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Intel Holds Line on Itanium 2 Prices

Pricing for Intel's second generation of 64-bit processors will be fairly similar to the chipmaker's pricing for the first generation.

Itanium 2 Part of a Roadmap

Looking to sell high-end system buyers on its version of the 64-bit architecture, Intel has been discussing an entire 64-bit roadmap in conjunction with its Itanium 2 launch to assure customers that it is committed to the high-end market.

Intel Launches Itanium 2

Intel on Monday formally launched the Itanium 2. The much-anticipated processor is the second-generation of Intel's 64-bit processor technology and the one that many industry participants have predicted would mark the entrance of Windows/Intel servers to the 64-bit space that RISC and Unix have occupied for years.

Itanium 2 Launches

The launch of "McKinley" or Itanium 2 marks a major step for the Intel Architecture into the mainstream of 64-bit computing. While the first Itanium can be considered a proof-of-concept, Itanium 2 represents Intel's first real grab for this high-end market.

Microsoft's 64-bit Story Improving

Microsoft officially entered the 64-bit computing fray when it introduced its Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition last year. Microsoft’s 64-bit story has gotten dramatically better in the last 12 months.

Microsoft Puts Passel of Exams on Chopping Block

Included on list: 70-098, Windows 98 and exams for Exchange 5.0/5.5.

Netcraft: Web More Vulnerable Than Ever to Attack

Microsoft reissued the security bulletin for a chunked encoding vulnerability in its IIS Web server this week to upgrade the severity rating of the problem to "critical." The decision to rerelease the bulletin comes after a similar vulnerability was discovered in the Apache Web Server and worms have been developed to exploit the flaws.

IDC Predicts Growth in Mobile Working

Better get used to supporting those mobile workers. They're not going anywhere, or rather, they're not going to disappear. A study released this week by market research firm IDC predicts that the percentage of mobile workers will increase to 66 percent of the workforce by 2006.

Automated System Recovery and System Restore in Windows XP

Windows XP has more efficient tools for backup and recovery.

Help for the Help Desk

Keep track of support requests with one of these packages.

Certified Mail: July 2002

BIND unbound, the benefits of obtaining an MCSD, and where Auntie gets her crow pies.

Addressing the Issue, Part 2

This month, Chris shows you how to use an Excel spreadsheet to read and apply IP addresses and get your network connected.

9 Troubleshooting Tactics

A best practices guide that'll turn you into a troubleshooting efficiency expert.

Playing Chicken with Licensing

Is your shoestring caught in the tractor?

Visual J# .NET Goes Gold

Microsoft delivered the last major language for its Visual Studio .NET integrated development environment on Monday, posting the gold code of the Visual J# .NET language to the Web some four months after releasing the rest of the developer kit.

Peers Helping Peers

We solicited readers to provide us with their technical problems, and we were inundated with letters. Here are some of the more provocative problems that we put to you—the readers—to solve.

Standing Guard

Security is a full-time job, but keeping an eye on your perimeter network can cut down the work.

8-Node Clustering Coming in Windows .NET Enterprise Server

Microsoft will support eight-node failover clusters in Windows .NET Enterprise Server. Microsoft made the post-Beta 3 change to support Exchange Server and multi-site, disaster tolerance scenarios.

The Influencer

Just because you don't have a "C" at the beginning of your title doesn't mean you're not influential.

The Code Handyman

If it ain't broke, well, you might try refactoring to make sure your systems remain that way.

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