Alphabet Soup

This secret document uncovers the new titles we can expect from Microsoft in coming months. 02/01/1999

Survive Your Own Audit

A well-designed internal security audit can help you uncover soft spots in your system before an outsider points them out. Put on a trench coat, grab a clipboard, and start roaming the halls. 02/01/1999

Making MCTs

To supply IT’s demand for qualified professionals, Microsoft is committed to improving its training program for trainers. 02/01/1999

Y2K Success Stories from the Field: Pitching to Management on Y2K

Selling management on your Y2K efforts requires a winning proposal and excellent implementation. Here's how to ensure buy-in. 02/01/1999

Complex Countdown

The challenges facing IT professionals in today's market are formidable. Heightened security concerns and looming Y2K issues top the list. 02/01/1999

Y2K and the Law

Consulting on Y2K issues can be profitable, but it also exposes you to tremendous risks if you don’t have the proper legal protection behind you. 02/01/1999

Best Practices of Exchange Planning

The decisions you make up front about hardware, site design, and operational policies can make the critical difference in your Exchange installation. 02/01/1999

The Day the Access Rights Lists Stood Still

What should have been a standard Banyan StreetTalk for Windows NT administrative chore turned into a major source of Sunday afternoon stress. 02/01/1999

Windows NT Best Practices

From disk subsystems to file formats and permissions, here are some best practices to follow when implementing Windows NT. 02/01/1999

Y2K Success Stories from the Field: A Matter of Due Diligence

Time is money. Establish the important dates to check for Y2K compliancy, then be methodical in your testing approach. 02/01/1999

Y2K Success Stories from the Field: Drilling Down on the Desktop

The details of a particular PC—the real-time clock, the BIOS, and the OS—hold the key to Y2K-compliance. Here’s how to plan your approach. 02/01/1999

Get Your Embedded Systems Ready for Y2K

PCs are really only part of the problem. This expert shows you how to tackle the other component of your enterprise’s computer problems: embedded systems. 02/01/1999

Compaq Offers New Windows NT Cluster Solution

Microsoft Releases Load Balancing

New Holes Discovered In Office 97 Apps

SBS 4.5 Targets More Small Businesses

The beta version of Small Business Server 4.5 adds 25 more seats (now up to 50), opening up the market to more small businesses. And it's practically free to SBS 4.0 users. 01/21/1999

They're Back! MCP Wallet Cards and Pins

Some of you may remember the MCP wallet cards and pins. Well, they're back and you can get them for free. 01/19/1999

Web Application Performance Testing

RadView's WebLoad 3.0 tests Web-based applications in a virtual environment without having to test it "live." 01/19/1999

Windows 2000 Experiencing Further Delays

April Fool's Bug May Hamper Visual C++

Microsoft Appeals Java Court Ruling

Cognos Adds Excel Plug-In

SyQuest Sells Select Assets to Iomega Corp.

Netscape to Resell Netegrity's SiteMinder, Integrated with Netscape Directory Server

BackOffice 4.5 Has New Management, Deployment Features

450- and 500-MHz Pentium III Chips Are on the Way

Take MCSD Core Exam, Get Free Exam Voucher and Gift

Sign up for Exam 70-100 beta, Analyzing Requirements and Defining Solution Architectures starting January 18, 1999, get free exam voucher (plus free software if you pass!). 01/08/1999

Microsoft, Partners Offer One-Stop Web Commerce Solution

Intel Releases 450-MHz Xeon Processors; Vendors Follow

NT Server Sales Slow in Third Quarter 1998

Russian New Year Exploitation Effects Excel Users

CommVault Systems to Embed Legato SmartMedia Within its Storage Management Solutions

New Intel Chips Have Vendors in Desktop Frenzy

Crossing the Chasm: Leverage Your Networking Skills with Programming

Boost your career and leverage your MCSE skills with some knowledge of basic Windows programming concepts. 01/01/1999

Just Kick Back

IT professionals expecting easy success miss out on the most rewarding feature of their careers—learning new things. 01/01/1999

DNS Dichotomy

Microsoft’s implementation of DNS has always varied from the original. With Dynamic DNS around the corner in Windows 2000, you’ll want a clear understanding of what those variances are. 01/01/1999

Windows DNA Has Arrived!

All you need to pass this exam is a thorough understanding of VB 5, VB 6,MTS, DNA, ADO, COM, DCOM, HTML, DHTML, IIS, XML, and OLEDB. 01/01/1999

New Virus Changes the Rules

Remote Explorer targets Windows NT computers. Could it strike your network next? 01/01/1999

Know It All

Closing the chasm between systems and applications, and why the salary survey is moving to July. 01/01/1999

High-Tech Head Start

This Microsoft program helps students begin careers in network management, systems administration, and programming. 01/01/1999

Inside Service Pack 4

If your job includes security, the Security Configuration Editor in SP4 can truly make things much easier. In this new column, an NT security expert tells what the new release can do for you. 01/01/1999

Keeping Track of Candidates

A mix of Access 97, Exchange, and Outlook turned a stand-alone program into an enterprise application. 01/01/1999

The Cisco Challenge

Cisco’s ultimate certification costs $1,200 at a minimum and requires two days of lab work at Cisco. But did you know that there are several other titles you can earn on the way to the top? 01/01/1999

Extend Your Enterprise Reach with the ODK

The Outlook 98 Deployment Kit lets you install customized versions of Outlook and Internet Explorer across your networks without users doing much at all. 01/01/1999

Why2K?

Welcome to Auntie Em’s Y2K kickoff celebration. 01/01/1999

Ten Management Mistakes to Avoid

Management can be the hardest part of any job—yet it’s key to career growth. These 10 truths will help you thrive and rise among the ranks unscathed. 01/01/1999

Chat on Cisco Certification Wednesday, January 6

Join Cisco instructor Eric Quinn and Cisco CCIE program member Mike Reid for a live chat, hosted by MCP Magazine, on the Cisco certification process and win prizes and Cisco certification books 12/31/1998

Stopping a Wicked NT Virus

One Fortune 100 company woke up from a slumber with a nasty head cold. Anti-virus expert Roger A. Grimes reports on the fallout of the "Remote Explorer" virus -- and offers ways to lessen its impact i 12/28/1998

Network Associates Finds NT Virus, Posts Fix

Microsoft Names New VP of Windows Development