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Exchange 2000 SP2 Close to Release

Microsoft is preparing the second service pack for Exchange 2000 for a release sometime this month.

Low-end Stratus Fault-Tolerant Server Updated to 2-Way

Stratus this week began shipping its lowest-price, fault-tolerant PC server in a two-processor SMP configuration.

Several Updates Out Already for Windows XP

Although Microsoft Corp. began shipping Windows XP last week, the software giant has already released several updates for its flagship desktop operating system.

Citrix Claims 35 Million ICA Licenses

Citrix Systems Inc. is claiming it has sold 35 million licenses of its ICA client software for enabling server-based computing.

Report: Microsoft, DOJ Reach Settlement; States Reviewing

The Department of Justice and Microsoft reached a tentative settlement in the antitrust case in advance of a Friday court deadline, according to published reports. State attorneys general were reviewing the agreement Wednesday night.

Survey Says…Developers Favor .NET over EJB

The results of a recent survey by ComponentSource, an established marketplace for reusable software components, show Microsoft is beating Sun Microsystems in the early stages of a battle for mindshare in the Web services community.

Something for Everybody: Hardware, Networking, Design Tools Showcased at XP Launch

Microsoft's new Windows XP desktop operating system appears to be getting quite a boost from an industry starved for new momentum.

Critical Update for Windows XP Released

Microsoft timed the release of a “critical update” package to coincide with the launch of its new Windows XP operating system launch on Thursday.

Oracle9i Database Ships for Windows After Lag

Oracle began shipping Oracle9i for Windows this month, about three-and-a-half months after the database became available for Unix and Linux platforms.

Windows XP Formally Launched

NEW YORK -- Microsoft Corp. formally launched its Windows XP client operating system for consumers and businesses on Thursday with worldwide ballyhoo.

Microsoft Enables .NET Developer Tools for Smart Devices

Microsoft Corp. provided specifics of its plans to extend .NET to the Pocket PC and other smart mobile devices, including PDAs and cell phones, during the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles this week.

Windows XP Makes Official Debut

Live from New York, it's Bill Gates and Windows XP.

ENT Review: Windows XP

ENT reviewer Stephen Swoyer evaluates Windows XP on a wide range of client hardware to give you solid intelligence about how Microsoft's new OS will perform on the existing hardware in your enterprise network. Swoyer also offers configuration tips to improve performance on older hardware. Swoyer concludes that XP is a solid upgrade over Windows 9x or NT 4.0 with some good networking enhancement for mobile Windows 2000 users.

.NET Framework Inches Closer with Release Candidate

Attendees of the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference walked away with release candidate versions of Visual Studio .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework -- proving that Microsoft is close to delivering key .NET building blocks by year-end as promised.

Exams Confirmed for Developer Certifications

Microsoft acknowledges tidbits of information on three new developer exams at Professional Developer Conference in Los Angeles.

Sun Outlines Web Services Plan at Summit

Sun Microsystems offered its first structured public explanation of its Sun Open Net Environment initiative and Web services vision on Tuesday at its inaugural Services on Demand Summit.

Microsoft Rewrites Exam Policy

Microsoft's certification and skills assessment group rewrites exam policy, allowing MCSE on Windows 2000 candidates to count formerly retired exams as valid electives.

Compaq Introduces New Storage Devices

Compaq Computer Corp. launched two new storage systems this week at Storage Networking World in Orlando Fla. The devices are the first to use Compaq’s long-awaited Versastor technology.

SSH Communications Security Releases Enterprise VPN

SSH Communications Security has introduced an enterprise VPN that mixes hardware and software to help ISPs or ASPs manage thousands of VPN connections.

CA Demos Scalability of Windows Backup Software

In a sign of the growing demand for scalable Windows-based storage solutions, Computer Associates Tuesday demonstrated the scalability of its new enterprise backup software on a Windows platform.

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