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  • In-Depth

    The Three Components of Network Management

    Before you use MOM, brush up on the basics of enterprise systems monitoring. 12/01/2001

  • In-Depth

    Antiviral Scanners

    This is Roberta; are you working? 12/01/2001

  • More Flexible Active Directory Management

    ActiveRoles takes the tedium out of AD. 12/01/2001

  • Security Advisor

    Role Playing

    When it comes to security in .NET’s Web services world, it’s going to be vital to know how each application plays its part. 12/01/2001

  • Web Workout

    Microsoft throws down the gaunlet with this exam, which tests your expertise in Active Directory, IIS, clustering and BackOffice—and that’s just the beginning. 12/01/2001

  • Quick Look: Unlock your Exchange Server

    Lots of examples help you make use of a wealth of interfaces. 12/01/2001

  • Multilingual Matters

    With the introduction of WSH 2.0, the power and flexibility of scripting using a variety of languages is yours. 12/01/2001

  • Windows XP Peer-to-Peer Networking

    Windows XP's Peer-to-Peer Networking Wizard allows you to set up a firewall-protected network. This month, we go through the process step by step. 12/01/2001

  • Windows Insider

    The Beauty of the MMC

    The Microsoft Management Console—with its handy snap-ins—makes Windows 2000 management a breeze. 12/01/2001

  • In-Depth

    MOM is still Watching You

    It takes a powerful server to watch over an entire network. Is Microsoft Operations Manager up to the task? 12/01/2001

  • CyberArmor Builds a System for Personal Firewalls

    Central configuration and management options make firewalls an enterprise tool. 12/01/2001

  • News

    Venturcom Unveils Bootable NIC for XP Embedded

    Venturcom launched a bootable NIC supporting Windows XP Embedded that gives device makers an option for creating thin client, point-of-sale and other devices that don't require hard disks. 11/29/2001

  • News

    Stratus Gets Another Japanese Reseller

    Hitachi joins Toshiba and NEC as resellers of Stratus fault-tolerant Windows 2000 servers in Asia. 11/29/2001

  • News

    Administration Pack Released for Windows XP

    Microsoft released a beta version of an administration pack for Windows XP Professional that lets IT administrators manage Windows 2000 Server and Windows .NET Server systems from XP consoles. 11/28/2001

  • News

    Beta: 70-218, Managing a Win2K Network Environment

    MCSA core exam heads into beta testing Dec. 17 to Dec. 21. 11/28/2001

  • News

    Windows XP Embedded Ships Early

    Microsoft released Windows XP Embedded nearly two months ahead of schedule on Wednesday at the Windows Embedded Developers Conference. The footprint of the componentized version of the operating system ranges from 4.8 MB to 70 MB. 11/28/2001

  • News

    Wyse Rolls Out Windows XP Generation of Thin Clients

    Wyse Technology unveiled the first of its Windows XP Embedded-based thin clients on Wednesday as Microsoft announced general availability of the componentized operating system. 11/28/2001

  • News

    Industry Group Opposes Class Action Settlement

    As hearings begin on Microsoft's antitrust class action settlement, an industry trade association urges the judge to reject the agreement involving an education giveaway as meaningless to Microsoft and compoundly anticompetitive. 11/27/2001

  • News

    IBM to Ship First Summit System in December, 16-Way On Tap

    The market for large SMP servers based on Intel processors will gain a second competitor in early December when IBM Corp. begins shipping its "Summit" systems in limited quantities. 11/27/2001

  • News

    Systems Integrators Roll Out Microsoft Intranet Packages

    Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Compaq, HP and Avanade all develop knowledge worker-focused intranet offerings based on Microsoft technologies, including SharePoint and Office XP. 11/27/2001

  • News

    Nimda, Sircam Hogged Sophos Helpdesk in 2001

    A month before the year is over, corporate anti-virus vendor Sophos declares Nimda the most problematic virus of 2001. 11/27/2001

  • News

    MCSA Gets New Exam

    As reported in last month’s issue, Microsoft has announced a new certification that fits snugly between the MCP and MCSE credentials. 11/23/2001

  • News

    NT 4.0 Retirement Reversal Popular with MCSEs

    Once an MCSE on Windows NT 4.0, always an MCSE on Windows NT 4.0. 11/23/2001

  • News

    Critical Update Released for Windows Media Player

    A critical vulnerability in Microsoft's ubiquitous Windows Media Player could allow attackers to run the code of their choice on users' machines. A patch is available. 11/21/2001

  • News

    Microsoft Retires Windows NT 4.0

    The first Microsoft network operating system to gain wide acceptance in the IT industry, Windows NT 4.0, has been officially sent riding off into the sunset. 11/20/2001

  • News

    Microsoft Reaches Settlement in 100 Class Action Lawsuits

    Microsoft settlement agreement would give up to $1 billion to the nation's poorest school districts. Red Hat weighs in to offer its Linux OS to allow Microsoft's money to extend to more hardware purchases. 11/20/2001

  • News

    Gartner IIS Analysis Off-Target, Say Some Experts

    Gartner Inc. recommends that organizations start looking at alternatives to IIS; not everyone agrees with that assessment, however. 11/20/2001

  • News

    Windows .NET Server Beta 3 Available

    Microsoft formally released the Beta 3 version of Windows .NET Server on Friday, a few days after unveiling the next-generation operating system's feature set. 11/20/2001

  • News

    Analyst Firm Offers Guidance on Intel's Server Processors

    Analyst firm Cahners In-Stat/MDR predicts Intel will need a few more years to catch up to the capabilities of enterprise server processors produced by IBM and Sun. The market research house also predicts that Intel will keep some of its non-Xeon 32-bit server processors alive for awhile. 11/20/2001

  • News

    Dell Ships New Departmental Server

    The dual-processor PowerEdge 1500c, intended for e-mail, Web serving and file sharing, ships with Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Red Hat Linux. 11/20/2001

  • News

    Microsoft Updates IIS Lockdown Tool

    Microsoft updated its IIS lockdown tool this month by adding templates, support for unattended installations and the ability to remove services. 11/19/2001

  • Letters from Readers

    A sampling of letters from the developer community. 11/15/2001

  • News

    IBM Previews Larger Intel-Based Servers

    IBM used Comdex to share its plans with customers for the greater-than-eight-processor Intel architecture servers it will release next year. 11/15/2001

  • News

    Hotfix Management Tools Maturing

    As Microsoft systems are repeatedly impacted by malicious worms, the importance of keeping up to date on hotfixes and service packs has been hammered home for IT. Fortunately, several tools are available to help with the job, and the toolsets are maturing. 11/15/2001

  • News

    Sticking it Out on IIS

    Despite the anti-IIS hype and the recent worm exploits, many customers tell ENT they aren't considering replacing IIS. Analysts say a widespread move away from IIS is unlikely. 11/15/2001

  • News

    Fujitsu Brings NT Application Server to U.S.

    Fujitsu is wading into the U.S. application server market with the 4.0 release of an appserver its been selling in Japan for several years. The J2EE application server is generally available now for Windows in the United States. Fujitsu will bring over a Sun Solaris version later this month. 11/15/2001

  • News

    Symantec Refreshes Enterprise Security Products

    Symantec updated its Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) and Intruder Alert (ITA) security assessment tools. Symantec acquired both products when it purchased Axent Technologies Inc. in July 2000. 11/15/2001

  • News

    Smackdown Over Storage Market Share

    With the release of a new IDC report on storage market share, vendors are scrambling to claim victory. IBM Corp., EMC Corp., and Compaq Computer Corp. all have claims to the storage crown. 11/14/2001

  • News

    Live in November: Highly Available Web Solutions Exam

    IT experts who maintain Web applications using Application Center 2000 will be able to test their AppCenter savvy beginning Nov. 27, 2001. 11/14/2001

  • News

    MCSE on Win2K for MCT 2002 Deadline Extended

    Microsoft has extended the Dec. 31, 2001 deadline for MCTs to achieve a premium certification to May 1, 2002, based on requests from MCTs and Microsoft CTECs. 11/14/2001

  • News

    7 Million Windows XP Shipments

    Microsoft claims 7 million copies of Windows XP shipped in the two weeks since it launched the new OS. Microsoft calls the number "amazing." One industry analyst who follows Microsoft shipment numbers closely says the momentum is less stunning than it might sound. 11/14/2001

  • News

    Microsoft Releases Cumulative Patch for IE

    Microsoft released a cumulative patch for Internet Explorer (IE) versions 5.x and 6.0. The patch fixes all known IE issues -– and addresses three new vulnerabilities, as well. 11/14/2001

  • News

    Oracle Targets Exchange Users

    You'd expect database giant Oracle to offer a migration program for SQL Server database customers, but Exchange customers? Larry Ellison made a play for Microsoft's e-mail server customer base this week during his annual Comdex keynote. 11/14/2001

  • News

    Visual Studio .NET Launch Set for February

    Bill Gates this week unveiled a February launch date for Visual Studio .NET, Microsoft's flagship tool to allow developers to create its much-hyped Web services-based applications. 11/13/2001

  • News

    Microsoft Slashes MOM Prices With App Management Pack Release

    Microsoft dramatically lowered the price for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) and its add-on Application Management Pack this month. MOM is a consolidated management environment for data centers based on Microsoft Windows 2000 servers and .NET family applications. 11/13/2001

  • News

    Unisys Nudges ES7000/Datacenter Higher on TPC-C Benchmark

    Unisys posted another industry-standard benchmark this week in its patient campaign to prove its CMP server loaded with 32 Intel Xeons and Windows can scale to handle the largest loads. 11/13/2001

  • News

    Beta 3 of Windows .NET Server Coming This Month

    Changes in the versions of Microsoft's server operating systems mean Microsoft will push for large and medium businesses to standardize on the renamed Enterprise Server (formerly Advanced Server). Meanwhile, a new Windows .NET Web Server is supposed to compete with Apache. 11/12/2001

  • News

    Mixed Unix/NT Shop Expects Savings with Job Scheduler

    Cypress Semiconductor purchased Advanced Systems' ActiveBatch job scheduling software to manage an implementation of i2 planning software. Cypress' director of technical operations envisions a growing role for the job scheduling tool. 11/08/2001

  • News

    Precise/W. Quinn Releases StorageCentral SRM 5.0

    Precise Software Solutions released a major upgrade to W. Quinn's StorageCentral SRM enterprise storage performance management suite this week that features tight integration with Microsoft's Active Directory. 11/07/2001

  • News

    InfiniBand Inches Closer as End Users Get Involved

    The InfiniBand community began its fourth conference Wednesday with a new track for end users. Organization co-founder says InfiniBand products should hit the market in Q2 '02. 11/07/2001

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