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  • News

    New MCP Titles Highlight Exchange Expertise

    Microsoft adds two new specialist titles to its MCSA/MCSE tracks, follows up with some details on two new Exchange 2003-based exams. 09/03/2003

  • 70-294: Active Directory Planner

    Learning how to work with directory services is a long journey that involves trusts, policies and organizational understanding, along with the tools that make the operating system hum. 09/03/2003

  • News

    Do E-mails Reveal Oracle's True Plans for PeopleSoft?

    Advocates say Oracle's bid is an attempt to acquire the customer base or destroy the company, but were excerpts taken out of context? 09/02/2003

  • Administrator’s Pak 4.0

    The tools you need to resurrect a dead computer. 09/01/2003

  • Windows Insider

    All About ADAM

    Active Directory in Application Mode provides a way to have directory service functionality without needing a domain. 09/01/2003

  • Messaging in a Bottle

    Mission-Critical Microsoft Exchange 2000 is a must-have for new installs and offers invaluable insight for those who've already done the deed. 09/01/2003

  • In-Depth

    The 12 Mighty Chores of Active Directory Administration in Depth

    Admininstering Active Directory takes some practice. Here are 12 exercises to keep your AD skills limber. 09/01/2003

  • Playing the PR Game

    And just what do we go through on a daily basis, anyway? 09/01/2003

  • In-Depth

    12 Mighty Labors of Active Directory Management

    Administering and managing AD encompasses a multitude of activities. Although you can do the job with built-in services and tools, four powerful third-party solutions also want to help. 09/01/2003

  • Network Traffic Under the Microsope

    Get up close and personal with your network's activity with Lightspeed Systems' Total Traffic Control 4.0. 09/01/2003

  • In-Depth

    Active Directory Migration Gets Easier

    Microsoft’s recently released Active Directory Migration Tool v2 offers important enhancements over the first version. One of Hewlett-Packard’s top AD experts briefs us on the improvements. 09/01/2003

  • Domain Controllers and Disaster Recovery

    It's really easier than you think. 09/01/2003

  • In-Depth

    The Treasures of Windows 2000 SP4

    Besides amending the EULA to maintain antitrust compliance and adding USB and wireless support, Microsoft rolls up fixes for a slew of performance bugs into its latest service pack. 09/01/2003

  • In-Depth

    Attention to Details

    These three high-end monitoring tools automate the management of networks with thousands of nodes. 09/01/2003

  • Wise Counsel

    There is another side of the coin for IT employment. 09/01/2003

  • Desktop Management, Front and Center

    Profile Maker 8 allows for incredibly simple control over your enterprise desktops. 09/01/2003

  • Time Traveling

    See how three scripts allow for dealing with restore points remotely. 09/01/2003

  • September 2003

    Security Roles, Uniting Technology and Controlling Windows Remotely 09/01/2003

  • Wireless Outlaws

    Learn how to protect yourself with this product. 09/01/2003

  • User Manager Pro

    This tool leverages group power to ease administration. 09/01/2003

  • In-Depth

    A Wing and a Prayer

    Build a server-based network—including a Web site and e-mail—from scratch for $2,000? For this consultant, that required resourcefulness and some “outside” help. 09/01/2003

  • Security Advisor

    Trust in Windows Server 2003

    Trusts have changed significantly on Windows Server 2003, including the concept of forest trusts. Here's a primer. 09/01/2003

  • News

    Opinion: Recent Record Shows We Can Take Allchin at His Word

    Microsoft group vice president of platforms Jim Allchin says Microsoft will "do right by our customers" in the event that the Longhorn release slips into late 2005 or beyond. 08/28/2003

  • News

    SQL Server's Scalability Run Stalls

    SQL Server 2000 64-bit and Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition 64-bit had a great run, but it looks like Microsoft's challenge to Unix and Oracle on scalability is over for now. 08/28/2003

  • News

    Sobig Damage Estimate Increased

    Two days after issuing an initial estimate of the Sobig worm damages, a U.K-based digital security firm has revised the damage estimate upward by nearly $1.5 billion and broken out the amount of damage resulting from the Sobig.F variant. 08/28/2003

  • News

    Intel Drops Celeron Prices

    Intel Corp. this week dropped prices by between 6 percent and 14 percent on most of its desktop Celeron processors, the economy chips for desktop systems. 08/27/2003

  • News

    Three More MCSE-Windows 2003 Exams Debut This Week

    Two more exams for the Core Exams: Networking Systems portion of Windows 2003 credential, as well as an upgrade exam, go live Thursday. 08/27/2003

  • 70-293: Securing the Network Infrastructure

    This new Windows Server 2003 exam requires expertise with TCP/IP, DNS, NLB, clustering and security—emphasis on security. 08/27/2003

  • News

    Exchange 5.5 Gets Support Extension

    Microsoft formally extended a major deadline for Exchange 5.5 Server support, removing what had been seen as a subtle threat to get users to upgrade more quickly to Exchange Server 2003. 08/26/2003

  • News

    Sobig Damage Estimated at $5.59 Billion

    The Sobig worm caused an estimated $5.6 billion in damages worldwide so far, according to mi2g, a U.K.-based security firm that estimates damages from malware. 08/26/2003

  • Outlook Exceptions

    The Rules cache wasn't made to be broken. A better way to create e-mail filters will come with Outlook 2003. 08/26/2003

  • News

    Microsoft Highlights Network Quarantine Feature in Wake of Attacks

    In the wake of one of the most active weeks for computer worms yet, Microsoft is calling attention to a little-touted new feature of Windows Server 2003 that helps administrators ensure that remote users adhere to company security policies. 08/26/2003

  • 70-291: Underpinnings of a Windows 2003 Network

    This exam requires you to show expertise with TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, RRAS and ISA Server-as well as a few services not mentioned on the objectives list. 08/22/2003

  • News

    Training, Cert, TechNet Now Under Microsoft Learning

    Microsoft consolidates training, Microsoft Press and Technet development under umbrella of new group headed by Lutz Ziob. 08/21/2003

  • News

    Which SharePoint When?

    One of the most confusing aspects of Windows Server 2003 for users is sorting out the differences between free add-on services and the expensive back-end servers that build on, but also partially duplicate, the services' functionality. Analysts at Giga Information Group recently put out a clear set of guidelines laying out some differences between the free, add-on SharePoint services for Windows Server 2003 versus the $4,000 Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server. 08/21/2003

  • News

    Analyst Pegs Longhorn Release at 2006

    A market analyst is warning customers not to expect Windows "Longhorn," the code-name for the successor to Windows XP, until 2006. That date is a year later than Microsoft's most recent statements on when customers could expect the operating system to ship. 08/21/2003

  • News

    Tool for Handheld Remote Management of Windows Servers Enhanced

    Sonic Mobility upgraded its utility for remote management of Windows servers and networks from handheld wireless devices this week to add support for managing Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Organizational Units. 08/21/2003

  • News

    Windows Server 2003 SP1 Coming in Early 2004

    Microsoft posted its plans for the first bundle of security fixes and bug patches for Windows Server 2003 on a new Web page in the last week. 08/20/2003

  • News

    Microsoft Revises 2 Security Bulletins

    Microsoft updated and reissued two security bulletins on Wednesday -- one from last year and one from last month. 08/20/2003

  • News

    2003 Salary Survey Extra: What Size of Company Are You In?

    Seeking a higher salary? The company you keep can make a bit of difference. 08/20/2003

  • News

    Cumulative Patch for IE Fixes Critical Flaws

    Microsoft released a cumulative security patch for Internet Explorer on Wednesday that addresses four flaws, including two that Microsoft considers critical risks. The flaws affect all currently supported versions of Internet Explorer, although all the problems are reduced to a "moderate" severity rating on Windows Server 2003, which locks down Internet Explorer 6.0 by default. 08/20/2003

  • News

    Sobig.F is Fastest Spreading Virus Yet, August Becoming Epic Month for Worms

    Several security companies declared that the Sobig.F mass-mailing worm is the fastest spreading virus yet, surpassing the initial infection rates of Klez, the LoveBug, Kournikova and other infamous malware. 08/20/2003

  • News

    Office 2003 Released to Manufacturing

    General retail availability of the upgrade to the worker productivity suite is formally set for Oct. 21. 08/19/2003

  • News

    Sobig.F Slams the Enterprise

    Sobig enjoyed a resurgence as messages generated by a new variant of the mass-mailing worm flooded e-mail servers and user Inboxes on Tuesday. 08/19/2003

  • 70-290: Under New Management

    Been through exam 70-218? This exam covers a familiar mix of security, permissions, and backup topics, with a heaping scoop of Windows 2003-specific features thrown in. 08/19/2003

  • Sync or Swim

    Another look at offline folders that comes with a workaround. 08/19/2003

  • News

    'White Hat' Worm Tries to Remove Blaster

    In what appears to be a misguided attempt to do good, someone released a worm that exploits the same DCOM RPC vulnerability that enabled the Blaster worm but that attempts to automatically download the Microsoft patch and remove the Blaster worm if it's present. 08/19/2003

  • News

    Intel Gains Processor Share

    Market research house IDC reports that Intel piled on a few more points of share in the second quarter to its dominant position in the worldwide x86 PC processor market. 08/19/2003

  • News

    Microsoft Updates Web Resources for Blaster Worm

    Stepping up to its role at the center of the Blaster worm epidemic, Microsoft on Thursday updated its main Blaster information page and peppered links to Blaster warnings and information throughout its Web site. 08/14/2003

  • News

    Microsoft to Change Windows XP Firewall Defaults in Wake of Blaster Worm

    Microsoft will change the default firewall settings for new shipments of Windows XP in response to the wide spread of the Blaster worm, according to published reports. 08/14/2003

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