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    IT Weekly Roundup, Nov. 26

    From the business wires this week: a solution to ease deployment of network devices, software that helps detect security risks in code, and a backup and recovery system. 11/26/2004

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    IT Weekly Roundup, Nov. 19

    From the business wires this week: HTTP compression solutions that enable faster Web browsing, server and workstation management software, and patch management programs. 11/19/2004

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    Free XP SP2 Clinics

    Microsoft extends "try before you buy" offer to its XP SP2 clinics and hands-on labs for deploying or developing in a Windows XP SP2 enviroment. 11/18/2004

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    Dogfood Report: Microsoft IT and MOM 2005

    To coincide with the worldwide general availability of Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 this week, Microsoft's IT department released a 32-page whitepaper detailing its internal deployment of the management software. 11/18/2004

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    NetIQ Ties Its System Management and Security Tools

    NetIQ this month will begin shipping a “connector” tool to enable systems management and security information to be displayed on the same console. 11/18/2004

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    SMS 2003 Feature Packs Arrive

    Microsoft this week delivered two long-promised feature packs for Systems Management Server 2003 -- an Operating System Deployment Feature Pack and a Device Management Feature Pack. 11/18/2004

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    Wise Solutions Revs Software Deployment Tools

    Wise Solutions is shipping an update of its premier lifecycle management tool, Wise Package Studio. The latest release – version 5.5 – adds automated patch impact assessment and testing tools, as well as support for new features in Microsoft’s Windows Installer 3.0. 11/18/2004

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    Vintela Gets Minority Investment from Microsoft

    Maker of integration software for linking Unix and Linux systems with Microsoft infrastructures wins deepening commitment from Redmond. 11/17/2004

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    Microsoft Issues a Self-Report Card on Common Criteria for Servers

    Microsoft this week highlighted the first of its promised self-report cards on how well its 2005 generation of Windows Server System products are meeting the internally imposed Common Engineering Criteria. 11/17/2004

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    Dell, Microsoft Team for Management of Dell Servers

    Microsoft and Dell are pairing to develop free software for Dell server customers that will integrate Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 with Dell's OpenManage 4 Change Management tool. 11/16/2004

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    Netcraft: Solaris Most Common OS for Fortune 100 Web Sites

    To mark the occasion of the debut of Sun Solaris 10 this week, Web researchers at Netcraft released the results of their latest survey of Fortune 100 Web sites. Their finding: Sun Solaris still leads with 43 sites. 11/16/2004

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    Windows Update Services Hits Beta Stage

    Windows Update Services, the follow-on to Microsoft's Software Update Services free patching tool, entered the public beta testing stage on Tuesday. 11/16/2004

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    Microsoft Opens Software Development Campus in India

    Microsoft on Monday formally opened a new software development campus in India that is Microsoft's largest campus after its Redmond, Wash. headquarters. 11/16/2004

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    Microsoft Offers Discount to Migrate from Novell NetWare

    Microsoft opened a new round Tuesday in its public spat with Novell with the launch of a migration program to move Novell NetWare customers to Windows Server 2003. 11/16/2004

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    Novell Sues Microsoft over WordPerfect

    Just days after a $536 million settlement with Microsoft over its NetWare operating system, Novell filed a federal lawsuit in Utah seeking damages from Microsoft for alleged efforts to eliminate competition in the office productivity applications market. 11/15/2004

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    IT Weekly Roundup, Nov. 12

    From the business wires this week: blade servers, a 1U autoloader and security appliances. 11/12/2004

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    IBM Buffs Workplace and WebSphere Portal

    Adds role-based “solutions” for small and mid-sized businesses. 11/11/2004

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    VMware Cuts Prices

    Thanks to a thriving market for its virtual systems software, VMware is drastically cutting the cost of one of its flagship products. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company says that with double-digit growth in sales in recent quarters, VMware can afford to lower prices. 11/11/2004

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    Microsoft Unveils Beta MSN Search Site

    Microsoft on Thursday officially unveiled the new beta version of its MSN Search site, the company's hotly anticipated attempt to take on Google for Web searching. 11/11/2004

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    Otellini Elected CEO at Intel

    Paul Otellini, the president and chief operating officer at Intel who led the introduction of the Pentium processor in 1993, was elected by Intel's board of directors as the next CEO, the chip giant announced Thursday. 11/11/2004

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    NEC Ships Itanium 2 Blade Server

    NEC Solutions began shipping blade servers based on the new Itanium 2 processors released by Intel this week. 11/10/2004

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    Microsoft Estimates Remaining Antitrust Exposure at $950 Million

    With more than a dozen antitrust cases settled, or at least already accounted for in the case of the European Commission fine, Microsoft's lawyers are telling investors they're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. 11/10/2004

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    Fix Released for ISA Server

    Microsoft posted a patch for Internet Security & Acceleration Server 2000 and Proxy Server 2.0. 11/10/2004

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    Microsoft Enters Legal Agreements with Novell, CCIA

    Microsoft this week reached legal and financial settlements with two of its most vocal antitrust critics -- Novell and the Computer & Communications Industry Association. 11/10/2004

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    Intel Fleshes out Itanium 2 Line with High-performance, Lower Power Chips

    Intel is shipping six new processors aimed at filling out its burgeoning Itanium 2 server CPU lineup. But, more than that, Intel hopes that the new CPUs will provide it with traction in server markets such as high-performance computing and large-scale databases that until only recently were strictly the domain of RISC processors. 11/09/2004

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    IBM Plugging Away in High-end Windows Space

    IBM to release upgraded Enterprise X chipset next year to bring support for Xeon processors with EM64T. 11/08/2004

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    Microsoft Changes Name of HPC Edition to Compute Cluster Edition

    Microsoft changed the name of its specialized edition of Windows Server 2003 for massively parallel computing from the HPC Edition to the Compute Cluster Edition. 11/08/2004

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    IT Weekly Roundup, Nov. 5

    From the business wires this week: a server load balancing solution, a network security system and more. 11/05/2004

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    Unisys to Ship Three New ES7000s

    Unisys this month plans to ship three new Intel Itanium-based servers, including one that enables IT shops to run both 32-bit and 64-bit processors in the same rack-mounted unit, giving customers a more cost-effective migration path for expanding into 64-bit applications. 11/04/2004

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    UK Health Agency Enters Huge, Long-term Licensing Deal with Microsoft

    Agency claims nine-year deal on up to 900,000 desktops will save British taxpayers more than 330 million pounds. Deal's overall worth reported at about 500 million pounds. 11/04/2004

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    Microsoft Throws Doors Open on Early Security Bulletin Notifications

    Microsoft officials said on Thursday that the controversial early notification program on security bulletins that has been available to certain customers for a year will be open to everyone starting immediately. The company posted its first advance notification on Thursday. Expect one bulletin next Tuesday addressing an important flaw in ISA Server. 11/04/2004

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    NEC and Softricity in SoftGrid Bundling Deal

    NEC Solutions has teamed up to offer its fault-tolerant servers with Softricity’s SoftGrid application management system. 11/04/2004

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    Updated OpForce from Veritas Discovers Applications

    Veritas will ship this month version 4.0 of its OpForce Enterprise Edition distributed server provisioning software. 11/04/2004

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    Hotfix Available for Windows XP SP2

    Microsoft on Wednesday made available a hotfix for a problem on Windows XP Service Pack 2 systems where Internet Explorer 6.0 crashes on certain types of Web pages. 11/03/2004

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    Call for Test Takers: 70-301 Microsoft Solutions Framework

    Do you plan to take the 70-301 in the next few weeks? Share your experiences with MCPmag.com readers. 11/02/2004

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    Microsoft Unveils Axapta for Life Sciences

    A version of the Microsoft Business Solutions Axapta application specifically developed for the life sciences industry is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2005. 11/02/2004

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    Microsoft Faces Market Share Erosion on Two Fronts

    A pair of reports this week show minor erosion of Microsoft's share in two separate desktop markets where the company dominates. 11/02/2004

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    64-bit Webcast Week at Microsoft

    Microsoft is holding a series of IT administrator-focused Webcasts this week on the transition to 64-bit Windows computing. 11/02/2004

  • Get It Right the First Time

    AdminStudio supports better quality control for software packaging and simplifies the overall packaging process. 11/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    5 Essential Scripts

    Time is money and money is tight, but these five scripts can help any admin get more done every day. 11/01/2004

  • Axis of Authentication

    Datakey Axis is a simple solution for smart card deployment. 11/01/2004

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    Microsoft Solutions Framework Exam Released

    Microsoft releases exam applicable to IT and developers tasked with major project deployments. 11/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    7 Steps to a Better Bargain

    Patrick Collins saved more than $1 million in his Microsoft negotiations. Learn how he did it and how to hammer out your own sweet Microsoft deal. 11/01/2004

  • News

    The Quest for Windows Share

    An interview with Quest Software CEO Vinnie Smith. 11/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    ISA 2004 Passes the Test

    Early adopters laud GUI, VPN and administration features. 11/01/2004

  • News

    Self-Defense Guide to the Intel Roadmap

    A handy guide to some of Intel's recently released code-names. 11/01/2004

  • Easy AD Troubleshooting

    NetPro's Directory Troubleshooter fills the Active Directory management void. 11/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Plan Your Defense Strategy

    Concentrate on awareness, process, readiness, and privacy as you put your security plan into action. 11/01/2004

  • Scripting DSN Creation

    Mr. Script explains how you can edit the Registry with scripting to automate the creation of Data Source Names. 11/01/2004

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    After Slow Start, Exchange 2003 Begins to Take Hold

    Incremental enhancements make for slower uptake. 11/01/2004

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