Air Force Paper Details Vulnerabilities in Patched Outlook

While Microsoft Corp.'s post Service Release 1 security patch for Outlook 98 and 2000 may have made it more difficult for viruses such as ILOVEYOU and their ilk to wreak havoc upon corporate information systems, it didn't make it impossible. 05/15/2001

Column/The Way Things Work

ENT columnist Greg Scott provides some insider's tips on what goes on behind the scenes between computer manufacturers and solution providers in the sales channel. 05/15/2001

Special Report: High-Availability Clustering Market Shrinks

The once vibrant high-availability software market for the Windows NT platform is now down to Microsoft and a handful of other companies. 05/14/2001

Microsoft Puts Reference Customer Forward for SQL Cluster

Microsoft has gone public with a production customer using its Distributed Partition Views technology in SQL Server 2000. 05/14/2001

Clustered Grids Make Their Way Into the Enterprise

IT organizations are beginning to exploit the latent computing capabilities of standard PCs throughout the enterprise for high-end computing. 05/14/2001

NSI Reports It’s Close to W2K Datacenter Certification

Another tools vendor is taking the big step to Windows 2000 Datacenter Server certification through Microsoft’s testing partner Veritest. 05/09/2001

IBM Refreshes DB2

Version 7.2 of IBM’s flagship database is set to ship June 8. 05/09/2001

Windows XP Launch Set for Oct. 25

After speculation about Windows XP launch delays damaged Microsoft's stock, the company put its launch date in writing. Microsoft's next desktop OS will be available Oct. 25. 05/09/2001

Compaq, Intel Work Together on Low-Power, Dense Servers

Compaq commits to using Intel’s Tualatin low-power chip in its QuickBlade servers. The announcement serves as a shot across Transmeta’s bow. 05/09/2001

Patch Issued for W2K Domain Controller Memory Leak

A vulnerability in Windows 2000 can allow internal and external attackers to take down domain controllers, Microsoft confirmed. 05/09/2001

Microsoft RTMs 2nd Server Appliance Kit

The Server Appliance Kit (SAK) Microsoft Corp. released to manufacturing this week for OEMs to use to build Web server and Network Attached Storage appliances will be the last under Microsoft's current roadmap. 05/08/2001

Host Integration Server Gets a Boost From NetManage

Microsoft turned to a host access vendor to extend the capabilities of its Host Integration Server 2000. 05/08/2001

Microsoft Shows Off MOM at N+I

LAS VEGAS – Microsoft Corp. put some flesh on MOM’s bones at Networld + Interop this week, demonstrating some of the technology’s capabilities, announcing the product’s release schedule and revealing pricing. 05/08/2001

Office Subscriptions Off for Now

Microsoft Corp. won't be implementing its much ballyhooed Office subscriptions with the upcoming release of Office XP. 05/08/2001

Sadmind/IIS Worm Hitting Unpatched Systems

Attackers are exploiting old vulnerabilities in Solaris and IIS Web servers with a new malicious worm called the sadmind/IIS Worm to attack more Solaris and IIS Web servers and deface Web pages, according to an advisory issued Tuesday by CERT. 05/08/2001

First .NET Enterprise Server Suite Complete with Mobile Server

Mobile Information Server 2001 released to manufacturing Tuesday and is scheduled for general availability in June. 05/08/2001

Marathon Ships High Availability Solution for W2K

Marathon Technologies this week delivered on a promise to begin shipping a Windows 2000 version of its high availability solutions in May. 05/08/2001

MOM Gets into .NET Management

Microsoft adds Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 to its .NET vision. 05/07/2001

Dell Recalls Laptop Batteries

There are worse things than a Blue Screen of Death. A Dell Computer Corp. customer's laptop battery started smoking and may have caught fire, causing some property damage but no injuries. 05/04/2001

Antivirus Vendor Releases Top Viruses of April List

The Magistr worm worked its way up to the top of antivirus vendor Sophos' April edition of its monthly list of the most frequently occurring viruses. 05/03/2001

Microsoft Sharpens Anti-Open Source Knives

As if anybody didn't know Microsoft Corp. opposed open source, the company initiated a new campaign against the software development model Thursday. 05/03/2001

Microsoft Jumps on Newly Published XML Schema

Microsoft jumps on the W3C Recommendation of an XML Schema with three new developer toolkits and previews. 05/03/2001

Streaming Media Monitor Inks Deal with Microsoft

IIS 5 Vulnerability Could Allow Unauthorized Control of W2K

Microsoft is strongly urging customers to patch a dangerous new exploit related to IIS 5.0 that could allow unauthorized users to control Windows 2000 Servers. 05/02/2001

StorageSoft Unveils Remote System Management for W2K Deployments

Heroix Suite Unifies Management of NT/Unix/Linux

Wise Solutions Overhauls Software Packaging Solution for IT Admins

Microsoft Acquires Content Management Server

The .NET Enterprise Server family grew by one this week as Microsoft Corp. acquired the NCompass Labs content management system. 05/02/2001

Altiris Acquires Compaq Remote Control Software

Analysts: Windows XP Release Slipping

A few analysts stirred up trouble for Microsoft stock with reports that XP could be the latest in a long line of oft-delayed software releases out of Redmond. 05/01/2001

Recovering From Disaster

DuoCor Sytem Guardian/XC 2000 centralizes backup administration. 05/01/2001

Keeping Time in Windows 2000

The Windows Time Synchronization service ensures that all your machines stay—tick for tock—on the same clock. 05/01/2001

Voodoo Exchange

Moving to Exchange 2000 offers a valuable opportunity for jumpers and their more methodological counterparts to learn that permissions define possibilities and practicalities. 05/01/2001

Mission Interoperate: Windows 2000 and Unix

Administering two platforms is tough. Microsoft Services for Unix 2.0 provides a practical set of tools for making sure Windows and Unix users get along—and that your job gets easier. 05/01/2001

Server Consolidation Solution Upgraded

Secure Copy 3.0 adds Microsoft Clustering support. 05/01/2001

Oracle and Microsoft Working Together a la COM+

Here's how one company's consultants used COM+ and MTS to scale its Oracle database to be available via the Web. 05/01/2001

Outlook Automation with OLE

Via your scripts, you can add Contacts, Journal and Calendar entries with ease. No bull. 05/01/2001

Return to Sender

When moving subnets from Unix JOIN to Win2K DHCP, this admin got a crash course on the intricacies of IP addressing and the pure beauty of the superscope. 05/01/2001

Microsoft Server OS Gets New Name

Windows 2002 also rumored to ship some time in first quarter 2002. 05/01/2001

Vacating Viruses from the Enterprise Space

Trend Micro’s OfficeScan Corporate Edition offers scalable, centrally controlled antivirus protection. 05/01/2001

Microsoft Releases Security Updates

Two new security updates for Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server. 05/01/2001

Collective Road Map

If you're looking for a solid guide down the certification path, Osborne McGraw-Hill's MCSE Windows 2000 Study Guide collection is a step in the right direction. 05/01/2001

Microsoft Releases AD Client Extension

Microsoft has developed an extension for Windows NT 4.0 that allows this platform to take advantage of Windows 2000 Active Directory (AD) features. 05/01/2001

Group Policy Part 3

Group Policy is all about being efficient. Here's how to get there by setting up users' Windows Setting with Administrative Templates. 05/01/2001

New Win2K Titles from O’Reilly

O'Reilly adds Win2K admin book, exam book covering core and design tests. 05/01/2001

The Platform

Monitoring ISA Server 2000

New version of Heroix RoboMon incorporates support for ISA Server 2000. 05/01/2001

Microsoft Press Commerce Server Resource Kit, Migrating Exam Tomes

New title available for Migrating Exam; resource kit tools for Commerce Server 2000 05/01/2001

Legacy Lament

Advice about when to stay at your job and when to jump. 05/01/2001

One-Point Integration

BizTalk Server 2000 takes on the challenge of integrating your business’s complex enterprise application and B2B processes. 05/01/2001