The Microsoft IT Department this month posted a public account of its efforts in deploying Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 -- a sure sign the release of the service pack is imminent.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/07/2005
Microsoft released its third Community Technical Preview for SQL Server 2005 this month with a new ad hoc reporting tool and 64-bit support for more components of Microsoft's flagship database.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/07/2005
From the business wires this week: the knighting of Bill Gates; security solutions to protect against malware, information leaks and phishing; and more.
After releasing 12 security bulletins in February, Microsoft has zero new security bulletins on tap for March.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/03/2005
Computer Associates’ eTrust division this week announced a new “security management architecture” that will eventually permeate its entire line of security and identity management tools. At the same time, it began shipping new versions of two of its eTrust products that take advantage of the new architecture.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 03/03/2005
Critics associate Bill Gates with an "Evil Empire," but Microsoft's chairman is now formally attached to an official empire.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/03/2005
Microsoft will deliver the x64 editions of Windows Server 2003 at the beginning of April and the x64 edition of Windows XP later in the month, Microsoft group vice president Jim Allchin said at the Intel Developer Forum this week.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/03/2005
Intel officials announced new details regarding the company’s upcoming dual and multi-core processors at its Spring 2005 Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco this week, including a two-year timeline for the arrival of key chips and technologies.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 03/03/2005
Microsoft revives second-chance offer for any exam taken worldwide. Limited time offer.
- By Michael Domingo
- 03/02/2005
Microsoft also releases a service pack for ISA Server 2004 Standard Edition.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/02/2005
VMware and Intel announced this week that the virtualization software vendor is customizing its mainstream products to work with the chipmaker’s upcoming “Vanderpool” chip-level virtualization technology.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 03/02/2005
Two Web analytics companies that track usage of Web browsers now agree that Microsoft's Internet Explorer usage share is below 90 percent due to competition from the open-source Firefox browser.
- By Scott Bekker
- 03/02/2005
The non-U.S. server market continues to enjoy strong growth, with Windows and Linux-based servers leading the charge.
Microsoft has brought in a heavy-hitter from AT&T Wireless and E*TRADE to take over management of the long-delayed Windows Longhorn client.
Microsoft adds more resources and tools to its site for small-business customers.
From the business wires this week: free online spyware detection, a mobile Exchange management tool, WinZip for Outlook, and more.
Microsoft pushed a rare non-security fix to Windows XP users through Automatic Update this week for a problem that can cause the infamous "Blue Screen of Death" in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and Windows Server 2003.
- By Scott Bekker
- 02/24/2005
HP’s ProCurve networking division says it will ship in April its first two WAN routers aimed at SMBs and branch offices, as well as an access control module for its ProCurve 5300xl series switches.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 02/24/2005
Microsoft will raise prices for SQL Server 2005 compared to SQL Server 2000, but SQL Server will continue to come in a free edition, a new low cost edition is being added and functionality previously reserved for the Enterprise Edition is working its way down to lower cost versions.
- By Scott Bekker
- 02/24/2005
Growing ranks of those with MCSE: Security offers some proof that security remains hot.
- By Michael Domingo
- 02/24/2005