ATTO Introduces FibreBridge Enterprise

July 31, 2000 07/31/2000

Intel Servers Racking Up Big Numbers

Maybe it’s the dot-coms. Maybe it’s the ISPs. Maybe it’s companies preparing for a Windows 2000 migration. Whatever the reason, Intel-based servers racked up some amazing numbers in the first quarter of 2000. 07/31/2000

Giganet Introduces Virtual Interface for IP Networks

Giganet has developed Virtual Interface (VI) technology for offloading TCP/IP instructions to host bus adapters (HBAs), leaving CPUs free to perform their primary tasks. 07/31/2000

Compaq Launches NAS, SAN Solutions

Compaq officials today unveiled two solutions targeted at optimizing network storage capabilities both internally and externally for businesses struggling to manage data needs in the burgeoning Internet economy. 07/31/2000

W2K SP1 is Here

Windows 2000’s unofficial underwriter arrived today in the form of Service Pack 1, a key component that many IT professionals have been awaiting before committing to upgrade to the new operating system. 07/31/2000

Nothing But Net

Just last week Microsoft announced that it had developed a new “cookie” management feature for Internet Explorer. The idea, according to Microsoft, is to help users protect their privacy on the Internet. 07/28/2000

Microsoft Resubmits New TPC-C Benchmarks

Microsoft gets better results on TCP-C, but not enough to unseat IBM, which remains at top spot. 07/27/2000

Microsoft Resubmits Withdrawn Benchmarks

Microsoft Corp. crawled back out of the database benchmarking doghouse this week. At issue were the benchmark results Bill Gates unveiled at the February launch of Windows 2000 that shattered all previous performance records on the TPC-C. 07/27/2000

ASNA Publishes ASNA Database Toolbox 4.7 for AS/400 and NT/2000

July 27, 2000 07/27/2000

Data Junction Boasts Better Benchmarks on Oracle

Data Junction released benchmark results using its Data Integration Engine on the Oracle 8i database. Tests were performed on an NT server with a single processor. 07/27/2000

Information Builder's New Focus

With the recent release of WebFocus 4.3 -- its business intelligence tool (BI) -- Information Builders announced that its product will be fully integrated and bundled with Microsoft's SQL Server 7.0. 07/26/2000

New Microsoft Metadirectory Services Ease Deployment

Microsoft today made available Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.2, a tool that makes it easier for enterprise customers to manage multiple directories in a heterogeneous directory environment as well as simplifying the deployment of Active Directory. 07/26/2000

IDC Predicts Big Growth in CRM Market

Massachusetts-based research firm IDC recently released a report in which it predicted enormous growth in the customer relationship management (CRM) market during the next four years. 07/26/2000

Microsoft Asks Supreme Court to Drop Case

Microsoft today filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, entreating the court to deny the Justice Department's direct appeal and remand the government's case against the company to the Court of Appeals. 07/26/2000

Intrusion.com Offers Advanced Network Intrusion Detection

StorageNetworks Offers Utilities for NAS

Connex Offers Syncsort’s Backup Express for NAS

July 25, 2000 07/25/2000

Secant Ships Internet Server for Server-Side Java Hosting

Syncsort Backup Express Extends Database Support

StorageNetworks Launches Enhancements to SSM

Syncsort's Sigma Provides Data Aggregation

Solutionsoft Releases Perl IDE Upgrade

IDC Expects Strong Shipment Growth, Flat Revenues in Server OS Market

Server operating environment shipments will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 17 percent from 1999 to 2004. But revenues in the same market will remain almost flat with a CAGR of just over 1 percent, says a new report from market analysts IDC. 07/24/2000

Compaq Leads PC Market, Dell Closing In, Says IDC

Strong consumer demand in the Far East drove second-quarter 2000 year-on-year worldwide PC unit growth of 14.5 percent, according to preliminary estimates from IDC. Worldwide PC shipments rose to 30.1 million, representing a seasonally expected sequential decline of 2.1 percent. 07/24/2000

OIT Increases Windows NT Integration with New Login Feature

July 20, 2000 07/20/2000

Microsoft Delivers RC1 for W2K Datacenter Server

Microsoft Corp. moved a step closer to rolling out its overdue first offering for the glasshouse today by delivering Release Candidate 1 of Windows 2000 Datacenter Server. 07/20/2000

Win2K Datacenter Server Release Candidate 1 Released to Beta Sites

RC1 brings Microsoft closer to promise of offering large-scale enterprise version of its network operating system. 07/20/2000

New Outlook Virus Could be Deadliest Yet

Microsoft has released a patch to eliminate a security vulnerability in Outlook and Outlook Express. Under certain conditions, the vulnerability could allow a hacker to cause code of his choice to execute on another user's computer. 07/19/2000

New Exam: 70-223 tests Clustering Experts

Microsoft officially announces development of exam for Win2K Advanced Server. 07/19/2000

Microsoft Announces Fiscal 2000 Numbers

Microsoft announced revenue of $22.96 billion for the fiscal year 2000 that ended June 30, a 16 percent increase over the $19.75 billion reported last year. Net income totaled $9.42 billion, and diluted earnings per share were $1.70, a 20 percent increase over fiscal 1999's $1.42. 07/19/2000

Exabyte Delivers New M2 Tape Library

Ultimate Software Offers DNA-Based ASP

Pacific Edge Ships Project Office Suite

Compaq Offers Server Deployment Tool

Enhanced Reporting Tool Released for NT/2000

Intel Doubles Router Bandwidth Capacity

Compaq First to be Certified for Datacenter Program

Compaq is the first OEM to be certified by Microsoft to offer customers the Windows Datacenter Program. This initiative is a concerted effort by Microsoft to guarantee maximum systems performance from planning and design to deployment, management and support of the Windows 2000 Datacenter Server at a cost-effective rate. 07/18/2000

Maxtor Rolls Out 80 GB Drive

American Power Conversion Unveils Power Protection Solution

July 18, 2000 07/18/2000

Microsoft Will Continue to Dominate OS Market, Says IDC

Microsoft will maintain its stronghold on the client operating environment (COE) market for the foreseeable future, says a new report from industry analysts IDC. 07/17/2000

Our Window

The vendors always make it sound so easy. You have back-end systems and data here, you have customers, suppliers and partners there, you drop some e-business software and middleware in between, and everyone is happy. 07/17/2000

Small Business Server 2000 Makes Way to Beta

Microsoft's newest rendition of network OS/application suite for small businesses goes to testing partners. 07/14/2000

Esker Acquires VSI

Esker S.A., a French software company, has reached an agreement to acquire V-Systems Inc. (VSI). As part of the transaction, Esker will issue approximately 447,000 new shares of Esker stock to VSI shareholders in exchange for 100 percent of VSI's outstanding shares. 07/14/2000

Reports: SP1 Coming Soon

Reports on the Web indicate that Microsoft is close to releasing Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000. SP1 could be released to manufacturing as early as Monday. 07/14/2000

Writers Wanted: What else are you certified in?

If you have or are pursuing other IT certifications in addition to your MCP, we want to hear from you! A new Web site from the publishers of MCP Magazine is looking for IT professionals to writ 07/13/2000

Compaq, Integra to Build E-Commerce in Europe

Compaq and Integra, a European Internet site operator and provider of e-commerce solutions, announced plans for a strategic collaboration to deliver an e-commerce infrastructure at Integra's Technical Centres in several European cities. 07/12/2000

Shugart Technology Introduces SAN Testing Software

Shugart Technology, a company devoted to creating storage testing software, was launched today. 07/12/2000

Microsoft Pitches .NET to Developers

Microsoft this week began the long process of romancing developers with the promises of its fledgling .NET platform at Fusion 2000 in Orlando. 07/12/2000

Information Builders Ships Metadata Solution

Microsoft Releases 64-bit W2K to Developers

Microsoft released a new, optimized version of Windows 2000 specifically designed for Intel’s 64-bit Itanium processor. This is not the first developer’s release of 64-bit Windows 2000, but it will more closely resemble the final version when it is released. 07/12/2000