoft's Services Strategy

    New packaged services spell opportunity for partners, but is the same true of Microsoft's managed services strategy? 09/01/2005

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    Gates, Ballmer to Lay Out Midsize Business Roadmap

    Microsoft's top two executives will lay out a roadmap for customers in midsize businesses next Wednesday at the first Microsoft Business Summit. 09/01/2005

  • News

    Windows Vista Beta Gives IT a Good View

    Admins to get deployment, manageability and security improvements. 09/01/2005

  • The Vision Thing

    Microsoft should keep shooting for the stars, even if it only reaches a few. 09/01/2005

  • Names for Longhorn Server

    A comical take on what we might expect from Redmond when it releases its new server -- whenever that may be. 09/01/2005

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    New Software Assurance Plan Is Filled with Partner Goodies

    Partners to get new opportunities in delivering deployment services and training. 09/01/2005

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    Complementing Microsoft

    The new PartnerPoint portal reaches out to partners by offering services that supplement the Microsoft Partner Program. 09/01/2005

  • Nowhere Near Theory

    Mr. Script dissects a VBA application that automates processes so you can side-step any pitfalls along the way. 09/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    Microsoft's First, Best Customer: A Q&A with Microsoft CIO Ron Markezich

    More than 300,000 devices. About 10,000 servers, 2,000 IT staff and the same number of contractors and vendors. The most attacked network in the world. Meet the man responsible for keeping it all going. 09/01/2005

  • News

    XML to DB Transfer Tool Ships

    DataMirror is shipping version 3 of its DB/XML Transform tool for providing data exchange between XML, text, database and EDI file formats. 09/01/2005

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    Bracing for Tailwind

    Microsoft's latest salesforce reorganization opens new opportunities for enterprise partners, but raises questions about the company's long-term ambitions. 09/01/2005

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    BindView Ships bv-Admin 8.0

    BindView Corp. is shipping version 8.0 of its bv-Admin directory and access management suite aimed at addressing the growing list of IT security compliance requirements. 09/01/2005

  • Security Advisor

    Know Your Rights (Management)

    Does Microsoft have the right Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution for you? 09/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    Salary Survey: Movin' On Up!

    After a flat year, salaries are up again -- dramatically for some -- as we take a look at the changing demographics of the Redmond readership in our 10th annual salary survey. 09/01/2005

  • News

    NetInstall Updated to v5.8

    Schaumburg, Illinois-based Enteo Software is shipping the latest release of its flagship NetInstall software distribution and life-cycle management system. 09/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    Audit for SharePoint

    Learn to track changes in your SharePoint team sites and document libraries. 09/01/2005

  • Guard the Door

    ThreatSentry protects IIS servers from both known and unknown types of attacks. 09/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    Linux Living in a Windows World

    It may be nowhere near as prevalent on the desktop, but Linux is no stranger to running servers. 09/01/2005

  • Deployment Done Right

    Specops Deploy 3.0 puts you on the right road to effective software deployment with Active Directory. 09/01/2005

  • What I Beta Tested on My Summer Vacation

    Microsoft beta products: A look at what's coming, when it's coming and why you should care. 09/01/2005

  • News

    Stating the Obvious about Windows Deployments

    Are we stating the obvious when we reveal that Windows Server 2003 dominates on servers among our readership? How about if we told you that it wasn't total and utter domination? 08/31/2005

  • News

    Release Candidate Posted for Windows Server 2003 R2

    Microsoft made the first Release Candidate for Windows Server 2003 R2 available for download Tuesday. 08/31/2005

  • News

    IBM, Veritas Ready Continuous Data Protection

    IBM will ship next month software to provide what’s called “continuous data protection” for end users. Meanwhile, competition in that space is heating up as Veritas prepares to enter the fray with its own offering. 08/31/2005

  • News

    Microsoft Closes Deal to Buy FrontBridge

    Microsoft completed the acquisition of managed e-mail services provider FrontBridge Technologies and is beginning the process of integrating FrontBridge into the Exchange Server Group, the company said Wednesday. 08/31/2005

  • News

    Partner Watch, August 31

    Adomo Inc. releases a voice-messaging platform for Exchange and Active Directory. 08/31/2005

  • News

    Developers Get First Look at WinFS

    A year after pulling the "WinFS" storage subsystem from the Windows "Longhorn" (now Vista) client OS, Microsoft posted a surprise beta of the technology for developers on MSDN on Monday. 08/30/2005

  • In-Depth

    Ensure Post-Migration Exchange Stability

    Follow these few simple guidelines to ensure that your new Exchange 2003 environment is ready for prime time. 08/30/2005

  • In-Depth

    Add Virus Protection to Your Apps

    Symantec's AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10 makes virus protection simple and easy while maintaining a robust protection level. 08/30/2005

  • News

    IBM Readies New X3 Server; Dual-core Workstation

    IBM says it will ship next month a new four-processor Xeon server based on the company’s new X3 computing architecture as well as a new workstation built around Intel’s dual-core Pentium D. 08/30/2005

  • An End to Back-End Deals?

    With changes in rebate percentages for LARs and Software Assurance, Microsoft is emphasizing service over reseller, Enterprise over Select Agreements. 08/30/2005

  • News

    Investigation of Zobot Worms Leads to Arrests in Turkey, Morocco

    Almost everything about the Zobot worm has played out like a regular computer security crisis on fast forward. From the emergence of a series of worms within days of a Microsoft patch to Microsoft's release of workarounds and a removal tool to, now, the arrest of suspects. 08/26/2005

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Aug. 26

    From the business wires this week: management systems for Group Policy-based patching and user access control, a backup and recovery program for Novell NetWare servers, and more. 08/26/2005

  • News

    Exchange 2003 SP2 CTP Available

    Microsoft posted the Community Technology Preview of Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 last week, bringing the final version of SP2, a bundle of bug fixes and substantial new functionality for the messaging server, one step closer to its expected delivery later this year. 08/25/2005

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    Intel: The Future is in 'User-Aware' Computing

    “User-aware” computing is coming. That was part of the message at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. The twice-yearly event is a springboard for the chip giant to launch new ideas and strategies – both near and long-term. 08/25/2005

  • News

    Time Has Come for the IP PBX

    The age of the traditional private branch exchange (PBX) is ending, according to analysts at In-Stat. 08/25/2005

  • News

    Virtual Server Roadmap Redrawn

    Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 SP1 becomes Virtual Server 2005 R2. A post-R2 version of Virtual Server is added to the roadmap for 2006 delivery. The company reconfirms its commitment to eventually pulling virtualization technology into Longhorn Server. 08/25/2005

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