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  • Windows Insider

    Smooth Deployment Wrinkles with ADS

    Bill looks at the pros (lots) and cons (few) of Microsoft's Automated Deployment Services tool. 03/01/2005

  • News

    Longhorn Gets a New Shepherd

    Microsoft has brought in a heavy-hitter from AT&T Wireless and E*TRADE to take over management of the long-delayed Windows Longhorn client. 03/01/2005

  • Cut Your Losses

    FirstDefense-ISR can be your first line of defense against disk failure and data loss. 03/01/2005

  • News

    Exchange 12 To Ride a Faster JET

    Microsoft is finally providing specifics on the next version of Exchange. 03/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    Microsoft Math

    As Longhorn looms, we examine Microsoft's track record in hitting product ship dates and offer advice for coping with the inevitable. 03/01/2005

  • News

    Microsoft's Deadline Problem

    When it comes to predicting ship dates for its operating systems, Microsoft is about as accurate as your local weatherman. Keep that in mind when planning for its next-generation OS, code-named Longhorn. 03/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    Dumb and Dumber

    This veteran penetration tester has seen some stupid security lapses in his time. Here are six of the worst. 03/01/2005

  • Enter the Matrix

    PolyServe's Matrix Server flexes its muscle when it comes to running fast, efficient server clusters. 03/01/2005

  • Blind (Ship) Dates

    With ship dates becoming more important than ever thanks to Software Assurance, Doug urges Microsoft (once again) to rethink how it annouces future launches. 03/01/2005

  • Security Advisor

    Data at Rest Is a Sitting Duck

    Recommendations for reducing risk to your stored data, whatever its form. 03/01/2005

  • Take Control

    The Altiris Management Suites give you complete control over every aspect of your network operations. 03/01/2005

  • News

    When Did You Say You Got Your MCSE?

    Microsoft to roll out simulation questions on certification exams. 03/01/2005

  • News

    Small Business Center Expands Offerings

    Microsoft adds more resources and tools to its site for small-business customers. 03/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    Stop Spam Now

    These 10 anti-spam software solutions can help you stop spam in its tracks, restore lost productivity and save money and time. 03/01/2005

  • WUS Expands Patching Portfolio

    With its public beta under way, WUS shows off more of its fine-tuned features. 03/01/2005

  • In-Depth

    Think Sun

    With Microsoft animosity behind him, CEO Scott McNealy explains why Windows shops should consider his alternative desktop approach. 03/01/2005

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Feb. 25

    From the business wires this week: free online spyware detection, a mobile Exchange management tool, WinZip for Outlook, and more. 02/25/2005

  • News

    HP’s ProCurve to Ship WAN Routers for SMBs

    HP’s ProCurve networking division says it will ship in April its first two WAN routers aimed at SMBs and branch offices, as well as an access control module for its ProCurve 5300xl series switches. 02/24/2005

  • News

    Get-Out-the-SP2 Effort Continues at Microsoft

    Amid all the industry-shaking security moves Microsoft unveiled last week, the company also updated its progress on distributing Windows XP Service Pack 2 -- its most far-reaching effort to date to improve the security of the average computer on the Internet. 02/24/2005

  • News

    'Blue Screen' Fix Pushed to Windows XP SP2 Users

    Microsoft pushed a rare non-security fix to Windows XP users through Automatic Update this week for a problem that can cause the infamous "Blue Screen of Death" in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003. 02/24/2005

  • News

    MCSE: Security Tops 4,000

    Growing ranks of those with MCSE: Security offers some proof that security remains hot. 02/24/2005

  • News

    SQL Server 2005 Editions, Pricing Unveiled

    Microsoft will raise prices for SQL Server 2005 compared to SQL Server 2000, but SQL Server will continue to come in a free edition, a new low cost edition is being added and functionality previously reserved for the Enterprise Edition is working its way down to lower cost versions. 02/24/2005

  • News

    Exams Under the Radar: Licensing Solutions

    More competency exams available for Microsoft software licensing experts. 02/23/2005

  • News

    IBM Rolls Out X3-based eServer and X3 Chipset

    IBM will ship the first of its X3 32/64-bit, dual-core capable servers within 30 days, the company said this week. The eServer xSeries 366 (x366) is the first in a planned IBM family of dual-core-capable Intel-based server offerings. 02/23/2005

  • News

    Intel Ships Five 64-bit Pentium 4s

    Intel is shipping five 64-bit Pentium 4 processors for use in desktop computers. The release comes on the heels of the company’s shipment earlier this month of early production versions of its dual-core CPUs. 02/23/2005

  • News

    Windows NT Protocols, Subsystems Go by the Boards in x64

    Some of Windows NT's oldest subsystem and protocol friends will be left behind when the codebase moves to x64. 02/23/2005

  • News

    Opinion: An IE 7.0 Wish List

    Columnist Russ Cooper would have liked a few more specifics out of Bill Gates' much-anticipated keynote address at the RSA conference last week. 02/22/2005

  • News

    Microsoft Buys Toolkit for Axapta

    Microsoft on Tuesday announced the purchase of a third-party wizard for implementing Microsoft Axapta. 02/22/2005

  • News

    Microsoft Launches Windows Server Blog

    Microsoft this month started a blog dedicated to its Windows Server family. The Windows Server product team appears poised to use the blog as an information clearinghouse for minor product milestones, such as release candidates and other betas, to float trial balloons for potential features, and as a place to gather user input. 02/22/2005

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Feb. 18

    From the business wires this week: compliance and auditing tools, a security and antitheft tracking solution, and more. 02/18/2005

  • News

    ISA 2004 Enterprise Edition Coming in March

    Internet Security & Acceleration Server 2004 Enterprise Edition will be generally available in March, eight months after the Standard Edition of the firewall, VPN and Web caching server hit the market. 02/17/2005

  • News

    AMD Readies New Opterons

    Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD announced this week that it will ship two new Opteron processors within the next month, and also announced that Cambridge, England-based startup XenSource will port the Xen open-source system virtualization platform to run on Opteron-based systems. 02/17/2005

  • News

    Intel 64-bit Xeons Upgraded

    Intel announced this week it is shipping upgraded versions of its 64-bit Xeon processors, and also said it will ship new multi-processor Xeons within three months. 02/17/2005

  • News

    Lucid8 Ships Updated Exchange Maintenance Package

    Lucid8 is shipping version 3.1 of its GOexchange automated Exchange maintenance product. 02/16/2005

  • News

    Internet Explorer 7.0 to Focus on Security

    Fresh on the heels of a security-related update of Internet Explorer 6.0 in Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft is promising a second security-focused overhaul of the browser for Windows XP SP2 systems called Internet Explorer 7.0. 02/16/2005

  • News

    I, Robots.txt

    In a recent bout of stupidity, the U.S. Department of Energy apparently accidentally published confidential Homeland Security Department documents marked "For Official Use Only", and the documents remain visible via Google's Web cache. 02/15/2005

  • News

    Longhorn Beta Coming in First Half

    Windows "Longhorn" Beta 1 is on track for availability in the first half of this year, a Microsoft official said last week. 02/15/2005

  • News

    Limited Group Testing 'R2'

    Microsoft is doubling the size of the group conducting private tests of the Windows Server 2003 "R2" release, but the test group remains tiny compared to the scope of Microsoft's public betas for operating systems. 02/15/2005

  • News

    Gates: Microsoft Working on a New Version of Internet Explorer

    Gates made the IE announcement during a wide-ranging keynote about Microsoft's security plans at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. Gates also said Microsoft will develop its own anti-virus engine, its anti-spyware software will be free for consumer users of Windows, and Internet Security & Acceleration Server 2004 is released to manufacturing. 02/15/2005

  • News

    Partner Up on XP Exam

    Two can take Microsoft's Exam 70-270 for the price of single exam; available for limited time. 02/15/2005

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Feb. 11

    From the business wires this week: an Oracle plug-in for .NET, a VPN client, a LAN management solution and more. 02/11/2005

  • News

    Dual-Core Pentiums Coming In Q2

    Intel announced this week it is already turning out trial production runs of two of its promised dual-core processor models, enabling creation of desktop PCs that can run four separate threads at once. Deliveries of production processors and supporting chipsets will come in the second quarter, a company spokeswoman says. 02/10/2005

  • News

    Chip Consortium to Produce 'Cell'

    Intel is facing a challenger in multi-core processors from a surprising competitor -- a consortium that includes IBM, Sony and Toshiba. 02/10/2005

  • News

    Windows Server 2003 SP1 Hits RC2 Stage

    Microsoft posted second release candidates on Wednesday night for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. 02/09/2005

  • News

    Microsoft to Buy Sybari

    Microsoft signed a definitive agreement to buy anti-virus and anti-spam vendor Sybari Software for an undisclosed sum, the companies said on Tuesday. 02/09/2005

  • News

    HP Board Pushes Fiorina Out

    HP chairman and chief executive officer Carly Fiorina, the architect and champion of HP's controversial 2002 merger with fellow computer giant Compaq Computer, resigned Wednesday at the request of HP's Board of Directors. 02/09/2005

  • News

    New Certification for Administrative Scripters

    Consider yourself a scripting expert? Prove it with this certification. 02/09/2005

  • News

    Microsoft Releases 12 Security Bulletins, 8 Critical

    Microsoft on Tuesday delivered its promised heavy load of security bulletins, including two patches for critical flaws already in the public domain. 02/08/2005

  • News

    Gates: Perfect Smart Client? – Office, of Course

    Microsoft chairman Bill Gates used the company's first Office System Developer Conference to pitch Office as the obvious smart client for applications being built by the 800 partner developers in the audience. 02/08/2005

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, Feb. 4

    From the business wires this week: AD tools; antispam solutions; tape appliances that compress, encrypt and sign data; and more. 02/04/2005

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