A key indicator of Windows 2000’s popularity in the enterprise, Active Directory adoption, is showing dramatic growth, according to a Web survey by ENTmag.com.
Most editions of Windows Server 2003 will cost the same as their Windows 2000 counterparts, while the new Web Edition, which is designed to compete with Linux, will cost less than half as much as the Standard Edition, Microsoft revealed Monday.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/04/2003
Microsoft will make collaboration services available for Windows Server 2003 customers sometime this year after the April ship of the base operating system.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/04/2003
Microsoft is claiming a groundswell of user interest in the note-taking application it is planning to add to the Microsoft Office family later this year.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/04/2003
This month, our columnists discuss what you can do when burnout strikes.
- By Steve Crandall
- 03/01/2003
Analyzing network traces may not the most exciting task, but it can be the fastest way to get to the root of a problem.
- By Bill Boswell
- 03/01/2003
Whoever said virtual private networks are difficult to set up and the potential weak link in your security hasn't looked closely at Microsoft's VPN solution.
- By Bill Heldman
- 03/01/2003
Pair programming takes extreme programming to the next level.
- By Mike Gunderloy
- 03/01/2003
Microsoft heavily touted its Common Criteria certification for Windows 2000. But what does that mean?
- By Roberta Bragg
- 03/01/2003
When it comes to security, don't forget to encode your beloved scripts.
- By Chris Brooke
- 03/01/2003
Can a prescriptive architecture help you make money?
They were a smooth-running, well-oiled IT machine—then a sticky, application-specific problem tested their mettle.
- By Bob Wheeler, Jr.
- 03/01/2003
Quick test: Have you ever used a "braindump" for exam preparation? The answer to that question may not be as simple as a "yes" or "no."
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/01/2003
While SANs are networks that connect storage to servers, think of a NAS as a server with a lot of local storage.
Software Update Services is Microsoft’s new server for distributing hotfixes and patches across the enterprise. It’s also a tremendous time-saver.
- By Jeremy Moskowitz
- 03/01/2003
As prices continue to drop, storage area networks are becoming increasingly common. Here’s what you need to know to design and build your enterprise’s SAN. We’ve even done the testing for you.
.NET track changes trigger waves of response; how paper MCSEs are a benefit to IT; and more reasons to like Microsoft.
- By MCP Magazine Readers
- 03/01/2003
Microsoft issued a critical security patch for the Windows Me on Wednesday. The flaw in the Windows Me Help and Support Center could enable code execution.
- By Scott Bekker
- 02/26/2003
From the trough between client operating system releases, Microsoft this week made public a comprehensive set of free enterprise desktop evaluation and deployment tools for Windows XP Professional and Office XP.
- By Scott Bekker
- 02/26/2003
Microsoft is adding digital rights management services to Windows Server 2003. The technology will be available as an add-on sometime after Windows Server 2003 is released in April.
- By Scott Bekker
- 02/26/2003