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  • Infosec's Feminine Side

    Gathering of female execs sets standard for meetings and plain ol' manners. 09/20/2004

  • News

    Microsoft Developing Backup and Recovery Server

    Microsoft on Monday unveiled backup and recovery software for Windows file servers that will provide continuous backup of incremental changes to files and rapid recovery from disk-based storage. 09/20/2004

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, September 17

    From the business wires this week: an IT information and community portal opens, and an enterprise recovery manager and SSL VPN appliance for remote access to Citrix apps are released. 09/17/2004

  • News

    Microsoft Board Declares Dividend

    The Microsoft Board of Directors on Wednesday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share that will be payable Dec. 2. 09/16/2004

  • News

    Microsoft and Sendo Settle Lawsuits

    Microsoft and Sendo reached a settlement in the lawsuit and countersuit that arose after the companies' mobile phone partnership fell apart in late 2002. 09/16/2004

  • News

    Help Desk, Desktop Support Certs Mind-Meld

    Microsoft joins two other certification groups in collaborating efforts to promote desktop technician and tech support certifications. 09/16/2004

  • Downloading Frenzy

    BITS lets you take back your CPU when downloading large software and program files. 09/15/2004

  • News

    Kit to Help Integrate Project Server with SAP

    Microsoft planned to release a kit on Wednesday to help systems integrators build hooks from SAP implementations into Microsoft's Office Project Server 2003. 09/15/2004

  • News

    SP1 Released for Systems Management Server 2003

    Microsoft posted the first service pack for Systems Management Server 2003. While the company characterizes the service pack as a "relatively small update" to SMS 2003, which came out in November, SP1 is important to Microsoft's larger management roadmap. 09/15/2004

  • News

    Virtual Server Evaluation Edition Available

    Microsoft this week released a 180-day evaluation edition of Virtual Server 2005, its first-generation product for running several virtualized server environments on one physical machine. General availability of Virtual Server 2005 is set for mid-October. 09/14/2004

  • Auto-Babble

    Quick solution that allows a public folder to automatically reply to incoming e-mail. 09/14/2004

  • News

    Problem with the Way Microsoft Opens JPEG Files Affects Dozens of Products

    A remote attacker could take complete control over computers running many versions of Microsoft software by inserting malicious code in a JPEG image that executes through an unchecked buffer when the image is processed, Microsoft acknowledged on Tuesday. 09/14/2004

  • News

    What's Cheaper SQL Server or Oracle? Tricky Question, Grasshopper

    Oracle, the one-time Cadillac dealer of database vendors, is trying to out-cheap competitors, including SMB and small enterprise kingpin Microsoft. 09/13/2004

  • Power Hungry

    Be careful who you give Power User privelages to or you may face abuse from within. 09/13/2004

  • News

    Yukon Will Open New Frontier for Third-Party SQL Server Market

    Members of Microsoft’s network of business partner vendors see the gold running in Yukon, and are ready to spring into action with enhanced solutions. 09/13/2004

  • News

    IT Weekly Roundup, September 10

    From the business wires this week: Certiport in China, e-mail spam filters, an enterprise reporting solution and a software/intellectual property protection and licensing key to fight piracy. 09/10/2004

  • News

    Sybari Updates E-mail Security Lineup

    Sybari Software this week updated its product line for securing e-mail through anti-virus, anti-spam and content-filtering products. 09/09/2004

  • News

    IBM 'Stinger' Database Coming in Mid-September

    IBM's next version of the DB2 Universal Database, code-named "Stinger," will be generally available on Sept. 17, the company said Thursday. 09/09/2004

  • News

    Celestix Unveils ISA 2004-based Appliances

    Celestix Networks, one of several Microsoft partners building firewall appliances based on Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server 2004, began shipping its systems this week. 09/09/2004

  • News

    Intel Lays Out Server Platform Roadmap at IDF

    Intel used its annual developer forum this week to lay out a server platform roadmap that has its Xeon and Itanium server processor lines running on a common platform architecture sometime after 2006. 09/09/2004

  • News

    SP1 Released for Microsoft SharePoint Technologies

    Microsoft this month released a Service Pack 1 for its SharePoint technologies to fix bugs and add support for new search functionality, larger file sizes and additional languages. 09/09/2004

  • News

    Opinion: One Editor's Take on Windows XP SP2

    There are numerous stories out there about all the applications Windows XP SP2 breaks. Many shops are putting off the service pack for months until it can be fully tested -- a wise choice. 09/08/2004

  • Wireless for the Common Man

    Free Internet could prove profitable. 09/08/2004

  • News

    Microsoft Doubles Delay Period for XP SP2 Tool

    Microsoft this week updated an administrative tool for delaying Automatic Update and Windows Update rollouts of Windows XP Service Pack 2 from four months to eight months. 09/08/2004

  • Dude, Where's My Firewall?

    The fix is in for Windows Firewall settings on XP systems sitting on Small Business Server 2003 domains. 09/08/2004

  • Limiting Calendar Conflicts

    Admin wants to limit conference room scheduling. The Auto Accept agent in Exchange 2003 does the trick. 09/07/2004

  • Program Mobile Devices

    Use the .NET Compact Framework to write an application for sending SMS messages on Bluetooth-enabled Pocket PCs. 09/01/2004

  • Windows Insider

    GPO Mouse Trap

    Propagating the changes made to a Group Policy Object out to all the affected domain clients involves a complex array of interconnecting pieces. 09/01/2004

  • Create a Delegation Console

    When you have to create a custom delegation task, get your structural setup completed and then create a custom console. 09/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Tame Those Servers Behaving Badly

    We test utilities that manage your essential servers and services. 09/01/2004

  • An Easy Fix for a Sticky GPO Security Problem

    Ease the pain by automating account creation. 09/01/2004

  • Ease Development With Code Generation

    Developers often avoid code generation because they think their apps are too complicated. But executed properly, code generation can help you implement sophisticated architectures quickly. 09/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Choose the Right Tab Control

    ASP.NET's Repeater, DataList, and DataGrid controls display data in a tabular format with various features. Learn which control is the best fit for your app. 09/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Books: .NET Reference for Every Bookshelf

    Brad Abrams' .NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference should be on every .NET developer's bookshelf, regardless of the type of .NET development you're doing. 09/01/2004

  • Certified Mail: September 2004

    Readers share their take on our upcoming evolution into Redmond magazine and other issues. 09/01/2004

  • Every Man His Own Pundit

    Can blogs be reliable sources of information? As is always the case, don't believe everything you read on the Internet. 09/01/2004

  • Face in the Crowd

    Passfaces authenticates users by having them recognize faces instead of remembering passwords. 09/01/2004

  • Overcome Limitations With TabControl

    Learn how to customize TabControl components. The author shows you how to fix shortcut keys on TabControl and hide and show TabControl pages. 09/01/2004

  • ISA Load Balancing

    Rainfinity's RainWall will help you ramp up the reliability and efficiency of your Microsoft ISA Server. 09/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Secure Your Intranet

    Secure the sites, subsites, content, and Web parts that make your Intranet such a powerful tool, without destroying its usefulness. 09/01/2004

  • Deploy Any App Anywhere

    InstallShield X is a comprehensive and robust installation-authoring tool that supports multiple OSs, development environments, and deployment scenarios. 09/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Books: Delve Into OOP in VB.NET

    An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Visual Basic .NET shows you how to develop object-oriented solutions in VB.NET by showing you everything from capturing requirements to how to implement your object-oriented designs. 09/01/2004

  • Are You a .NET Hero?

    Profiling those who show the power of .NET. 09/01/2004

  • Build SQL Server Reports Quickly

    Use the SQL Server Report Designer's wizards for a streamlined solution to setting up, designing, polishing, and publishing reports. 09/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Decisions, Decisions

    Windows Terminal Services comes bundled with Windows Server 2003. Citrix costs extra. Here’s why you might consider paying the piper. 09/01/2004

  • Scripting Your Way Through an AD Migration

    Save time (and hassles) with these scripting tips. 09/01/2004

  • A Group Policy To-Do List

    Why aren't more Windows pros using GPOs to their full potential? 09/01/2004

  • Navigate Within a Data Collection

    Check out the latest VS.NET add-ins, including a RAD WinForms data navigation control for .NET developers. 09/01/2004

  • This Mag is Your Mag

    Tell us what you want and we'll serve it up every month. 09/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Citrix vs. Windows Terminal Services: Learn More

    You've read "Decisions, Decisions," now find out more about Citrix and Windows Terminal Services so you can make an informed decision. 09/01/2004

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