IT Administration


Vista, Office 2007, Exchange 2007 To Launch for Businesses Nov. 30

Microsoft will be announcing the volume license availability of Windows Vista on Nov. 30, along with availability of Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007, a company spokesperson has confirmed.

Microsoft, Novell Join Forces

Longtime rivals will work to make Windows and Linux work more smoothly for business customers.

It’s A GUI-ful Day

You can get lots of info with the CLI, so what you need is a CLI GUI to view it all.

Administrator Password Frightfest

Here’s one other aspect of local administrator password management that may scare you.

IBM Mainframe Revenue Up

Cheap little servers handle so much of the Internet's dirty work that giant computers known as mainframes, which debuted 50 years ago and often cost more than $1 million, are supposed to be passe.

Command Line Performance

Some command-line tips from my TechMentor Conference session.

Certificate Lifecycle Manager Beta 2 Ships

Microsoft announced this week that Beta 2 of its upcoming Certificate Lifecycle Manager, or CLM, is available for download. That puts the product on track to ship in final form during the first half of 2007, according to company officials

Windows XP -- To Go

With this handy tool, you can carry your personal XP OS and programs with you on your pen drive.

Leaving Footprints

Using these handy markers to tell you and to limit how often often code is executed.

Microsoft Partners Fuming Over Vista

Microsoft Corp. is no stranger to antitrust skirmishes and complaints from competitors about unfair business practices.

Sun Unveils Portable Data Center

Server and software maker Sun Microsystems Inc. has a novel twist on the data center: a portable version of the hulking outposts that house nothing but computers and equipment needed to store and process raw data.

Seattle Times: Vista To ‘RTM' Oct. 25

In the countdown to Vista's release, there have been no reports of dumpster diving by enterprising reporters, but the largest circulation Seattle paper says it has seen a sign that points to the end of testing on Oct. 25th.

Microsoft Readies Desktop Optimization Tools for SA Customers

Microsoft is readying to ship in January a suite of tools that aims to make it less painful for volume customers to deploy and manage applications and desktops.

Tools to Monitor DNS

DnsCmd and DnsLint gets you more information than can be derived by using Nslookup.

Microsoft: Vista On Schedule, Will Make EU Changes

Microsoft Corp. said Friday it is on track to deliver the new Windows Vista operating system to its volume license customers around the world in November and to the general public in January.

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