‘Tis the Season … for Viruses?

During the holiday season, it seems virus writers will go to any lengths to get a recipient to open the infected email. 12/07/2000

LinkPro’s PowerSync Enhances NT/2000 Data Replication

December 7, 2000 12/07/2000

IDC Sees Healthy Worldwide PC Market

Despite slowing in the U.S. and Western European markets, IDC says worldwide PC shipments will rise. 12/07/2000

Emulex Buys Giganet

Fibre Channel vendor Emulex will purchase the privately held networking vendor Giganet. 12/07/2000

Open Market Has Best Content Manager, Forrester Says

Open Market’s Content Server 3.1 is the current leader of the content management pack, according to Forrester Research. 12/07/2000

IBM, HP Reveal Itanium Workstation Strategy

Microsoft won't have 64-bit Windows 2000 code ready when Intel ships Itanium, but OEMs are eager to help customers work around the problem. 12/07/2000

Rainmaker Announces Enhanced Web-based Contract Management

Microsoft Licensing: A Cautionary Tale

Microsoft dings the local government in Virginia Beach for $129,000 in random licensing audit. Redmond’s 60-day deadline poses challenges for IT administrators, who scramble to find documentation for older machines and systems bought at the department level. 12/06/2000

W. Quinn Launches SpaceMaXX SRM

Network Appliance Launches ApplianceWatch for Tivoli

December 6, 2000 12/06/2000

Microsoft Releases Beta Spec of XML for Analysis

Taking another step today to further extend its .NET strategy, today Microsoft Corp. release the beta specification for XML for Analysis. 12/06/2000

Oracle 9i App Server Appliance is Here

Application Center 2000 Released to Early Adopters

Microsoft's Application Center 2000 is no longer vaporware. 12/06/2000

Sun to Acquire NT Storage Management Provider HighGround

Sun Microsystems announced on Monday that it is acquiring HighGround Systems, a Windows NT-focused storage resource management solution provider, for $400 million in stock. 12/06/2000

Getting StorageTanked Leaves IBM Giddy

IBM announced StorageTank, an upcoming software product for centralized storage management, integrating SAN and NAS devices from a variety of vendors into a single pool. 12/05/2000

SQL Server 2000 First to Pass W2K Datacenter Certification

Microsoft’s SQL Server 2000 is the first application to cross the Windows 2000 Datacenter Server logo program finish line. 12/05/2000

EMC Launches New NAS Initiatives

EMC launched its new NAS initiative with the introduction of two hardware offerings and one software offering during a live Webcast in New York. 12/05/2000

Seattle Lab Introduces Secure Remote Admin Tool

SME Extends Project Invision with Update

SSH Introduces SSH Secure Shell for Windows Servers

December 5, 2000 12/05/2000

Connectix’ Virtual PC Runs Windows Apps on Mac

Intel Backs Off of Appliance Strategy

Intel has apparently had a change of heart about how it will sell and distribute its line of server appliances. 12/05/2000

Dell Expands Enterprise Strategy

Compaq purchased DEC for its enterprise scale services and solutions. Now its Texas neighbor Dell is getting into the datacenter game. 12/05/2000

IDC: Windows 2000 Gathers Momentum

Windows 2000 shipments will outpace Windows NT shipments this quarter, according to newly published research from market analysis firm IDC. 12/04/2000

NetIQ Ships Security Management Solution

December 4, 2000 12/04/2000

InstallShield, IBM Install Solutions to Simplify Software Installations

Dell Posts Record 2-way TPC-C Result

Enterprise IT managers looking for fast low-end servers get a wash in a new transaction performance benchmark result from Dell. 12/04/2000

Axent Unveils ESM for Web Servers

Oracle, Sun Offer to Lead You Out of Microsoft Jungle

Oracle is at it again with another stunt to lure SQL Server on NT customers to Oracle8i on Solaris. 12/01/2000

Secure Your System

Build comprehensive firewall protection with CyberwallPLUS 6.0. 12/01/2000

Network Monitor to the Rescue

Get help troubleshooting and fine-tuning performance on your Win2K systems with this handy tool. 12/01/2000

StuffIt Comes to Windows

Aladdin Systems StuffIt offers an alternative to WinZip, but is it better? 12/01/2000

Words of Wisdom

This month, Greg and Steve share with you some books they hold near and dear to their hearts—personally, as well as professionally. 12/01/2000

Business Sense

Active Directory warrants a melding of technical and business skills. 12/01/2000

Test Yourself

Self Test’s Win2K practice exams are solid, though improving technical explanations and implementing a 32-bit testing engine wouldn’t hurt. 12/01/2000

Make Win2K Work—And Keep it Working

Use this “text book” to learn the ins and outs of Win2K administration. 12/01/2000

Take It Offline

When network connections are unavailable, Windows 2000’s Offline Files can keep you going. 12/01/2000

Managing Migration

Proving that you’re ready to perform a migration to Windows 2000 requires a deep understanding of Windows 2000, Active Directory, NT 4.0, and the tools in the Win2K Resource Kit. 12/01/2000

The Gift of Group Policy

Santa Gates has a special toy from the land of Windows 2000. Question is, how does it work? 12/01/2000

IBM Releases Preliminary Version of Development Platform

IBM released the alpha version of its new platform-independent development tools, called IBM XML and Web Services Development Environment (WSDE). 12/01/2000

Password Workout

Flex your analytical muscle with a little XOR-cise. 12/01/2000

One-Touch Smart Reporting

Quickly access your SMS database via Aelita's SnapReports. 12/01/2000

Mobile Endeavor

If you think low-cost laptops mitigate the need for handheld PCs, think again. 12/01/2000

Take It Easy... Let Windows 2000 IntelliMirror Do the Work

We know you're skeptical about how much time you'll truly save moving your organization to Windows 2000. But some of these management tools really can help you get home on time for a change. 12/01/2000

Upgrader's Guide to Win2

Keep your NT-to-Win2K migration in check with this helpful book. 12/01/2000

Step Up to Active Directory

Domain Migration Administrator excels on security migration. 12/01/2000

Vanquishing Viruses: A Primer for the Hunter

Consider yourself under the threat of constant attack—viruses aren’t going away. Here, we examine five network anti-virus solutions that can aid you in your fight. 12/01/2000

Back in Your Court

A decision in the antitrust case keeps us all in limbo. 12/01/2000

Help for Diverse Directories

Need help managing heterogeneous networks? Perhaps bv-Admin is the answer. 12/01/2000

Microsoft Beta Tests ISA Server Exam in January

.NET component gets its own test, which will be an MCSE elective. 11/30/2000