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Time Change to Bring Computer Glitches

Change in Daylight Savings Time this year may cause many software programs to malfunction, warns software makers.

Novell and Microsoft Deal -- Making Progress

Novell and Microsoft on Monday presented an update on the two firms' progress in their November deal to make nice and work more closely together.

Powercfg Grows Up

Vista's version gives you more power, literally.

Scripting Basics for Virtual Server 2005 R2, Part 2

You know how to create them, now here's how to interact with these VMs that you created with your scripting magic.

Buffer Overflow: Big News, Small Impact

Also: a cyberfront to an online war; why it's a good thing your smart phone is dumb.

DOJ: Misplaced Laptops Still a Problem

FBI losing an average of three to four computers a month, some with highly sensitive information.

Microsoft to Update Windows for Wireless

Microsoft Corp. plans a launch this spring of its next-generation operating system for wireless devices, Windows Mobile 6.

Gmail Becomes More Widely Available

Google Inc.'s e-mail service is almost ready to accept all comers, nearly three years after the online search leader shook up the Internet by offering users an unprecedented amount of free storage and displaying ads based on the content of the correspondence.

Management Console Beta for Forefront Security Released

Microsoft announced this week it is shipping the public beta for its forthcoming Forefront Server Security Management Console. The announcement came at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

12 Microsoft Patches Coming Tuesday

Microsoft Security Response Center plans to publish 12 security bulletins next Tuesday, according to Thursday's advance notification.

Sun To Ship ODF Translator for Office 2003

Sun Microsystems Wednesday took the wraps off of its OpenDocument Format, or ODF, add-in for saving Microsoft Office 2003 documents in the emerging open standard's file format.

Inventors to Be Honored on Capitol Hill

Robert Metcalf, inventor of Ethernet, among honorees.

Gmail Becomes More Widely Available

Google Inc.'s e-mail service is almost ready to accept all comers after nearly three years of beta testing.

Microsoft Preps Identity Lifecycle Manager

Microsoft is preparing a spring release for an identity management infrastructure tool aimed at simplifying credential administration across the enterprise, officials said this week at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

The Road to Recovery

Prepare for the worst and have the Recovery Console installed prior to any serious setbacks.

VeriSign to Spend Over $100M on Upgrade

VeriSign will spend more than $100 million in a massive infrastructure upgrade to combat a new wave of computer attacks and manage a surge in online activity.

Microsoft: Not Behind Russia Piracy Case

Microsoft Corp., responding to a plea from former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, said Tuesday it had no role in Russia's investigation of a school principal on charges of buying pirated Windows software.

Vista Vulnerable Through Third-Party Programs

Microsoft Corp.'s Vista operating system might well be Redmond's most secure client operating environment to date, but that doesn't -- and couldn't -- mean Vista is completely unassailable.

Microsoft Licensing Key Protocols to Competitors

Microsoft quietly announced last week that it is making several key communications protocols used by its software available for license, so that third-parties, including competitors, can link into its newest enterprise products. Some are available immediately

New Certification for Hosting Providers

New Windows 2003 Web Hosting exam now available, as well as new certification track aimed at hosting providers.

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