DataDirect''s Connect for .NET allows you to programmatically access the database entirely within the .NET Framework, to simplify database access and boost performance.
Microsoft will drop the price of the Developer Edition of SQL Server 2000 by 90 percent on Friday, from $499 to $49.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/31/2003
Hewlett-Packard claimed the top spot in the high-profile TPC-C scalability benchmark this week with a system running its HP-UX 11 operating system and an Oracle database. The feat was accomplished on the same HP Superdome server with 64 Itanium processors that Microsoft used with Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2000 to claim the top spot on the TPC-C in May.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/31/2003
Microsoft is cooking up some changes for its Services for Unix product set, but the company is tight-lipped about what those changes might be.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/31/2003
IBM unveiled a server based on AMD's 64-bit processors that will be offered with Linux or Windows, the company announced Wednesday. The introduction of the IBM eServer 325 delivers on IBM's vow to ship an AMD Opteron-based system.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/30/2003
Microsoft is reportedly planning to add a new certification title to its stable, this one for desktop support personnel.
Less than a week after Business Objects acquired enterprise-reporting specialist Crystal Decisions, Hyperion Solutions countered by snapping up Brio Software.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/30/2003
Taking another step in the major effort to enable 64-bit computing across its product lines, Microsoft will bring support for 64-bit CPUs to the next version of Visual Studio .NET, code-named "Whidbey."
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/30/2003
This year and next will see a major boost in the number of companies trying out Windows Server 2003, especially among those enterprises where MCPs are employed.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 07/30/2003
Users running systems with RRAS enabled encountered problems after installing the patch. A hotfix is available and Microsoft will re-release the patch after more thorough testing is complete.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/30/2003
Four forests or one? Four domains or one? The best AD design strives for simple and secure administration.
- By Bill Boswell
- 07/29/2003
Microsoft is feverishly trying to get users to apply a patch it released two weeks ago for a critical RPC vulnerability that affects most supported versions of Windows before a widespread worm based on the vulnerability can break out.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/29/2003
Windows Server 2003 is selling much more rapidly than Windows 2000 Server did at this stage in the product lifecycle, according to Microsoft officials.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/29/2003
Complete server systems running Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition will cost less than $1,000, a Microsoft executive says.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/28/2003
Microsoft issued three security bulletins this week fixing a critical flaw in DirectX, some important problems with SQL Server and a moderate security bug in Windows NT 4.0 Server.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/24/2003
It's that time of year when those who maintain the hum of the network should stand up and be recognized.
- By Michael Domingo
- 07/24/2003
A major security hole in Microsoft's DirectX technology makes it possible for attackers to take over computers running most versions of Windows.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/24/2003
Get the exact time that Windows processes via the WMIC command.
- By Bill Boswell
- 07/23/2003
Microsoft adds new security exam to MCSA/MCSE on Windows 2003 tracks, but keeps mum on details.
- By Michael Domingo
- 07/23/2003
Two major business intelligence vendors whose products are used heavily on Windows platforms announced a major merger this month. Business Objects will acquire privately-held Crystal Decisions for about $820 million in a deal the two parties expect will close near the end of 2003.
- By Scott Bekker
- 07/23/2003