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Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Service Pack 2 were both found to
be vulnerable to a very old form of Denial of Service attack known as a
"Land" attack. The attack involves sending a packet to a machine with
the source host/port the same as the destination host/port. This
results in the system attempting to reply to itself, causing it to lock
up.
03/28/2005
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From the business wires this week: remote access applications, a registry tool, and literature on SSL VPN and TCP/IP protocols.
03/26/2005
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Market research house IDC lowered its PC growth forecast this week for 2005 from the low double digits to the high single digits.
03/24/2005
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Similar to MCP retake offer, Microsoft Business Solutions exam candidates can take advantage of test retakes until June 30.
03/24/2005
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Microsoft on Wednesday added retired J.P. Morgan Chase chief financial officer Dina Dublon to its board of directors and announced a quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share.
03/24/2005
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Microsoft is talking up a number of goodies for server infrastructure customers this month. They include a new version of the Exchange Best Practices Analyzer Tool, new customer guidance on isolating servers and domains for security and a new version of the iSCSI Software Initiator.
03/24/2005
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A small Redmond, Wash.-based startup is shipping a new twist on outsourcing and turnkey solutions – a cluster of Exchange 2003 servers in a single box, replete with subscription-based third-party management, monitoring and maintenance. And, no, that’s not a cutesy turn of phrase referring to Microsoft.
03/23/2005
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IBM and VMware announced Wednesday that the computer giant will ship six-month trial versions of VMware’s virtualization products with its blade servers.
03/23/2005
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Dell Wednesday rolled out two new high-performance, four-processor servers targeted at database processing and other enterprise-level data center uses. The company also announced the Data Center Environment Assessment, a service aimed at helping customers analyze their current data centers in order to appropriately design for air flow and power requirements of more demanding server environments.
03/23/2005
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In this week's SecurityWatch column, Russ Cooper tackles physical security issues surrounding Bank of America's "loss" of computer backup tapes, the hacking vulnerability inherent in leftover FTP servers and issues raised by a recent Bagle variant.
03/22/2005
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Microsoft created new packaging for its MapPoint application and location Web service tailored to organizations managing fleets of vehicles.
03/22/2005
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Microsoft this week unveiled pricing for its Visual Studio 2005 family of integrated development environment products.
03/22/2005
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Microsoft renamed and put out a release candidate for Windows Update Services on Tuesday.
03/22/2005
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From the business wires this week: an anti-virus solution for schools, Web-based network reports and a tool to analyze Web page loading.
03/18/2005
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Development snags delay the release of Windows XP Starter Edition.
03/17/2005
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Are you an MCSA who needs help getting past the last few requirements for the MCSE? Get free help from Microsoft.
03/17/2005
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IBM announced this week it is buying data integration software firm Ascential for approximately $1.1 billion in cash.
03/17/2005
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The Neverfail Group is shipping its Neverfail high-availability solution for end-to-end support of Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server environments.
03/17/2005
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Users encountered problems after applying a Feb. 8 patch.
03/17/2005
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FarStone Technology announced a licensing agreement to bundle its software with Intel motherboards to enable system backup and disaster recovery, lost file retrieval and provide virtual CD/DVD drive and disc emulation.
03/17/2005
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Visual FoxPro 9.0, the latest update to a database technology Microsoft acquired in 1992, is generally available this week and will be supported through 2014.
03/16/2005
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ScriptLogic is shipping Secure Copy 4.0, an important update to the company’s Windows server data migration product that adds multi-threaded copying aimed at providing the fastest copying performance among Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003.
03/16/2005
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WinFS, the Windows future storage subsystem, could end up in Windows XP as well as Windows "Longhorn" when the technology ships, Microsoft officials said.
03/16/2005
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Microsoft on Wednesday released its first Community Technology Preview (CTP) of "Indigo," the code-name for the company's new communications subsystem for Windows, and a second CTP of "Avalon," a new Windows presentation subsystem.
03/16/2005
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When Microsoft formally acquires Groove Networks next quarter, Groove founder Ray Ozzie, an outspoken advocate of peer-to-peer virtual workspaces and a collaboration software pioneer, will join Bill Gates' personal stable of big thinkers.
03/15/2005
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Add to the list of things you can count on – death, taxes and Bill Gates as the world’s richest man.
03/15/2005
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From the business wires this week: .NET developer tools, a network monitor for terminal and Linux servers, and a PCI card that helps detect and prevent network intrusion.
03/11/2005
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Microsoft is buying Groove Networks with the intent to roll the company's collaboration products into the Microsoft Office System and leverage Groove founder Ray Ozzie's skills across Microsoft in the role of Chief Technical Officer.
03/10/2005
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Third-party companies this week rolled out services and add-on products to complement Microsoft’s Office Live Communications Server 2005 (LCS) real-time collaboration tools.
03/10/2005
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NuView's StorageX 5.5 adds the ability for administrators to build a unified global namespace across CIFS and NFS protocols and perform policy-based heterogeneous data management across Linux, Solaris, Microsoft Windows, NetApp and others.
03/10/2005
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NCR’s Teradata division is shipping NCR’s new 5400 Server, which it claims performs as much as 20 percent faster than previous servers running the company’s data warehousing solution.
03/10/2005
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New exam follows on heels of newest version of Microsoft's server for speedy, secure computing.
03/10/2005
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Microsoft will call its new integrated communications client Microsoft Office Communicator 2005 and release the product to manufacturing in 90 days.
03/09/2005
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As promised last week, Microsoft released no new security bulletins during its monthly "Patch Tuesday" event for March, but the company did push out two minor revisions of older security bulletins.
03/08/2005
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The Microsoft IT Department this month posted a public account of its efforts in deploying Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 -- a sure sign the release of the service pack is imminent.
03/07/2005
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Microsoft released its third Community Technical Preview for SQL Server 2005 this month with a new ad hoc reporting tool and 64-bit support for more components of Microsoft's flagship database.
03/07/2005
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From the business wires this week: the knighting of Bill Gates; security solutions to protect against malware, information leaks and phishing; and more.
03/04/2005
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Computer Associates’ eTrust division this week announced a new “security management architecture” that will eventually permeate its entire line of security and identity management tools. At the same time, it began shipping new versions of two of its eTrust products that take advantage of the new architecture.
03/03/2005
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Critics associate Bill Gates with an "Evil Empire," but Microsoft's chairman is now formally attached to an official empire.
03/03/2005
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After releasing 12 security bulletins in February, Microsoft has zero new security bulletins on tap for March.
03/03/2005
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Intel officials announced new details regarding the company’s upcoming dual and multi-core processors at its Spring 2005 Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco this week, including a two-year timeline for the arrival of key chips and technologies.
03/03/2005
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Microsoft will deliver the x64 editions of Windows Server 2003 at the beginning of April and the x64 edition of Windows XP later in the month, Microsoft group vice president Jim Allchin said at the Intel Developer Forum this week.
03/03/2005
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Microsoft also releases a service pack for ISA Server 2004 Standard Edition.
03/02/2005
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Two Web analytics companies that track usage of Web browsers now agree that Microsoft's Internet Explorer usage share is below 90 percent due to competition from the open-source Firefox browser.
03/02/2005
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Microsoft revives second-chance offer for any exam taken worldwide. Limited time offer.
03/02/2005
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VMware and Intel announced this week that the virtualization software vendor is customizing its mainstream products to work with the chipmaker’s upcoming “Vanderpool” chip-level virtualization technology.
03/02/2005
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Yes, you ask for money (nice try), but also for better patching, MCP support and for the Microsoft founder to keep on keeping on.
03/01/2005
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The non-U.S. server market continues to enjoy strong growth, with Windows and Linux-based servers leading the charge.
03/01/2005
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Chris shows how you can take your HTAs one step further.
03/01/2005
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In-Depth
Official Microsoft support is no more, but WCVB-TV's Rick Zach and lots of other users are sticking with their NT servers and piecing together support options.
03/01/2005