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  • News

    Opinion: Exchange 2000, 2003 in Danger

    Microsoft released eight security bulletins in April. According to our analysis, one is critical, one important and another noteworthy. The rest can be applied with the next service pack or major version upgrade. 05/03/2005

  • News

    Cisco Rolls Out First of Its Adaptive Security Appliances

    Cisco Systems on Tuesday launched a key component of its Self Defending Network initiative when it delivered the first of its Adaptive Server Appliance 5500 Series family of multi-function network security appliances. 05/03/2005

  • News

    SANS Releases Quarterly Update to List of Critical Security Updates

    The security organization says the rate at which threats are emerging requires more regular updates to its closely watched list. New to the SANS Institute list are seven Microsoft vulnerabilities and problems with products from Computer Associates, Oracle, antivirus companies and media player companies. 05/03/2005

  • In-Depth

    Keep an Eye on Those Servers

    The right server management tool closely monitors your network and offers proactive responses to most common problems. 05/01/2005

  • Auto-confirm with PopUp

    Used appropriately, PopUp is a powerful addition to any scripter's toolbox. 05/01/2005

  • Security Advisor

    Picking the Right Firewall

    Redmond's new Security Advisor drills down the specifics of what should be considered when selecting your next firewall. 05/01/2005

  • Restore Those Lost E-Mails

    Recovery Manager lets you do large-scale, store-level Exchange backups, while still helping locate and restore individual messages. 05/01/2005

  • Many Files Through a Single View

    StorageX takes a global approach to streamlining file management. 05/01/2005

  • When I'm 64

    Get ready to upgrade to Win2003 x64. 05/01/2005

  • News

    Eight-way Takes a Body Blow

    Beefed-up four-ways and "Truland" take center stage. 05/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    Content Cops

    Many businesses expect IT to use the equivalent of a radar gun and monitor employees for infractions. But laying down the law can have serious repercussions, both for employees and the IT departments doing the watching. 05/01/2005

  • News

    Trying to Find a Collaboration Groove

    A look at Microsoft's current collaboration technologies and how Groove Networks' Vritual Office fits in. 05/01/2005

  • No Scripting Required

    ADtoolkit enables anyone to perform Active Directory group edits. 05/01/2005

  • What You Got?

    Asset Navigator helps you keep tabs on what you have and how it's being used. 05/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    The Good and the Bad of MBSA

    Microsoft's free vulnerability scanner works well—as long as you don't have to stretch it too far. 05/01/2005

  • Police the 'Net

    Will public policy make a difference in virus attacks and spyware infiltration? 05/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    6 Steps to a Simpler Network

    There's a saying in IT that "complexity is the enemy of security." It's also the enemy of efficiency, troubleshooting and other critical network functions. Here are six ways to untangle that crowded web you've weaved. 05/01/2005

  • Windows Insider

    Extend the Limits of Group Policy

    Don't let either the real or perceived limitations in Microsoft's default Group Policies prevent you from taking full advantage of this technology. 05/01/2005

  • News

    Microsoft Looks to Yukon for Data Mining Gold

    Latest attempt to bring data mining to the masses with SQL Server 2005 hinges on new features, ease-of-use and low cost. 05/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    Managing in Isolation

    Remote management has never been a Microsoft strong suit, but Windows Server 2003 is helping users manage servers that no IT staff can touch. 05/01/2005

  • Names for Windows XP sans Media Player

    Denied the actual list of names submitted by Microsoft to the EC, we felt it our duty to do our best guesstimating. 05/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    7 Tips for MOM

    Advice from an in-the-trenches expert for getting the most out of Microsoft Operations Manager. 05/01/2005

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, April 29

    From the business wires this week: hosted solutions for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and SharePoint, a one-touch backup and recovery external hard drive, and a 2.5TB NDAS storage unit. 04/29/2005

  • News

    ScriptLogic Ships Updated Desktop Admin Tool

    ScriptLogic is shipping version 6.5 of its Desktop Authority PC administration package. The upgrade makes improvements in file and registry security operations, Windows firewall control and inactivity timers. 04/27/2005

  • News

    Sun To Ship Four-way AMD64 Dual-core Servers

    Sun Microsystems plans to ship versions of its Sun Fire V40z server in May that will be available with up to four of AMD’s new dual-core, 64-bit Opteron processors. 04/27/2005

  • News

    CompTIA Offers Up Expiring A+ Vouchers

    The Computing Technology Industry Association has an inventory of discount vouchers for A+ exams that are on the verge of expiring. 04/27/2005

  • News

    IE 7.0 Plan Remains Mostly Dark

    SEATTLE -- Microsoft held a session at the Windows Hardware Engineering conference Wednesday on "Internet Explorer today and tomorrow," although the working title could have as easily been "Internet Explorer eight months ago." 04/27/2005

  • Countdown to Your New Microsoft Deal, Part II

    This month, Scott walks you through the next important steps for renegotiating your Enterprise 6.0 licensing deal, including cost estimating and Microsoft contact strategy. 04/27/2005

  • News

    WinHEC Goody Bag Includes Another Longhorn Preview

    SEATTLE -- Attendees to Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference this week were treated to a kit of DVDs, including one eagerly awaited item -- another pre-beta version of the Windows Longhorn operating system. 04/26/2005

  • News

    Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Sales Top 1 Million

    SEATTLE -- Windows XP Media Center Edition sales topped 1 million in the six months since the launch of the most recent edition, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates said this week. 04/26/2005

  • News

    SP2 Released for SQL Server Reporting Services

    A new service pack out for SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services adds several end-user features, as well as standard bug fixes, to the free add-on for the SQL Server database. 04/26/2005

  • News

    Dell, HP to Ship 64-bit Windows Support

    SEATTLE -- Dell and HP took advantage of this week’s delivery of Microsoft’s Windows x64 editions to announce that they will soon begin shipping computers that run the 64-bit operating systems. 04/26/2005

  • News

    Microsoft Hires Paper Executive for CFO Job

    Chris Liddell, the chief financial officer at International Paper, will assume the same job at Microsoft. 04/26/2005

  • News

    Gates Launches x64 Editions, Shows Longhorn UI

    SEATTLE -- Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates on Monday launched the x64 editions of Windows and gave a public preview of the much-anticipated Windows "Longhorn" user interface at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC). 04/25/2005

  • News

    Public Beta of Windows Server 2003 'R2' Expected This Week

    Microsoft plans to post a public beta of Windows Server 2003 "R2" this week. 04/25/2005

  • News

    AMD Begins Shipping Dual-Core 64-bit CPUs – HP Ships AMD-Based Servers

    AMD began delivering its first dual-core Opteron 64-bit CPUs in quantity this week, and HP announced its first servers based on the technology. 04/22/2005

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, April 22

    From the business wires this week: Group Policy solutions for managing desktop policies and software deployments; security tools for IE, e-mail and TCP/IP; and mobile tokens. 04/22/2005

  • News

    Borland’s Together 2005 Adds UML 2.0 and Role-based Work Model

    Borland is shipping a major release of its modeling suite for Visual Studio. Among key new features, Together 2005 for Visual Studio.Net adds support for Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.0 and introduces a role-based work model. 04/21/2005

  • News

    Another Hidden TechNet Benefit: Free IT Courseware

    Subscribe to TechNet Plus and Microsoft will throw in four free e-learning courses. 04/21/2005

  • News

    IBM Claims First Workstation Based On AMD Dual-Core Processor

    As the dual-core duel heats up, IBM announced Thursday that it is about to ship a workstation based on AMD’s dual-core chips. 04/21/2005

  • News

    Service Pack Beta Released for Virtual Server

    Microsoft on Wednesday released a beta version of the first service pack for Virtual Server 2005. The service pack delivers support for Windows Server 2003 x64 editions and performance improvements. 04/20/2005

  • News

    Dell OEMs MOM Express Edition

    Dell this week began offering Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 Workgroup Edition on its PowerEdge servers. 04/20/2005

  • News

    Softricity’s ZeroTouch: Self-Service Applications Provisioning for End Users

    Softricity will ship this quarter its ZeroTouch software aimed at enabling end users to self-provision applications over the network – and in a protected “virtualized” environment. 04/20/2005

  • News

    Microsoft Releases List of Windows 2003 SP1's Broken Apps

    Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 causes problems with 14 high-profile server applications, including Exchange Server 2003, according to a Knowledge Base article published by the software vendor this month. Most of the problems, including the Exchange issue, are minor or obscure. 04/20/2005

  • News

    More Test Versions Released for SQL, Visual Studio, .NET

    Microsoft this week posted new test versions of SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0. Visual Studio and .NET came out in Beta 2 versions. Tightly coupled with those public betas is a feature-complete SQL Server Community Technology Preview (CTP). 04/19/2005

  • News

    New Servers Unveiled at Microsoft Management Summit

    Microsoft on Tuesday announced two new systems management products it will ship later this year under the System Center family name. 04/19/2005

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, April 15

    From the business wires this week: a recovery solution to roll back systems to pre-SP2, e-mail server software and more. 04/15/2005

  • News

    Exploit Code Published for Unpatched Office Flaw

    Security researchers this week reported a flaw in the memory handling of the Microsoft Jet Database Engine that powers the Microsoft Office Access database. 04/14/2005

  • News

    Microsoft System Center Morphing from Product to Naming Convention

    Next week at the Microsoft Management Summit in Las Vegas, Microsoft will reposition System Center as a naming umbrella to cover its family of management products rather than the specific management suite that would have included Microsoft Operations Manager and Systems Management Server. 04/14/2005

  • News

    Brazil Getting Windows XP Starter Edition

    Brazil is the sixth country in line for a Windows XP Starter Edition, Microsoft's nationality-specific versions of stripped-down Windows offered at lower cost to appeal to first-time PC buyers. 04/14/2005

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