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SP1 Available for Application Center 2000

Microsoft this week released the first service pack for the centerpiece of its scale-out strategy -- Application Center 2000.

AMD Details 64-bit 'Hammer' Architecture

At the Microprocessor Forum in San Jose, Calif., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) Monday disclosed details about its next-generation 64-bit microprocessor, code-named "Hammer."

NEC and Microsoft Form Alliance

NEC and Microsoft will work together on testing and development of fault-tolerant and scalable server technology, the companies announced Tuesday in Tokyo. NEC is close to delivering a greater-than-eight-way Itanium server.

Intel Drops Celeron Prices

Intel Corp. on Sunday made modest cuts to the prices of its Celeron line of economy desktop processors to accommodate the price of a 0.13-micron version introduced this month.

Microsoft Reverses Course on NT 4.0 MCSE

Microsoft publicly backed off a plan to revoke Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers (MCSE) titles from anyone who hadn't upgraded to a Windows 2000 version of the certification by the end of this year.

Heroix Expands Management Suite

Heroix extended a cross-platform infrastructure management suite to monitor new databases, a Web server and an operating system.

Dell Introduces W2K-based HA Packages

Dell this week introduced a series of high-availability packages built on clusters of PowerEdge servers running Windows 2000.

IE Vulnerabilities Patched

Microsoft issued a software hotfix to patch several new vulnerabilities in its Internet Explorer Web browser.

UPDATE: Microsoft Rescinds Retirement of NT 4.0 MCSE Track

In a significant announcement made late Wednesday, Microsoft is no longer retiring the certifications of those who obtained their MCSE title under the NT 4.0 track.

Microsoft Releases Beta of .NET Tool for Java Developers

Microsoft on Wednesday released a beta version of a development tool that allows Java-language developers to target the .NET platform.

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator Officially Unveiled

Certification aimed at identifying specific job skills of systems administrators finally unveiled, to no surprise. However, CompTIA's exams play a big part.

Microsoft Rescinds Retirement of NT 4.0 MCSE Track (Original Post, with Comments)

In a significant announcement made late Wednesday, Microsoft is no longer retiring the certifications of those who obtained their MCSE title under the NT 4.0 track.

Deloitte & Touche Audits Microsoft's Activation

Microsoft hired accounting heavyweight Deloitte & Touche LLP to conduct an independent audit of its controversial product-activation process in Windows XP and Office XP.

Supremes Reject Microsoft Request

The United States Supreme Court today declined without comment a request from Microsoft Corp. that it overturn a lower court’s order which found that the software giant had violated sections of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

Licensing Relief? Microsoft Moves to Ease Transition

Microsoft sought to mend ties with frustrated customers when it announced plans to ease the transition to its controversial Licensing 6.0 program.

PocketPC 2002 Makes its Debut

Slightly over a year after first launching its Pocket PC platform in April 2000, Microsoft last week took the wraps off of PocketPC 2002.

Compaq Issues Recall for Notebook Adapters

Compaq Computer Corp. on Friday announced plans to recall approximately 1.4 million AC power adapters that it’s bundled since 1998 with notebook computers in both the U.S. and abroad.

Serious Vulnerability Exposed in Excel, PowerPoint

Microsoft released a hotfix to patch a serious new vulnerability in its Excel and PowerPoint Office productivity applications.

Netcraft: No Flight from IIS Yet

The warnings were dire: users disgusted by the security vulnerabilities in IIS that were exploited by Nimda and Code Red would flee Microsoft's Web server in droves. A Web hosting watchdog group says no mass migrations appear to have happened yet.

Open Software Associates Changes Name, Updates Core Product

Open Software Associates is changing its name to ManageSoft Corp., and previewing a new version of its key software management and deployment platform.

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