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Souping Up Windows 2003 Migrations

Five tools that promise to speed and ease Windows 2003 file and print migrations. Which one is the very best?

Thin Clients, Fat Heads

This business owner’s thin-client Windows network was impregnable. Or so he thought, until he met Bob…

Antivirus From the Edge

In an interview from </i>MCP Radio<i>, Editor Michael Domingo interviewed Anton Zajac, president of Eset Software about his company's antivirus offerings.

Microsoft Admits Problem with Blockbuster Patch

Microsoft on Wednesday night acknowledged that its massive April 13 security patch was causing serious problems in some Windows 2000 systems.

Windows XP SP2 Delayed

The release of Windows XP Service Pack 2, a major update of the two-and-a-half-year-old operating system, is being pushed back into the second half of the year.

ISA Server 2004 to Launch at TechEd

Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday that it will launch Internet Security & Acceleration Server 2004 at its annual TechEd conference, which is being held this year in San Diego the week of May 24.

Inside Windows XP SP2 Security Enhancements

Control of external connections made easier through Windows Firewall.

Citrix Updates MetaFrame Access Suite

Citrix Systems on Tuesday updated its MetaFrame Access Suite, which bundles Citrix' flagship MetaFrame Presentation Server with three other products for managing access to enterprise applications. applications.

Optimizing Exchange Memory Usage

How Exchange 2000 is like your two-year-old.

NT User Base Slowly But Surely Graduating to Active Directory

Recent survey research by <i>ENTmag.com</i> is consistent with statements from Microsoft officials and industry analysts -- Active Directory is building significant momentum among the Windows user base.

Troubleshooting Tips: Get to Know FRS

Healthy FRS means healthy Group Policy.

Books: Develop Web Solutions With VB.NET

VB.NET offers an improved palette for creating Web-based software. Programming the Web with Visual Basic .NET is a complete reference book that gives you all the info you need.

Stand-Alone Active Directory Downloaded 15,000 Times

Microsoft's stand-alone version of Active Directory has gained some modest traction in its eight-month lifespan.

The Active Directory of the Future

The three key areas of Active Directory development that Microsoft is focused on for that next big server release are adding new security capabilities, adding new management capabilities and improving the ease of use of the directory service.

Active Directory

For four years, Microsoft has been trying to push its huge base of end-user sites off Windows NT 4.0 Server and onto a newer operating system powered by Active Directory. The software giant saw some success migrating sites to Windows 2000 Server platforms and now is attempting to encourage these companies to leapfrog to Windows Server 2003. By all accounts, Microsoft is making progress.

Knock, Knock, But No One's Home

Quick way to check out why a Web page isn't responsive.

Seriously, Least Access

Run legacy apps without hitting the security barrier.

Texas D.A. Won't Prosecute Alleged Braindumper

Judge orders assets returned; Microsoft considering civil charges.

Quest Updates ActiveGroups

Quest Software this week released a new version of its tool for automatically generating and maintaining distribution lists and groups within Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory.

Assessing Your Desktop Support Skills

Microsoft, MeasureUp team up to provide desktop support assessments.

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