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  • News

    Membership in Microsoft Virus Alliance Doubles

    Five antivirus firms joined Microsoft's Virus Information Alliance this week, doubling the size of the group. 02/25/2004

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    New Association to Raise Cyber Security Awareness

    Security companies form coalition to combat growing threats of cyber- crime, cyber-terrorism. 02/25/2004

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    Intel’s 64-bit Flip-Flop

    Company's new 64-bit Xeon chips complements 64-bit Itanium chips. 02/24/2004

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    HP to Ship Opteron-based Systems

    HP formalized an arrangement with AMD to deliver servers based on AMD's Opteron 64-bit processor. 02/24/2004

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    MCDST Exams, Courses Discounted

    Microsoft promoting MCDST title with exam discount available at worldwide CTECs, testing centers; courses also discounted in U.S. 02/24/2004

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    Gates Shows Off Windows XP Service Pack 2

    New security features promise more secure desktops, says Microsoft chairman at RSA Conference 2004. 02/24/2004

  • The Microsoft Security Debate, Part Two

    Roberta responds to the critics of Microsoft's methods. 02/23/2004

  • News

    Developer Exams Spotlight Security

    Microsoft plans to beta test two new security-related developer exams April 21 through May 4. 02/20/2004

  • In-Depth

    MCSE Specializations

    Systems engineer premier specialist titles for those whose job roles focus on messaging, security. 02/20/2004

  • In-Depth

    MCSA Specializations

    Sysadmin titles for those whose jobs focus on messaging, security. 02/20/2004

  • News

    Extensions Give Intel 2-Prong Attack Against AMD

    Intel this week unveiled its plans to roll out 64-bit extensions for its Intel Xeon line of high-end 32-bit processors, formalizing one of Intel's long-anticipated responses to the AMD processors that offer 64-bit computing using the x86 instruction set. 02/19/2004

  • News

    Microsoft Speech Server to Launch in March

    Microsoft is revving up to release its packaged speech-enablement server product next month. 02/19/2004

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    Milestone: More Web Sites Run by Windows 2003 Than NT 4

    In a snapshot of Windows Server 2003 deployment patterns, Web researchers at Netcraft this month found that the number of hostnames found on Web servers running Windows Server 2003 just passed the number running Windows NT. 02/18/2004

  • News

    Microsoft Goes After Source Code Downloaders

    Microsoft's lawyers hit back on Wednesday against people viewing the leaked Windows source code by sending letters to individuals and posting alerts within peer-to-peer networks. 02/18/2004

  • News

    Security Implementer Exam Now Available

    Exam counts toward MCSE: Security on Windows Server 2003 track. 02/18/2004

  • News

    Microsoft Virtual Server 2004 Inches Toward Release

    Microsoft Virtual Server 2004 entered the private beta testing stage on Wednesday, and Microsoft says the product will be generally available in the first half of the year. 02/18/2004

  • The Microsoft Security Debate, Part One

    Two users critique Microsoft's understanding of security. 02/18/2004

  • News

    Dell Reports Record Quarter

    Dell on Thursday posted company records for product shipments, revenues, operating income, net income and earnings per share in the quarter ended Jan. 30. The computermaker credited much of its quarterly strength to growth in enterprise computing products. 02/12/2004

  • News

    Executive Software Updates Undelete Utility

    Executive Software released a refreshed version of its Undelete utility for recovering accidentally deleted files with a new feature that allows users to find their own files on the server without having to bother the IT department. 02/12/2004

  • News

    Dell/EMC Roll Out 3 New Storage Systems

    Dell this week made available three networked storage systems in the Dell/EMC product lineup that replace three previous models. 02/12/2004

  • News

    Microsoft Offers 30 Percent Off Exams in Latin America

    Microsoft Corp. recently announced a 30 percent discount off the price of all its certification exams in South and Central America. 02/12/2004

  • News

    ISV to Extend SQL Reporting Services to Generate Word, Excel Reports

    SoftArtisans, which already sells a reporting product that generates and delivers reports in Word and Excel, announced plans to extend its functionality to support Microsoft's new SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services. 02/12/2004

  • News

    CALL FOR USERS: Looking for SMS 2003 Implementers

    Have any of you switched to Microsoft's SMS 2003 since it became available in November of 2003? If you've made the move, we want to hear your stories. 02/12/2004

  • News

    IDC: Manufacturing, Banking Spending Most on IT

    If you're in IT in manufacturing or banking, 2004 could be a busy year for new projects -- but busy is better than the alternative, right? According to newly published data from researchers at IDC, those are the two vertical markets in the United States that will be spending the most money on IT in 2004. 02/12/2004

  • News

    Microsoft Courses Now Available Online

    Microsoft makes seven titles targeting Windows 2003 training available via on-demand service. 02/12/2004

  • News

    Opinion: A SCO Win Could Hurt Microsoft, Too

    If SCO Group won its lawsuit against IBM, Red Hat, and Novell over the intellectual property rights to Linux code, it would seem cause for dancing in the streets of Redmond. However, a SCO victory doesn’t necessarily bode well for Microsoft in the long run, either. 02/11/2004

  • News

    Microsoft Under Fire for Patch Delay

    The patch Microsoft released on Tuesday for one of the most severe flaws yet discovered in Windows has the company under renewed scrutiny about the length of time it takes to fix security problems. 02/11/2004

  • News

    Microsoft Patch Day Brings 3 New Security Fixes

    Tuesday was Microsoft's monthly patch day, and the company marked the date with three new security bulletins, including one critical new bulletin for Windows. In all Microsoft bundled four security bulletins, including one it issued for Internet Explorer last week outside its normal patch cycle. 02/10/2004

  • News

    IDC: Server Market Gained in 2003

    The worldwide server market got a slight bounce in 2003, according to preliminary numbers for the year compiled by IDC in a report published this month. 02/10/2004

  • News

    Juniper Takes on Cisco with NetScreen Acquisition

    If nothing else, Juniper Networks' $4 billion acquisition of NetScreen Technologies Monday is a strong indication that the networking market segment is poised for a recovery in 2004. 02/10/2004

  • News

    MyDoom.B Causes Microsoft Problems

    Although Microsoft enjoyed early success in fending off the distributed denial of service attack programmed into the fast-spreading MyDoom.B, the mass-mailing worm is inflicting an increasing amount of damage against the software giant's servers. 02/09/2004

  • News

    ISA Server 2000 Getting Price Cut

    Microsoft alerted partners on Monday to an upcoming deal on Internet Security & Acceleration Server 2000, the company's enterprise software firewall that is scheduled to be replaced later this year by ISA 2004. 02/09/2004

  • The Perils of Patching

    The process of keeping systems updated shouldn't be treated as the mindless that we mistake it for; no strategy is an invitation to disaster. 02/09/2004

  • News

    Microsoft Launching Windows Server System Campaign

    Next week, Microsoft will launch its first advertising campaign around the Windows Server System, an indication that Microsoft is committed to its latest branding of the back-end server products that run on top of Windows. 02/05/2004

  • News

    Crystal Reports to Stay in Visual Studio

    Although Microsoft launched its own enterprise reporting tool last week, the software giant will continue packaging the competitive Business Objects Crystal Reports tool inside the Microsoft Visual Studio developer suite for now and into the next Visual Studio release, code-named "Whidbey." 02/05/2004

  • News

    Web Server Survey Finds IIS Powers More High-Traffic Sites Than Apache

    Microsoft IIS slightly edges out the open-source Apache Web server in the percentage of the 1,000 highest-traffic sites that run each Web server, a new survey finds. 02/05/2004

  • News

    Users Cheer Microsoft’s New Reporting Services

    Testers laud ability to create more seamless applications and its deeper level of report creation and management. 02/04/2004

  • A Call to Arms, Continued

    Letters from the security front. 02/04/2004

  • News

    CompTIA Updating Server+

    Slated for later this year, updates don't affect MCP candidate plans. 02/03/2004

  • News

    Desktop Apps Exam Now Live

    Exam for testing help desk support skills now available; MCDST also now officially live. 02/03/2004

  • News

    Oracle Slashes Prices of Entry-Level Database

    Oracle announced lower prices for the entry-level version of its new Oracle Database 10g, which is shipping now for Unix and Linux and will be available for Windows later. 02/03/2004

  • A Call to Arms

    Enlist everyone, even your relatives, in the fight against the spread of malware. 02/02/2004

  • News

    IE Phishing Vulnerability Patched

    Microsoft on Monday released the much-anticipated fix for a flaw that is already being exploited in Internet Explorer that allowed the widespread "phishing" attacks through e-mail. 02/02/2004

  • Do You Need Multiple Forests?

    One forest is easier to manage than multiple forests, but it might not be secure enough. 02/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Longhorn: The Base Operating System

    The complex model for Longhorn's base operating system illustrates how Microsoft has organized it, as well as where any piece you're interested in fits into the larger view. 02/01/2004

  • Scripting Tweaks

    This tool creates scripts for tweaking remote systems. 02/01/2004

  • Manage SharePoint Lists

    Use the Lists Web service and CAML to update Windows SharePoint Services' MSDE database. 02/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    Automate Your Security

    Many security-related tasks can be tedious—and, therefore, overlooked. Using these 10 scripts can make your life easier, while simultaneously locking down your network. 02/01/2004

  • Secret Agent Plan

    A reader's encrypted files are safe and recoverable if he turned on the Data Recovery Agent. 02/01/2004

  • In-Depth

    The Mirror Crack’d

    This author figured that mirroring his e-mail drive was solid insurance against data loss. That theory was tested to the max when a drive failed. 02/01/2004

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