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Controlling Network Connections

Stepping outside of the box is a good thing.

Take Inventory of SMS 2003

This rev of Microsoft’s desktop management tool has been in the machine shop for three years. Now that it’s nearly here, let’s look under the hood.

Cross Certification Trusts

Windows Server 2003 provides a way to implement trusts among Certification Authority hierarchies selectively. Here’s how it works.

Veering Off the Well-Worn Path

It's time to reconsider how code generators can save you from the doldrums of coding.

New Mail Carrier

Exchange Server 2003 is out, with improvements in mobile access and content delivery, and enhanced Outlook Web Access functionality among other upgrades. Here are the top 13 new features you need to know about.

SUS Gets a Service Pack Upgrade

Microsoft’s Software Update Services has added a critical piece of functionality that promises to make it much more useful in the enterprise—the ability to install service packs.

Did You Hear the One…

Sometimes things are not what they appear.

Fine-Tuning Active Directory Access

Controlling who gets access to what in Active Directory means digging into the depths of AD. So grab a shovel and come along.

Major Migration

This team’s mission: to move the entire Kentucky public school system to Windows Server 2003. In the meantime, they got their own kind of education.

It’s Still Not Done

What to do about the ongoing to-do list.

Power Up Offline Files

A feature for mobile users.

Q&A: Secure Your Active Directory

Use Windows Server 2003 features to prevent denial of service occurrences in Active Directory. Also discover the best way to implement a time management service.

Longhorn Packed with Changes

A drill-down into the themes and technologies on the drawing board for the next version of Microsoft Windows.

Microsoft Pushes 'Watson' for ISV Apps

Software developers are in the crosshairs of Microsoft’s “Watson” initiative, now that the company is claiming success with the automated customer feedback program in improving the quality of its own software and third-party hardware drivers.

Keys to the Kingdom

Is giving a local user admin rights any way to run a network?

Gates Kicks Off 'Longhorn' Generation

Bill Gates kicked off the "Longhorn" generation of products in his Los Angeles keynote speech at the Professional Developers Conference, one of the most hotly anticipated Microsoft conferences in years.

The Microsoft PDC Goody Bag

Attendees at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles this week got their hands on enough code to keep them busy until formal public betas hit next year.

Microsoft Updates Product Roadmap at PDC

Microsoft refined its roadmap for future versions of Windows, SQL Server and Visual Studio this week at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.

IBM Aims "Stinger" at PDC Buzz

As Microsoft floated some of its first real details on "Longhorn," "Yukon" and "Whidbey," IBM moved to pop Microsoft's buzz balloon with a code-named project of its own called "Stinger."

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